Foley announced today that 23 Chicago office attorneys were named Illinois Super Lawyers and four were named named Rising Stars in the January 2012 issue of Illinois Super Lawyers magazine. Attorneys named to the list of Illinois Super Lawyers represent the top five percent of legal professionals practicing in the state. Rising Stars include the top up-and-coming attorneys in the state who are 40 years old or younger, or who have been practicing for 10 years or less.
Among the Foley attorneys named Illinois Super Lawyers, 18 have been included for five or more years. All attorneys named below are listed along with their primary practices, as classified by Super Lawyers.
The Chicago attorneys named 2012 Illinois Super Lawyers are:
Myles D. Berman, Government Relations
Laura L. Bilas, Bonds/Government Finance
John T. Brooks, Estate & Trust Litigation
Michael M. Conway, Business Litigation
Dewey B. Crawford, Securities & Corporate Finance
James D. Dasso, Business Litigation
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Scott E. Early, General Litigation
Kevin J. Egan, Health Care
Bennett L. Epstein, Employment & Labor
Craig S. Fochler, Intellectual Property Litigation
Jeanne M. Gills, Intellectual Property Litigation
David B. Goroff, Appellate
James R. Hellige, Estate Planning & Probate
Harold L. Kaplan, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Christopher N. Knight, Bonds/Government Finance
William J. McKenna, Business Litigation
Wayne F. Osoba, Real Estate
John B. Palmer III, Tax
Mark L. Prager, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Donna J. Pugh, Land Use/Zoning
Michael J. Small, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Michael H. Woolever, Employee Benefits/ERISA
The Chicago attorneys named 2012 Illinois Rising Stars are:
Matthew E. Martin, Intellectual Property
Jill L. Nicholson, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Aaron K. Tantleff, Information Technology/Outsourcing
Christopher G. Ward, Employment & Labor
슈퍼 로이어스( Super Lawyers) 연구팀은 톰슨 로이터스 법률 부문(Thomson Reuters Legal division)의 일원으로, 매년 선정 목록을 작성하기 위해 엄격한 다단계 선정 절차를 수행합니다. 이 절차에는 전 주(州) 변호사 대상 설문조사, 변호사 주도 연구진의 후보자 독립 평가, 그리고 실무 분야별 후보자 동료 평가가 포함됩니다.
