Willard L. Hemsworth III

Willard L. Hemsworth III practices personal injury law and is listed as a partner by Rathbun, Cservenyak & Kozol LLC’s Naperville office. His work concerns injuries caused by negligence or intentional acts, particularly those suffered in violent and traumatic accidents.

Hemsworth began in civil and commercial litigation before turning his practice toward injured people. More than two dozen of his cases have reached a jury trial, according to his firm biography. Away from those cases, he speaks at legal conferences and seminars about personal injury law.

His legal education took him to Chicago’s John Marshall Law School, where he earned a Juris Doctor. He contributed to the Review of Intellectual Property Law in two capacities: as an editorial board member and as the author of a published comment. Earlier, at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, he completed a Bachelor of Science and was on the Dean’s List.

The firm lists his professional memberships in both the DuPage County and Will County bar associations. It also names the Illinois State Bar Association, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and American Association for Justice among his affiliations.

Hemsworth’s personal injury practice sits within a firm serving several kinds of clients. Rathbun, Cservenyak & Kozol represents individuals, corporations and municipalities in state and federal courts across six Illinois counties.