Our Latest Featured Speaker is Heidi L. Wickstrom!

Our latest Featured Speaker is Heidi L. Wickstrom of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C.!

Heidi is speaking at our 16th Annual Illinois Circuit Court Boot Camp: The Nuts and Bolts, on October 27 and 29, 2026!

You’ll hear throughout the program from four sitting Circuit Court judges, Hon. Patricia O’Brien Sheahan (tentative pending trial), Hon. Eileen Marie O’Connor, Hon. Chloé G. Pedersen, and Hon. John H. Ehrlich (Part 1, tentative pending trial), who will provide candid commentary on what they see in their courtrooms every day, what works, and what doesn’t. Their perspectives, combined with practical instruction from experienced plaintiff and defense litigators, make this program a must for anyone practicing in Illinois Circuit Court.

Now in its 16th year, our Illinois Circuit Court Boot Camp remains the preeminent litigation training program in the state for attorneys handling (or returning to) state court practice.

Heidi is teaching “Preparing for Trial: Pretrial Conferences, Trial Briefs, Motions in Limine, and Final Preparation” on October 29, with Howard L. Teplinsky commenting. It closes the program and covers the pretrial conference and order, trial briefs, the pretrial statement, motions in limine, the final status conference, and trier of fact decisions.

If your attorneys can’t attend live, the full program is available via OnDemand Streaming or Recorded Package Downloads. Group licenses are available for firms and agencies.

Click here for full details and registration.

Heidi taught “Pre-Trial Matters” at last year’s Boot Camp, and we are thrilled to have her back to close out the program this year.

Heidi Wickstrom is a partner at Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard in Chicago, Illinois. Prior to joining the firm, Heidi spent her legal career as a trial attorney at the Pillersdorf Law Firm in New York, New York. Heidi concentrates her practice in representing plaintiffs in medical malpractice, birth trauma, catastrophic motor vehicle, and products liability cases.

Heidi is an active member of the American Association for Justice, serving on the Board of Governors, the Illinois Trial Lawyer’s Association, serving on the Board of Managers, as well as the New York State Trial Lawyers Association and New York Academy of Trial Lawyers. Heidi is a graduate of the University of Michigan and Syracuse University College of Law.

Welcome back, Heidi! We can’t wait to have you with us on October 29.