Ronald E. Neroda

Member

Ronald Neroda’s practice focuses on the defense of civil cases involving medical malpractice, nursing homes, long-term care and rehabilitation facilities, correctional healthcare providers, asbestos and toxic torts, civil rights claims, premises liability, and employment practices.

Mr. Neroda has extensive experience representing and advising medical providers, hospitals, dentists, and nursing home and in-home care providers in complex malpractice matters. He also frequently works with clients in the retail and restaurant industries on premises liability and dram shop actions. He also represents various industries in cases that involve toxic exposure.

Mr. Neroda has successfully defended clients through all phases of litigation including trial, pretrial, mediation and arbitration. In addition to his litigation practice, he also regularly advises clients on employment practices and policies and procedures to reduce company risk.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Illinois, 2008
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin

Location

Chicago Office
121 West Wacker Drive
Suite 2150
Chicago, IL 60601

Education

JD: John Marshall Law School, 2008, cum laude

BS: Indiana University, 2005, Business Finance

Contact

nerodar@hallevans.com

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Ronald

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Professional Associations
  • American Bar Association
  • Chicago Bar Association
  • Illinois State Bar Association
Business & Community Service
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago
  • PAWS Chicago

Greyson D. Hill

Associate

Greyson Hill joined Hall & Evans, LLC as an Associate in 2022. Mr. Hill represents individuals, businesses, and insurers in all types of civil litigation defense throughout Montana. He is currently involved in cases concerning premises liability, products liability, public entity defense, and general tort defense.

While attending law school, Mr. Hill was an intern with Hall & Evans, where he worked on a variety of civil defense matters including products liability and public entity defense. He also interned with the County Attorney’s Office in Missoula County, Montana, where he gained courtroom experience assisting in criminal prosecutions. Additionally, Mr. Hill volunteered with the Montana Legal Services Association Housing Justice Project, where he worked extensively with clients to settle landlord-tenant disputes. Prior to law school, Mr. Hill served as a Deputy Clerk of Court with the 13th Judicial District Court in Yellowstone County, Montana. Mr. Hill received his JD from the University of Montana’s Alexander Blewett III School of Law and received his BA in Political Science with high honors from the University of Montana.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Montana, 2022
  • U.S. District Court, District of Montana

Location

Billings Office

175 North 27th Street
Suite 1101
Billings, MT 59101

Education

JD: The University of Montana Alexander Blewett III School of Law, 2022
BA: The University of Montana, 2017, Political Science with Public Law emphasis, high honors

Contact

hillg@hallevans.com

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Professional Experience
  • Student Intern, Missoula County Attorney’s Office, Missoula, MT, 2022
  • Deputy Clerk of District Court, 13th Judicial District Court, Yellowstone County, Billings, MT, 2018-2019
Professional Associations
  • State Bar of Montana
Business & Community Service
  • Montana Legal Services Association Housing Justice Project, 2020-2021

Fred Simpson

Counsel

Fred Simpson has over 25 years of civil litigation experience representing individuals, businesses, and insurers. His practice includes general tort defense, defense of professional negligence claims, defense of disciplinary complaints against attorneys and real estate professionals, insurance coverage, insurance defense, defense of unfair trade practices claims, construction disputes, and real property/commercial litigation.

Mr. Simpson has tried multiple jury and bench trials in both state and federal court on a wide range of matters, including personal injury, fair debt collection practice act violations, insurance bad faith, property damage, employment/wage and hour claims, and easement disputes. He has also successfully briefed and argued multiple appeals before the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Montana Supreme Court. Additionally, Mr. Simpson conducts dispute resolution as a mediator.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Montana, 1995
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, District of Montana
  • Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Court

Location

Missoula Office
125 Bank Street
Suite 403
Missoula, MT 59802

Education

JD: University of Montana School of Law, 1995
BA: University of Idaho, 1990, Political Science

