Attorneys

R. Mark Gummerson

Born
Woodstock, Illinois, October 15, 1955.
Admitted to Bar
1980, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois.
Education
Loras College (B.A., cum laude, 1977);
Drake University (J.D., 1979).
Phi Alpha Delta, Commissioner, Woodstock Site Plan Review, Illinois, 1985–1991.
Member
McHenry County Bar Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1981–1984; Treasurer, 1984–1985; Secretary, 1985–1986; Second Vice President, 1986–1987; First Vice President, 1987–1988; President 1988–1989) and Illinois State Bar Associations;
AV rated in Martindale-Hubbell.
Practice Areas
Criminal Defense, Workers Compensation, Commercial Litigation and Domestic Relations.

Tom E. Rausch

Born
Neenah, Wisconsin, June 6, 1950.
Admitted to Bar
1976, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois;
1981, U.A. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.
Education
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1972);
John Marshall Law School (J.D., with honors, 1976).
Assistant State’s Attorney, Moultrie County, Illinois, 1976–1977.
Member
McHenry County (President, 1984–1985) and Illinois State Bar Associations (Assemblyman, 19th Judicial District, 1982–1988).
Member of the American College of Trial Lawyers, American Board of Trial Advocates, and selected as an Illinois Super Lawyer 2006–2008.
AV rated in Martindale-Hubbell.
Practice Areas
Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice Defense, Wrongful Death and Zoning.

Jury trial experience (68kb PDF)

Settlements (24kb PDF)

Philip Edward Wand

Born
Evanston, Illinois, 1970.
Admitted to Bar
1995, Minnesota;
1998, Illinois, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar
1999, U.S. Court of Appeals.
2001, 7th Circuit.
Education
Northern Illinois University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1992);
University of Minnesota (J.D., cum laude, 1995).
Member
Illinois State and McHenry County Bar Association.
(US Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps, 1995–1998).
Practice Areas
Civil Litigation, Military Law, Medical Malpractice Defense, Personal Injury, and Construction Law.

Robert L. Gray

Born
December 7, 1968;
Admitted to Bar
1994, Illinois.
Education
Illinois State University, (B.A.);
DePaul University College of Law, (J.D., November 1994);
Admitted to U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Member
Illinois State and McHenry County Bar Associations.
Practice Areas
Domestic Relations, Legal Malpractice Defense, General Civil Litigation and Personal Injury.

Jamie R. Wombacher

Born
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, April 17, 1978.
Admitted to Bar
November 2003, Illinois;
U.S. District Court, December 2003.
Education
University of Iowa (B.A., 1999), J.D.
Member
McHenry County and Illinois State Bar Associations.
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Practice Areas
General Practice, Criminal Defense and Worker’s Compensation.

Rebecca M. Lee

Born
McHenry, Illinois, 1978.
Admitted to Bar
2003, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois.
Member
Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, McHenry County Bar Association.
Education
Northern Illinois University (B.A., 2000; J.D., cum laude, 2003).
Practice Areas
General Practice.

Adrian M. Gosch

Born
Aberdeen, South Dakota, May 10, 1975.
Admitted to Bar
2000, Illinois.
Member
American Bar Association, McHenry County Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association.
Education
Northern State University (B.S. 1997); University of South Dakota (J.D., 2000).
Practice Areas
Family Law; Criminal Law; Real Estate; Civil Litigation; Trust & Wills.

Nicholas Alexander

Born
Denver, Colorado, December 28, 1979.
Admitted to Bar
November 2007, Illinois;
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, December 2007.
Member
McHenry County and Illinois State Bar Associations.
Education
Cornell College (B.A., Cum laude, 2002);
Northern Illinois University (J.D., Magna cum laude, 2007).
Practice Areas
Personal Injury, Workers’ Compensation, Medical Malpractice Defense, Civil Litigation.