Hoagland, Fitzgerald, Smith & Pranaitis
Attorneys at Law
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Hoagland, Fitzgerald, Smith & Pranaitis Attorneys at Law
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ALPHONSE J. PRANAITIS, born July 27, 1948, Granite City, Illinois Partner
Phone: (618) 465-7745 Email: alpran@il-mo-lawfirm.com
Education and Employment Background: Al grew up in Granite City, Illinois. Except for his undergraduate years at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana and time spent working as a Law Clerk in the Illinois Appellate Court, Al has lived his entire life in Madison County. He graduated with honors from the University of Illinois in 1970 with a B.S. degree in Liberal Arts. Upon graduation, he worked for the next four years as a social worker for the State of Illinois and spent the bulk of this time working in East St. Louis. While working full-time, he attended night school at St. Louis University Law School and received his J.D. degree in 1975. Upon graduation from law school, he worked as a Law Clerk for the Honorable Charles E. Jones, Illinois Appellate Court (Fifth District) from May 1975 to November 1976. In November 1976, he joined the firm (known then as Hoagland, Maucker, Bernard & Almeter) and has been here ever since. He has an "A" peer review rating in the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND SOCIETIES Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (one of only five Fellows in Madison County, Illinois); Selected as an Illinois “Super Lawyer” by the publishers of Chicago magazine for the years 2005 through 2007; Member, Leading Lawyers Network; Member: Alton-Wood River (Vice President 2000; President 2002), Madison County (Treasurer 1979-80; Secretary 1984-85), Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel (IDC); (Associate Editor, IDC Quarterly; Member Medical Malpractice Committee); Defense Research Institute (DRI); Bar Association for the Central and Southern Federal Districts (BACS); International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC).
Extensive civil jury trial practice with numerous verdicts in state and federal courts in areas of product liability, medical malpractice, employment discrimination, civil rights, construction accidents, truck and other over-the-road motor vehicle accidents, farm equipment accidents, premises liability, and transactional matters.
Admitted to Practice in the Following Courts State Courts of Illinois and Missouri; United States Supreme Court; United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; United States District Court, Southern District of Illinois; United States District Court, Central District of Illinois
"Voir Dire in Civil Jury Trials in Illinois,” The IDC Monograph, IDC Quarterly, Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. M-1 to M-12; “Collaring the Collateral Source Rule,” Feature Article, IDC Quarterly, Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 51 to 54; “Removal of Illinois Cases to Federal District Court, Confronting the ‘Amount in Controversy’ Conundrum and Other Concerns,” Feature Article, IDC Quarterly, Vol. 14, No. 3, pp. 6 to 15; “Recent Opinion Regarding Voluntary Dismissal Orders Opens the Door for Potential Abuse,” Feature Article, IDC Quarterly, Vol. 15, No. 2, pp. 58-63. Featured speaker at seminars sponsored by Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, corporations and insurance companies.
