2013
"Janet Johnson: Earning her clients' trust"
 | Janet M. Johnson
— Midwest Real Estate News Magazine
February 2013 "Johnson boasts a long client list populated with publicly held and closely held corporations, developers, contractors,institutional investors and nonprofit organizations and institutions. Johnson often helps these clients negotiate purchases, sales and leases. She also plays an important role in helping her commercial real estate clients qualify for financing, including synthetic leasing and other complex financing transactions." Read Article |
"Renaissance Man Takes on Big Government"
 | Neal Weinfield
— Leading Lawyers Network
January 2013 "Weinfield, a partner at Schiff Hardin LLP, is considered by peers, clients and environmental engineering experts to be one of the foremost environmental attorneys in America. It's reputation earned in a field with obtuse regulations and poorly worded statuses. His practice includes defending clients against liability for remediating hazardous waste sites, counseling in and defense of enforcement actions brought under the Clean Water Act and Clear Air Act and climate change projects." Read Article |
2012
"Finding Her Place as a 'Dirt Lawyer'"
 | Felice B. Rose
— Leading Lawyers Network
December 2012 "When Felice B. Rose was six years out of law school, she handled one of the largest real estate deals involving the sale of acreage ever done in Illinois, maybe even in the country. In 1997, the Chicago Dock & Canal Trust, a small, publicly-held real estate investment trust, decided to sell the entire area of property that’s now known as River East. David A. Grossberg represented the private investment group that was bidding on those assets and called on Rose to assist him in the transaction." Read Article |
"Best Law Firms for Women according to Working Mother and Flex-Time Lawyers"
 | Valarie Hays, Sondra A. Hemeryck, Sarah Severson
— Chambers Women & Diversity
November 2012 "To mark their winning presence, Schiff Hardin have revealed a series of heartwarming photographs of their female lawyers and their kids. ‘We are committed to diversity and women-friendly work practices…,’ said Ronald S. Safer, Schiff Hardin's Managing Partner and Diversity Committee Member. ‘Diversity is essential to Schiff Hardin’s commitment to client service. Simply put: a diverse team is a superior team. The women partners at our firm are among the finest lawyers in the country,’ Mr. Safer added. " Read Article |
"40 Illinois Attorneys Under Forty to Watch"
 | David P. McHugh
— Law Bulletin Publishing Company
October 2012 "David P. McHugh, 39, is a trusted adviser to a wide range of significant public companies. McHugh focuses on corporate and securities law at Schiff Hardin LLP and has earned the respect of his clients and colleagues throughout the firm’s nine offices coast-to-coast." Read Article |
"Mastering the Complexities of Air Law"
 | Stephen J. Bonebrake
—Leading Lawyers Network
January 2012 "Stephen J. Bonebrake first became interested in environmental conservation as a 5–year-old who hiked and backpacked in the mountains with his family. But it would be much, much later in life before he decided to use that passion to pursue a legal career." Read Article |
2011
"40 Illinois Attorneys Under Forty to Watch"
 | Tracy A. Campbell
— Law Bulletin Publishing Company
October 2011 "Tracy A. Campbell, 36, is a powerful litigator and a renowned humanitarian. As a partner at Schiff Hardin, she concentrates her practice in insurance-related litigation and counseling, covering a wide variety of insurance coverage disputes." Read Article |
"Turning Complex Estate Issues Into Manageable Decisions"
 | Debra L. Stetter
— Leading Lawyers Network
October 2011 "For almost 20 years, Stetter has concentrated her practice on estate planning and federal
estate, gift, and generation-skipping tax planning. Her clients range from individuals and couples to large multi-generational families. And with each family and generation that she works with, she understands how vital it can be to tailor an estate or trust choice to the particular person or situational need." Read Article |
"10th Annual Company and Executive Women Worth Watching"
 | Regina Speed-Bost
— Profiles in Diversity Journal
