Anna T. Ratterman
Associate, Geneva
Anna Ratterman focuses her practice in the areas of insurance subrogation and general liability defense for insurers, including premises liability, products liability, and general negligence actions.
Catherine E. Carter is an associate in the firm’s Geneva office. Ms. Carter currently focuses her practice in the areas of insurance subrogation and general liability defense for insurers, specifically products liability, premises liability, construction defect litigation, and general negligence actions.
Ms. Carter graduated in 2021 from Northern Illinois University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature and a Minor in History. She earned her Juris Doctor from Northern Illinois University College of Law in 2023, with a certificate in Criminal Practice. While at Northern Illinois University, Ms. Carter participated in the Accelerated Law Program, where she graduated cum laude with her Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctor degrees in five years.
During law school, Ms. Carter was part of the Criminal Defense Clinic, where she represented clients in Winnebago County. Additionally, she was president of Trial Advocacy Society and Christian Legal Society. Ms. Carter worked with Grotefeld Hoffmann as a law clerk throughout her time in law school.
Ms. Carter is licensed to practice law in Illinois and Missouri.
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Anna Ratterman focuses her practice in the areas of insurance subrogation and general liability defense for insurers, including premises liability, products liability, and general negligence actions.
Catherine Carter focuses her practice in the areas of insurance subrogation and general liability defense for insurers, specifically products liability, premises liability, construction defect litigation, and general negligence actions.
William Hoffmann is a founding member of Grotefeld Hoffmann. He has been engaged in the subrogation industry for over twenty-five years with a concentration in products liability and consolidation of claim matters for the insurance industry.
Mark Meyers is a partner in the firm’s Geneva office. He focuses his practice on insurance subrogation and general liability defense for insurers, specifically within the areas of products liability, premises liability, construction defect litigation, and general negligence actions.
Kathleen Reid is the managing partner of the firm’s Geneva office. Ms. Reid’s main area of concentration includes the defense of products liability, premises liability, and discrimination claims for a variety of self-insured retail and other businesses, product manufacturers and suppliers, and national insurance carriers.
Michael Scola is a partner in the firm’s Geneva office. Mr. Scola’s practice focuses primarily on insurance subrogation and defense matters, specifically products liability, premises liability, and construction defect litigation.
Joseph Suareo is an associate in the firm’s Geneva office. Mr. Suareo’s practice focuses on insurance subrogation and general liability defense for insurers, specifically products liability, premises liability, construction defect litigation, and general negligence actions.
Jonathan Tofilon is a partner in the firm’s Geneva office. He focuses his practice on civil litigation, specifically within the areas of products liability, wrongful death, food contamination and recalls, construction defect litigation, and catastrophic losses
