Our People

Angeli C. Aragon Associate 310-909-8000	Labor & Employment, Class Action, Commercial Litigation, Professional Liability, Legal Malpractice, Appellate, Legal	Los Angeles
Jennifer L. Armstrong Partner 904-253-7146	Labor & Employment, Workers' Compensation Defense, Toxic Tort, Insurance Coverage, Premises Liability, National & Regional Litigation Programs, Insurance, Hospitality, Retail, Construction	Jacksonville
Geri Lynn Arrindell Associate 217-528-7375	Government, Labor & Employment, Business & Commercial Transactions	Springfield
Jennifer M. Ballard Associate 312-704-3721	Hospitality, Government, Legal, Labor & Employment, Municipal Law, Commercial Litigation, Workers' Compensation Defense, Legal Ethics & Professional Responsibility	Chicago
V. Brette Bensinger Associate 312-704-3027	Government, Labor & Employment, Municipal Law, Medical Malpractice, Professional Liability	Chicago
Mark T. Berhow Partner 612-334-2604	Commercial Litigation, Labor & Employment, Legal Malpractice, Professional Liability, Real Estate & Lending, Real Estate, Legal, ERISA Litigation	Minneapolis
Karen A. Brimmer Partner 305-358-7747	Manufacturing, Commercial Litigation, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Labor & Employment	Miami
Stephanie A. Broder Associate 904-359-9620	Professional Liability, Legal Malpractice, Insurance, Real Estate, Insurance Coverage, Legal, Labor & Employment, ERISA Litigation	Jacksonville
Kathryn S. Vander Broek Partner 312-704-3540	Education, School Law, Labor & Employment	Chicago
Lisa M. Burman Partner 312-704-3832	ERISA Litigation, Employee Benefits, Labor & Employment	Chicago
Wendy Wen Yun Chang Partner 310-909-8000	Legal, Commercial Litigation, Professional Liability, Legal Malpractice, Legal Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Labor & Employment, Appellate	Los Angeles
Paul J. Cherner Partner 312-704-3220	Labor & Employment	Chicago
Scott B. Cockrum Partner 219-864-4520	Professional Liability, Medical Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, Legal, Insurance, Insurance Coverage, Manufacturing, Products Liability, Appellate, Hospitality, ERISA Litigation, Labor & Employment	Schererville
Peter L. Crema, Jr. Associate 612-334-2668	Real Estate, Commercial Litigation, Real Estate & Lending, ERISA Litigation, Labor & Employment	Minneapolis
Andrew B. Cripe Partner 312-704-3578	Labor & Employment	Chicago
Kathryn E. Crossley Associate 618-310-2335	Manufacturing, Labor & Employment, Products Liability, Insurance, Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice	Belleville
David Ian Dalby Partner 415-263-8111	Legal, Insurance, Professional Liability, Legal Malpractice, Insurance Coverage, Labor & Employment, Commercial Litigation, Alarm & Security Services, Consumer Litigation, Hospitality	San Francisco
Ibi M. Davis-Ossuetta Associate 310-909-8000	Insurance, Labor & Employment, Business & Commercial Transactions, Workers' Compensation Defense	Los Angeles
Aimee E. Delaney Partner 312-704-3258	Commercial Litigation, Labor & Employment, Class Action, Toxic Tort	Chicago
Carrie L. Dixon Associate 310-909-8000	Mediation Services, Labor & Employment, Workers' Compensation Defense, Hospitality	Los Angeles
Luis A. Diz Associate 305-428-5125	Construction, Transportation, Manufacturing, Commercial Litigation, Products Liability, Insurance, ERISA Litigation, Labor & Employment	Miami
William R. Dobbins Associate 904-359-9620	Insurance, Real Estate, Professional Liability, Labor & Employment, Personal Injury	Jacksonville
Aimee E. Dreiss Associate 312-704-3190	Labor & Employment, Employee Benefits, ERISA Litigation, Taxation	Chicago
Terese A. Drew Partner 314-425-2100	Medical Malpractice, Professional Liability, Labor & Employment, ERISA Litigation, Products Liability, Insurance Coverage, Fidelity Law, Surety Law, Catastrophic Litigation, Insurance, Manufacturing, Transportation, Health Care, Hospitality, Architects, Engineers & Design Professionals	St. Louis
David J Elkanich Partner 503-243-7923	Legal, Commercial Litigation, Labor & Employment, Legal Ethics & Professional Responsibility	Portland
Daniel L. Farris Associate 312-704-3125	Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Technology Law, Appellate, Alarm & Security Services	Chicago
Mindy A. Ferrer Partner 954-467-7900	Workers' Compensation Defense, Commercial Litigation, Immigration, Labor & Employment, Hospitality	Ft. Lauderdale
