Tammera E. Banasek

221 N. LaSalle St. Suite 450 Chicago, IL, 60601 Phone: 312-704-8444 Fax: 312-704-1352 Email:

EDUCATION

The John Marshall Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1993)
Roosevelt University (Certificate in Paralegal Studies with honors, 1985)
Northern Illinois University (B.S., Communication Studies, 1985)
College of DuPage (Associate of Arts with high honors, 1983)

LICENSURE

Illinois Supreme Court, 1993
United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1993

SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE

Associate - Alholm, Monahan, Klauke, Hay & Oldenburg, LLC, 2004 to present, defense of professional and general liability cases.

Associate - Thomas & Buckley/Law Office of Michael G. Thomas P.C., 1994 – 2004. Law practice concentrating in medical, dental, podiatric, nursing home, product liability and AIDS litigation defense. Experience in the evaluation, negotiation, settlement and trial of complex medical cases, arguing motions, taking depositions, analyzing medical records, and writing appellate briefs. Assisted in the preparation and trial of several cases to defense verdict.

Associate - Schenk, Duffy, Quinn, McNamara, Phelan, Carey and Ford, Ltd., 1993 – 1994. General practice law firm primarily dealing in residential real estate, landlord/tenant, custody, child support, dissolution and personal injury law.

Senior Litigation Paralegal - Karlin and Fleisher, 1985 – 1993. Prepared plaintiff's personal injury, medical malpractice, product liability and workers compensation cases for settlement and trial, interviewed prospective clients, legal research, instructed and led paralegal staff.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel
Defense Research Institute
Illinois State Bar Association
Chicagoland Healthcare Risk Management Society

PRESENTATIONS

"Providing Testimony and the Duty to Warn", St. Joseph Hospital, Chicago Il, October 25, 2006.
"Running from Risk: Behaviorial Health Concerns", Westlake Hospital, Melrose Park, IL, June 29, 2006.

PUBLICATIONS

To Compete or Not Compete That is the Question, Woman Dental Journal, June 2007.