September/October 2011 "I practice in an area of the law that I find interesting at a firm I find supportive. Both my decision to practice energy law and my path to joining Schiff Hardin, LLP as a partner in its Energy and Public Utilities Practice Group reflect the value of mentorship at critical decision-making moments in my life, coupled with my faith and knowledge of who I am and what I was created to do in life. I carry the mentoring lessons I have learned with me in day-to-day practice." Read Article |
"Supreme Decision: Leah Ward Sears is off the bench and in the game"
 | Leah Ward Sears
— Georgia Super Lawyers
March 2011 "Leah Ward Sears made history in judge's robes, but today she's wearing high-heeled boots and a pencil skirt. Women lawyers are often afraid to admit they like feminine things because, you know, that's not part of the tough image, says Sears, the first African-American woman chief justice of a state Supreme Court and now partner at the Atlanta office of Schiff Hardin, where she leads the national Appellate team. But I like high tea at the Ritz, I like to go shopping and I do like nice clothes." Read Article |
"Sculpting Construction Clients' Success"
 | Kevin Kolton
— Leading Lawyers Network
January 2011 "Whether he is representing iconic sports legend Michael Jordan, a local concrete contractor, or a large utility, Kevin Kolton’s goal is always the same: cut to the heart of the issue and find a quick but fair resolution. That clarity and the ability to quickly analyze complex issues have made Kolton one of the premier construction law attorneys in Illinois." Read Article |
2010
"Public/Private Environmental Experience Sets Her Apart"
 | Renee Cipriano
— Leading Lawyers Network
November 2010 "If a client wants Renee Cipriano to pick a fight with the opposing side first thing out of the gate, then he or she will be sadly disappointed. That's not her style. We may eventually get to the fight, but I don't start with the fight, says the 47-year-old Schiff Hardin LLP partner." Read Article |
"Schiff Hardin's Winning Strategy"
 | Eric L. Barnum, Lewis C. Horne Jr., Leah Ward Sears
— Atlanta Tribune magazine
2010 Diversity Issue "For this year's Diversity Issue, we zeroed in on Atlanta's legal community. One firm in particular, Schiff Hardin LLP, stood out — not only because it is in the good graces of the honorable Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears (ret.), but because it has assembled a team of African-American litigators to helm one of the most formidable general practice law firms in the nation. Not as associates — but as partners. These are their stories." Read Article |
"Creating a New Legacy in Environmental Law"
 | Gabriel M. Rodriguez
— Leading Lawyers Network
August 2010 "Gabriel M. Rodriguez's career has been a steady course that established him as a leader in environmental litigation, a field he has been practicing in for over 25 years. An area of the law that once comprised a relatively small number of attorneys, it has expanded exponentially ever since he began his practice." Read Article |
"Indubitably Holmes"
 | Patricia Brown Holmes
— Illinois Super Lawyers
February 2010 "Patricia Brown Holmes is a former judge and a top-flight litigator with a personality so magnetic that her 4-year-old niece once jumped from a moving car when she saw her in a Chuck E. Cheese's parking lot. But the first thing you should know about her is this: She directly, honestly, openly and literally looked death in the eye and said, 'You're not going to beat me,'" says Ron Safer, the managing partner at Schiff Hardin, who persuaded Holmes to leave the bench for private practice in 2005." Read Article |
"Taking Time to Represent the Little Guy"
 | Ronald S. Safer
— Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
February 4, 2010 "While juggling his duties as managing partner of a large Chicago law firm, Ronald S. Safer finds time to represent clients whose liberty is at stake on a pro bono basis.
Safer, a former high-ranking federal prosecutor who is managing partner of Schiff Hardin LLP, led a team of lawyers who successfully defended Julie Rea Harper, a downstate mother prosecuted for the killing of her 10-year-old son." Read Article |
"Working on the Ground So Clients Can See the Stars"
 | Virgil R. Montgomery
— Leading Lawyers Network
January 2010 "Virgil Montgomery didn't take a traditional path to becoming a lawyer — but it's a path that has led to a career he thoroughly enjoys.
