Wildman Harrold Attorneys Named as 2010 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon LLP is pleased to announce that 29 of the firm’s attorneys have been selected as 2010 Super Lawyers. In addition, 11 of the firm’s attorneys have been designated by Super Lawyers as “2009 Rising Stars,” attorneys of note who are 40 or under, or who have been practicing for 10 years or less.
Super Lawyers selects attorneys in each state as chosen by their peers and through the independent research of Law & Politics magazine. Rising Stars names each state’s top up-and-coming attorneys. Each year, Law & Politics undertakes a rigorous selection process that includes a statewide survey of thousands of lawyers, independent evaluation of candidates by an attorney-led research staff, and a peer review of candidates. Only the top five percent of lawyers, from nearly 70 practice areas, are named to the Super Lawyers list.
The following attorneys have been included from Wildman Harrold:
Illinois Super Lawyers (Chicago office)
Douglas R. Carlson (Health Care, Business Litigation, NonProfit)
James A. Christman (Health Care)
John W. Costello (Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights, Business Litigation)
Michael Dockterman (Business Litigation, White Collar, Corporate Goverance & Compliance)
James P. Dorr (Products Class Action/Mass Torts, Personal Injury Defense)
Thomas P. Duffy (Real Estate, Banking)
Mark L. Durbin (Business Litigation, Class Action/Mass Torts, Intellectual Property Litigation)
Jerald P. Esrick (Business Litigation, Business/Corporate, Alternative Dispute Resolution)
David J. Fischer (Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights)
Kathleen M. Gilligan (Real Estate)
H. Roderic Heard (Business Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution)
Kirk A. Hoopingarner (Estate Planning & Probate, Non-Profit, Estate & Trust Litigation)
Anne G. Kimball (Business Litigation, Employment & Labor)
Stephen J. Landes (Business Litigation, Antitrust Litigation, Personal Injury Defense: Products)
John S. Letchinger (Intellectual Property, Business Litigation)
Joseph F. Madonia (Environmental Litigation, Environmental, Class Action/Mass Torts)
Michael L. McCluggage (Antitrust Litigation)
Sarah L. Olson (Class Action/Mass Torts)
Thomas J. Ring (Intellectual Property)
John A. Roberts (General Litigation, Class Action/Mass Torts, Personal Injury Defense: Products)
Robert L. Shuftan (Business Litigation, Environmental)
Thomas J. Smedinghoff (Information Technology/Outsourcing, International, Intellectual Property)
David L. Weinstein (Employment & Labor, Securities Litigation)
Craig M. White (Business Litigation)
Jonathan W. Young (Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights)
California Super Lawyers (Los Angeles office)
Fredric Bernstein (Entertainment & Sports)
Carole E. Handler (Antitrust Litigation, Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports)
James D. Nguyen (Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports, Business Litigation)
M. Kenneth Suddleson (Entertainment & Sports, Business/Corporate)
Illinois Rising Stars (Chicago office)
Joseph E. Bender (Tax)
Todd A. Bickel (Real Estate)
Jami A. Gekas (Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation)
Justine Young Gottshall (Intellectual Property, First Amendment/Media/Advertising/Consumer Law)
Rana H. Janney (Business Litigation)
Nicole Nocera (Business Litigation)
Sandra S. Pedersen (Intellectual Property)
David P. Vallas (Business Litigation, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights)
California Rising Stars (Los Angeles office)
John L. Babala (Business/Corporate, Securities & Corporate Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions)
Jesse M. Brody (Intellectual Property, First Amendment/Media/Advertising, Entertainment & Sports)
Sean Sullivan (Intellectual Property Litigation, Business Litigation)
Super Lawyers magazine is published in all 50 states and reaches more than 13 million readers.
About Wildman Harrold
Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon LLP is a business law firm representing Fortune 500 companies and private businesses in Litigation, Business Transactions and Intellectual Property. The national Litigation practice is recognized as one of the best in the country and was selected by Corporate Counsel magazine as a “Go-To” Law Firm. The Transactions Department provides legal counsel on all corporate matters with a highly specialized practice for private equity funds. The Intellectual Property practice addresses the full-range of IP issues, including a premier team of Privacy and Data Security attorneys.