Contact

simpsonf@hallevans.com

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Fred

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Professional Associations
  • ​State Bar of Montana
Professional Experience
  • Prior to joining Hall & Evans, Mr. Simpson was a partner at Jenks & Simpson, P.C.
Career Distinctions & Honors
  • ​Martindale-Hubbell®, AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated
Business & Community Service
  • Mr. Simpson has previously served on the board of Missoula Housing Authority and the Missoula Food Bank.
Decisions
  • Glacier Bear Retreat, LLC v. Dusek, 2024 U.S. App. LEXIS 16974 (9th Cir. 2024)
  • McAtee v. Morrison & Frampton, PLLP, 405 Mont. 269 (Mont. 2021)
  • Rochdale Insurance Co. v. Dixon, 849 Fed.Appx. 697 (9th Cir. 2021)
  • Western Heritage Ins. Co. v. Slopeside Condominium Association, Inc., 2019 WL 1060704 (D. Mont. 2019)
  • Progressive Northwestern Ins. Co. v. Jensen, 2017 WL 728202 (D. Mont. 2017)
  • WBI Energy Transmission, Inc. v. Colony Ins. Co., 56 F.Supp.3d 1194 (D. Mont. 2014)
  • Salminen v. Morrison & Frampton, PLLP, 339 P.3d 602 (Mont. 2014)
  • Brilz v. Metropolitan General Ins. Co., 285 P.3d 494 (Mont. 2012)
  • Leys v. Employers Ins. Co. of Wausau, 2011 WL 1239726 (D. Mont. 2011)
  • McCollough v. Johnson, Rodenburg & Lauinger, LLC, 637 F.3d 939 (9th Cir. 2011)
  • Moe v. System Transport, Inc., 2010 WL 4643336 (D. Mont. 2010)
  • Travelers Property Casualty Co. of America v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., 2010 WL 5387491 (D. Mont. 2010)
  • Neal v. Nelson, 198 P.3d 819 (Mont. 2008)
  • Brilz v. Metlife Auto & Home, 251 Fed.Appx. 458 (9th Cir. 2007)
  • Redies v. Attorneys Liability Protection Society, 150 P.3d 930 (Mont. 2007)
  • Smith v. Salish Kootenai College, 434 F.3d 1127 (9th Cir. 2006)
  • Superior Enterprises, LLC v. Montana Power Co., 49 P.3d 565 (Mont. 2002)
  • Farmers Plant Aid, Inc. v. Fedder, 999 P.2d 315 (Mont. 2000)
  • Ratchye v. Lucas, 957 P.2d 1128 (Mont. 1998)

Meghan A. Sheridan

Member

Meghan Sheridan is a civil litigation trial attorney whose practice concentrates in personal injury defense, primarily in recreation accident cases, premises liability, product liability, gig-economy matters, and trucking and aviation accidents.  She also works with general contractors and subcontractors on construction defect claims.

Meghan focuses on understanding her clients’ specific business and priorities to build effective working relationships.  She emphasizes frequent communication with her clients, including providing early and ongoing case evaluation for potential resolution purposes; however, working on trial strategy from day one.  Meghan also provides additional consulting to ski areas and recreation providers regarding risk management, including speaking at ski areas and national conferences regarding winter and summer operations.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Utah, 2012
  • U.S. District Court, District of Utah

Location

Salt Lake City Office
175 South Main Street
Suite 500
Salt Lake City, UT 84111

Education

JD: University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, 2012, High Honors
BS: Pennsylvania State University, 2001, Psychology, Highest Honors

Contact

sheridanm@hallevans.com

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Recent Decisions
  • Summary Judgment granted for ski resort for negligence and gross negligence claims in zip-lining accident.
  • Defense verdict for ski area in premises liability action.
  • Defense verdict for ski area in skier-skier collision case.
  • Summary Judgment granted for commercial airline carrier for negligence alleged in on board incident.
  • Summary Judgment granted for ski resort for negligence claim on accident in double-black diamond area.
Other Activities
  • In her free time, Meghan spends time outdoors with her family, competes in local and regional mountain bike races, and Nordic skiing races.
Professional Associations
  • Board Member, Association of Ski Defense Attorneys, 2022-present
  • Member, Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel
  • ASTM International
  • National Ski Areas Association
  • Toastmasters
  • Utah Defense Lawyers Association
  • Utah State Bar
Blog Posts About Meghan

Alice A. Craig

Member

Alice Craig has over 25 years of litigation and appellate experience.  Her current practice focuses on civil litigation with an emphasis on transportation, wrongful death, catastrophic injury claims, and premises liability. Alice has significant experience in defending personal injury and property claims for railroads, trucking companies, retail companies, restaurants, and propane retailers. As a trained mediator, Alice can also effectively guide her clients through mediation.

Prior to joining the firm, Alice served as faculty at the University of Kansas School of Law for over 18 years and as an attorney in the Paul E. Wilson Project for Innocence. Alice ran the Trial Advocacy Program, directed the KU Law mock trial team in national competitions, and supervised the undergraduate mock trial program. Alice and her team successfully litigated claims of actual innocence in Kansas, Missouri, and Federal Court culminating in the release of multiple high-profile clients.

