Railroad Injury

Brian Custy is no stranger to hard work, securing his first paying job in rural Colorado after 2nd grade working in grain elevators and maintaining physical jobs through college including drilling water wells, maintaining government wildlife property, and fencing acreage throughout the Rocky Mountains. He carried this work ethic through undergrad where he studied Civil Engineering while starting all 4 years on the varsity football team. Brian then attended law school where he earned scholarships based on his academic performance and graduated among the top 10 students in his law class. Following law school, Brian secured a position with a well-known Indiana and Illinois personal injury firm, where he was closely mentored and assisted the firm founder in obtaining a significant verdict in his first jury trial. Brian then accepted a position with Sidley Austin in Chicago, one of the largest and most prestigious international law firms in the world, where he represented major institutional clients including Wall Street investment banks. Desiring to be closer to his growing family and help people, Brian began representing one of Indiana’s most successful entrepreneurs and his business and personal interests before he founded Custy Law Firm. Brian was accepted to and attended the prestigious Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College in 2016. The Trial Lawyers College was established by legendary trial lawyer Gerry Spence to train attorneys who represent people and not insurance companies, the government or large corporations. He enjoys spending time with his wife and 3 boys, the outdoors, coaching his sons’ sports teams and working out. Lawyer.com Member Questionnaire Please describe a case(s) in the last year or two where you made a big difference. We’ve recently helped Clients obtain successful results in cases that other attorneys previously handled, referred over or brought us into including: - $550,000 recovered for client injured in car wreck in a case referred in by a local injury attorney; - $500,000 recovered for client hit by commercial motor vehicle after attorneys who filed the case quit and many others refused to get involved; and - $300,000 jury verdict for injured railroad worker after original union designated counsel quit the case. How did you build a successful practice? We provide the harmed with real, honest representation built on human interaction and trust. By always striving to adhere to these core principles, our Clients will be served well and our practice will benefit. What should clients look for in a lawyer? Clients should listen to their gut when selecting a lawyer to entrust with their case and lives. Clients come to us with difficult and life-changing problems that they did not create and have suffered financial losses and have often had valuable health and freedom to enjoy their lives taken from them.  Clients should ask themselves: Do I trust the lawyer? Does the lawyer listen to me? Can I communicate freely and openly with the lawyer? Does the lawyer care? If the answers to these questions are all “yes”, then the lawyer is likely one that will serve the Client’s best interests first and foremost.  Oftentimes, legal matters can take time to resolve, especially if a trial is needed to obtain a fair outcome. The strong Client and lawyer relationship is a close personal one. What differentiates you from other lawyers in your community? We focus on the Client and understanding the impact of the event at issue on the lives of them and their Family. By working to understand the true story of their situation, we are able to provide powerful and effective representation by sharing the truth with a jury or the other side.   What is the most rewarding aspect of your job? Helping people who cannot help themselves through trying situations is a reward in and of itself. We often come to know our clients as friends, we spend time with them and their Families. These relationships allow us to learn and effectively share the truth of their case with jurors, judges or insurance companies as if we were telling the story of a close family member who has been harmed. Gerry Spence teaches that we cannot ask a juror to do something we will not. If we do not care about our Client and what has happened to them, we cannot ask a juror to do so. What are your other interests in addition to law? I enjoy the outdoors, being physically active, and spending time with my wife, our 3 boys and our family dog “Bandit.” Are you involved in your community? I’m an active coach of my son’s pop warner and flag football teams and a board member of Our Greater Good which focuses its efforts on improving opportunities for disadvantaged youth and strengthening family relationships.

Herbert Thornbury, Esquire, has more than 30 years of experience serving personal injury victims in the Chattanooga, Tennessee area. As a board-certified attorney and a respected member of the legal community, Mr. Thornbury makes a commitment to providing aggressive yet compassionate services to those who need it most. Mr. Thornbury has years of training and experience backed by a range of distinguished legal credentials and an impressive client track record. Mr. Thornbury's success as a personal injury lawyer can be attributed not only to his expertise, but also to his ability to understand the dynamics of personal injury claims and how they can impact the lives of individuals and families. His aggressive legal style along with his personal approach to handling claims makes Mr. Thornbury an ideal attorney for Chattanooga residents.

