Stacey L. Seneczko
Stacey L. Seneczko is an experienced litigator. She represents various types of professionals against claims of negligence, including lawyers, realtors, architects, engineers, physicians and hospitals. Ms. Seneczko has also successfully defended local units of government in personal injury cases, malicious prosecution, excessive force, police pursuits and complex commercial disputes.
Ms. Seneczko represents large and small corporations, as well as solo practitioners, in various types of cases and matters, including contractual disputes, claims arising from construction, and professional liability. Additionally, she has handled thousands of toxic tort and environmental cases involving claims of asbestos exposure.
Ms. Seneczko joined Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP in December 1996. She has been able to use her experience as a law clerk for the Second District Appellate Court in her appellate practice wherein she has successfully represented a variety of clients. One of the cases handled by Ms. Seneczko, both at the trial level and on appeal, Henrich v. Libertyville High School, is frequently cited for its favorable interpretation of statutory immunities.
She has been rated by Martindale-Hubbell for ethics and legal ability.
Ms. Seneczko’s professional affiliations include the Professional Liability Underwriters Society and the Women's Bar Association of Illinois. She is also a member of the American Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association and the Lake County Bar Association.
Ms. Seneczko is the author of "The Effect of Mandatory Medicare Assignment on Health Care,” 10 J. Legal Med. 529 (1989), and "The Parental Tort Immunity Doctrine Applied to Wrongful Death Actions: A Rule Without Reason. Chamness v. Fairtrace. 158 Ill.App.3d 325, 511 N.E.2d 839 (5th Dist. 1987)," 13 S. Ill. U.L.J. 175 (1988).