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  • December 17, 2015 | People
    Stephanie King to Join King Law Firm, LLC

    King Law Firm, LLC is proud to announce that Stephanie A. King will be joining the firm as an Attorney in January 2016.

    Stephanie – a licensed Attorney in Illinois and Missouri – brings valuable and instrumental courtroom skills, legal ability, management experience, and strong professional relationships with courthouse staff and a variety of government offices. She is a member of the Alton-Wood River Bar Association, Madison County Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, The Missouri Bar, and American Bar Association. Stephanie earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Bridgewater State University and Juris Doctor from Thomas M. Cooley Law School. From 2010-2015, Stephanie served as an appointed Assistant State’s Attorney in Madison County, Illinois.

  • December 17, 2015 | People
    Lateral Associate, Law School Grads Join Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP

    Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP welcomes a lateral associate and two recent law school graduates to the firm’s Chicago office.

    Jack A. Gould joins the firm from Matushek, Nilles & Sinars, L.L.C., where he was also an associate. He focuses his practice on Asbestos Litigation, Product Liability and General Trial Practice. Mr. Gould received his J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2011 and his B.A. cum laude from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2008.

    Associate Ryan J. Devall focuses his practice on Commercial Litigation and Business Disputes, Environmental Law, and Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy. Mr. Devall received his J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2015 and his B.A. from the University of California at San Diego in 2011.

    Associate Lena M. Shapiro focuses her practice on Medical Negligence and Healthcare, Commercial Litigation and Business Disputes, Product Liability, and Intellectual Property Litigation and Transactional Services. Ms. Shapiro received her J.D. from the University of Illinois in 2015 and her B.A. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2012.

  • December 16, 2015 | People
    Daniel McCleery Joins Schmiedeskamp Robertson Neu and Mitchell LLP

    When Supreme Court Chief Justice Rita B. Garman asked William McCleery to speak at the 2015 Admission Ceremony for the Fourth Judicial District in Springfield on November 6, he humbly accepted. Among the fifty-two lawyers to be sworn in from the fourth district, was his son, Daniel McCleery. William said “I was honored to address this talented group of young men and women and take great pride knowing Daniel was one of them.”

  • December 11, 2015 | People
    Judge Allan Masters Joins Law Offices of Jeffery M. Leving

    The Law Offices of Jeffery M. Leving, the leading national family law firm based in Chicago, has named former domestic relations Judge Allan W. Masters as their newest attorney. Judge Masters was appointed as a Circuit Court Judge of Cook County by the Illinois Supreme Court in 2001. He left the bench in 2014. Masters oversaw domestic relations cases ranging from child support to orders of protection.

    “I am excited having Allan Masters on my team,” said dads’ rights attorney Jeffery M. Leving. “He will continue doing great work in family court matters as well as providing valuable insight to clients. Many more children’s lives will be saved.”

    After law school Judge Masters was hired by the FBI to be a Special Agent. He then joined the Cook County State’s Attorney Office in Chicago. Later he founded and managed his highly regarded law firm, where he practiced family law and criminal defense before being appointed as a judge.

    Masters graduated from Loyola University where he received a Bachelor of Science and a Juris Doctor from Loyola University School of Law. He is licensed to practice law in Illinois and California. Masters is also a member of the Illinois Judges Association.

  • December 10, 2015 | People
    Schiller Ducanto & Fleck names Gregory C. Maksimuk newest partner

    The law firm of Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP is proud to announce the promotion of Gregory C. Maksimuk to partner. Having joined the firm in 2011, Maksimuk has devoted his entire professional career to helping clients involved in complex divorces move their cases efficiently toward resolution. He concentrates on complicated, high-net-worth financial matters for C-suite executives, business owners, and their spouses.

    “Schiller DuCanto & Fleck has an established reputation as the leader in family law,” said Maksimuk. “I am truly honored and grateful to be named partner at a firm with so many highly skilled and competent attorneys.”

    Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP is the largest family law firm of its kind in the country. It is internationally recognized as a model for firms that practice family law and focus to achieve the best possible results for affluent clients. Its mission to ensure quality, knowledge and experience to clients is evident through numerous award recognitions, including being named as one of the best law firms by U.S. News & World Report from 2011-2015. Schiller is also recognized as having outstanding lawyers according to peer-rating based publications such as Best Lawyers in America and Law Dragon Top 500.

