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Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C., announced that Susan Meyer, an attorney in the firm’s Chicago office and leader of the Trademark, Copyright, Media, and Advertising group, has been promoted to officer, effective Sept. 9.

Meyer joined Greensfelder in June 2017 as a member of the Intellectual Property and Franchising & Distribution groups, advising businesses in the areas of intellectual property, franchising, and distribution. She represents companies in the United States and internationally in every stage of development. In addition to her work involving intellectual property prosecutions, licensing, and dispute resolution, Ms. Meyer has extensive experience in trademark law, representing clients before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and federal courts. She also works with franchisors on compliance issues and serves as outside general counsel for businesses on general business matters.

Freeborn & Peters LLP has announced that Katlyn E. DeBoer and Zachary K. Iacovino have joined the firm’s Chicago office as associates in the litigation and corporate practice groups, respectively.

A member of Freeborn’s complex litigation team, DeBoer has experience drafting substantive motions and pleadings, developing case strategy, engaging in large-scale discovery, taking depositions, and preparing for trial.

The Champaign law firm Thomas, Mamer & Haughey, LLP has announced the firm will now be known as Thomas Mamer, LLP.

Founded in 1946 by attorneys James G. Thomas and Wallace Mulliken, the law firm of Thomas Mamer has been a pillar of the Champaign-Urbana community for 73 years. Thomas Mamer has continued to maintain a level of continuity that is second to none. Firm attorneys have spent three quarters of a century as active, practicing partners helping to build an unshakeable foundation.

Simmons Hanly Conroy, one of the nation’s largest mass torts firms, is proud to announce the promotion of shareholder Amy E. Garrett to assistant managing partner.

Garrett joined Simmons Hanly Conroy’s asbestos team in 2003 and became the firm’s first female partner in 2009. She oversees the Madison County and St. Louis dockets and works closely with attorneys in both the asbestos and complex litigation departments to ready cases for trial. Her asbestos litigation work has resulted in millions of dollars for the firm’s clients.