ALTON, Ill. (July 3, 2025) – Simmons Hanly Conroy, a national leader in the legal representation of mesothelioma patients and their families, is pleased to announce that firm partner Melissa Crowe Schopfer was selected as the winner of the 2025 Women of Plaintiffs Asbestos Litigation Seminar (PALS) Award. Her selection was announced at this year’s seminar, which took place May 13-15 in Las Vegas.
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July 7, 2025 | People
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July 7, 2025 | People
Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice is pleased to announce the addition of Courtney Ragland as an associate in the firm’s Belleville office.
Ragland joins Baker Sterchi as an associate in the firm’s Belleville office. Her practice focuses on defending premises liability, products liability and personal injury matters on behalf of Illinois municipalities, as well as individual and corporate clients.
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July 1, 2025 | People
Aronberg Goldgehn is pleased to welcome Andrew R. Schwartz as a Member.
With more than 35 years of litigation experience, Schwartz brings deep knowledge and a proven track record to the firm’s Business Litigation practice group. He focuses on complex commercial disputes, including contested lien priorities, fraudulent transfer litigation, successor liability, and veil-piercing actions.
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June 23, 2025 | People
Judge Steven M. J. Bost, an At-Large Circuit Judge in the First Judicial Circuit and a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Marine Corps Reserve, has successfully completed the Military Judge’s Course at The Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School in Charlottesville, Virginia. The intensive three-week program, completed on June 6, 2025, brings together military legal professionals from across all branches of the armed forces—including the Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Army, and Coast Guard—for advanced training in the law and role of military judge.
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June 12, 2025 |
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As the Chicago representative of Legal Netlink Alliance, Aronberg Goldgehn will host global legal leaders June 18-21.
CHICAGO — Aronberg Goldgehn, one of Chicago’s oldest and most respected law firms, is proud to announce it will host the 2025 Legal Netlink Alliance (LNA) Global Meeting June 18-21, 2025.
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June 4, 2025 |
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PARK RIDGE, IL (June 4, 2025) - Robbins DiMonte, Ltd., a full-service law firm based in Park Ridge, Illinois, with a longstanding presence in the Chicagoland legal community, is proud to announce the recent addition of five distinguished attorneys to its team—John J. Pembroke (Of Counsel), Artur Zadrozny (Partner), and Associates Sarah D. Jeong, Samantha J. Martin, and Matthew E. Suhl. This expansion reflects the firm’s continued growth and unwavering commitment to delivering high-caliber legal services to individuals and businesses across the region.
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May 14, 2025 | People
(CHICAGO, IL)—Goldberg Segalla added two attorneys to their Product Liability group in Chicago, partner Alex P. Blair, and associate Lewis Liu.
“We’re thrilled to welcome Alex and Lewis to our Product Liability team in Chicago,” said Chicago-based partner David J. O’Connell, co-chair of the firm’s Product Liability practice group. “Their experience will further elevate the high-quality counsel we provide to our clients, and their addition reflects the continued growth of our practice in response to evolving client needs.”
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May 8, 2025 |
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New York, NY, May 7, 2025 - Today, the Women Presidents Organization (WPO) announced its 18th annual list of the 50 Fastest Growing Women-Owned/Led Companies. The businesses on this year’s list collectively generated more than $7 billion in gross revenue, and employed more than 15,000 people, in 2024 alone. Croke Fairchild Duarte & Beres LLC has been ranked for the second year in a row on this prestigious 2025 list.
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May 7, 2025 | People
May 7, 2025 – Hinshaw & Culbertson today announced that Katie Anderson has joined the firm’s Health Care practice group in the Springfield, Illinois, office. Previously with Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, she brings significant in-house experience at a hospital and regional health system, in addition to private law practice.
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May 6, 2025 |
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May 6, 2025 – UB Greensfelder LLP (UBG) is pleased to announce that it has debuted on the 2025 Am Law 200 list, The American Lawyer’s annual ranking of the 200 highest-grossing law firms in the United States. This marks UBG’s first appearance on the prestigious list, underscoring the success of its 2024 formation from the merger of Ulmer & Berne and Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale.