[caption id="attachment_18371" align="alignright" width="125" caption="Erika N. Walsh"][/caption] Erika N. Walsh, a member of Schiller DuCanto & Fleck since 2006, has been made a partner in the family law firm. Ms. Walsh previously practiced commercial litigation for three years, including representation of major corporations in both federal and state courts. She received her J.D. degree from the University of Chicago Law School, where she participated in the Mandel Clinic representing indigent victims of police abuse and won the Mandel Award for her exceptional contributions to the clinical education program. Ms. Walsh practices in the Wheaton office and participates in local family law committees.

[caption id="attachment_18301" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Lauren Waidzunas"][/caption] Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP has recently added two attorneys to its Chicago office: Associate Lauren M. Waidzunas joins Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP from Pedersen & Houpt,where she was also an associate. She focuses her practice on medical negligence and healthcare, as well as commercial litigation and business disputes. Ms. Waidzunas received her J.D. magna cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law in 2008 and her B.A. magna cum laude from Illinois Wesleyan University in 2005. James B. Vogts is of counsel at Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP. He focuses his practice on product liability, trademark infringement, commercial litigation and business disputes. Mr. Vogts joins Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP from Wildman Harrold, where he was a partner. He received his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law in 1984 and his B.A. from Miami University in 1980. Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP, a nationally recognized litigation firm in Chicago, is dedicated to resolving contested matters for our clients. Jury trial experience is the hallmark of the firm. Our attorneys have tried hundreds of cases to verdict in a variety of complex civil and commercial disputes. Many large corporations, prestigious institutions, business owners and individuals retain Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP in jurisdictions across the United States.

[caption id="attachment_18116" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Kate Heitman"][/caption] Katharine "Kate" E. Heitman has joined Baker & Daniels LLP as an associate litigator in the law firm's product liability practice group. Before joining Baker & Daniels, Heitman was a litigator at Winston & Strawn LLP in Los Angeles and then Chicago. She graduated from the University of Southern California School of Law in 2008 after earning a bachelor's degree in economics from Pomona College in Claremont, Calif., in 2004. While in law school, Heitman served as executive senior editor of the Southern California Law Review and a judicial extern for the Honorable Stephen J. Hillman in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. She also was a research assistant at the University of Southern California School of Law, collecting information on the California Voting Rights Act of 2001 to create recommendations for state governments to adopt voting regulations. In college, Heitman played on the Pomona women's varsity soccer team and spent a semester aboard in Freiburg, Germany. She is a Wisconsin native. Baker & Daniels LLP provides advice and counsel to regional, national and international clients with legal and business needs. With more than 370 attorneys and legal professionals, the full-service law firm has offices in Indiana, Chicago, Washington, D.C.

[caption id="attachment_17983" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Elizabeth J. Cervantes"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_17982" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Jeffrey D. Jacobs"][/caption] Jeffrey D. Jacobs and Elizabeth J. Cervantes have joined the Moline firm of Bozeman, Neighbour, Patton & Noe, LLP as associates. Mr. Jacobs graduated from Drake University magna cum laude and from Chicago Kent School of law.  He is licensed in Illinois.  His practice concentration is in the business area, including transactional work and resolution of disputes. Ms. Cervantes is a graduate of the University of Iowa and the Iowa Law School.  She is in general practice with an emphasis on litigation.