Montgomery, 53, divides his construction practice at Schiff Hardin LLP among procurement, project controls, and dispute resolution through mediation, arbitration and litigation. He draws on a lifetime of experience in the construction industry that predates and includes his practicing law." Read Article |
2009
"Protecting Family Assets from Coast to Coast"
| Harmon A. Brown
— Leading Lawyers Network
December 2009 "Four times a year — in January, April, July and October — Harmon Brown makes a trip most lawyers would envy. He boards a plane for Honolulu and checks into the Prince Hotel for two weeks. Brown, a trusts, wills and estates lawyer with Schiff Hardin LLP, divides his practice between the shores of Lake Michigan and the surf of the South Pacific. He’s licensed to practice law in both Illinois and Hawaii and has about 500 clients in each state." Read article |
"40 Illinois Attorneys Under Forty to Watch"
 | Edward Casmere
— Law Bulletin Publishing Company
October 2009 "Edward Casmere, 36, is known for keeping the interests of his clients ahead of his own.
The Schiff Hardin partner focuses his litigation and trial practice on mass tort and product liability defense. Casmere also has handled other commercial and general litigation matters including premises liability, personal injury, construction actions, legal malpractice, medical malpractice, contracts, civil conspiracy, and reinsurance and insurance coverage." Read article |
"Leading Complex Class Action Litigation Defense"
 | Marci A. Eisenstein
— Leading Lawyers Network — Women's Edition
July 2009 "Marci Eisenstein describes herself as a team builder—someone who knows how to bring the best people together to accomplish a client’s goals. A partner at Schiff Hardin LLP, Eisenstein concentrates her practice on class action litigation defense. She has been at the firm since 1979 and has litigated more than 50 consumer-based class action challenges in federal and state courts throughout the country. She regularly represents insurers in nationwide and state class action challenges." Read Article |
"'Addicted' to Solving Problems for Utility Construction Clients"
 | Kenneth M. Roberts
— Leading Lawyers Network
January 2009 "Kenneth M. Roberts' typical business attire is blue jeans, a flannel shirt, and work boots.
In that regard, I haven't gone that far from Clinton, Iowa," Roberts, a Schiff Hardin LLP partner, says of his birthplace.
Roberts is co-chair of Schiff Hardin's Construction Law Group and a member of the executive committee of the Chicago-based firm comprising nearly 400 lawyers." Read Article |
"The Spacapans: Legal Contrasts in Concert"
 | Edward Spacapan Jr.
— Leading Lawyers Network
January 2009 "Edward and Lise Spacapan share much more than just a last name. They are both top-notch attorneys who practice blocks from each other in downtown Chicago. Both represent a wide variety of Fortune 100 companies across the country and repeatedly help tackle some of their most complex legal problems. Both are leaders at their respective firms — Ed is deputy chair of Schiff Hardin's Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice; Lise is chair of the Jenner & Block's Products Liability and Mass Tort Defense practice. And over the years, both have built a reputation for possessing an uncommon devotion to providing their clients with the highest level of service." Read Article |
"Achieving Balance in a Mixed Marriage"
 | Thomas W. Abendroth
— Leading Lawyers Network
January 2009 "As law couples go, Terri Mascherin and Thomas Abendroth are something of an anomaly.
One interesting thing about Tom and Terri together is the litigator and transaction lawyer factor, says Judge Richard Sankovitz, a mutual friend and former colleague of Mascherin's. It's not like oil and water, but it's certainly a mixed marriage.
Mascherin, a senior partner at Jenner and Block, focuses her practice on commercial litigation and has a long-term commitment to pro bono work involving death penalty cases. Meanwhile, Abendroth has established a well-respected estate planning practice as a partner with Schiff Hardin."
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"Contributing to Chicago's Quality of Life"
 | Bruce P. Weisenthal
— Leading Lawyers Network
January 2009 "When Bruce P. Weisenthal looks out his office window or walks throughout the city, he can't help but notice the many building projects he has worked on.
