Partner Kaufmann, Stephen R. Office: Springfield Phone: 217-528-3674 Email: srk@heplerbroom.com Licenses: IL/MO/AZ vCard: Download Recognized by: Leading Lawyers Network, Super Lawyers Practice Description: Mr. Kaufmann is a partner of the firm. He is a trial attorney with a primary emphasis on the defense of pharmaceutical, products liability, medical malpractice, toxic tort, class action, labor and employment, general negligence and insurance lawsuits. Mr. Kaufmann has tried numerous jury and non-jury cases to verdict in both the state and federal courts of Illinois. Mr. Kaufmann served as one of the trial counsel for the defense in Illinois’ landmark toxic tort case, Donaldson v. Central Illinois Public Service Co., 199 Ill.2d 63, 767 N.E.2d 314 (2002). Bar Admissions: Illinois, 1980 Missouri, 2004 Arizona, 1978 Supreme Court of Arizona, 1978 United States Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, 1979 Supreme Court of Illinois, 1980 United States Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit, 1980 United States District Court, Central District of Illinois, 1980 United States Supreme Court, 1988 United States District Court, Southern District of Illinois, 1995 United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 2007 United States District Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, 2004 United States District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, 2004 Date of Birth: 1952 Law School: Northwestern University School of Law, J.D., 1978 Law School Honors/Involvement: Note and Comment editor, Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology Undergraduate School: Knox College, Galesburg, 1975 Phi Beta Kappa Bar/Professional Association Involvement: Madison County Bar Association Sangamon County Bar Association Illinois Bar Association Missouri Bar Association Arizona Bar Association The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel (IDC) Defense Research Institute (DRI) Central Illinois Adjusters Association Board of Governors for the Seventh Circuit Bar Association Awards, Honors, Distinctions: Leading Lawyers since 2003 Super Lawyers since 2010 AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell Community Involvement: Part-owner of Peoria Chiefs Minor League Baseball Team Board Member of Springfield Area Sports Commission Hope Institute Ambassador Fellowship of Christian Athletes Published Legal Writing: Co-author, “The Learned Intermediary Doctrine and Pharmaceutical Company Liability,” Illinois Bar Journal (April 2007), which summarizes the learned intermediary doctrine in Illinois and provides practice pointers to attorneys defending pharmaceutical companies in failure to warn cases. Co-author, “First District Refuses to Find Exception to Learned Intermediary Doctrine,” IDC Quarterly (third quarter 2006), which discusses the recent case of Kennedy v. Medtronic, Inc., 851 N.E> 2d 778 (1st Dist. 2006) Recent Verdicts Defense Verdict August 2009 Printable Version Click here to return to the employee profiles front page.