A look at our 2022 honorees

Willkie Farr & Gallagher — Fiduciary litigation, corporate governance litigation, consumer class actions
When the stakes are at their highest? When companies face major fines or the possibility of shutdown? They turn to Brienne Letourneau, a rising star with the Chicago law firm of Willkie Farr & Gallagher.  During her career, Letourneau has represented a steady stream of fiduciaries and service providers facing breach-of…

Krzak Rundio Law Group, LLC — Personal injury, trucking, construction, auto law
“The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.”  -- Albert Einstein.   Terence Naughton, 38, a partner at Krzak Rundio Law Group, focuses primarily on trucking accidents and construction negligence cases.  After 10 years of defending insurance companies, Naughton changed sides to represent injury…

Chuhak & Tecson, P.C. — Elder Law, Estate Administration, Guardianship, and Estate & Trust Litigation
Achieving what seem like impossible results. That is what Mallory Moreno, an elder law attorney  with Chuhak & Tecson, so often accomplishes. Moreno's peers say that this young attorney is never fazed by challenges. Instead, she relies on her legal skills, command of the law, and commitment to her clients to overcome them…

Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP — Mergers and acquisitions
A natural leader. That's how those who've worked with Payal Keshvani describe this young attorney with Chicago's Taft Stettinius & Hollister.  This isn't surprising. Even when she was a junior associate, Keshvani took the lead on projects with other associates and third parties. Since then, this mergers-and…

Jenner & Block — Intellectual Property; Antitrust, Complex Commercial Litigation
A creative problem-solver. A rigorous mind. A meticulous debater. Kind and compassionate. These are the ways in which Shaun Van Horn's colleagues describe him. And no wonder: he has already built a track record of success that would be the envy of many litigators with far more years of experience.   During the last 14…

Beermann LLP — Family law and civil appeals
Respect. It's what Matthew Elster, a family law attorney with Chicago law firm Beermann, has earned from both his clients and fellow attorneys.  Elster is passionately devoted to his clients, logging long hours to help them reach the best resolutions. Like all skilled family law specialists, Elster understands that emotions…

Miller Shakman Levine & Feldman LLP — Civil rights, professional liability, commercial litigation
Mary Eileen Cunniff Wells served notice that she was a rising legal star early in her career. When she was a junior attorney working with the City of Chicago Law Department, Wells helped craft Chicago's lawsuit against the opioid industry. This was one of the first lawsuits of its kind in the country, and Wells played a key role in…

Taxman Pollock Murray and Bekkerman — Plaintiff personal injury
Jonathan Treshansky is known for passionately fighting for his clients. And he earns the trust of these clients by approaching each of them with honesty and integrity.  Results matter, too, of course, especially in the competitive specialty of plaintiffs personal injury. Fortunately, Treshansky shines there, too, routinely…