Our Team

Professional Affiliations

Honors & Awards

Ryan T. Armour focuses his practice on insurance defense, including medical negligence and transportation/trucking cases. Additionally, Ryan has extensive experience in product liability, construction, and healthcare transactional litigation.

While in law school, Ryan was a recipient of the Dean’s Scholarship and served as the External Publications Editor and a member of the Board of Editors for the Northern Illinois University Law Review.

Distinctions

• Super Lawyers Rising Star (Thomson Reuters)

Jerrod L. Barenbaum’s litigation practice emphasizes the representation of healthcare professionals in medical malpractice litigation. He also provides guidance to healthcare institutions on issues involving risk management, HIPAA, and record production.

Mr. Barenbaum has substantial trial experience before Northern Illinois juries. In addition to his practice at the federal court level, he appears in State Circuit Courts throughout Illinois, including Winnebago County. He has represented defendants, including healthcare institutions, as primary counsel, in jury trials in Winnebago County, Boone County, Ogle County, Whiteside County, DeKalb County, and McHenry County.

Mr. Barenbaum has been licensed to practice law in Illinois since 1994. He is an active member of the Winnebago County Bar Association and has served as Chair of its Medical-Legal Committee, which acts as a liaison between the local bar and local physicians. Mr. Barenbaum’s professional memberships also include the Defense Research Institute and the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel.

Mr. Barenbaum’s representative cases include the following:

• Secured a defense verdict for a multispecialty clinic and its employed surgeons in a case alleging negligent post-operative care resulting in the death of a 57-year-old female.
• Secured a verdict for a Rockford hospital and its employed cardiologist in a case alleging a failure to diagnose an impending MI resulting in the death of a 67-year-old male.
• Secured a defense verdict on behalf of clients—a physician and a large healthcare system. Plaintiff sought non-economic damages of $1.75 million, alleging Defendants failed to initiate appropriate DVT and PE prophylaxis after a skin graft operation and prematurely discharged him without such prophylaxis, resulting in Plaintiff’s decedent, age 56, dying from a pulmonary embolism.
• Secured a swift defense verdict in a medical malpractice trial that had formerly been appealed, reversed, and remanded for a new trial. The claim against our client alleged failure to diagnose cancer and sought $1.25 million in damages.
• Secured a defense verdict in a rare negligent credentialing trial against a large healthcare system arising out of alleged injuries to a patient following a procedure by a neurosurgeon Plaintiff alleged had been improperly credentialed.

Mr. Barenbaum has been selected by his peers as a Leading Lawyer in the areas of Medical Malpractice Defense Law, and Personal Injury Defense Law: General.

Professional Affiliations

• Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel
• Honors & Awards
• Recognized as a “Rising Star” by Illinois Super Lawyers magazine (2008, 2009)

Presentations

• “Documentation and Depositions 101,” OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center, Rockford, Illinois, June 2015
• “Medical Malpractice Crisis,” Rockford Health System’s Department of Medical Education’s Scientific Session, Rockford, Illinois, February 2005
• “Potential Liability for Improper Disclosures of Personal Health Information,” Saint Anthony Medical Center, Rockford, Illinois, February 2005
• “Primer on the Litigation Process,” Saint Anthony College of Nursing, Rockford, Illinois, 1999

Evan J. Bonnett concentrates his practice on helping employers and businesses navigate labor and employment issues, as well as commercial litigation and transactions.

Evan’s practice includes federal and state labor law on behalf of employers, on such issues as labor relations, union organization and elections, collective bargaining, defending against unfair labor practices, and union welfare and pension fund obligations. Evan also offers counseling and advice in the ever-changing employment law arena, including discrimination and harassment, leaves of absence, OSHA and workplace safety, employment contracts and restrictive covenants, wage and hour issues, workplace standards and policies, and employee training. 

Evan’s diverse counseling and litigation experience offer employers full-spectrum support: from providing early guidance to mitigate problems to guiding employers through litigation. 

Prior to entering private practice in Rockford, Illinois in 2015 with a national AmLaw 200 firm, Evan practiced law for six years as a judge advocate (JAG) on active duty with the United States Air Force. Evan held multiple assignments as a JAG: in addition to the prosecution of criminal matters, Evan practiced federal labor and employment law, advising management on the discipline of federal employees, discrimination law, and labor issues. Evan also served as an Ethics Counselor and lead administrative law attorney for the largest joint base in the Department of Defense, and as a regional medical law attorney for all Air Force medical facilities in Texas and New Mexico. In his medical law capacity, Evan also gained experience in medical risk management, privacy, credentialing and privileging licensure, and regulatory compliance. 

Evan continues to serve as a reserve officer in the Illinois Air National Guard.

During law school, Evan clerked in the office of the general counsel for an international manufacturer of trucks, buses, engines, and defense vehicles, where he assisted in matters including labor and employment, franchise law, and securities law. 

