PRACTICES
Insurance DefenseInsurance Coverage Opinion, Analysis, & Litigation
Governmental & Municipality Law & Litigation
Housing Authority Litigation & Regulatory Compliance
Employment Law & Litigation
General Litigation
EDUCATION
- The John Marshall Law School
- J.D., magna cum laude
- University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
- B.A.
ADMISSIONS
- Illinois, 1995
- Florida, 2019
- United States Supreme Court
- United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- United States District Courts for the Northern, Central, and Southern Districts of Illinois
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
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BVH founding partners selected as Leading Lawyers for 2015
James F. Best, Lori A. Vanderlaan, and Alison M. HarringtonAugust 2015 | Leading Lawyers, a division of Law Bulletin Publishing CompanyJames Best, Lori Vanderlaan, and Alison Harrington were chosen by their peers as Illinois Leading Lawyers for 2015. Leading Lawyers, a division of Law Bulletin Publishing Company, employs a four-phase selection process which begins with surveys mailed to lawyers across Illinois. Leading Lawyers asks lawyers to identify whom among their peers they believe comprise the top lawyers within their respective region and/or area(s) of law, and only those lawyers who are most often recommended and later approved by the Leading Lawyer Advisory Board, are selected as Leading Lawyers. Leading Lawyers comprise less than five percent of all lawyers licensed to practice law in Illinois.
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BVH listed in Best's Directory of Client-Recommended Insurance Attorneys for over 10 YearsAugust 2015 | A.M. Best Directory of Client-Recommended Insurance Attorneys
BVH celebrates its listing in A.M. Best's Directory of Client-Recommended Insurance Attorneys for over 10 years.
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BVH attorneys receive 2014 Jury Verdict Reporter Award for Trial Lawyer Excellence/Outstanding Defense Verdict
Lori A. Vanderlaan and Christina M. TribbiaOctober 2014 | Jury Verdict Reporter, Law Bulletin Publishing CompanyBVH attorneys Lori Vanderlaan and Christina Tribbia received Jury Verdict Reporter awards for Trial Lawyer Excellence for Outstanding Defense Verdict in a Construction Zone Vehicle Accident Case.