Insurance Defense in Illinois and Missouri

Protecting client rights since 1930

Hoagland, Fitzgerald & Pranaitis and its predecessor firms have been located in Alton, Illinois in Madison County for 80 years.  Our attorneys have 235 years of collective experience defending cases in Southwestern Illinois, St. Louis, and St. Charles County, Missouri.  Clients who hire us get their money's worth.  We have a record of achieving favorable results in high-risk defense cases for clients such as:

Nationally recognized for excellence

Several Hoagland, Fitzgerald & Pranaitis lawyers have earned the prestigious AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rating^SM by Martindale-Hubbell®, an honor that is reserved for attorneys of the highest calibre.  The designation is a reflection of overall professional excellence.  Our attorneys include members of the American College of Trial Lawyers, and the International Association of Defense Counsel.  The College of Trial Lawyers is a premier professional trial organization that accepts members by invitation only, with membership limited to one percent of the attorney population from any one state.  The International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) is an invitation-only professional organization for corporate and defense attorneys, dating back to 1920.  The IADC is the organization that formed the Defense Research Institute (DRI), the National Professional Association of Defense Counsel.  Several of our attorneys are members of the DRI.  On the state level, most of our attorneys are active members of the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel.

Home team advantage benefits clients

Hiring local counsel is a wise decision for insurance carriers and self-insured.  We have decades of credibility in the local legal community, most importantly with local adversaries.  We have plenty of experience dealing with their trial tactics.  Our realistic opinion about how a case may be received in the courts of Southwestern Illinois and St. Louis, Missouri can save time and money.  We are familiar with the mindset of the jury pool and the local community in general.  Our reputation as skilled and formidable litigators shows our opponents that the defense of the case is taken very seriously, especially in the areas of:

Dedicated to community involvement

Most of our attorneys have proudly served our country in the military.  All of us are committed to the betterment of the local area of Madison County where we live and work.  We are involved in various local civic and charitable activities.

Cost-effective representation

Our hourly rates and fees are kept at a reasonable rate.  Clients' decisions about the defense of a case should not be controlled by the costs.  Each case is appropriately staffed, so billing hours can be managed.  We do not allow fees to color our recommendations about what action to take on a case.

Quality representation.  Formidable litigators.  Ethical reputation.

Insurance carriers, self-insured companies, hospitals, professionals and others seeking high-quality legal defense are invited to call us at (618) 208-4380 to discuss representation.  Or, contact Hoagland, Fitzgerald & Pranaitis online.

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