A look at our honor classes

Bartlit Beck — Patent litigation, products liability, commercial disputes
Nevin Gewertz has already established himself as a go-to trial lawyer in Chicago. He's done it at Bartlit Beck, a firm with many of the most talented trial lawyers in the country.  Focusing on cases with a scientific element, Gewertz has developed the ability to distill complex information into points that are easily…

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP — Commercial Litigation
Stephanie Jones reached an important milestone: at just 34, she became the first female Assistant Managing Partner of the Chicago office of Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP.  Those who know Jones aren't surprised that she has earned this role. Jones has an unmatched drive and work ethic. She's fiercely devoted to her…

Hinshaw & Culbertson — Tort Defense Litigation
Albert Angelo joined the Chicago law firm Hinshaw & Culbertson in 2007 as a law clerk. It didn't take long for this young attorney to impress the leaders at this firm. He quickly climbed the ranks at Hinshaw, earning complicated and intricate legal assignments.  One sign that his Hinshaw colleagues recognized Angelo's…

Loeb & Loeb — Advertising, data privacy, brand protection
Monique Bhargava has established herself as a go-to source for advertising agencies. Fortune 500 brands, media and tech leaders turn to Bhargava when they want to build compliant advertising and marketing campaigns, utilize and monetize data and analytics, protect their brands and safeguard their revenue streams.  Bhargava has…

Swanson Martin & Bell — Medical-malpractice defense
Sarah Ferrill has steadily earned a reputation as one of the top medical-malpractice defense attorneys in the Chicago legal scene. And while Ferrill’s knowledge, along well as her time as a plaintiff’s lawyer, work ethic and courtroom savvy have certainly played major roles in her success, her peers point to one other key…

Berger Schatz — Family law
Attentive to detail. Whip smart. Fiercely committed to her clients. Prepared. Knowledgeable.  These are just some of the accolades fellow attorneys give Aura Lichtenberg, a family law attorney at the Chicago law firm of Berger Schatz.  Cook County Circuit Judge Raúl Vega, presiding judge of the Domestic Violence…

GMA Construction Group — Construction and real estate law
Erica Kirkwood has been an invaluable asset to GMA Construction Group, routinely negotiating national multimillion-dollar contracts. She's also provided executive-level oversight on everything from corporate transactions to litigation and business development.  While working at the Illinois Department of Children & Family…

K&L Gates — Crisis management; social media law; complex commercial litigation and disputes
Perhaps Desiree Moore's days hold more than 24 hours?  What else could explain how this attorney with K&L Gates gets so much accomplished each day?  Moore is a partner at the top-ranked law firm and is the founder and co-chair of K&L Gates' Digital Crisis Planning & Response practice group. She is also a…