DMG is pleased to announce that Matthew Layman and Patrick Carrier have joined the firm as Associate Attorneys.
Matthew Layman handles commercial and tort litigation for railroad and other transportation sector clients. Prior to joining DMG, he spent 6 years with The Moran Law Group where he focused his practice on plaintiff’s side employment litigation and criminal defense. Matt graduated with honors from Michigan State University, received the DePaul University College of Law Dean’s Merit Scholarship, and was named an Illinois 2014 Rising Star by Thompson Reuters’ Super Lawyers. The Rising Stars list recognizes up and coming attorneys who are 40 years old or younger and no more than 2.5% of Illinois attorneys are selected.
Patrick Carrier represents railroad and industrial clients in tort, casualty litigation, FELA and personal injury defense. Prior to joining DMG, Patrick spent four years with O’Connell, Tivin, Miller & Burns specializing in toxic tort, environmental and insurance defense litigation. He started his career at Dunn/Gibbons, a boutique civil litigation practice and worked as a volunteer law clerk at the Kent County (Michigan) Prosecutor’s Office. He also served as a Judicial Law Clerk for the 17th Judicial Circuit under the Hon. Patricia D. Gardner.
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May 12, 2014 |
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The law firm of Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP proudly announces the addition of Brian Schroeder as a new partner to its legal team. Schroeder is a skilled appellate lawyer who brings more than 20 years of experience in appellate law, having argued cases before the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, the Illinois Supreme Court, and all five Districts of the Illinois Appellate Court.
Schroeder is highly respected by his peers, having been named an Illinois Super Lawyer in appellate law for the past seven consecutive years. He is recognized as a skilled advocate in the legal community, well known for his groundbreaking work in the field of reproductive rights. In Szafranski v. Dunston, Schroeder set the legal precedent in Illinois for how to resolve disputes about what happens to frozen embryos when a relationship dissolves. As medicine and technology continue to advance, there is a growing need for laws to meet these issues. This case represents a topic that has great ramifications in the area of family law. In order to pursue his passion for this field, Schroeder left the firm he founded to join Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP, the largest law firm in the country focusing exclusively on family law.
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May 12, 2014 |
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The law firm of Lashly & Baer, P.C. announces that Courtney R. Logan has joined the firm as an associate. Logan is a trial attorney whose practice involves defending health care providers and health care institutions. He handles a vast array of litigation including personal injury, workers’ compensation, wrongful death, product liability, premises liability, commercial litigation, and professional negligence in Illinois and Missouri. He holds a J.D. from Saint Louis University School of Law.
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May 1, 2014 |
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The law firm of GoodSmith Gregg & Unruh LLP announced that commercial litigator Timothy B. Hardwicke has joined its partnership.
Hardwicke joins GGU from Latham & Watkins LLP, where he began his legal career 25 years ago and has served as a litigation partner for the past 17 years. “We are very excited about the addition of Tim to our litigation group,” said Ken GoodSmith. “Having worked with him before we left Latham, and seen the results he’s achieved for his clients since then, we think he is a tremendous addition to our firm.”
Hardwicke’s commercial litigation practice focuses on disputes involving contracts, business torts, trade secrets, restrictive covenants, class actions, and antitrust matters. He has represented clients in a wide range of business sectors, including technology, manufacturing, retail, food and beverage, healthcare, professional services, finance, media, and wireless telecommunications, and has attained notable victories at every stage of litigation.
Hardwicke (49) received his J.D. with honors from The University of Chicago Law School in 1989 and his Bachelor of Political Science, magna cum laude, from Vanderbilt University in 1986.
GoodSmith Gregg & Unruh LLP has a general commercial practice with specialties in mergers and acquisitions, finance, real estate, corporate counseling, antitrust, employment law, litigation, government contracts and construction law. GGU was formed when partners Ken GoodSmith, David Gregg and Marilee Unruh split from the Chicago office of Latham & Watkins exactly 18 years ago, on May 1, 1996.
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April 15, 2014 |
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Jenner & Block LLP today announces that Terrence J. Truax – a 26-year veteran of the firm and co-chair of its Patent Litigation and Counseling Practice – has been elected managing partner, effective May 1, 2014. He will succeed Susan C. Levy, who leaves the 450-attorney firm at the end of April to assume her new position as executive vice president and general counsel at Northern Trust Corporation.
