GSLCA Dinner meeting 10/12/22

Come join the GSLCA and fellow Industry friends on Wednesday, October 12th, 2022 out at Global Brew Tap House & Lounge in EDWARDSVILLE, ILLINOIS!!! Check in starts at 515pm with dinner starting around 6pm. Not only is this a dinner meeting with a guest speaker, but this will also be our ELECTIONS MEETING for new GSLCA Board Members as well!!! This meeting will still run for the normal time frame as other meetings do but you get a bonus with it of speaker AND elections!

Our guest speaker is James Craney, Founder of Craney Winters Law Group. He grew up in the Southern Illinois area, and is a lifelong resident of the Illinois and St. Louis Missouri region. His areas of practice include general litigation with an emphasis upon trial, employment law, municipal law, environmental litigation, first party insurance litigation and complex business litigation. Mr. Craney is licensed in Illinois and Missouri, and all federal district courts in those states. He is also admitted before the Seventh and Eighth Circuit Courts of Appeals.

Mr. Craney serves on the board of directors for a local non-profit corporation. James has tried over 30 cases to conclusion. In addition, he regularly appears before the EEOC and Illinois Department of Human Rights representing employers throughout the administrative review process. He has obtained numerous summary judgments on behalf of insurance carriers in insurance coverage litigation, both in state and federal court. James has extensive experience with alternative dispute resolution, including arbitrations, both court-ordered and contractual. James has served as a panel arbitrator within the mandatory civil arbitration system in Madison County, Illinois. His practice has also included a large volume of asbestos and other toxic tort matters in the litigation hotbeds of Madison and St. Clair Counties in Illinois, and the emerging toxic tort venue in St. Louis Missouri.

James obtained the Health Law Certificate from St. Louis University law school, and previously clerked with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General. Prior to his legal career, James worked as a statistical data analyst with Washington University medical school, and has co-authored numerous medical journal articles.

So, come join us all for a fun night of great conversation, great good, and a great time! Any questions then please reach out to us at: [email protected]

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