Scott Robelen is a Board-Certified personal injury trial attorney. Scott is a veteran litigator who has tried more than 300 cases to jury verdict over his legal career. Opposing counsel knows and respects that he will take meritorious cases to trial with extreme preparation and skill. Scott has extensive experience handling complex commercial litigation, industrial accident litigation, and catastrophic injury litigation. His verdicts have impacted the policies of police departments, correctional facilities, human resource departments, emergency rooms, universities, insurance, and corporations. Scott Robelen was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1989 and is licensed to practice in the United States Federal District Courts for the Northern, Eastern, Western and Southern Districts of Texas. In 1986, he received his BBA with emphasis in Finance and Economics from the University of Oklahoma. In 1989, Mr. Robelen earned his Doctorate of Jurisprudence with Distinction from the University of Oklahoma College of Law, where he was a member of the honorary legal fraternity, Phi Delta Phi.

Robert Bashner has been in the personal injury field since graduating Brooklyn Law School in 1987. Early in his career, he worked at a volume-oriented firm and gained valuable experience battling with defense lawyers on behalf of his injured clients. The pace was frantic and he enjoyed the challenge. With much experience under his belt, Robert moved on to a smaller firm where he could practice with a more personal touch. Over time he rose to managing attorney and supervised office staff and junior attorneys. Many lawyers working under Robert have gone onto prosperous careers in the personal injury field. When they see him in court today, they often thank him for patiently training them and teaching them his diligent and aggressive approach to enforcing the rights of victims. Upon building up a large base of satisfied clients and referrals from them and other attorneys, Robert joined Neal Goldstein to become a partner at Goldstein and Bashner. Since 1999, he has fought side by side with Neal on behalf of victims who sustained personal injuries, specializing in motor vehicle accidents, drunken driving cases, construction accidents and railroad injuries. Robert and the firm support charitable causes for the environment, fighting for the rights of the disabled and helping Latinos and immigrant workers who become injured at work. Robert lives on Long Island with his wife and daughter. In his spare time he enjoys boating, skiing, playing volleyball, golfing and swimming.

Paul has a trial practice focused on personal injury cases. He has earned experience in all facets of trial from preliminary hearings through trial and appeal. He has tried cases to verdict in the state and federal courts of Texas and has argued appeals before Texas and federal courts of appeal. Paul started his legal career with the law firm of Worsham, Forsysthe, Sampels & Wooldridge, L.L.P., a venerable Dallas firm started in the 1930s that focused on representation of railroads, utilities, and industrial clients. When Worsham Forsythe merged with Hunton & Williams, L.L.P. in 2002, a 100-year old Virginia-based firm, Paul joined as a litigation partner. Over the next seven years, Hunton & Williams grew to a firm with 1000 lawyers, 150 of which practiced in Dallas. In 2009, Paul left the international firm of Hunton & Williams to start his own firm, Wickes Law, PLLC. He now has the flexibility to represent individual clients and bring his years of experience to help injured victims.

Attorney Thomas Brock founded Thomas W. Brock, PC in 1994. An accomplished Mississippi personal injury lawyer, he represents clients who have been injured in car accidents, motorcycle collisions, slip and fall accidents, and railroad accidents, as well as those harmed by dangerous drugs or defective medical devices. Thomas Brock’s legal practice also includes real estate litigation, mass tort representation, Jones Act claims, and tax litigation. Throughout his decades in practice, Thomas Brock has achieved numerous significant results for his clients. He is a passionate advocate for the injured, willing to go the extra mile to recover the maximum compensation his clients are owed. Thomas Brock has received a 4.1/5.0 Rating from Martindale-Hubbell®. His areas of practice include litigation, transportation, personal injury, product liability, and negligence, among others. For a free consultation regarding your case, contact Thomas W. Brock, PC today.

