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Goldberg Segalla is pleased to announce that Staci A. Williamson has joined the law firm in its Chicago office.

Ms. Williamson, a partner, is a member of the firm’s Product Liability Practice Group. She focuses her practice on defending product liability claims, including those involving fire and explosion, product labeling and warnings, and other issues arising under the Consumer Product Safety Act.

Ms. Williamson handles premises liability litigation, and represents clients in connection with mass tort class action litigation, appellate litigation, arbitration, and mediation. She has worked on a variety of complex matters, including precedent-setting, multimillion-dollar personal injury, fire, and consumer class action cases.

A frequent contributor of articles on product liability defense to publications of the Defense Research Institute and the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, Ms. Williamson received her juris doctorate at Loyola University Chicago School of Law (2006) and her bachelor of arts degree from Ohio University (2000).

Previously, she practiced in the Chicago office of Wiedner & McAuliffe.

DiTommaso Lubin with offices in Chicago and Oakbrook Terrace is pleased to announce that John R. McInerney has joined the firm. He will concentrate his practice in the areas of complex commercial and class action litigation.

DiTommaso Lubin is a litigation-focused firm with more than 50 years of combined experience in the areas of complex commercial, class action, and First Amendment litigation. Our attorneys are at home in the courtroom and have secured hundreds of millions of dollars in judgments and settlements for our clients. Our list of clients is as diverse as our skill sets ranging from large corporations to individuals. John who has a background in business and finance will make a welcome addition to the DiTommaso Lubin team. For more information about DiTommaso Lubin and John visit www.ditommasolaw.com.

John can be reached at DiTommaso Lubin 17W220 22nd St., Suite 410, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois 60181; Telephone: 331.225.2137; Email: jrm@ditommasolaw.com

Richard H. Parsons, 77, of Peoria died on Wednesday, March 26, 2014, at UnityPoint–Proctor.

Richard was born June 9, 1936, in McAlester, OK, to Alfred Richard and Veronica Cecilia Parsons. He married Catherine Logan on August 9, 1958, in Peoria. She preceded him in death in 2011.

He is survived by is children, Karen Voss, Anne Muren, and A. Richard Parsons II; and eight grandchildren.

Both his sisters, Helen Murphy and MaryAnn Caster, preceded him in death.

Mr. Parsons graduated from Taylorville High School in Taylorville, IL, in 1954, where he participated on many athletic teams including football, basketball, baseball, and track and field. However, he was most proud of the fact that he was elected captain of the first Taylorville High School Varsity Tennis team.

Tennis continued to play an important part of his life. He played well into his 60s when spinal problems forced him to quit playing the sport he loved the most. After high school, he played tennis for Bradley University for two years. After graduation, he continued to play and own Club and Bar Association mixed and men’s doubles tournaments, including championships at Mt. Hawley Country Club, the Peoria Tennis Association, the Peoria County Bar association, and the Racquet Club of Peoria. Additionally, he was a three-time winner of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Tournament. His home and office were festooned with dozens of tennis and golf trophies.

Eugene J. Korst, age 86, passed away at the Joliet Area Community Hospice Home on March 7, 2014, surrounded by his loving family.

Born in Joliet, Gene graduated from St. John 's Grade School, Joliet Catholic High School, Joliet Junior College, University of Illinois and the John Marshall Law School. Gene served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, being stationed in Germany. Gene 's law practice in Lockport began in 1960, which included representation of the City of Lockport, Valley View School District 96 and Kelvin Grove School District 91, and he practiced in Lockport until 2006, when he moved his practice to Joliet, retiring at the end of 2013. He was a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the Will County Bar Association, and was a member and past president of the Lockport Lions Club.

Gene often said if he knew he could have made enough money to support his family, he would have given up his law practice to solely be a professional trumpet player. Gene learned to play the trumpet at age 8, playing in the Joliet Catholic High School Band from the 6th grade at St. John 's until graduation from the Hill. He played professionally on the road from 1945-51, played in the U.S. Infantry, 28th Division Army Band, and later played with the Hot Peppers of Jazz Band, Dixieland All Stars, Gene Victor, Roy Gordon, Guy Mau and others. He also played in the Joliet Junior College Community Band, Lewis University Jazz Ensemble, Moraine Valley Community Band, the American Legion Band, Bicentennial Park Summer Band and Brass Tracks Jazz Orchestra.