Hinckley Allen Expands in the Midwest with Team of Eleven
New St. Louis Metro/Madison County Illinois Location Builds on Chicago Office Success
Partners M. Ann Hatch, Tracy Beckham Phipps, and Jacqueline Redmond Join the Firm
PROVIDENCE, RI and ST LOUIS METRO / MADISON COUNTY, IL - Hinckley Allen has strengthened its litigation team with the addition of Ann Hatch, Tracy Beckham Phipps, and Jacqueline Redmond as partners; Mackenzie Arnold, Andrew Tedder, and Micaylee Uhls as associates; Brandon Adair, Alyssa Apollo, and Karen McCormick as paralegals; and two legal administrative assistants. The firm has opened a new office for the St. Louis Metro / Madison County, Illinois team. With practices focused on complex product liability and toxic tort matters, Hatch, Phipps, and Redmond's decades of experience enhance Hinckley Allen's expanding litigation group. The firm’s second Midwest office builds upon the success of Hinckley Allen’s Chicago office, which opened in 2020.
“Ann, Tracy, and Jackie have stellar reputations in Missouri, Illinois, and nationally. The combined group’s deep experience leading complex litigation cases builds upon the success of our Chicago office and provides further resources to our expanding toxic tort team,” said Jerry Petros, Litigation Chair at Hinckley Allen. “Their skills will enhance the firm’s existing litigation capabilities in a critical jurisdiction for toxic tort litigation.”
“We are thrilled to welcome Ann, Tracy, Jackie, and the whole team to Hinckley Allen and our fast-growing litigation department,” added Patrick A. Rogers, Hinckley Allen’s Managing Partner. “Strategic growth is a firm priority, and equally important is attracting top lawyers to service expanding client needs. Our new St. Louis Metro office and Fort Lauderdale, Florida office, which opened earlier this year, demonstrate Hinckley Allen’s commitment to supporting our clients in growing markets nationwide.”
Hinckley Allen’s new St. Louis Metro / Madison County, IL expansion will be the firm’s eighth office in seven states: Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, Illinois, and Florida. Our Illinois expansion follows the February 2024 opening of the firm’s seventh office in Fort Lauderdale, resulting from combining with Ferencik Libanoff Brandt, Bustamante & Goldstein, P.A., a leading Florida construction law firm. In 2024, Hinckley Allen added attorneys in every office and in the firm’s primary practice groups: Corporate, Real Estate, Litigation, Construction, and Trust and Estates.
About Our Litigation Team and New Partners
Hinckley Allen’s litigation attorneys are industry leaders and have been recognized as such by Chambers USA, Benchmark Litigation, BTI Consulting Group, and Best Lawyers.
“We are excited to be a part of Hinckley Allen’s continued growth in the Midwest. We know that our clients will benefit from the many resources and rich experience of Hinckley Allen,” said Ann Hatch. “We have worked closely with Hinckley Allen attorneys for decades and look forward to all we can accomplish now as one team.”
M. Ann Hatch has tried jury trials to verdict in state and federal courts in Illinois and Missouri. She has a particular focus on defending asbestos-related lawsuits as well as other toxic torts, such as benzene. Ann represents manufacturers, premises owners, and distributors. She is perhaps best known for her extensive work in lawsuits filed in the Illinois counties of Madison, St. Clair, McLean, and Cook, as well as in St. Louis and Jackson County, Missouri. Among other honors, Hatch has been recognized as a Missouri Lawyers Weekly ICON, is a recipient of the Illinois Bar Foundation’s Distinguished Service to Law & Society, and Land of Lincoln Legal Aid named an award in her honor, The M. Ann Hatch Award, for exemplary pro bono service to low-income Illinoisans.
Tracy Beckham Phipps serves as regional counsel for product manufacturers and distributors, premises owners, and their insurers throughout Illinois and Missouri. She also represents corporate clients and small business owners, helping them navigate the complexities of asbestos and product liability litigation. She is deeply committed to advancing women in the legal profession. She mentors, advises, and supports women attorneys in their pursuit of satisfying and successful careers.
Jacqueline Redmond is particularly known for her work on asbestos, chemicals, and drugs-related cases. She represents insurance companies and corporations in complex tort litigation throughout Illinois and Missouri, with a concentration in Missouri’s St. Louis City and St. Clair, Madison, and McLean Counties in Illinois. Redmond also devotes time to raising awareness and accessibility of legal representation for underserved communities. She recently served as the pro bono director at her prior firm, overseeing various pro bono work.
About Hinckley Allen
Hinckley Allen is a business law firm that delivers exceptional results for its clients. Recognized by the American Lawyer as one of the nation’s top law firms, Hinckley Allen’s professionals represent leading regional, national, and global businesses on their most important business and legal matters. The firm’s 170 lawyers work in offices located in Boston, MA; Providence, RI; Hartford, CT; Manchester, NH; Albany, NY; Chicago, IL; Fort Lauderdale, FL; and now St. Louis Metro / Madison County, IL. Hinckley Allen has been a vital force in law, business, government, and our communities since 1906. Learn more at hinckleyallen.com.