Anthony Ficarelli Partner 630-505-0010	Education, School Law, Labor & Employment, Government, Hospitality	Lisle
James M. (Marc) Forkins, Jr. Partner 630-505-4122	Long-Term Care & Senior Housing, Insurance, Medical Malpractice, Professional Liability, Personal Injury, Labor & Employment	Lisle
Pamela S. Fox Partner 815-490-4913	Banking & Financial Institutions, Estate Planning, Estate & Trust Administration & Wealth Preservation, Labor & Employment	Rockford
Patricia Lynch Franklin Partner 305-358-7747	Legal, Insurance, Manufacturing, Education, Professional Liability, Legal Malpractice, Insurance Coverage, Labor & Employment, Personal Injury, Products Liability, School Law	Miami
John L. Gilbert Partner 618-655-0342	Education, Government, Labor & Employment, Business & Commercial Transactions, Class Action	Edwardsville Belleville
Scott M. Gilbert Associate 312-704-3703	Labor & Employment, Education, School Law, Hospitality	Chicago
Edward R. Gower Partner 217-467-4916	Transportation, Government, Construction, Insurance, Commercial Litigation, Labor & Employment, Insurance Coverage, Environmental, Mediation Services	Springfield
Dennis J. Graber Partner 618-310-2350	Workers' Compensation Defense, Labor & Employment, Toxic Tort, Professional Liability, Architects, Engineers & Design Professionals, Insurance, Insurance Coverage	Belleville Edwardsville
Alan I. Greene Partner 312-704-3536	Commercial Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Labor & Employment, Environmental	Chicago
David J. Hanus Partner 414-225-4807	Commercial Litigation, Construction, Products Liability, Manufacturing, Professional Liability, Surety Law, Consumer Litigation, Intellectual Property, ERISA Litigation, Labor & Employment	Milwaukee
Ronald W. Hasinger Associate 309-674-1025	Commercial Litigation, Labor & Employment	Peoria
Richard H. Herold Partner 602-337-5530	Commercial Litigation, Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights, Labor & Employment, Professional Liability, Director & Officer Liability, Banking & Financial Institutions, Real Estate, Legal	Phoenix
Matthew M. Hevrin Partner 815-490-4935	Banking & Financial Institutions, Real Estate, Commercial Litigation, Labor & Employment, Real Estate & Lending	Rockford
Chioma U. Hibbert Associate 813-868-8891	Legal, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Professional Liability, Consumer Litigation, ERISA Litigation, Labor & Employment	Tampa
Lori L. Hoadley Partner 815-490-4936	Labor & Employment, School Law, Education	Rockford
William J. Holloway Partner 312-704-3143	Real Estate, Labor & Employment	Chicago
John Mark Hongs Partner 314-425-2138	Real Estate & Lending, Corporate, Partnership & LLC Documentation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Intellectual Property, Commercial Litigation, Class Action, Appellate, Real Estate, Business & Commercial Transactions, Banking & Financial Institutions, Construction, Insurance, Labor & Employment, Insurance Coverage, Employee Benefits	St. Louis
Christy L. Hoop Partner 219-864-5051	Education, Health Care, School Law, Commercial Litigation, Health Care, Labor & Employment	Schererville
Linda K. Horras Partner 312-704-3022	Labor & Employment, Hospitality, Transportation, Banking & Financial Institutions, Health Care	Chicago
Amy K. Jensen Associate 310-909-8015	Class Action, Labor & Employment, Hospitality	Los Angeles
Jodi L. Johnson Partner 612-334-2637	Labor & Employment, Real Estate, Real Estate & Lending, Business & Commercial Transactions	Minneapolis
Thomas P. Kane Partner 612-334-2517	Labor & Employment, Insurance Coverage, Class Action, Insurance	Minneapolis
Gary R. Kardell Partner 815-490-4915	Insurance, Personal Injury, Labor & Employment	Rockford
Shushanie E. Kindseth Associate 612-334-2531	Commercial Litigation, Labor & Employment, Real Estate & Lending, Real Estate, ERISA Litigation	Minneapolis
Peter M. King Associate 312-704-3846	Insurance, Commercial Litigation, Labor & Employment	Chicago
Daniel A. Krawiec, II Associate 954-467-7900	Manufacturing, Commercial Litigation, Products Liability, Labor & Employment, Toxic Tort	Ft. Lauderdale
Kristine E. Kwong Partner 310-909-8045	Labor & Employment, Business & Commercial Transactions, School Law, Education, Hospitality	Los Angeles
Jeffery R. Lawley Associate 954-375-1141	Commercial Litigation, Toxic Tort, Professional Liability, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, National & Regional Litigation Programs, Labor & Employment, Products Liability, Manufacturing, Long-Term Care & Senior Housing, Transportation, Real Estate	Ft. Lauderdale
