Associate Kuchar, Tara Offices: Edwardsville, Springfield Phone: 618-307-2460 Email: tew@heplerbroom.com Licenses: IL/MO vCard: Download Practice Description: Ms. Kuchar is a litigation attorney at the Firm. Her primary emphasis is defense of class actions and complex, multi-party cases, on a variety of matters including: • consumer fraud; • personal injury; • products liability; • pharmaceutical litigation; and • banking litigation. In addition, Ms. Kuchar’s practice also includes work on various appellate matters. Ms. Kuchar has represented clients in both Illinois and Missouri. Bar Admissions: Illinois Missouri Date of Birth: October 21, 1978 Law School: Saint Louis University Law School, J.D. 2008 Law School Honors/Involvement: magna cum laude Order of the Woolsack, academic honor awarded to graduates ranked in the top 10% of their class Academic Excellence Award in Bioethics Academic Excellence Award in Constitutional Law Academic Excellence Award in Criminal Law Academic Excellence Award in Environmental Law Academic Excellence Award in Remedies Academic Excellence Award in Secured Transactions Undergraduate School: Butler University, B.S. Finance, 2000 Dean’s List Bar/Professional Association Involvement: Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel Defense Research Institute Madison County Bar Association State Bar of Missouri CLE, Edwardsville, Il. (2010, 2008 Legal Lectures: “Medicare: Avoiding Post-Judgment / Post-Settlement Litigation,” Co-presenter, HB In-house CLE, Edwardsville, Il. (2009) Printable Version Click here to return to the employee profiles front page.