�鶹ֱ�� Chicago Attorneys Named 2015 Illinois Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

�鶹ֱ�� & Lardner LLP announced that 21 of its Chicago office attorneys have been named 2015 Illinois Super Lawyers. In addition, 11 Chicago office attorneys have been named 2015 Illinois Rising Stars. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process is multi-phased and includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.

The Chicago attorneys named 2015 Illinois Super Lawyers and their primary practices are:

Stephen Bedell, Securities Litigation
Myles Berman, Government Relations
Laura Bilas, Government Finance
John Brooks, Estate & Trust Litigation
James Dasso, Business Litigation
Patrick Daugherty, Securities & Corporate Finance
Bennett Epstein, Employment & Labor
Craig Fochler, IP Litigation
Jeanne Gills, IP Litigation
Geoffrey Goodman, Bankruptcy
David Goroff, Appellate
James Hellige, Estate & Probate
Jerold Jacover, IP Litigation
Harold Kaplan, Bankruptcy
William McKenna, Business Litigation
Jill Nicholson, Bankruptcy
Lisa Noller, Criminal Defense: White Collar
John Palmer, III, Tax
Mark Prager, Bankruptcy
Donna Pugh, Land Use/Zoning
Michael Small, Bankruptcy

The Chicago attorneys named 2015 Illinois Rising Stars and their primary practices are:

Lisa Conmy, Securities & Corporate Finance
Benjamin Folsom, Business Litigation
Jonathan Garlough, Business Litigation
Jami Gekas, Intellectual Property
Rebecca Hanson, Business Litigation
John Litchfield, Employment & Labor
Matthew Martin, Intellectual Property
Christopher Rasmussen, Mergers & Acquisitions
Troy Smith, Intellectual Property
Aaron Tantleff, Technology Transactions
Christopher Ward, Employment & Labor

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