Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C., has announced that Thadford A. Felton has been named managing officer of the firm’s Chicago office, effective May 3.

Felton succeeds David B. Goodman, who recently left the firm after serving as the Chicago managing officer since March 2014.

Felton joined the firm in July 2013. He previously was a partner and co-chair of the commercial litigation group at Arnstein & Lehr in Chicago. In addition to his role on the board at Greensfelder, he co-chairs a firm committee focused on strategic growth and lateral recruiting.

He has more than 20 years of experience as a litigator and as outside corporate counsel for a variety of national clients. He has handled a broad range of business and complex commercial litigation matters. He has successfully tried a number of cases in federal and state courts. In his role as corporate counsel, he advises business owners and executives in areas that include corporate governance, employment and personnel matters, contracts, litigation, risk management, intellectual property, and mergers and acquisitions.

Felton received his J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law at the Illinois Institute of Technology and his bachelor's degree from Denison University.