Penelope M. Lechtenberg Partner 815-490-4916	Labor & Employment, Immigration	Rockford
Michael J. Leech Partner 312-704-3133	Commercial Litigation, Labor & Employment, Mediation Services, Class Action, Director & Officer Liability, Government, Securities Broker/Dealer Liability	Chicago
Tom H. Luetkemeyer Partner 312-704-3056	Health Care, Health Care, Labor & Employment	Chicago
James M. Lydon Partner 312-704-3561	Professional Liability, Construction, Medical Malpractice, White Collar Crime, Commercial Litigation, Labor & Employment	Chicago
Garth C. K. Madison Associate 309-674-1025	Appellate, Commercial Litigation, Labor & Employment, Professional Liability	Peoria
Thomas Y. Mandler Partner 312-704-3456	Labor & Employment, School Law, Business & Commercial Transactions	Chicago
Douglass A. Marshall Partner 309-674-1025	Health Care, Health Care, Labor & Employment, Business & Commercial Transactions, Mergers & Acquisitions	Peoria
Monica B. Menendez Associate 310-909-8000	Workers' Compensation Defense, Labor & Employment	Los Angeles
Concepcion A. Montoya Associate 212-471-6228	Professional Liability, Legal Malpractice, Legal, Labor & Employment, Insurance, Commercial Litigation, Consumer Litigation	New York
Daniel L. (D.L.) Morriss Associate 312-704-3298	Banking & Financial Institutions, Construction, Commercial Litigation, Director & Officer Liability, Professional Liability, Fidelity Law, Labor & Employment, Intellectual Property, Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights	Chicago
Renee J. Mortimer Partner 219-864-4505	Transportation, Insurance, Government, Products Liability, ERISA Litigation, National & Regional Litigation Programs, Manufacturing, Professional Liability, Medical Malpractice, Commercial Litigation, Municipal Law, Alarm & Security Services, Hospitality, Labor & Employment	Schererville Chicago
Nicola Nelson Associate 815-490-4947	Environmental, Labor & Employment	Rockford
Jeffrey M. Novell Partner 813-868-8860	Workers' Compensation Defense, Labor & Employment	Tampa
Conrad C. Nowak Associate 312-704-3964	Manufacturing, Commercial Litigation, Products Liability, Labor & Employment, Insurance, Business & Commercial Transactions, Alarm & Security Services	Chicago
Yvonne C. Ocrant Partner 312-704-3080	Labor & Employment, Mediation Services, Commercial Litigation, Insurance, Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights, Equine	Chicago
Carlos A. Ortiz Associate 312-704-3000	Construction, Insurance, Business & Commercial Transactions, Class Action, Commercial Litigation, Labor & Employment, Insurance Coverage, Professional Liability, Products Liability, Workers' Compensation Defense, Manufacturing, Immigration, Consumer Litigation	Chicago Milwaukee
Amee V. Patel Associate 312-704-3023	Health Care, Health Care, Business & Commercial Transactions, Physician Services, Labor & Employment	Chicago
Peter E. Pederson Partner 312-704-3604	ERISA Litigation, Class Action, Commercial Litigation, Labor & Employment	Chicago
Ronald Pena Partner 305-428-5038	Insurance, Commercial Litigation, Transportation, ERISA Litigation, Labor & Employment	Miami
Justin M. Penn Associate 312-704-3000	Professional Liability, Legal Malpractice, Labor & Employment, Class Action, Legal, Consumer Litigation	Chicago
James R. Pirages Partner 815-490-4905	Labor & Employment, Employee Benefits	Rockford
Sean N. Pon Associate 310-909-8029	Legal, Construction, Insurance, Professional Liability, Legal Malpractice, Commercial Litigation, Labor & Employment	Los Angeles
Bernard D. Posner Associate 617-213-7035	Construction, Surety Law, Appellate, Labor & Employment, Municipal Law, Government, Commercial Litigation, Real Estate, Real Estate & Lending	Boston
Daniel M. Purdom Partner 630-505-4110	Health Care, Class Action, Commercial Litigation, Labor & Employment, Health Care, White Collar Crime	Lisle Chicago
Bernard E. Jude Quinn Partner 312-704-3524	Government, Labor & Employment, Commercial Litigation, Class Action, Manufacturing, Products Liability, Securities Broker/Dealer Liability	Chicago
Andrew M. Ramage Partner 217-528-7375	Government, Education, Class Action, Commercial Litigation, Labor & Employment, School Law	Springfield
Clare Connor Ranalli Partner 312-704-3253	Health Care, Health Care, Labor & Employment, Mediation Services	Chicago
