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Richard WM. Strawbridge

    
Partner  
Education
 
Mr. Strawbridge graduated from Colgate University in 1970, with a B.A. in English.  He received his J.D., with honors, from John Marshall Law School in 1978, where he led the National Moot Court Team.  In between college and law school, Mr. Strawbridge served as an officer in the U.S. Army, assigned to the 1st Infantry Division Artillery.
 

Experience

 
Mr. Strawbridge is the newest partner in Sudekum, Cassidy & Shulruff, Chtd, joining the Firm in January, 2007.  Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Strawbridge was a partner in a large, international insurance law firm, where he concentrated his practice primarily in subrogation, with experience also in insurance defense, coverage and other areas.  With his former firm, Mr. Strawbridge was responsible for managing national and regional subrogation programs for several prominent insurance companies, a practice he continues with SCS.		  

Expertise
 
Mr. Strawbridge is one of the most experienced fire litigation attorneys in the nation.  He has successfully and routinely handled large, complicated subrogation cases in a wide range of jurisdictions, in which he has produced recoveries for his clients in seven and eight figures.  In 2006, he won a $29 million verdict and judgment at trial.  In 2008, he won a $3.4 million verdict and judgment arising from one of Chicago’s largest recent fires.  He also successfully defended a national product manufacturer in an eight-figure property damage fire case.