I've had the good fortune to be involved in really any number of matters that have impacted the state over the last 20 years," says Weisenthal, a partner and member of the executive committee at Schiff Hardin LLP. "I worked initially on the proposal for a world's fair. I worked on the international terminal at O'Hare, the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority's plans for reconstructing the roads. I was heavily involved in the structuring and refinancing of Comiskey Park, now U.S. Cellular Field." Read Article |
2008
"40 Illinois Attorneys Under Forty to Watch"
 | Kim Kamin
— Law Bulletin Publishing Company
October 2008 "Though not yet 40, Kim Kamin is already earning a reputation as one of the city's premiere estate planning lawyers.
A partner with Chicago's Schiff Hardin LLP, a law firm known for the quality of its estate planning department, Kamin has quickly built a thriving practice, representing high and ultra-high net worth clients with estate, trust, charitable and related legal needs."
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"A Lawyer Who Enjoys the Complexity of his Practice"
 | David R. Hodgman
— Leading Lawyers Network
Consumer Edition 2008 "David Hodgman likes how estate planning can sometimes be like a chess match.
Lawyers must figure out the best way to get from point A to point B, and legally minimize their clients' taxes.
He also enjoys the human interaction he gets when working with families, multi-generational businesses and charitable foundations."
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"A 'Gentle Giant' Whose Work Leaves a Big Footprint on Chicago"
 | David A. Grossberg
— Leading Lawyers Network
January 2008 "Russia, 1880s: Some 2.5 million people leave the politically troubled empire in a wave of emigration that lasts until the early 1900s. Among them are David Grossberg's ancestors. They would first settle in Chicago's south side and eventually migrate northward.
Berkeley, California, 1968: The University of California at Berkeley is a hotbed of student protest at the height of the Vietnam War. Gathering no headlines: The campus housing cooperative, the nation's largest group housing cooperative. The co-op's board president, David Grossberg wades into the basics of real estate development." Read Article |
2007
"Partner's Role Gives Him an Inside Look at Sports History"
 | Gary Mowder
— Chicago Lawyer
September 2007 "When Gary Mowder first met Bill Veeck, the legendary baseball franchise owner was discarding the ashes from his cigarette in a hole in his wooden leg.
Shortly into their initial conversation, Veeck suddenly stopped, pointed his finger up in the air and said he heard music.
Mowder said he thought at the time, What is this guy doing hearing music when we are on the 73rd floor?" Read Article |
"Irish Charm and Experience Make Her One of Illinois' Finest"
 | Patricia Costello Slovak
— Leading Lawyers Network
September 2007 "A worker says the company discriminated against him. Or a worker says the company retaliated when she aired a complaint. In defending the company, the business, the corporation, Patricia Costello Slovak finds her clients feeling a range of human emotions — anger, betrayal, fear — that makes representing management more about people than workplaces.
It's what has drawn Slovak, 56, to the world of labor/employment for more than 25 years. She's witnessed tectonic shifts in the landscape of the law, with everything from the Americans with Disabilities Act to laws protecting whistleblowers. Perhaps most pleasing to her has been the rise of women practicing in the field."
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"Trial Lawyer Finds Success Inside And Outside The Courtroom"
 | Roger Pascal
— Chicago Lawyer
May 2007 "A painting of an airplane and two stick figures hangs on Roger Pascal's office wall.
A 14-year-old boy painted the picture to thank Pascal, a Schiff Hardin partner, for flying him and two other boys to Milwaukee for lunch. They participated in a program that gives inner-city children a chance to experience their first flight outside of Illinois."
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2006
"He Gives Something Back to the Needy"
 | Fred Sperling
— Leading Lawyers Network
April 2006 "Chicago lawyer Frederick J. Sperling has represented indigent clients since the same week he became a licensed Illinois attorney in 1980.
For more than a quarter century, in addition to representing businesses and others, Sperling has also handled work for scores of individuals and groups who cannot afford to pay legal fees.
Sperling, 53, has worked for the Chicago law firm of Schiff Hardin LLP since 1980, and became a partner in the mid 1980s. Sperling said one reason he was drawn to the 350-lawyer firm was because of its commitment to pro bono work." Read Article |