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  • March 26, 2020 | People
    ATG Trust Hires Catherine Bross as Trust Officer

    Catherine Bross has joined ATG Trust Company, a subsidiary of  Attorneys’ Title Guaranty Fund, Inc. (ATG®, atgf.com) as trust officer.

    Most recently, Bross was in private practice with her father, LeRoy R. Hansen, in Downers Grove. An ATG member firm, their practice focused on estate and trust administration, estate planning, and real estate law. Prior to that, she was a vice president in the Estate Settlement and Guardianship Divisions of JPMorgan Chase for six years. She also worked as an attorney in both the Adult Guardianship and Juvenile Divisions of the Cook County Office of the Public Guardian.

  • February 26, 2020 | People
    Attorney Angel Wawrzynek Named Partner at Armstrong, Grove & Wawrzynek LLC

    Janet Grove is pleased to announce she has been joined in full partnership by Angel Wawrzynek.

    Grove and Wawrzynek will be focusing their practice on trusts, estates, and guardianships. Their firm, Armstrong, Grove & Wawrzynek LLC, is located on the second floor of the US Bank in Mattoon.

  • February 26, 2020 | People
    Regina Pearson Brings In-House Background, Renewable Energy Experience to Faegre Drinker

    Faegre Drinker has built upon its strong foundation serving the construction and energy industry with the addition of Regina Pearson. Pearson joins the firm after serving as in-house counsel at a global engineering and construction company. Pearson will serve as counsel in the firm’s Chicago office.  

    Pearson delivers transactional, regulatory, litigation and operational counsel to clients in the planning, development and management of major construction projects. She has significant experience advising on energy projects in the liquefied natural gas (LNG), petrochemical, power and renewable energy sectors.  

  • February 21, 2020 | People
    Attorney Joseph Delaney Joins Angelina & Herrick as Partner

    Angelina & Herrick, PC, a leading suburban law firm with a concentration in real estate law has announced that attorney Joseph F. Delaney has joined the firm as a Partner. Delaney brings more than three decades of experience to the firm.

    As a life-long resident of the northwest suburbs, Delaney is highly regarded among his peers and the many real estate agents and mortgage lenders with whom he has worked throughout his career.

  • February 3, 2020 | People
    Greensfelder Elevates All-Female Class of Attorneys to Officer for 2020

    Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C., has announced that the firm’s attorneys Courtney A. Adair, Cassie L. Barr, Jody B. Forsee, and Heather M. Mehta have been elevated to Officer, effective Feb. 1.

    Adair works from the firm’s Chicago office. Barr, Forsee, and Mehta are based in Greensfelder’s St. Louis office.

  • February 3, 2020 | People
    Foley Announces 18 New Partners, Including Chicago Litigation Attorney

    Today Foley announced the election of 18 lawyers to the firm’s partnership, including John Litchfield, a litigation attorney based in the Foley Chicago office.

  • February 3, 2020 | Practice News
    Comptroller Mendoza Hires Debjani Desai as General Counsel

    The Illinois Office of Comptroller has named Debjani Desai as its general counsel to serve as the office’s main attorney and advise the comptroller on matters affecting the office. 

    Desai served as assistant general counsel in the Litigation and Eligibility group for the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, where she managed state and federal litigation and provided counsel to staff throughout Illinois. 

  • January 30, 2020 | People
    Perkins Coie Adds Construction Partner Michael Hanahan in Chicago

    Perkins Coie has announced that Michael Hanahan has joined the firm’s Chicago office as a partner in the Construction practice.

    Hanahan represents commercial and public project owners and other industry participants on a wide variety of construction-related matters, including contract drafting and negotiations, disputes, and overall contract administration. He also provides procurement counsel to government entities and private organizations, which in the past has included public entities in Chicago. In recent years, Michael has helped draft and negotiate contracts with a combined value of over $2 billion.

  • January 29, 2020 | People
    Seven Associates Named Partner at Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP

    Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP announces that seven associates based in the Chicago office have been named partner.

  • January 29, 2020 | People
    Todd Smith Withdraws as a Partner from Chicago Based Personal Injury Trial Law Firm Power Rogers & Smith LLP

    Joseph A. Power Jr., managing partner at Power Rogers & Smith and co-founding partner Todd A. Smith have announced that Todd has withdrawn as a partner in the firm.

    Until April 30, Smith will remain at the firm while he transitions his practice and his clients to his new offices. Until then, Smith can be reached at the firm through his assistant Kathy Beardsley at 312-827-6107 and via his direct line 312-827-6108.