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CHRISTOPHER BALL PartnerEducation - University of Akron School of LawBar Admissions - IllinoisCourt Admissions - U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi - U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi - U.S. District Court for the...

CATE E. BELL

CATE E. BELL Founding PartnerEducation - Fordham University School of Law - Davidson CollegeBar Admissions - New York - New JerseyCourt Admissions - United States District Court for the Northern District of New York - United States District Court for the Southern...

JUSTIN BORAWSKI

Justin Borawski PartnerEducation - Augustana CollegeB.A., Computer Science/Mathematics, 2002 - The John Marshall Law School JD, 2006Bar Admissions - Illinois - U.S. District Court - Northern District of IllinoisPractice Groups - Toxic/Mass Tort - Product Liability -...

GARY CASIMIR

GARY CASIMIR Founding PartnerBar Admissions - New York - New JerseyCourt Admissions - United States District Court for the Southern District of New York - United States District Court for the Eastern District of New YorkContact • (646) 960-2214 •...

SUSAN CHARTERS

SUSAN CHARTERS PartnerEducation - New York Law School - State University of New York at BuffaloBar Admissions - New YorkCourt Admissions - United States District Court for the Southern District of New York -United States District Court for the Eastern District of New...

KEANI A. CHRISTIAN

KEANI A. CHRISTIAN AssociateEducation - University of San Francisco School of Law - The Pennsylvania State UniversityBar Admissions - New York Contact • 646-960-2214 • hhorn@cookgrouplegal.comKeani A. Christian is an Associate in The Cook Group’s New York City office....

MARIA CICCIA

Founding Partner, Managing Partner

MARIA CICCIA PartnerEducation - New York Law School -Pace UniversityBar Admissions - New York - ConnecticutCourt Admissions - United States District Court for the Northern District of New York - United States District Court for the Southern District of New YorkContact...

KERRYANN M. COOK

KERRYANN M. COOK Founding Partner, Managing PartnerEducation - University of Memphis - University of Tennessee - Western Carolina UniversityBar Admissions - New York - PennsylvaniaCourt Admissions - United States District Court for the Southern District of New York -...

GRACE DEMARIO

GRACE DEMARIO PartnerEducation -Pace University School of Law -Wagner CollegeBAR ADMISSIONS - New York - New JerseyCOURT ADMISSIONS -United States District Court for the Southern District Court of New York -United States District Court for the Northern District Court...

BEN DIBLASI

BEN DIBLASI AssociateEducation - Michigan State University B.A., Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy, 2015 - DePaul University College of Law J.D., 2018Bar Admissions - Illinois - U.S. District Court for the Northern District of IllinoisContact • (312)...

ARYN GOEMPEL

Managing Partner, St. Louis

ARYN GOEMPEL AssociateEducation - Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law - University of TennesseBar Admissions - MissouriContact • (314) 882-9869 • agoempel@cookgrouplegal.comAryn E. Goempel is an Associate in The Cook Group’s St. Louis, Missouri office. Her...

KEVIN HANNEMANN

Special Counsel

KEVIN HANNEMANN Special CounselEducation - New York University - St. Johns University School of LawBar Admissions - New YorkContact • 646-960-2214 • khannemann@cookgrouplegal.comPrior to The Cook Group, Kevin spent five years at two of the largest long-tail...

JOE HARGRAVES

JOSEPH HARGRAVES Managing Partner, St. LouisEducation - Saint Louis University School of Law - Southern Illinois University CarbondaleBar Admissions - Illinois - MissouriContact • 314-882-9869 • jhargraves@cookgrouplegal.comJoe Hargraves is the Managing Partner of the...

HANSON D. HORN

HANSON D. HORN PartnerEducation - University of Mississippi School of Law - University of Mississippi Bar Admissions - New York - Mississippi - Louisiana - FloridaCourt Admissions - U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi - U.S. District Court for...

MEREDITH S. HUDGENS

MEREDITH S. HUDGENS PartnerEducation - The John Marshall Law School Juris Doctor 2004 – 2006 Activities and Societies: Phi Alpha Delta, Christian Legal Society - Southern Illinois University, Carbondale Bachelor of Arts Political Science and Journalism 1999 – 2003Bar...

ARMAND KALFAYAN

ARMAND KALFAYAN PartnerEducation - Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School - Seton Hall UniversityBar Admissions - New York - New JerseyCourt Admissions - United States District Court for the Southern District of New YorkContact • 646-960-2214 •...

ALYSA KOLOMS

ALYSA KOLOMS PartnerEducation - Hofstra University's School of Law, cum laude - State University of New York at OswegoBar Admissions - New York - IllinoisContact • 646-960-2214 • akoloms@cookgrouplegal.comAlysa is a Partner working out of the firm's Chicago office. ...

SETH KORNFELD

SETH KORNFIELD AssociateEducation - Hofstra University School of Law - Syracuse UniversityBar Admissions - New York - New JerseyContact • 646-960-2214 • skornfeld@cookgrouplegal.comSeth Kornfeld is an Associate in The Cook Group’s New York City office. His litigation...

JAMES A. LONG

Of Counsel

JAMES A. LONG Of CounselEducation - New York University School of Law -The City College of New YorkBar Admissions - California - New Jersey - New YorkCourt Admissions - United States District Court for the Northern District of New York - United States District Court...