Anthony A. Nozzolillo, Esq. is seasoned attorney representing individual and corporate buyers, sellers, and lenders in both routine and complex residential and commercial real estate closing transactions; commercial and residential leasing agreements (lessor and lessee); mortgage refinancing- representing national and local lenders in closings on both first and second residential and commercial loans. He serves as Chief Legal Counsel to a Real Estate Title Insurance Company, On Point Land Services Corporation, and is General Counsel to Keen Settlement Services, Inc. a Loan Settlement Company, both located in Merrick, Long Island, New York. He also serves as Of Counsel to the Real Estate and Litigation Departments of Turturro Law, P.C., a full-service Law Firm in Staten Island, New York. He is well versed in all aspects of Landlord/Tenant matters, as well as Title and Title Insurance, and possesses vast knowledge of Real Estate Litigation and dispute resolutions (Evictions, Foreclosures, Breach of Contract Disputes, Escrow Deposit Disputes, Title Disputes (Quiet Title/Notice of Pendency), Boundary Line Disputes, Adverse Possession, Breach of Warranty of Habitability). He is a frequent guest speaker at Realtor and Mortgage Broker conventions involving first time homebuyers and all facets of title insurance. Although the current mainstay of his practice concentration is Real Estate Law, having run his own Private Law Practice for almost a decade, Mr. Nozzolillo provides additional legal services not limited to: Drafting of Wills and Trusts/Estate Planning; Business Law; (Corporate Entity Formation, Contract Drafting); Civil Litigation Representation;(Personal Injury; Slip and Falls; Arbitration; Mediation); Small Claims Court Matters; Contract Law (Partnership Agreements, Independent Contractor Agreements, Prenuptial Agreements, etc). Additionally, Mr. Nozzolillo serves as President / Legal to the Board of Managers of The Meridian Condominium, a 36 Unit Luxury Oceanfront Condominium located in Long Beach, New York. He is also Community Counsel to 70-80 Gibbons Boulevard, a 500 Unit Cooperative Building located in Valley Stream, New York. He is the recipient of awards from The New York Association of Mortgage Brokers (NYAMB); HERALD Newspapers; Martindale- Hubbell, and The American Registry; and has represented celebrity clients (the late Alan Colmes (Hannity & Colmes) as well as High Net Worth Investors. Mr. Nozzolillo received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from State University of New York at Albany (School of Business) and a Juris Doctorate from Hofstra University School of Law. He is an active member of the New York State Bar Association; Nassau County Bar Association; American Bar Association; American Association of Notaries; Affiliate of Member of Long Island Board of Realtors (LIBOR) and New York Association of Mortgage Brokers (NYAMB). In addition, he is a licensed New York State Real Estate Broker.

Kimberlee Markle is an attorney practicing in our pre-litigation department at Bailey & Galyen. She grew up in the Red Oak area (close to Dallas) and now resides in Fort Worth with her husband and three children. She holds a bachelor’s degree in government from the University of Texas at Austin. She earned her Juris Doctorate from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law in 1997. She was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1998. Kimberlee is experienced in representing clients in the pre-litigation process of personal injury cases with understanding and compassion. She is aware of the serious nature that the clients are experiencing and acts with professionalism in all capacities to represent the client’s best interest. Kimberlee works hard and values the position she holds with in the firm. She offers advice, counsel, and significant knowledge to all her clients so she can provide diligent and qualified.

Jim and Caroleann founded Coogan Gallagher in 2022 after working together at the Dwyer & Coogan firm. After these many years of experience, Jim understands that being injured does not make you a victim, but it can leave you feeling vulnerable, anxious, and uncertain about what to do next. Jim is an experienced trial lawyer who is dedicated to understanding the details of your losses and working to secure your peace of mind once again. It is what fuels his enthusiasm for the hard work it takes to see a case through to securing a jury’s verdict–the ultimate statement of truth in the civil justice system. Jim practices in Chicago and throughout the State of Illinois on behalf of his clients.