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  • July 1, 2013 | People
    New suburban Chicago hospital system names Chris Mollet EVP, General Counsel

    Chris Mollet has been named Executive Vice President and General Counsel for the new health system created by the merger of Edward Hospital (Naperville) & Health Services and Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare.

    Mollet has more than 30 years of experience in healthcare law.  He was previously the Associate University Counsel (Chief Health Law Counsel) at the University of Illinois at Chicago, including the University of Illinois Medical Center, Medical Faculty Practice Plans and Health Sciences Colleges. 

    He was Senior Vice President and General Counsel for American Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. in Naperville, and Partner and Chair, Chicago Health Practice Group of the Foley & Lardner law firm in Chicago. 

    Mollet earned his law degree and a Bachelor of Arts with Distinction from the University of Wisconsin.

    The merger, finalized on July 1, creates one of the larger integrated health systems in Illinois and is comprised of three hospitals – Edward, Elmhurst Memorial and Linden Oaks at Edward – with revenues of about $1 billion and more than 50 outpatient locations across a service area of 1.7 million residents in the west and southwest suburbs of Chicago.  The system employs nearly 7,700 and has more than 1,680 physicians on staff.

  • June 26, 2013 | People
    Querrey & Harrow welcomes associate Helena Gonzalez

    Querrey & Harrow welcomes Helena Gonzalez as an associate attorney in its Chicago office practicing general civil litigation.  Ms. Gonzalez has worked with Querrey & Harrow since 2011, having served as a law clerk prior to being admitted to the Illinois Bar. As a law clerk, Ms. Gonzalez gained experience in legal research and all phases of the litigation process.

    During law school, Ms. Gonzalez was a member of Chicago-Kent’s Moot Court Honor Society and served as its Vice President during her final year of law school. In 2011, her moot court team competed against more than 150 law schools in the nation’s largest moot court competition, where she became Regional Champion and a National Semifinalist. Ms. Gonzalez was also the recipient of the Moot Court Honor Society’s 2012 Marc Grinker Student Commitment Award.

    Ms. Gonzalez is a member of the Chicago Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, Hispanic National Bar Association, and the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois.

    Ms. Gonzalez obtained her JD from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2012 and her B.A. in Economics from the University of Florida in 2008.  She is a resident of Chicago.

    Querrey & Harrow is a full service law firm serving the Chicago metropolitan region, including Northwest Indiana.

  • June 19, 2013 | People
    Heeral Patel joins Robbins Schwartz as associate


    Robbins Schwartz is pleased to announce our newest associate.

    Heeral A. Patel joins our Chicago office where she will concentrate her practice in the area of education law with a focus on special education and students' rights.  Heeral received her J.D. from Boston College Law School while concurrently receiving a master’s degree in Higher Education Administration.

    Prior to joining Robbins Schwartz, Heeral practiced family law.

  • June 18, 2013 | People
    Anthony Sam joins Cray Huber as Associate

    Anthony M. Sam has joined the firm of Cray Huber Horstman Heil & VanAusdal LLC as an Associate. He will concentrate his practice areas in Catastrophic Injury and Loss Litigation and Commercial Transportation Litigation.

    Mr. Sam is a graduate of Lewis University in Romeoville and received his J.D. from The John Marshall Law School.
     

  • June 10, 2013 | People
    McNulty, Cosgrove named parters at Clifford Law Offices

    Shannon McNulty has been named a partner at Clifford Law Offices, a nationally renowned firm recognized in personal injury and wrongful death law.  Also, Bradley Cosgrove, formerly of another personal injury firm in Chicago, has been named a partner at the firm.

    McNulty has obtained more than $30 million in verdicts and settlements with Clifford Law Offices since she joined the firm 10 years ago.  She was appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court to a blue ribbon Special Committee on Illinois Evidence. In 2007 she was named by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company one of the top 40 Attorneys Under 40.

    Cosgrove, recently came to the firm with a wealth of experience in trying cases in medical malpractice, personal injury and wrongful death.  He has lectured at John Marshall Law School, his alma mater.  The National Trial Lawyers Association has named him one of the Top 40 Attorneys Under 40 since 2012.

  • June 6, 2013 | People
    Eli Korer joins Levin Ginsburg

    Levin Ginsburg is pleased to announce that Eli Korer has joined the firm. Eli is an honors graduate and honors scholar of Valparaiso University School of Law, J.D., 2011, and of Boston University, B.A., magna cum laude, 2008. Eli has joined the firm as an associate attorney in its Corporate Practice area. While in law school at Valparaiso University, Eli was elected Chief Justice of the Moot Court Society, was a Semi-Finalist and Best Oralist of the 2011 Irvin R. Kaufman Memorial Securities Law Moot Court Competition and was the recipient of the Corpus Juris Secundum Award for the most significant overall contribution to the School of Law.

