Built to fight for injured people.

Julian D. Hoshell

Partner

Julian D. Hoshell works with Adam Zayed on the firm’s most complex cases and heads its appellate division. He has written the briefs and argued before the First, Third and Fourth District Illinois Appellate Courts, and has recovered many millions for clients — including a $5,100,000 medical malpractice settlement and a $3,000,000 recovery for a permanent surgical injury.

Focus

• Motor vehicle collisions
• Premises liability
• Nursing home abuse
• Catastrophic injury cases
• Motorcycle accidents
• Slip and fall injuries
• Truck crashes

Admitted

• Illinois
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois

Education

• Juris Doctor — Loyola University Chicago School of Law
• B.A. Political Science, magna cum laude — University of St. Francis

Recognition & memberships

• National Trial Lawyers — Top 40 Under 40
• Super Lawyers — Rising Star

Jeremy D. Lee

Partner

Jeremy D. Lee is a seasoned trial lawyer who has served as lead counsel in more than 30 jury trials to verdict and has recovered over $50,000,000 in verdicts and settlements. Over his career he has represented hundreds of injured people against major insurers, municipalities and Fortune 500 companies.

Focus

• Motor vehicle crashes
• Premises liability
• Nursing home negligence
• Truck accidents
• Motorcycle accidents
• Slip and fall injuries

Admitted

• Trial Bar, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Education

• Juris Doctor — Chicago-Kent College of Law
• B.A. English, magna cum laude — University of Illinois at Chicago

Recognition & memberships

• Super Lawyers — Rising Star, more than a decade

Brian G. White

Partner

Brian G. White is an experienced litigator who has handled a wide range of personal injury cases throughout Illinois. Alongside resolving many matters through mediation and arbitration, he has secured results at trial and on appeal, arguing before the First and Second District Courts of Appeal and handling appeals before the Illinois Supreme Court and the Third District Court of Appeals.

Focus

• Car accidents
• Truck accidents
• Construction accidents
• Premises liability
• Dog bites
• Product liability
• Medical malpractice
• Wrongful death

Education

• Juris Doctor — Thomas M. Cooley Law School, 2009
• B.A. Political Science — Purdue University

Recognition & memberships

• Illinois State Bar Association
• DuPage Bar Association
• Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
• American Association for Justice

Andrew D. Miller

Senior Trial Attorney & Partner

Andrew D. Miller has practiced for over 15 years and has recovered more than $60,000,000 for his clients through trial advocacy and settlement negotiation. He makes a point of meeting clients personally to understand how an injury has affected their health, their work and their daily life, and of keeping them informed at every stage.

Focus

• Premises liability
• Nursing home abuse
• Brain injuries
• Motorcycle accidents
• Slip and fall injuries
• Truck accidents

Admitted

• Illinois
• Florida
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida

Education

• Juris Doctor, cum laude — University of Florida
• B.A. Political Science — University of Illinois

Jeff Tabares

Partner

Jeff Tabares has tried more than 55 cases to verdict across Illinois, in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Peoria, Tazewell, DeKalb, Kendall and Boone Counties. He joined Zayed Law after 25 years of defense practice, and uses that insight into how defendants, insurers and their attorneys evaluate, prepare and litigate claims to anticipate defense strategies for injured clients. He is fluent in Spanish.

Focus

• Personal injury
• Catastrophic injury
• Medical malpractice
• Premises liability
• Trucking and transportation

Admitted

• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Education

• Juris Doctor — DePaul University, 2001
• Master’s degree in Ancient Languages — Dallas Baptist University, 1996
• B.A. — Dallas Baptist University, 1993

Christine “Chris” Kim

Partner

Christine Kim approaches every serious case on one principle: thorough preparation creates leverage, and defendants should know from the outset that she is prepared to go to trial. She develops the theory of the case early, builds the evidentiary record, works through the underlying medicine and science, prepares witnesses thoroughly and identifies the weaknesses in the defense position.

Focus

• Personal injury
• Catastrophic injury
• Medical malpractice
• Products liability
• Toxic tort and asbestos litigation

Admitted

• Trial Bar, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Education

• Juris Doctor, cum laude — Loyola University Chicago School of Law, 2017 (certifications in Trial Advocacy and Health Law)

Recognition & memberships

• Super Lawyers — Rising Star (through 2025)

Shaun R. Bushing

Partner

A Florida native, Shaun R. Bushing is an experienced litigator whose background spans complex civil litigation in state, federal and appellate courts — class and collective actions, mass torts, catastrophic injury claims, commercial disputes, and employment and consumer protection matters among them. Having represented clients on both the plaintiff and defense sides, he uses that perspective to anticipate and counter the strategies of opposing counsel.

Focus

• Class actions
• Collective actions
• Mass torts
• Commercial disputes
• Catastrophic injury claims
• Employment litigation

Admitted

• Illinois
• Indiana
• Florida
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

Education

• Juris Doctor, with honors (Dean’s List) — DePaul University College of Law
• Undergraduate degree — Florida State University (Environmental Science and Policy; minors in Biology and Chemistry)

Recognition & memberships

• Super Lawyers — Rising Star (2025, 2026)
• Best Lawyers — Ones to Watch (2027)

Michael N. Folga

Senior Attorney

Michael N. Folga has handled a wide range of cases throughout Illinois across personal injury and workers’ compensation. Known for an approachable manner, he works to keep clients informed and supported at every stage, and is committed to clear communication and strategic case management designed to maximize recovery.

Focus

• Car accidents
• Truck accidents
• Construction accidents
• Premises liability
• Workers’ compensation
• Product liability

Admitted

• Illinois
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Education

• Juris Doctor — Valparaiso University, top 25% of class
• B.A. Political Science, cum laude — DePaul University

Sean Imran

Associate Attorney

Sean Imran is a trial lawyer admitted in Illinois and New York, where he has handled hundreds of cases. Known for his attention to detail, he investigates each matter thoroughly and draws on that experience to resolve even the biggest and most complex cases.

Admitted

• Illinois
• New York
• Trial Bar, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Education

• Juris Doctor — Thomas M. Cooley Law School
• Undergraduate degree, High Honors — University of Houston

Recognition & memberships

• National Trial Lawyers — Top 40 Under 40
• National Trial Lawyers — Top 25 Medical Malpractice Lawyers
• National Trial Lawyers — Top 25 Motor Vehicle Lawyers
• Super Lawyers — Rising Star
• Lawyers of Distinction