Bill Tatom

Associate

Bill Tatom is an Associate in the Hall & Evans Chicago office. His practice focuses on civil litigation with an emphasis on health care matters, premises liability, and insurance defense.  Mr. Tatom defends health care providers, long-term care facilities, and local businesses facing litigation. His experience also includes defending matters involving commercial litigation, construction defects, breach of contract, fraudulent misrepresentation, warranty of habitability, property disputes, and product liability claims.

Mr. Tatom’s practice also includes he defense of correctional healthcare providers in medical and civil rights claims.

Mr. Tatom earned his JD from the University of Houston Law Center and was the recipient of the Dean’s Scholarship and the Buck J. Wynne Memorial Scholarship.  Before his legal career, Mr. Tatom spent eight years teaching U.S. History and English. 

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Texas, 2024
  • Colorado, 2025
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas

Location

Chicago Office

Education

JD: University of Houston Law Center, 2024
BA: Eastern Illinois University, 2012, History

Contact

tatomb@hallevans.com

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Career Distinctions & Honors
  • Dean’s Scholarship
  • Buck J. Wynne Memorial Scholarship
Professional Associations

  • Colorado Bar Association

  • Denver Bar Association

  • State Bar of Texas, Construction Law Section, Insurance Law Section, Litigation Section

Kimberly A. Huson

Associate

Kimberly A. Huson is a defense litigator concentrating her practice in healthcare and medical malpractice, premises liability, sports and recreation law, and transportation matters. She represents insurers, corporations, universities, and individuals in complex, high-stakes litigation involving catastrophic injury and wrongful death claims.

Ms. Huson has extensive experience defending healthcare providers across a wide range of claims, including medical and dental malpractice, cosmetic procedures, and correctional medicine. She is skilled in all phases of litigation—from strategic discovery and dispositive motion practice through mediation, trial, and appeal.

Before joining Hall & Evans, Ms. Huson developed a diverse civil litigation background at both a large national firm and boutique firms in Albuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico. She graduated summa cum laude from Arizona State University with a degree in political science and went on to earn her J.D. from the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University.

While in law school, Ms. Huson focused her studies on sports and business law and remained actively engaged in the sports community. She began her legal career as a paralegal in Nashville and Phoenix, where she built a foundation in probate and eminent domain litigation.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • New Mexico, 2019
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico

Location

Santa Fe Office

Education

JD: Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, 2018
BA: Arizona State University, 2014, Political Science, summa cum laude

Contact

husonk@hallevans.com

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Professional Associations
  • New Mexico Bar Association
  • New Mexico Defense Lawyers Association
  • New Mexico Women’s Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • Federal Bar Association
Other Activities
  • Outside the courtroom, Ms. Huson is an avid sports fan who brings the same passion to her personal life that she brings to her legal work. She loves watching football, playing fantasy football, basketball and golf, and she never misses a chance to talk game strategy—whether on the field or in the courtroom.

Rus Miller

Counsel

Rus Miller is a seasoned trial attorney with over 15 years of courtroom experience and is adept at presenting defense cases as a tried-and-true litigator. Mr. Miller’s practice is focused on medical malpractice, transportation, and premises liability.

Before joining Hall & Evans, Mr. Miller served as an in-house trial attorney with a large national insurance company and practiced at insurance defense and plaintiff firms in Denver, CO. His unique perspective from all sides of an insurance claim enhances the strategic development and presentation of cases. Mr. Miller has been lead counsel on over 40 trials in Colorado and is committed to delivering effective legal representation while continuously refining trial techniques.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Colorado, 2010
  • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado

Location

Denver Office

Education

JD: Creighton University, 2010
MS: Creighton University, 2010, Alternative Dispute Resolution
BA: University of Colorado, 2007, English Literature

Contact

millerr@hallevans.com

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Jeana R. Lervick

Counsel

Jeana Lervick is a seasoned litigator who provides counseling and defense through every step of conflict prevention and resolution. Ms. Lervick focuses primarily on employment and health care law, from day-to-day operations to large-scale litigation.  She handles all aspects of employment management and defense, including contract negotiation and drafting, as well as appearing regularly in administrative proceedings before the Montana Human Rights Bureau. Ms. Lervick also has extensive experience in public entity defense and intellectual property, including both trademarks and patents, and routinely leads general litigation matters across all areas of the law.

Ms. Lervick began her career as a litigator in Chicago focusing on patents and trademarks for more than a decade. She returned to Montana to raise her family and became In-house Counsel for a Montana school district before serving as Chief of the Civil Department of Montana’s largest county. Prior to joining Hall & Evans, Ms. Lervick was Senior Counsel at a large litigation firm in Montana.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Illinois, 2002
  • Montana, 2014
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, District of Montana
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Location

Billings Office

Education

JD: DePaul University College of, 2002
BS: Montana State University, 1999, Directed Interdisciplinary Studies

Contact

lervickj@hallevans.com

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Jeana

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Professional Associations

  • Yellowstone County Bar Association

Articles & Publications // Presentations // Webinars

  • Speaker, “Trial Preparation for Montana Legal Assistants,” Half Moon Seminar, 2024

  • Speaker, “Montana Employment Law: Hiring, Firing, and Disciplining Employees,” NBI Seminar, 2023

Business & Community Service
  • Yellowstone Soccer Association, Vice President
Other Activities

  • Outside of work, Jeana is a coach and team mom for numerous youth athletic programs and can often be found cheering on her son with their Bernese Mountain Dog, Rosie, and rescue pup, Bandit.​

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Nourin Abourahma

Senior Associate

Nourin Abourahma joined Hall & Evans as a Senior Associate in 2026.  Her practice focuses on medical malpractice, insurance defense, and premises liability.  

Ms. Abourahma earned her law degree from Sandra Day O’ Connor College of Law (ASU Law). During law school, she served as a Research Assistant to a Human Rights Professor, contributing to research and advocacy efforts addressing global human rights issues. She further expanded her international legal experience by participating in the United Nations Universal Periodic Review Project in partnership with Birmingham City University’s School of Law in the United Kingdom. Prior to joining Hall & Evans, Ms. Abourahma practiced medical malpractice defense at a small firm in Salt Lake City, UT.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Utah, 2021
  • U.S. District Court, District of Utah

Location

Salt Lake City Office

Education

JD: Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, 2020
BS: University of Utah, 2017, Philosophy

Contact

abourahman@hallevans.com

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Nourin

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Articles & Publications // Presentations // Webinars
  • Co-Author, “The Human Right to Suicide Under International Law,” Human Rights Law Review, Vol. 21, No. 3, 2021
Languages
  • Arabic, elementary proficiency

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