    Eli externed at the United States Attorney’s Office in Hammond, Indiana, and was an associate attorney at another Chicago law firm prior to joining Levin Ginsburg.

  • May 30, 2013 | People
    Robert B. Anderson joins the Law Office of Irene F. Bahr

    Robert B. Anderson has joined the Law Office of Irene F. Bahr as an Associate Attorney. Rob most recently was an Assistant State's Attorney in the Kane County State's Attorney's Office in St. Charles, Illinois. There he prosecuted traffic, misdemeanor, DUI, felony (ranging from Class 4 Drug charges to Murder) and Abuse and Neglect cases. 

    He has tried hundreds of cases, both jury and bench, as a prosecutor. His experience gives him the ability to assess a case from a prosecutor's point of view in order to develop the best possible defense. 

    Rob began his legal career as an intern with the Law Office of Irene F. Bahr, attending to all aspects involving Liquor Licensing for Irene's clients. He also clerked as a 7-11 Student for Justice Thomas E. Callum.

    Rob has returned to our office and is ready and able to bring his unique skills and talents to bear on your Liquor or Criminal matters. His compassion and personal attention to your case will help you feel confident and secure. Contact Robert at (630) 517-3410 or at rob@bahrlaw.net.

  • May 22, 2013 | People
    Peggy Crane joins Environmental Practice of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP in Peoria

    The national law firm of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that Peggy L. Crane has joined the firm’s Environmental Practice as partner. She will practice in Hinshaw’s Peoria, Illinois office. Ms. Crane comes to Hinshaw from Perkins Coie LLP, where she was senior counsel in that firm’s Portland office.

    Ms. Crane represents companies across many industries on issues related to environmental law, including permitting, compliance, cleanup and corporate and real estate transactions. She handles a wide variety of transactional matters, focusing primarily on real estate transactions involving contaminated properties and environmental due diligence. Ms. Crane works alongside clients to craft strategies to clean up contaminated properties and provides support to secure site closure, working with technical consultants and state agencies to resolve issues and formulate mutually agreeable solutions.

  • May 1, 2013 | People
    Polsinelli expands national commercial litigation practice with Chicago Attorney Dmitry Shifrin

    Polsinelli welcomes highly experienced commercial litigation attorney Dmitry Shifrin as a shareholder and member of its strong national team of skilled litigators. Shifrin has represented corporate and individual clients as counsel in a wide range of complex commercial disputes before state and federal trial and appellate courts, as well as multidistrict litigation panels.

    “Dmitry’s depth of experience in all types of commercial litigation will be a great asset to our clients in Chicago as well as a complement to our national litigation capabilities,” said Polsinelli Chicago Managing Director Anthony J. Nasharr. “We are extremely pleased to have an attorney of Dmitry’s caliber join our growing team.”

    Shifrin’s legal experience is quite diverse and spans a number of industries, and he will focus his practice on commercial litigation, product liability and mass torts, health care, and insurance recovery matters. His courtroom experience has spanned all facets of the practice, including dispositive motion hearings, pursuing and defending requests for injunctive relief, and trial work. In addition to his courtroom experience, Shifrin believes the bedrock to any client relationship is to act as a trusted advisor instead of simply a litigator. He is well-versed in risk management and developing strategy not only in litigation but also various forms of alternative dispute resolution.

  • April 17, 2013 | People
    Matthew Cohn and Megan Pike john Arnstein & Lehr's Environmental and Litigation Practice

    The Chicago law firm of Arnstein & Lehr LLP is proud to announce it is strengthening its Environmental and Litigation Practices by hiring Matthew E. Cohn and Megan Pike.

    Matthew has litigated disputes and counseled clients on a wide spectrum of environmental issues including permitting under the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act, the investigation, cleanup, and allocation of liability on contaminated properties, and due diligence for real estate and corporate transactions. Prior to the practice of law, Matthew was a hydrogeologist at a global environmental engineering and consulting firm. Clients have found his scientific experience useful in solving their environmental problems. Matthew also serves on the plan commission of the Village of Buffalo Grove, and with his municipal experience, he has counseled clients with development projects.

    Matthew previously practiced law at Meckler Bulger Tilson Marick & Pearson LLP where he focused on traditional environmental law and insurance coverage disputes arising from environmental concerns. He is the current chair of the Illinois State Bar Associations’ Environmental Law Section Council. He earned his J.D. from IIT Chicago Kent College of Law in 2000, graduating with honors, and B.S. and M.S. degrees in geology from Bucknell University and Indiana University, respectively.