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. 

Bar Admissions

  • Texas, 2024
  • Colorado, 2025
  • U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois
  • 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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Bill

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

Timothy J. Shaffer

Associate

Timothy Shaffer’s practice includes transportation, premises liability, and insurance defense.  Mr. Shaffer represents clients in state and federal courts across Montana, and he is also licensed in Minnesota. 

Mr. Shaffer began his career as a law clerk to the Honorable Kevin Siefken in Minnesota’s 3rd Judicial District.  Prior to joining Hall & Evans, Mr. Shaffer practiced at civil litigation firms in Northwestern Montana.  Mr. Shaffer earned his JD from the Mitchell Hamline School of Law and received his bachelor’s in legal studies from the University of Wisconsin at Superior. During law school, he interned with the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of the Principal Legal Advisor and was a legal intern with the Builders Association of Minnesota.  He also served as Student Director for the law school’s Employment Discrimination Clinic.

Bar Admissions

  • Montana, 2022
  • Minnesota, 2021
  • U.S. District Court, District of Montana

Location

Missoula Office

Education

JD: Mitchell Hamline School of Law, 2020
BS: University of Wisconsin-Superior, 2016, Legal Studies

Contact

shaffert@hallevans.com

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Timothy

Madisyn Schaus

Associate

Madisyn Schaus joined Hall & Evans, LLC as an Associate in 2025. Ms. Schaus’ practice centers on premises liability, products liability, professional liability, and workers’ compensation.

Ms. Schaus earned her JD from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law after receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice from the University of Nevada.  While in law school, she was a Legal Intern and a Legal Extern with the Clark County Public Defender’s Office.

Location

Las Vegas Office

Education

JD: University of Nevada-Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law, 2025
BA: University of Nevada-Las Vegas, 2020, Criminal Justice

Contact

schausm@hallevans.com

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Madisyn

Business & Community Service
  • Volunteer, Central Christian Church with Central Youth

Chandler B. Helvey

Associate

Chandler Helvey’s practice includes healthcare and medical malpractice, professional liability, and premises liability. 

During law school, Mr. Helvey was a clerk for the Honorable Justice Gray with the Wyoming Supreme Court, clerked at Hall & Evans, and was a library and research assistant for the George Hopper Library.  He also was an Associate Justice for ASUW Student Government, Vice President of the John Burman Student Government Association, and Treasurer of the J. Reuben Clark Law Society.

Bar Admissions

  • Colorado, 2025
  • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado

Location

Denver Office

Education

JD: University of Wyoming College of Law, 2025
BA: Brigham Young University, 2021, History, Minor in Spanish Speaking

Contact

helveyc@hallevans.com

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Chandler

Career Distinctions & Honors
  • Eagle Scout – Boy Scouts of America
Professional Experience
  • Law Clerk, Hon. Justice Gray, Wyoming Supreme Court, Cheyenne, WY, 2024
Professional Associations
  • Colorado Defense Lawyers Association
  • Colorado Healthcare Associated Risk Managers

Languages
  • Spanish

John J. Roberts

Senior Counsel

John is an experienced trial and appellate attorney primarily focusing on professional liability, professional licensure, and construction defect cases. John defends architects, engineers, and other licensed professionals in professional liability matters before administrative agencies, district courts, and appellate courts.

Before joining Hall & Evans, John served as a First Assistant Attorney General advising and representing state regulatory agencies and supervising a team of attorneys. John spent over two decades with the Colorado Attorney General’s Office in the Business & Licensing Section. John counseled and litigated cases for professional licensing boards and regulatory agencies statewide, including the Board for Licensure of Architects, Professional Engineers, and Professional Land Surveyors; the Board of Nursing; the Public Utilities Commission; the Mined Land Reclamation Board; the Plumbing and Electrical Boards; and the Passenger Tramway Safety Board.

John began his career in private practice, counseling clients in transactional and litigation matters including employment, corporate, real estate, intellectual property, oil and gas, and estate planning.

Location

Denver Office

Education

JD: University of Denver Sturm College of Law, 1998

MA: Colorado State University, 1993, History

BA: University of Colorado, 1991, Psychology

Contact

robertsj@hallevans.com

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John

Career Distinctions & Honors
  • Eagle Scout – Boy Scouts of America, Western Alaska Council
Articles & Publications // Presentations // Webinars
  • Speaker, “Speak No Evil: First Amendment Issues for Regulatory Boards,” Federation of Associations of Regulatory Boards Forum, January 2009

  • Speaker, “Speak No Evil: First Amendment Issues for Regulatory Boards,” Federation of Associations of Regulatory Boards Attorney Certification Seminar, October 2009

  • Speaker, “Employee Training: Legal Concerns for Agency Employees – CORA, OML, Hearings, and Best Practices,” Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies, September 2007

  • Author, “High Line Canal,” HAER CO-43, Colorado Department of Transportation, April 1994

  • Author, “86th Street Aluminum Overpass,” HAER IA-42, Iowa Department of Transportation, February 1994

  • Author, “Iowa Bridge Overview,” Iowa Department of Transportation, December 1993

  • Author, “Rock House Ford Bridge,” HAER MO-78, Missouri Department of Transportation, November 1993