Alice began her career as an Assistant Appellate Defender, Assistant District Defender, and Assistant Death Penalty Defender in the Kansas Public Defender system providing her with a foundation of advocating for her clients in both the trial and appellate systems.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Kansas, 1995
  • Missouri, 2017
  • Nebraska, 2023
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, District of Kansas
  • U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska
  • U.S. District Court, District of Utah
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri

Location

Kansas City Office
1111 Main Street
Suite 700
Kansas City, MO 64105

Education

JD: University of Kansas Law School, 1995
BBA: University of Kansas, 1990, Business Administration

Contact

craiga@hallevans.com

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Career Distinctions & Honors
  • Riedy Teaching Fellowship, 2019-2021
  • Jayhawk Choice Award, 2018
  • Kansas Trial Lawyers Association Consumer Champion Award, 2017
  • Midwest Innocence Project Sean O’Brien Freedom Award, 2016
  • Topeka West High School Hall of Fame, 2016
Professional Experience
  • Faculty, University of Kansas School of Law, Lawrence, KS, 2011-present
  • Senior Attorney for Post-Conviction Litigation, Paul E. Wilson Project for Innocence and Post-Conviction Litigation, University of Kansas School of Law, Lawrence, KS, 2004-2022
  • Assistant Death Penalty Defender, Kansas Death Penalty Defense Unit, Topeka, KS, 2000-2004
  • Assistant District Defender, 10th Judicial District Public Defender Office, Olathe, KS, 1997-1999
  • Assistant Appellate Defender, Appellate Defender Office, Topeka, KS, 1995-1997
Blog Posts About Alice
Business & Community Service
  • Advisory Committee, The Innocence Network; Ethics and Best Practices Committee, 2020-present; Conference Planning Working Group, 2019-2020
  • Member, Kansas Closed Case Task Force, Topeka, KS, 2019-2021
  • Member, Federal Prison Workshop Committee, Topeka, KS, 2015-2016
Articles & Publications // Presentations // Webinars
  • Presenter, “Implicit Bias: How Hidden Biases Are Impacting Your Practice and Methods to Counteract The Impact” Recent Developments in the Law, University of Kansas, Spring 2022
  • Presenter, “Understanding DNA and CODIS,” Kansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Spring 2022
  • Co-Presenter, “Wrongful Convictions: The Causes and Effects On Marginalized Communities,” Kansas Bar Association, October 2021
  • Co-Presenter, “Incarcerating the Innocent: Wrongful Convictions and the System Behind Them,” Pizza and Politics, Robert J. Dole, Institute of Politics, University of Kansas, February 2019
  • Presenter, “The Ethics of Pretrial Preparation: Raising Issues and Getting Resources,” Kansas Federal Public Defender Office, Kansas Federal Criminal Fall CLE Seminar, Wichita and Lawrence, Kansas, October 2018
  • Co-Presenter, “Taming the Beast of Actual Innocence Cases,” Innocence Conference, March 2018
  • Presenter, “Wrongful Convictions: Causes and Remedies,” KBI Forensic Science Center, September 2017
  • Presenter, “Wrongful Convictions: Causes and Remedies,” Douglas County Bar Association, December 2015
  • Presenter, “Gender Bias in Trial Advocacy,” EATS Conference-Educating Advocates, Stetson University School of Law, May 2015
  • Presenter, “Changing Legal Procedures from Fry to Daubert: New Norms For Evidence and Due Diligence,” Douglas County Bar Association, October 2014
  • Co-Presenter, “Ramifications and Complications in the Current Kansas System and Why We Struggle to Fix Them,” Defending the Mentally Ill: Competence & Involuntary Commitment, Kansas Law Center, Topeka, KS, April 2013
  • Instructor, “Critical Trial Skills for Legal Services Attorneys,” University of New Mexico Law School, Albuquerque, NM, July 2011
  • Presenter, “Search and Seizure Update,” Douglas County Criminal Bar, December 2008
  • Presenter, “Search and Seizure Update,” Douglas County Criminal Bar, December 2009
  • Contributing Author, “Kansas Criminal Law Handbook,” Kansas Bar Association, 4th Edition, Chapter 31, 2006
Professional Associations
  • National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
  • Kansas Bar Association
  • Johnson County Bar Association
  • Douglas County Bar Association
  • Wyandotte County Bar Association
  • American Bar Association

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