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Beloved husband, dad, grandpa, Allen J. Oehlert, JD, 65, of Chatham, died December 30, 2012 at his home. He was born June 3, 1947 in Melrose Park, IL to Walter J. and Dorothy Welch Oehlert. He married Sara Lamos on June 5, 1971, was a devoted and loving husband, and she survives. He was preceded in death by his parents.

Survivors include his wife, Sara; he was a great dad to four children, Matthew (Amie) Oehlert of Denver, CO, Elizabeth (Vladimir) Avila of Chicago, Emily (Aaron) Dufrene of Buffalo, NY and Katherine (Phillip) Galloway of Springfield; he was a doting, loving grandpa to seven grandchildren, Marcelina, Gus and Amelia Oehlert, Lucas Avila, Finn and Sophia Dufrene and Seraphina Galloway; brother-in-law, Mark (Jerry Jones) Lamos of Sherman, CT; and his beloved dogs, Burt and Madison. He was a caring, giving man, a true and loyal friend. He lived life to the fullest, loved to laugh and his family was his greatest treasure.

Querrey & Harrow is proud to announce the election of Stacey McGlynn Atkins and Jason Callicoat to the position of Shareholders in the firm.

Stacey McGlynn Atkins concentrates her practice in municipal liability and employment litigation. Ms. Atkins has been recognized by Illinois Super Lawyers magazine as a Rising Stars for 2011-2013. Ms. Atkins is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, American Bar Association, and the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel. She is admitted to practice in Illinois and the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Ms Atkins received her JD in 2002 from The John Marshall Law School and her BA in 1995 from Syracuse University. Ms. Atkins is a resident of the Chicago neighborhood Jefferson Park.

Jason Callicoat concentrates his practice in municipal liability and construction law, defending municipalities in civil rights litigation and defending construction companies in injury cases and breach of contract litigation. Mr. Callicoat is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association and the Chicago Building Congress. He is admitted to practice in Illinois and the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Mr. Callicoat received his JD in 2005 (with honors) from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law and his BJ (summa cum laude) in 1996 from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Mr. Callicoat is a resident of Berwyn.

Querrey & Harrow is a full service law firm serving the Chicago metropolitan region and counties throughout Indiana.

Thomas "Tom" M. Schmidt, 60, of Springfield died at 11:57 am Friday, December 14, 2012 at Memorial Medical Center. He was born on December 8, 1952 in Melrose, MN to Frank and Clare Fergen Schmidt. He married Tina Saunderson. 

He is survived by his wife Tina; two daughters, Elizabeth and Caroline Schmidt; mother, Clare Schmidt of Des Moines, IA; two sisters, Ann (Tom) Hamilton of Cape Coral, FL and Jill (Jim) Rodriguez of Des Moines, IA; two brothers, Mark Schmidt of Cape Coral, FL and Bob (Tami) Schmidt of Rochester, MN; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Lisa (Charles Menard) Saunderson of Glen Ellyn, IL. 

Tom was a devoted father to his beloved daughters and wonderful husband to Tina. He had a great fondness and respect for all of the partners and staff at the Livingstone, Mueller, O'Brien, and Davlin Law Firm and greatly enjoyed his 24 year career there. Before he joined the firm as a partner, Tom was Assistant Attorney General and Chief of Worker's Compensation for the State of Illinois. Prior to that, he served in the state's attorney's office in Rock Island, IL.

Tom was very active at Blessed Sacrament Parish and School where he was a leader in capital campaigns for both. He served as Home School Association president, served on the School Board, and was a Eucharistic minister. 

Tom earned his undergraduate degree from Brown University and his doctor of jurisprudence from the University of Iowa. He was an avid fan of the Chicago Cubs and the Iowa Hawkeyes.

He waged a valiant fight against cancer for the last five years.

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, LLP is pleased to welcome new partners Fritz Huszagh and  Josh Kantrow to the firm’s Chicago office.

Fritz Huszagh has over 31 years of experience handling insurance matters, counseling both insurers and policyholders, as well as litigating in state and federal courts throughout the country.  His experience includes casualty and property contracts of nearly every type, written for individuals, professionals, governmental entities, public/private corporations, associations and partnerships. In addition, Mr. Huszagh has represented clients in accident, disability, health and life insurance matters.  He has been involved in numerous reinsurance arbitrations, either as counsel or as an arbitrator/umpire.  Finally, Mr. Huszagh has counseled clients in connection with policy drafting and regulatory matters, and has consulted for attorneys in need of insurance expertise.

Prior to practicing law, Mr. Huszagh worked for an insurer as an underwriter of several professional liability lines. Thereafter, he became a claims manager and then Vice President of claims for an insurance company as well as an MGA with professional and excess books of busines.

Mr. Huszagh has written extensively about insurance, authoring numerous chapters in Illinois legal handbooks pertaining to insurance, reinsurance, interpleader, and insurance of products liability.  He has also spoken at, and published for, various local and national groups, including the ABA, Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, DRI, ARIAS and BCBSA.