Mr. Truax served on the firm’s Management Committee starting in January 2007 and subsequently has served on the firm’s Policy Committee since 2009. Mr. Truax joined Jenner & Block as an associate in 1988 and was promoted to partner in 1997. Based in the firm’s Chicago office, Mr. Truax has represented clients from around the world and has been involved in some of the firm’s most complex and high-profile matters. -
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Goldberg Segalla is pleased to announce that Staci A. Williamson has joined the law firm in its Chicago office.
Ms. Williamson, a partner, is a member of the firm’s Product Liability Practice Group. She focuses her practice on defending product liability claims, including those involving fire and explosion, product labeling and warnings, and other issues arising under the Consumer Product Safety Act.
Ms. Williamson handles premises liability litigation, and represents clients in connection with mass tort class action litigation, appellate litigation, arbitration, and mediation. She has worked on a variety of complex matters, including precedent-setting, multimillion-dollar personal injury, fire, and consumer class action cases.
A frequent contributor of articles on product liability defense to publications of the Defense Research Institute and the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, Ms. Williamson received her juris doctorate at Loyola University Chicago School of Law (2006) and her bachelor of arts degree from Ohio University (2000).
Previously, she practiced in the Chicago office of Wiedner & McAuliffe.
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April 9, 2014 |
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DiTommaso Lubin with offices in Chicago and Oakbrook Terrace is pleased to announce that John R. McInerney has joined the firm. He will concentrate his practice in the areas of complex commercial and class action litigation.
DiTommaso Lubin is a litigation-focused firm with more than 50 years of combined experience in the areas of complex commercial, class action, and First Amendment litigation. Our attorneys are at home in the courtroom and have secured hundreds of millions of dollars in judgments and settlements for our clients. Our list of clients is as diverse as our skill sets ranging from large corporations to individuals. John who has a background in business and finance will make a welcome addition to the DiTommaso Lubin team. For more information about DiTommaso Lubin and John visit www.ditommasolaw.com.
John can be reached at DiTommaso Lubin 17W220 22nd St., Suite 410, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois 60181; Telephone: 331.225.2137; Email: jrm@ditommasolaw.com
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April 9, 2014 |
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Robbins Schwartz is pleased to announce our newest associate.
Karla J. Baumler joins our Chicago office where she will concentrate her practice in the area of labor and employment. Karla received her J.D. from the University of Iowa in 2010 and her B.S. from Drake University in 2006.
Prior to joining Robbins Schwartz, Karla focused on labor and employment law on behalf of private sector employers.About Robbins Schwartz:
Since its founding in 1970, Robbins Schwartz has provided a full range of legal services to educational institutions, public entities and private sector clients. With offices in Chicago, Mokena, Champaign-Urbana, Decatur, Collinsville and Rockford, Robbins Schwartz is uniquely positioned to serve schools, colleges and municipal bodies, as well as clients in the corporate sector throughout Illinois. For a complete description of the legal services provided by Robbins Schwartz visit the Firm’s website at www.robbins-schwartz.com. -
March 20, 2014 |
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The law firm of Hassakis & Hassakis, P.C., with its principal office in Mt. Vernon (yet serving all of
Illinois), is proud to announce Joshua A. Humbrecht has become a partner in the firm and James M.
Ruppert has joined the law firm as an associate.Joshua A. Humbrecht
Josh received his J.D. from Southern Illinois University School of Law in 2009 and graduated magna cum laude. During law school he was active in trial advocacy and clerked for an appellate court justice and at 2 local firms. Josh began working for Hassakis & Hassakis, P.C. as a law clerk in 2008 and was offered a position as an associate upon graduation. Josh focuses on personal injury and workers’ compensation. In 2005, Josh received his bachelor’s degree from Illinois State University where he double majored in political science and history and was active in the mock trial program. Josh grew up in New Lenox, Illinois where he graduated from Lincoln-Way High School. He is married to Monika Humbrecht and they live in Benton, Illinois with their infant son, Caden.
James M. Ruppert
James hails from Madison County, Illinois, having attended Alton Senior High School. He later studied at Western Illinois University, majoring in political science and graduating with a Bachelor of Science Degree in 2010. James obtained his J.D. from Southern Illinois University School of Law in 2013.
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February 28, 2014 |
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Langhenry, Gillen, Lundquist and Johnson, LLC is pleased to announce that Michelle M. Paveza and Michael R. Radak have become partners in the firm. The firm thanks them for their hard work and dedication in serving their clients.