A look at our honor classes

Marshall Gerstein & Borun LLP — Chemical and pharmaceutical patent prosecution
Jennifer Burnette ranks as one of the top practitioners in the field of chemical and pharmaceutical patent law in the Chicago area. Why? She knows this field in depth – from the most complex polymers and plastics systems, coatings, packaging, and absorbents to pharmaceutical formulations and microfluidics diagnostic systems. She…

Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP — Health care regulation and policy
Focus, dedication and energy. These are the traits that Juan Morado Jr.’s peers point to when explaining what sets this health-care specialist apart from other Chicago attorneys. Nominators say that Morado is passionate about every case he tackles. He’s also devoted to his clients and works countless hours to earn them the…

Salvi Schostok & Pritchard P.C. — Personal injury, medical malpractice
Brian Salvi has a few years before his 35th birthday, but that hasn’t stopped him from already obtaining several multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements for his clients. This success at such a young age can be credited to Salvi’s legal knowledge, his commitment to his clients and his work ethic. Salvi is prepared for…

K&R Family Legal Services LLP — Family law, collaborative practitioner, mediator
What sets Anna Krolikowska apart from her fellow attorneys? Krolikowska’s peers say that this family law attorney is a passionate advocate for her clients, a devoted student of the law, a willing mentor and a leader in the Illinois bar. It helps, too, that Krolikowska routinely earns top results for her long list of devoted…

Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC — Estate planning
Courtney Gregory boasts all the skills you’d expect a top attorney to possess: She has an in-depth knowledge of the law, a tireless work ethic and the ability to craft winning strategies when facing even the most complex of cases. But Gregory also has a deep commitment to her clients. She will do whatever it takes to earn the…

Clifford Law Offices — Plaintiff’s personal injury
Jack Casciato is a plaintiff’s personal injury trial lawyer and a partner at Clifford Law Offices P.C., one of the nation’s leading personal-injury law firms. In February 2018, Jack defended and tried a significant truck accident case against Bob Clifford, Kevin Durkin and Tracy Brammeier of Clifford Law Offices. The case…

Power Rogers & Smith LLP — Plaintiffs’ personal injury and medical malpractice
Limitless energy, passion and organization, combined with a wealth of legal knowledge and skill. That’s what Kathryn Conway’s peers point to when describing how this plaintiffs’ personal injury litigator has risen to the top of her profession. Conway, with Chicago’s Power Rogers & Smith, has already…

Michael Best & Friedrich LLP — Employment litigation, higher education
How has Sarah Flotte managed to build such a successful employment practice at such a young age? Flotte’s fellow attorneys point to her legal skills, acute business sense and constant professionalism. As Kerryann Haase Minton, managing partner of Michael Best & Friedrich’s Chicago office put it, Flotte “quickly…