  • December 8, 2015 | People
    Segal McCambridge Welcomes Elangie Lozada to its Chicago Office

    Segal McCambridge Singer and Mahoney, Ltd. is pleased to welcome Elangie Lozada as an associate in its Chicago office.

    Elangie Lozada is an associate attorney concentrating her work on the defense of toxic tort claims. Ms. Lozada has experience in all stages of litigation. Prior to joining Segal McCambridge as an associate, Ms. Lozada worked for the firm through the Student Associate Program.

    Ms. Lozada earned her J.D. at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, where she was an active member of the Moot Court Honor Society and Trial Advocacy teams. While in law school, Ms. Lozada worked as a law clerk at other Chicago law firms gaining experience in both civil and criminal law at both the state and federal level. She also gained legal experience working as an intern for the Honorable Raul Vega of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Chicago. She is fluent in both Spanish and Italian and has acted as a translator in her legal work.

  • November 24, 2015 | People
    Barnes & Thornburg announces new attorneys and partner

    Barnes & Thornburg LLP has hired new attorneys and announced new partners in the Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, Indianapolis and Los Angeles offices. The new partner and attorneys in Chicago are:

    Eli Korer is an associate in the firm’s Corporate Department. Korer represents public and private companies in various corporate matters, including corporate formations, corporate governance and compliance, financing, commercial transactions, securities, mergers, stock and asset acquisitions and divestitures, joint ventures, and commercial real estate transactions.

  • November 19, 2015 | People
    Ochs joins Levin Ginsburg as associate

    Levin Ginsburg is pleased to announce that Anthony M. Ochs has joined the firm as an Associate in its Corporate and Real Estate Practice Groups. Anthony is a graduate of The John Marshall Law School (J.D., 2011) where he was a member of the Editorial Board of The John Marshall Law Review, and Northern Illinois University (B.S. Business, Organizational Management, 2007).

    Anthony focuses his practice on acquisitions/divestitures, leasing, financing and commercial and industrial real estate transactions. He has represented a variety of clients, from developers of specialty retail chains to real estate investment trusts, and also has experience handling commercial property development, construction and architect contracts, land use and zoning issues, and tax incentives.

  • November 17, 2015 | People
    Reinhart Welcomes Registered Patent Attorney Kale

    Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren P.C. (Reinhart) welcomes registered patent attorney John Paul (JP) Kale to the firm's Intellectual Property Practice. Prior to joining Reinhart, Kale was an associate attorney with a boutique patent prosecution firm in Chicago, where he worked with an array of clients including start‑up and solo inventors.

    Kale has a breadth of legal knowledge spanning business organization matters, terms of service drafting, privacy policy issues and contract review. His work includes drafting and prosecuting utility patent applications through final disposition before the U.S. and foreign patent offices in materials engineering, metallurgical alloys and coatings, turbine technology, aerospace control systems, filtering devices and battery technology. Additionally, he performs patent novelty searches, investigates potential infringements and analyzes patent validity.

    Kale is a member of the American Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association and the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago. He earned his J.D., cum laude, from DePaul University College of Law and holds a B.S. in material science and engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

  • November 16, 2015 | People
    Ellyn Bullock and Kristin Solberg form Solberg & Bullock, LLC

    Two area lawyers with over 40 years of combined experience have opened a law firm in downtown Champaign. Ellyn Bullock and Kristin Solberg have formed Solberg & Bullock, LLC in the old train station in Champaign at 100 N. Chestnut St., Suite 230.     

    Previously, Ellyn served as a law clerk to U.S. District Judge Harold Baker, a legal writing and research professor at the University of Illinois College of Law, and as a private practitioner in Champaign. Her practice is predominantly in the area of adoption, including international, domestic, DCFS, agency, related, independent, and contested adoptions, and she has finalized adoptions for over a thousand children in courtrooms all over Illinois.   

    Ellyn also represents plaintiffs in federal and state court in personal injury matters and violations of constitutional rights.

    Kristin has been in private practice and concentrates in all areas of family law; criminal law; and traffic law. She does primarily contested litigation, but is trained in various forms of mediation and is one of few area Collaborative Divorce practitioners, (divorce without court intervention).  She is also a Family Law Financial mediator, and a mediator for the Sixth Judicial Circuit’s Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Mandatory Mediation Program.