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Dutton Casey & Mesoloras, announced the elevation of Amy Gjesdahl and Melissa Kallio to partner. Their promotions became effective December 1, 2021.
Traub Lieberman is pleased to announce that Ashley Kellgren, Susan Kennedy, and Jessica N. Kull have been elected to the partnership effective January 1, 2022.
Patterson Law Firm, LLC, a business litigation firm, is pleased to announce that David L. Sanders, formerly a senior associate at the firm, has been elevated to Member.
Freeborn & Peters LLP has elected Steven D. Pearson as co-managing partner. He succeeds Joseph L. Fogel, who has been elected to the firm’s executive committee after serving as co-managing partner since 2019.
Meagher + Geer, PLLP, announced that Partner Kurt Zitzer, was re-elected to the firm’s Management Committee. Kurt has served on the firm’s Management Committee since 2017 and will continue to serve in this role for another five-year term. He also serves as Practice Chair for the firm’s Commercial Litigation and Professional Liability practice groups. Kurt practices out of the firm’s Chicago and Phoenix offices.
Romanucci & Blandin, LLC, a national personal injury firm primarily based in Chicago, is pleased to announce that David A. Neiman has been named Partner at the firm.
Robbins, Salomon & Patt, Ltd. (RSP) and DiMonte & Lizak, LLC (D&L) have merged their Chicago-based law practices to form Robbins DiMonte, Ltd. at robbinsdimonte.com. The combination expands the firms’ collective capabilities in core practice areas including business and real estate, finance, litigation, and trusts and estates, while bolstering their already strong presence in the Chicagoland and Midwest markets. Led by CEO Andrew M. Sachs and President Riccardo A. DiMonte, the combined firm has 60 lawyers, with 40 staff and paralegals located across two offices in downtown Chicago and Park Ridge, Illinois.
Robbins, Salomon & Patt, Ltd. (RSP) and DiMonte & Lizak, LLC (D&L) have merged their Chicago-based law practices to form Robbins DiMonte, Ltd. at robbinsdimonte.com. The combination expands the firms’ collective capabilities in core practice areas including business and real estate, finance, litigation, and trusts and estates, while bolstering their already strong presence in the Chicagoland and Midwest markets. Led by CEO Andrew M. Sachs and President Riccardo A. DiMonte, the combined firm has 60 lawyers, with 40 staff and paralegals located across two offices in downtown Chicago and Park Ridge, Illinois.
Attorney Jason Williams has joined the personal injury law firm of Smith LaCien LLP. Previously, Williams practiced law at two Chicago law firms and ran a private practice for eight years.
Launched in March 2020 by veteran trial lawyers Todd A. Smith and Brian LaCien, the firm concentrates in catastrophic personal injury, product liability, wrongful death, and medical malpractice. Over the years, Smith and LaCien have won some of Illinois’s largest multi-million- dollar jury awards and settlements.
Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP (RSHC) welcomes new partner Kalia Coleman to the firm’s Government Enforcement, Investigations & White Collar Criminal Defense practice.
Coleman joins the firm following nearly six years with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois, where she most recently served as Deputy Chief of the General Crimes Division.