Community Involvement

• Officer, Illinois Air National Guard
• Rockford Promise Board Member

Matthew Hevrin defends the interests of his clients in virtually all manner of business transactions and commercial litigation matters. He focuses the majority of his practice on banking-related litigation. Recognizing the ever-evolving complexity of the financial industry, Matthew helps clients navigate legal and regulatory developments.

Over the course of his career, Matthew has worked with many national and state financial institutions and businesses. In addition to advising on all areas of workout and debt collection—including complex commercial foreclosures, secured transactions, replevins, and general collection litigation—Matthew has substantial experience representing creditors in Chapters 7, 11, and 13 bankruptcy proceedings, including preference claim defense and adversary litigation contesting discharge. He has also advised clients on Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) issues and defends financial institutions in litigation involving alleged regulatory violations.

Leveraging his extensive and diverse experience, Matthew strives to assist clients with all their litigation, transactional, and corporate needs—including corporate, real estate, and lending matters. In addition to drafting complex loan documentation, he represents condominium associations and counsels clients concerning residential and commercial real estate purchases, sales, financing, and leasing, as well as mechanics liens and eminent domain issues.

Matthew’s background further includes working with businesses on transactions involving stock and asset sales. He also handles probate matters, including will and trust contests.

Prior to establishing Allen Galluzzo Hevrin Leake, LLC, Matthew was a partner in charge of a national AmLaw 200 law firm’s second-largest office.

Paige Gors Limberg centers her practice on business and commercial transactions and litigation, with an emphasis on labor and employment matters. A proud Rockford native, Paige is committed to serving the 815 community, providing clients with insightful and practical guidance to confidently navigate the complexities of today’s business and legal landscapes. Her client-focused approach, rooted in proactive and forward-thinking solutions, empowers businesses and their owners to tackle today’s challenges while strategically preparing for tomorrow’s opportunities.

Paige’s academic background underscores her dedication to excellence in both business and law. She earned her B.S. in Business Administration from Illinois State University, followed by her J.D. and M.B.A. from Northern Illinois University. During her studies, Paige worked as a graduate assistant in the College of Law’s Office of Admissions and served as a student attorney under Illinois Rule 711 with the NIU Law Business Innovation Clinic. There, she advised small business owners on issues related to business formation, employment law, and contract law. Additionally, Paige served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Brendan A. Maher, Illinois Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court in 2020.

Professional Background

Professional Affiliations

Professional Background

Honors & Awards

Professional Affiliations

Honors & Awards

William Ranard primarily practices civil defense litigation and is a member of the Medical Liability, Health Care, Professional Liability, Products Liability, Transportation, and Construction practice groups. He has extensive experience and specializes in the field of medical malpractice defense. Bill has successfully tried many cases before juries in at least ten different counties, including cases in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Missouri courts.

Bill’s practice also includes matters in the fields of errors and omissions, vehicular negligence, premises liability, product liability, construction negligence, municipal law, and general insurance defense. He has additional experience in civil rights and breach of contract litigation on the defense side. 

Bill’s medical malpractice defense clients include physicians, nurses, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, medical, lab, and radiology technicians, dentists, and hospitals and clinics across Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin. He has represented many local, state, and national companies in construction and contract disputes.

Bill previously served as a judicial clerk to the Honorable Lawrence Crahan of the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, where he obtained extensive experience in appellate law.

Bill has lectured and written on several legal topics including the use of expert witnesses in litigation, handling low-impact injury claims, common law and statutory liens, deposition preparation, and the requirements of consultant’s reports in medical negligence suits.

Memberships and Affiliations

• Illinois State Bar Association
• Missouri Bar Association
• Winnebago County Bar Association
• Wisconsin Bar Association

Distinctions

• AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating (Martindale-Hubbell)
• Leading Lawyer (Law Bulletin Publishing Company)

Matthew A. Turley advises clients on a wide range of health care matters. With experience that includes legal research, drafting pleadings and motions, and client counseling, Matt is involved in all phases of litigation. He is committed to partnering with his clients to ensure they are informed throughout the process and find a solution that keeps their best interests in mind.

Professional Background

Matt was previously a research assistant to Professor Sarah Fox of Northern Illinois University College of Law. In that capacity, he compiled and analyzed data on issues related to environmental law and affordable housing.

Matt has performed legal research on a wide range of topics including civil rights and workers’ compensation issues. He also worked as a student attorney under Illinois Rule 711 with the Zeke Giorgi Legal Clinic, representing low-income individuals in Order of Protection proceedings and drafting estate planning documents. Additionally, Matt was an intern for the 17th Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois where he assisted with “Justice for Families” grant projects, including the development of language access resources.

Professional Affiliations

• DuPage County Bar Association, Member, 2016–Present
• Winnebago County Bar Association, Member, 2016–Present
• American Bar Association, Member, 2015–Present
• Illinois State Bar Association, Member, 2015–Present