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
- 劳拉·L·比拉斯,债券/政府金融
- 约翰·T·布鲁克斯,遗产与信托诉讼
- 迈克尔·M·康威,商业诉讼
- Dewey B. Crawford, Securities & Corporate Finance
- 詹姆斯·D·达索,商业诉讼
- Patrick Daugherty,证券与企业融资部
- Scott E. Early, General Litigation
- 凯文·J·伊根,医疗保健
- 班尼特·L·艾普斯坦,雇佣与劳工法
- 克雷格·S·福克勒,知识产权诉讼
- 珍妮·M·吉尔斯,知识产权诉讼
- 大卫·B·戈罗夫,上诉律师
- 詹姆斯·R·赫利格,遗产规划与遗嘱认证
- 哈罗德·L·卡普兰,《破产与债权人/债务人权利》
- 克里斯托弗·N·奈特,债券/政府金融
- 威廉·J·麦肯纳,商业诉讼
- Wayne F. Osoba, Real Estate
- 约翰·B·帕尔默三世,税务
- 马克·L·普拉格,破产与债权人/债务人权利
- 唐娜·J·普格,土地使用/分区规划
- 迈克尔·J·斯莫尔,破产与债权人/债务人权利
- 迈克尔·H·伍利弗,员工福利/《雇员退休收入保障法》
The Chicago attorneys named 2012 Illinois Rising Stars are:
- 马修·E·马丁,知识产权
- Jill L. Nicholson, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
- 亚伦·K·坦特莱夫,信息技术/外包
- 克里斯托弗·G·沃德,雇佣与劳工
汤森路透法律部门旗下的"超级律师"研究团队,通过严格的多阶段遴选流程编制年度榜单。该流程包括:全州范围内的律师问卷调查、由律师主导的研究团队对候选人进行独立评估,以及按执业领域对候选人实施同行评审。