Illinois Super Lawyers Articles
Foster care advocate Jay Paul Deratany fights injustice in the courtroom and on the stage
Discovery with Kwabena Appenteng
Kwabena Appenteng on crisps, fatherhood and his stellar Kwabena Appenteng impersonation
Personal injury lawyer Patrick A. Salvi is a powerhouse in the courtroom and as a ballclub owner
How civil rights lawyer Dana Kurtz used her legal skills to overcome a family tragedy
Larry Eppley helps clients transform historic buildings into high-end hotels
‘The Chief Is Eating My Sandwich’
And other memories of the high court from eight former SCOTUS clerks
Environmental lawyer E. Lynn Grayson saves companies green
Perpetually moving bankruptcy attorney James Sprayregen can’t be outworked
Chicago immigration attorney Kai Lo helps his clients by staying true to himself
Lloyd E. Shefsky’s irregular path to consulting entrepreneurs around the world
How IP attorney Brett A. August was knighted for enhancing relations between Paris and Chicago
Family law attorney Gemma Allen of Ladden & Allen on creative applications of the law, overcoming sexism and why it’s riskier for clients to dance on tables nowadays
Jim Franczek is a management-side bargainer, but he never forgets what life is like for working men and women
Don’t Tell Karen McNulty Enright She Can’t Do Something
Unless you want it done
Donald Ramsell is the authority on Illinois’ drinking and driving laws
Appellate lawyer Linda Coberly fights for immigrants’ rights
From rioting prisoners to Black Panthers to animal-rights defenders, Michael E. Deutsch has been on the front line of the fight for civil rights
Angela Elbert has her business clients—and her community—covered
Operation Greylord: Fixing the System
An oral history of the investigation that took down a corrupt Cook County court system
Li-Hsien “Lily” Rin-Laures is an M.D., but these days she’s healing biotechs
Andrew Stoltmann Unweaves a ‘Tapestry of Fraud’
The former broker fights back for victims of bad investment advice
Lenny Sachs on reinvesting in the community
Larry R. Rogers Sr. on Personal (and Corporate) Responsibility
The Chicago attorney says everyone makes mistakes—but there’s a time for accountability
CareerBuilder’s Alex Green started in the NFL before redirecting to the law
Lessons in Cross-Examination and Life from Chicago Trial Lawyer Jeffrey Stone
Defense attorney Patrick Dowd learned the craft from his father’s generation of ‘Rat Pack’ lawyers
How Paula Litt’s sleuthing skills ignited the business litigator’s career
Michael Kanovitz accuses the former secretary of defense of condoning the torture of his clients
Loyola University Chicago School of Law’s Life After Innocence, the only program of its kind, opened its doors in 2009 for exonerated prisoners struggling to get back on their feet
Miles N. Beermann, with Beermann Pritikin Mirabelli Swerdlove, teaches splitting spouses how to be in the same room together
Bruce Pfaff sways juries without raising his voice
How Kevin M. Forde cleared the way for Rahm Emanuel’s mayoral aspirations
Collaborative lawyer Sandra Crawford brings consensus to family law
William Gibbs, Linda Coberly and Richard Levin believe in giving back
Illinois attorneys fight for the family of 3 murder victims
The 3-dimensional career of intellectual property attorney Christopher Carani
Michael T. Reagan Makes His Case
The Ottawa appellate attorney is all about the details
Laurel Bellows won’t shy from a fight, but she’d rather work things out
Everybody Wants to See Joe Gagliardo
Why governors, mayors—and even Donald Trump—have consulted him
The Global View of H. Michael Hartmann
The IP attorney crosses borders to protect inventions
Tim Cavanagh turns lost causes into courtroom victories
Steven J. Harper on law, letters and comedy
Kevin Durkin cushions the blow for accident victims and their families
Chicago attorney Matthew Piers is a big defender of the U.S. Constitution
How David C. Hilliard Got the Jacksonville Jaguars to Change Their Logo
The intellectual property lawyer at Pattishall, McAuliffe, Newbury, Hilliard & Geraldson is not afraid to litigate
Roger Wilson helps revitalize the Blue Cross and Blue Shield brand
In Patricia Brown Holmes’ biggest victory, she beat death
Lorna Propes rode a wave of cultural change to become a lawyer—and the law’s gain is, well, the teaching profession’s gain, too
The two terms of Steven M. Harris
Antitrust attorney Amy Manning’s got the beat
Why Tim Carroll quit working for the president of the United States and got a real job
How the labor lawyer at Despres, Schwartz and Geoghegan almost broke the Watergate scandal
A minister’s son, Deere & Co.’s Jim Jenkins credits his father for his worldview
Michele Coleman Mayes leads Allstate's legal team
Thomas Demetrio studied the masters, then became one
Preparing the Cross (Examination)
Emily Nicklin keeps it simple, believable and fun
Jack Butler Jr. adopts distressed companies
The quick rise of Meredith Addy
Personal trainer Michael Rusin doesn't just talk the talk; he runs the run
Judd Azulay lifts his lamp
Flying jets? For Robert Held, estate law is more exciting
Daliah Saper arrived from Iran at age 6 and hasn't slowed down
America’s Two Favorite Pastimes
Where sports and business intersect, you'll find Adam Klein
McDonald's GC Gloria Santona has ketchup running through her veins
Taking a measured view of things with Thomas P. Sullivan
Dan Reidy on Operation Greylord and the needs of the client
From immigrant to immigration lawyer to president of the AILA
The Three Elements of Sharon Barner
An IP attorney stakes out the new Wild West: China
For William J. Quinlan, counsel to Gov. Blagojevich, father knows best
The Diversity That Leads to Diversity
Cardelle Spangler helps employers help employees
John Nethery went from computer engineering to law—and almost into outer space
The Lawyer Who Brought Down a Governor
How Joseph Power and a “gotcha” moment caused George Ryan’s downfall
The world’s leading real estate lawyer, Nina Matis, cuts through the crap
The good works of Donald Hubert
Frederick J. Sperling’s low-key approach wins cases—and clients like Michael Jordan
Vicki Abrahamson has a reputation for toughness, but wins clients with compassion
Six Illinois lawyers talk about the six stages of arguing before the U.S. Supreme Court
How Marvin Brustin’s love of mountains led to a diplomatic post with Nepal
Jordan Margolis continues the centuries-old tradition of the Purim shpiel
You Can Put Fox in the Hall, YES!
How Gordon B. Nash Jr. advocated for White Sox great Nellie Fox
Kevin G. Burke moved from defending the big guys to defending those “with the smallest voice”
Philip Beck’s clients include Bayer, Merck, DuPont and, oh, the president of the United States
The Man Who Talked His Way Into Law School
Dan K. Webb has been called the best defense attorney in the country; George Ryan hopes so
The Lawyer With a Song in His Heart
Joseph N. Welch II has a famous grandfather and a sense of decency
Speaks Softly, Carries the First Amendment
Burton Joseph represents Playboy, the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund and you
Thomas Geraghty and his students fight for truth, justice, but not necessarily the American way
Chicago's Most-Feared Attorney
Bob Clifford is a lamb who turns into a lion when he’s confronted by injustice
Bill Schiller’s work in the former Yugoslavia helped the U.N. identify the bad guys