Attorney Profiles

Bruce M. Hayman
Bruce M. Hayman has committed his entire legal career to representing seriously injured plaintiffs against insurance companies. Bruce earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with honors from the University of Illinois in 1972. He earned his Juris Doctor from DePaul University in 1975 and was admitted to the Illinois Bar and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in the same year. After successfully passing the Florida Bar Exam in 1979 he became a member of the Florida Bar. Bruce began his legal career at Lipnick, Barsy & Joseph in Chicago where he tried numerous civil and criminal cases in both State and Federal Court. In 1980 he formed Hayman & Kirshenbaum with the specific intention of representing seriously injured clients against insurance companies. He has administered the litigation department of the firm for over 20 years and supervised the litigation of over 2000 cases. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and serves as an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association.

Sam J. Kirshenbaum
Sam J. Kirshenbaum is committed to uphold the rights of the seriously injured and to ensure they are fairly compensated by the insurance companies. Sam received his Bachelor of Science in Finance with honors from the University of Illinois in 1972. He earned his Juris Doctor cum laude from DePaul University in 1975 and was admitted to the Illinois Bar and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in the same year. He started his legal career at the Internal Revenue Service as an estate and gift tax attorney. He then went on to work at the Illinois Department of Revenue as a supervisor in the Appellate Division. In 1980 he formed the Hayman & Kirshenbaum firm to represent seriously injured clients. Sam has successfully negotiated over $60,000,000 in settlements with insurance adjusters, supervisors, and defense lawyers over the past 22 years. He is a 25 year member of the Chicago Bar Association and the Illinois State Bar Association.

David J. Heyer
David J. Heyer is an established trial lawyer having tried nearly 100 personal injury cases over the past 13 years. He has a Degree in Finance from DePaul University and earned his Juris Doctor from Kent College in 1989. His clients have received numerous verdicts in a range of cases involving automobile accidents, construction accidents, dog bites, products liability, medical malpractice and wrongful death cases. He has been recognized as one of the most successful young lawyers in the state of Illinois, and is currently the President of the West Suburban Bar Association. He is a member of the Chicago Bar Association where he has lectured on nursing home malpractice. His is also a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the Suburban Bar Coalition and serves on a Committee to review Judicial Candidates. David has obtained millions of dollars is settlements in addition to the cases he has tried to verdict.



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