Business Details
25 Years
experience
Trusted Legal Representation in Central Illinois
Robert T Varney Associates & Associates is a civil trial firm dedicated to providing legal representation to corporations, businesses, and the risk industry. Established in 2001, we focus on delivering cost-effective legal services while prioritizing client needs and expectations. Our practice areas include insurance defense, commercial litigation, transportation, environmental law, and more. We serve Central Illinois with offices in Bloomington, strategically positioned between major interstate highways to efficiently handle cases across the state. Our attorneys bring diverse expertise from both rural and urban backgrounds, with experience in national corporations and local businesses.We maintain strong relationships with insurance and self-insured companies as an approved panel law firm. Our team's collective litigation defense experience ensures favorable outcomes for clients. We combine legal expertise with practical understanding of various industries to provide tailored solutions. Our attorneys are licensed in multiple jurisdictions and actively participate in professional associations. We are committed to community involvement and maintaining the highest standards of legal practice.
Services
Insurance Defense
Commercial Litigation
Transportation Law
Environmental Law
Real Estate Liability
Public Finance
Warranty Claims
Employment Law
Professional Liability
Details
- Year established: 2001
Highlights and features
- We offer 20+ years of combined litigation experience
- Our team serves both national corporations and local businesses
- Cost-effective legal services with proven outcomes
- Licensed in multiple jurisdictions including federal courts
- Strategic location serving all Central Illinois regions
Services
Insurance Defense
We represent insurance companies and self-insured entities in coverage disputes, bad faith claims, and regulatory matters. Our practice includes premium financing disputes and statutory compliance. With extensive experience in complex insurance litigation, we provide strategic defense solutions for primary, excess, and reinsurers across multiple jurisdictions.
Commercial Litigation
Our firm handles breach of contract claims, non-compete agreements, partnership disputes, and commercial defamation cases. We represent businesses in creditors' rights litigation, product disparagement matters, and trademark infringement disputes. Our attorneys provide comprehensive solutions for commercial conflicts from pre-trial negotiations to courtroom litigation.
Environmental Law
We defend clients in environmental litigation involving asbestos exposure, petrochemical contamination, and hazardous waste cleanup. Our practice covers regulatory compliance, surface/groundwater pollution cases, and stormwater management disputes. With experience in complex toxic tort cases, we represent clients in both state and federal environmental litigation matters.
Transportation Law
Our transportation practice covers automobile, trucking, and railroad liability cases. We handle personal injury, property damage, and economic loss claims for commercial transportation entities. The firm provides comprehensive defense strategies for motor carrier clients facing litigation from local and interstate operations.
Professional Liability
We defend professionals across multiple disciplines including attorneys, healthcare providers, and engineering professionals. Our practice covers legal malpractice, medical negligence, and professional regulatory matters. We represent professionals in disciplinary proceedings and civil litigation involving standard of care disputes.
People
Robert T Varney Associates
Attorney
Licensed in Illinois, Missouri, and Massachusetts, Robert Varney brings extensive trial experience in commercial litigation and insurance defense. He serves on multiple professional association boards and has lectured on legal procedures.
Mary Tallon
Attorney
Specializing in legal advocacy, Mary Tallon applies her journalism background to complex litigation cases. She focuses on insurance defense and commercial disputes with state court expertise.
Anna Calvert
Attorney
Anna Calvert combines creative thinking with legal expertise in insurance defense and professional liability cases. She holds memberships in multiple legal societies and graduated magna cum laude from law school.
Questions
What areas of law do you specialize in?
We specialize in insurance defense, commercial litigation, transportation law, environmental law, real estate liability, and professional liability cases.
How long have you served Central Illinois?
Our firm has provided legal services in Central Illinois since 2001 with offices in Bloomington.
Do you handle cases outside Central Illinois?
While based in Central Illinois, we serve clients throughout the state including Rockford to Metropolis.
What makes your firm different?
Our attorneys combine rural and urban experience with national corporate expertise and federal court licensing.