STEPHANIE LUMMUS

STEPHANIE LUMMUS AssociateEducation - St. Louis University School of Law - University of Missouri-St. Louis, summa cum laudeBar Admissions - MissouriCourt Admissions - United States District Court for the Eastern District of MissouriContact • 314-882-9869 •...

PATRICIA MAHER

PATRICIA MAHER PartnerEducation - Pace University School of Law - Wesleyan UniversityBar Admissions - New York - ConnecticutCourt Admissions - United States District Court for the Northern District Court of New York - United States District Court Southern District...

ROBERT MANCHER

Managing Partner, Chicago

ROBERT MANCHER Senior AssociateEducation - Hofstra School of Law - SUNY Binghamton Bar Admissions - New York - New JerseyContact • 646-960-2214 • hhorn@cookgrouplegal.comRobert Mancher is a Senior Associate at the Cook Group’s New York City office, where his practice...

JACKIE MILLER

JACKIE MILLER Managing PartnerEducation - Arizona State University B.S. with honors, 1991 - Chicago-Kent College of Law JD, 1995Bar Admissions - Illinois - Indiana - Texas - U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois - U.S. District Court, Southern...

JOSEF NILHAS

JOSEF NILHAS AssociateEducation - University of Missouri-Columbia B.S., Marketing, 2017 - Saint Louis University School of Law J.D., 2021Bar Admissions - MissouriContact • (314) 882-9869 • jnilhas@cookgrouplegal.comJosef Nilhas is an associate with The Cook Group’s...

JASON NULL

JASON NULL PartnerEducation - St. Thomas University - University of MiamiBar Admissions - New YorkContact • 646-960-2214 • jnull@cookgrouplegal.comJason Null is a Partner in The Cook Group’s New York City office, practicing in areas of asbestos and toxic tort...

JANNA NUZUM

JANNA NUZUM Founding PartnerEducation - The Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law, magna cum laude - West Virginia UniversityBar Admissions - Florida - North Carolina - Pennsylvania - West VirginiaCourt Admissions - United States District Court for...

NIKKIA PEW

NIKKIA PEW AssociateEducation - Hofstra University School of Law - Virginia State UniversityBar Admissions - New York - New JerseyCourt Admissions - United States District Court for the Southern District of New YorkContact • 646-960-2214 •...

KYLE C. REEVES

KYLE C. REEVES PartnerEducation - Brooklyn Law School - State University of New York Maritime CollegeBar Admissions - New YorkCourt Admissions - United States District Court for the Southern District of New York - United States District Court for the Eastern District...

MATTHEW SAMPAR

MATTHEW SAMPAR PartnerEducation - Seton Hall University School of Law - Fairfield UniversityBar Admissions - New York - New JerseyCourt Admissions - United States District Court for the District of New Jersey - United States District Court for the Southern District of...

OMAR H. SAMUEL

OMAR H. SAMUEL Senior AssociateEducation - Hofstra University School of Law - State University of New York at New Paltz Bar Admissions - New York - New JerseyCourt Admissions - New YorkContact • 646-960-2214 • osamuel@cookgrouplegal.comOmar H. Samuel is a Senior...

PAIGE SCHINDLER

PAIGE SCHINDLER AssociateEducation - Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law - State University of New YorkBar Admissions - New YorkContact • 646-960-2214 • hhorn@cookgrouplegal.comPaige Schindler is an associate in The Cook Group’s New York City office. She works on all...

ANNA LIISA SCHOUREK

Anna Liisa Schourek AssociateEducation - Western Michigan University - The John Marshall Law SchoolBar Admissions - Illinois State Bar Association - Chicago Bar AssociationCourt Admissions - Illinois - U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois - U.S....

RYAN W. SWEENEY

RYAN W. SWEENEY Senior AssociateEducation - Hofstra University School of Law, magna cum laude - Stony Brook UniversityBar Admissions - New YorkCourt Admissions - United States Second Circuit Court of Appeals - United States District Court for the Southern District of...

ALEXANDRA THOMAS

ALEXANDRA THOMAS Senior AssociateEducation - Fordham University School of Law - Villanova University, cum laudeBar Admissions - New York - New Jersey - Rhode Island - Massachusetts - ConnecticutCourt Admissions - United States District Court for the Southern District...

SHAUN VANBUSKIRK

SHAUN VANBUSKIRK, ESQ. AssociateEducation - Albany Law School - Siena CollegeBar Admissions - New Jersey - New York Contact • 646-960-2214 • svanbuskirk@cookgrouplegal.comShaun C. VanBuskirk is an Associate in The Cook Group’s New York City office. His practice...

BRIAN WACKER

BRIAN WACKER PartnerEducation St. Louis University School of Law The University of Kansas, William Allen White School of Journalism Bar Admissions Missouri Illinois Court Admissions United States District Court, Eastern District of Missouri United States District...

KATHERINE KLAPP

KATHERINE KLAPP AssociateEducation - Saint Louis University School of Law J.D. Dean Scholar 2020 - Hamline University in Minnesota B.S. Global StudiesBar Admissions - MissouriMemberships - Missouri Bar AssociationContact • 646-960-2214 •...

NICOLE WESSELMANN