Marcos Reilly Partner 312-704-3779	Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property, Construction, Labor & Employment, Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights	Chicago
Clint D. Robison Partner 310-909-8046	Labor & Employment, Commercial Litigation	Los Angeles
Yano L. Rubinstein Partner 415-362-6000	Intellectual Property, Technology Law, Commercial Litigation, Labor & Employment	San Francisco
Daniel K. Ryan Partner 312-704-3248	Commercial Litigation, Class Action, Health Care, ERISA Litigation, Employee Benefits, Labor & Employment, Fidelity Law, Mediation Services, Director & Officer Liability	Chicago
Daniel Sanchez-Behar Associate 310-909-8000	Legal, Real Estate, Professional Liability, Legal Malpractice, Commercial Litigation, Labor & Employment	Los Angeles
Adam L. Saper Partner 312-704-3174	Labor & Employment, Commercial Litigation, Class Action, Securities Broker/Dealer Liability	Chicago
Charles R. Schmadeke Partner 217-467-4914	Government, Labor & Employment, School Law, Education, Commercial Litigation, Mediation Services	Springfield
Lori Ann Schmidt Partner 314-425-2102	Medical Malpractice, Professional Liability, Personal Injury, Government, Insurance, Transportation, ERISA Litigation, Labor & Employment	St. Louis
Thomas R. Schrimpf Partner 414-225-4821	Insurance, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Coverage, Labor & Employment, Environmental, Toxic Tort, Professional Liability, Appellate	Milwaukee
Geoffrey D. Sessions Partner 904-253-7149	National & Regional Litigation Programs, Commercial Litigation, Professional Liability, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Consumer Litigation, ERISA Litigation, Labor & Employment, Premises Liability, Insurance Coverage, Real Estate, Insurance, Health Care, Long-Term Care & Senior Housing, Hospitality, Banking & Financial Institutions	Jacksonville
Olga Simanovsky Associate 310-909-8016	Labor & Employment, Workers' Compensation Defense	Los Angeles
L. Lee Smith Partner 309-999-9899	White Collar Crime, Labor & Employment, Commercial Litigation, ERISA Litigation, Mediation Services	Peoria
Linda L. Streeter Senior Counsel 310-909-8049	Professional Liability, Legal Malpractice, Legal, Accounting, Insurance, Real Estate, Labor & Employment	Los Angeles
Heather L. Suchobrus Associate 815-490-4946	Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights, Labor & Employment, Corporate, Partnership & LLC Documentation, Immigration	Rockford
Stephen R. Swofford Partner 312-704-3471	Appellate, ERISA Litigation, Labor & Employment	Chicago
Clay M. Ullrick Partner 312-704-3765	Labor & Employment, Class Action, Commercial Litigation, ERISA Litigation	Chicago
Dayna E. Underhill Senior Counsel 503-412-3412	Legal, Commercial Litigation, Legal Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Labor & Employment	Portland
Richard S. Unger Partner 954-375-1143	Workers' Compensation Defense, Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights, Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury, Labor & Employment	Ft. Lauderdale
James C. Vlahakis Partner 312-704-3715	Government, Legal, Commercial Litigation, Class Action, Municipal Law, Labor & Employment, Professional Liability, Consumer Litigation, Hospitality	Chicago
Matthew P. Walsh, II Partner 312-704-3070	Construction, Government, Labor & Employment, Professional Liability, Medical Malpractice, Workers' Compensation Defense	Chicago
Daniel E. Wiesch Associate 815-490-4900	Medical Malpractice, Professional Liability, Commercial Litigation, Labor & Employment, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Insurance, Real Estate, Health Care, Manufacturing, Construction, Long-Term Care & Senior Housing	Rockford
Cheryl Wilke Partner 954-467-7900	Workers' Compensation Defense, Labor & Employment, Alarm & Security Services	Ft. Lauderdale Los Angeles
Daniel A. Zabludowski Partner 954-467-7900	Banking & Financial Institutions, Real Estate, Business & Commercial Transactions, Corporate, Partnership & LLC Documentation, Real Estate & Lending, Labor & Employment, Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights	Ft. Lauderdale Miami
Kristi Adair Zentner Associate 612-334-2609	Mergers & Acquisitions, Business & Commercial Transactions, Labor & Employment, Intellectual Property, Corporate, Partnership & LLC Documentation, Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights	Minneapolis