Kreider Truck Service, Inc. v. Augustine, 76 Ill.2d 535, 394 N.E.2d 1179, 31 Ill.Dec. 802 (9/19/1979); Eastern v. Canty, 75 Ill.2d 566, 389 N.E.2d 1160, 27 Ill.Dec. 752 (5/18/1979); Hurst-Rosche Engineers, Inc. v. Commercial Union Ins. Co., 51 F.3d 1336 (7th Cir., 4/5/1995); Garrison v. Gould, Inc., 36 F.3d 588 (7th Cir., 9/21/1994); Concast, Inc. v. AMCA Systems, Inc., 959 F.2d 631 (7th Cir., 3/10/1992); Smith v. Widman Trucking & Excavating, Inc., 627 F.2d 792 (7th Cir., 8/1/1980); Alton Packaging Corp. v. Pollution Control Board, 162 Ill.App.3d 731, 516 N.E. 275, 114 Ill.Dec. 120 (5th Dist., 9/25/1987); Malawy v Richards Mfg. Co., 150 Ill.App.3d 549, 501 N.E. 376, 103 Ill.Dec. 355 (5th Dist., 12/9/1986); Gibbons v. Stillwell, 149 Ill.App.3d 411, 500 N.E.2d 965, 102 Ill.Dec. 864 (5th Dist., 11/5/1986); Cahoon v. Alton Packaging Corp., 148 Ill.App.3d 480, 499 N.E.2d 522, 101 Ill.Dec. 934 (5th Dist., 9/24/1986); Alton Packaging Corp. v. Pollution Control Board, 146 Ill.App.3d 1090, 497 N.E.2d 864, 100 Ill.Dec. 686 (5th Dist., 9/5/1986); Winklmeier v. Board of Review of Dept. of Labor, 115 Ill.App.3d 154, 450 N.E.2d 353, 70 Ill.Dec. 880 (5th Dist., 4/26/1983); Mueller v. Hellrung Const. Co., 107 Ill.App.3d 337, 437 N.E.2d 789, 63 Ill.Dec. 140 (5th Dist., 6/10/1982); Beane v. Millers Mut. Ins. Ass’n of Alton, 90 Ill.App.3d 258, 412 N.E.2d 1124, 45 Ill.Dec. 542 (5th Dist., 11/12/1980); Smith v. County Board of Madison County, 86 Ill.App.3d 708, 408 N.E.2d 452, 42 Ill.Dec. 74 (5th Dist., 7/28/1980); Kreider Truck Service, Inc. v. Augustine, 64 Ill.App.3d 576, 381 N.E.2d 791, 21 Ill.Dec 464 (5th Dist., 10/5/1978), rev’d., 76 Ill.2d 535, 394 N.E.2d 1179, 31 Ill.Dec. 802 (9/19/1979); Henkaus v. Barton, 56 Ill.App.3d 767, 371 N.E.2d 1166, 14 Ill.Dec. 113 (5th Dist. 12/30/1977); R & R Const. Co. v. Junior College Dist. No. 529, Olney, 55 Ill.App.3d 115, 370 N.E.2d 599, 12 Ill.Dec. 795 (5th Dist., 11/30/1977); Hook v. Heim, 54 Ill.App.3d 368, 369 N.E.2d 563, 12 Ill.Dec. 66 (5th Dist., 10/26/1977); McAdams v. Scullin, 53 Ill.App.3d 374, 368 N.E.2d 1036, 11 Ill.Dec. 428 (5th Dist., 10/7/1977); People v. Krouse, 30 Ill.App.3d 446, 333 N.E.2d 17 (5th Dist., 5/1/1975); Hulme v. Madison County, 188 F.Supp.2d 1041 (S.D.Ill., 11/28/2001); Henry v. AMCA Systems, Inc., 1990 WL 360764 (S.D.Ill., 9/13/1990); E.E.O.C. v. Jefferson Smurfit Corp., 724 F.Supp. 881 (M.D.Fla., 11/8/1989); Goldwater v. Alston & Bird, 673 F.Supp. 930 (S.D.Ill., 7/31/1987); Goldwater v. Alston & Bird, 116 F.R.D. 342 (S.D.Ill., 6/29/1987); Goldwater v. Alston & Bird, 664 F.Supp. 403 (S.D.Ill., 11/7/1986); Hobby v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp., 573 F.Supp 53 (S.D.Ill., 10/7/1983); Nutty v. Universal Engineering Corp., 564 F.Supp. 1459 (S.D.Ill., 6/3/1983); Allen v. Godar, 476 F.Supp. 172 (S.D.Ill., 8/21/1979); Wiley v. Shank & Flattery, Inc., 848 S.W.2d 2 (Mo.App. W.D., 12/1/1992); Millers Mut. Ins. Ass’n. of Illinois v. State, 32 Ill.Ct.Cl. 722, 1978 Wl 50619 (Ill.Ct.Cl., 11/14/1978).
Charitable and Community Activities Consultant for the Roxana High School Mock Trial Team, Illinois State Bar Association High School Mock Trial Competition; Big Brother through Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwestern Illinois; annual participant in the Pride, Inc. "Bucket Brigade", a beautification project in the Alton area. |
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