Stephen C. Buser Columbia, Illinois
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| phone | (618) 281-6336 (866) 720-3520 (Toll Free) |
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Illinois Attorney Stephen Buser has 30 years of experience in personal injury and wrongful death cases, personally handling every case that comes into the office. He has represented clients in approximately 50 jury trials in Illinois and Missouri and has also represented clients who have suffered injuries in surrounding states, including Arkansas, Kansas, and Mississippi. He is prepared to file suit and take the case to trial when negotiations fail to yield a reasonable settlement.
Attorney Stephen Buser has substantial contacts with doctors, safety experts, economists, vocational rehabilitation experts and other specialty experts. When necessary, he is able to draw on this pool of expertise to assist in building a case on behalf of his personal injury and wrongful death clients.
- Areas of Practice:
- Consumer Protection
- Environmental Law
- Health & Health Care Law
- Nursing Home
- Insurance Defense
- Insurance Law
- Litigation & Appeals
- Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
- Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
- Products Liability Law
- Medical Malpractice
- Railroad Worker Injury/FELA
- Toxic Torts
- Serious Personal Injury
- Accidents Involving Trucks
- Motorcycles
- Construction
- Boats
- Slip and Fall
- Dog Bites
- Wrongful Death
- Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect
- Auto Accidents
- Premises Liability
- Defective Products Liability
- Education:
- Saint Louis University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri,
1978
J.D. - University of Kansas, Kansas City, kansas,
1975
B.S.
Major: Journalism
- Published Works:
- "Update on New, Revised, and Withdrawn Illinois Civil Jury Instructions", Illinois State Bar Trial Briefs Newsletter, Volume 53, No. 11, June, 2008
- "Fifth District Grants New Trial on Damages when Jury's Verdict is Inconsistent with the Evidence", Illinois State Bar Trial Briefs Newsletter, Volume 23, No. 5, December, 2007
- "The Saga of Admissibility of Vehicular Post-Collision Photographs Continues", Illinois State Bar Trial Briefs Newsletter, Volume 52, No. 7, March, 2007
- "Illinois Nursing Home Litigation 2000", Volume 88 No. 6, June, 2000
- Editor-in-Chief, Illinois Bar Journal, 2000
- Associate Editor, Illinois Bar Journal, 1997
- Illinois Premises Liability: a New Era, 41 Illinois State Bar Trial Briefs 4, January, 1996
- "The Resurrection of Petrillo", 42 Illinois State Bar Trial Briefs Newsletter 4, November, 1996
- Illinois Liability for Contact Sport Injuries, 32 Illinois State Bar Tort Trends Newsletter 3, December, 1996
- Abe Lincoln: Illinois' Self-Esteem Role Model, Monroe County Clarion Journal, September 19, 1995
- "New Limits on Suing for Injury", St. Louis Post-Dispatch, April 4, 1995
- "Kansas Lawyer was Inspiration to Illinois Nephew", 35 Illinois Bar News 21, May 15, 1995
- "Abe Lincoln: Illinois' Self-Esteem Role Model", Monroe County Clarion Journal, September 19, 1995
- "TV Cameras Transform Courtroom into Circus", Monroe County Clarion Journal, November 5, 1995
- Structural Damage to Residential Buildings, AmJur Model Trials Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Vol. 15, Fall, 1994
- "Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury", St. Louis Post-Dispatch, August 8, 1994
- Lawyers and Shakespeare, 82 Illinois Bar Journal 1, January, 1994
- "Duty Versus Doubt: Death Row Dilemma", St. Louis Post-Dispatch, December 19, 1993
- "What Next for the Quixotic Petrillo Doctrine?", 39 Illinois State Bar Trial Briefs Newsletter 1, September, 1993
- "Jury Forms Handbook Makes Easier Drafting Instructions Easier", 81 Illinois State Bar Journal 3, March, 1993
- What Next for the Quixotic Petrillo Doctrine?, 39 Illinois State Bar Trial Briefs Newsletter 1, September, 1993
- Lefthander International, Magazine 4, July/August, 1993
- Fifth District Makes New Rule on Forum Non Conveniens, 39 Illinois State Bar Trial Briefs 1, June, 1993
- Problems with Petrillo in Civil Practice, 38 Illinois State Bar Trial Briefs Newsletter 6, March, 1993
- Disclosing Experts: Trial Lawyers' Bugaboo, 37 Illinois State Bar Trial Briefs 7, March, 1992
- Update on Supreme Court Rule 220 and Petrillo, 7 Illinois State Bar Journal Tort Trends 3, October, 1991
- Illinois Premises Liability: Update and Review, 77 Illinois State Bar Journal 15, November, 1989
- Going to Trial, Preliminary Procedural Matters and Filing Suit, American Bar Association, 1989
- Illinois Tort Law in Review, 77 Illinois State Bar Association Journal 1, September, 1988
- Fifth District Takes New Direction in School Tort Liability, 23 Illinois State Bar Tort Trend Newsletter 4, January, 1988
- Notice Under Illinois Tort Law, 23 Illinois Bar Tort Trends Newsletter 3, November, 1987
- Wilson v. Clark: Review and Update, 23 Illinois State Bar Tort Trends Newsletter 3, November, 1987
- Failure to Warn in Toxic Tort Cases, 23 Trial Magazine 10, October, 1987
- Recent Trends in Tort Law, 23 Illinois State Bar Tort Trends Newsletter 2, October, 1987
- Medical and Hospital Malpractice: Law and Litigation, Statute of Limitations, Callaghan and Company, 1987
- Trial Preparation Checklist for the General Practitioner, 4 The Compleat Lawyer 1, Winter, 1986
- Editor's Comments on Illinois Tort Reform Act, 22 Illinois State Bar Tort Trends Newsletter 2, November, 1986
- Illinois Animal Law and Tort Liability, 21 Illinois State Bar Tort Trends Newsletter 2, November, 1985
- Failure to Warn in Toxic Tort Case, Illinois Product Liability Newsletter 12, June, 1985
- Co-Editor, Trial Briefs Newsletter, Illinois State Bar Association
- Remedies in Nuclear Radiation Litigation
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Litigating Nursing Home Cases, American Association for Justice, 2008
- Speaker, Nursing Home Negligence, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2007
- The Ever-Changing Defendant: Holding the Nursing Home Industry Accountable, Association of Trial Lawyers, 2006
- 11th Annual Absolute Litigators Conference, Professional Education Systems Institute, LLC, 2006
- Nursing Home Negligence Conference, Professional Education Systems Institute, LLC, 2005
- Nursing Home Liability, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 2001
- Lawyers & Judges Nursing Home Litigation, American Association for Justice, 2001
- Anatomy of Nursing Home Malpractice, American Bar Association, 1999
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- American Association for Justice, 2008
- Nursing Home Group Litigation Committee
- Illinois Pattern Jury Instruction (Civil) Committee, 2007 - Present
- Illinois State Bar Association, Civil Practice Section Council, 2007 - Present
- Illinois Bar Journal, 1995 - 1996
- Secretary, Editorial Board
