A look at our honor classes

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…

Ryan Ryan and Viglione — Plaintiff’s personal injury, medical negligence
The true sign of an attorney who has earned respect? His opponents praise him. Michael Viglione, a personal injury specialist with Waukegan’s Ryan Ryan and Viglione, has earned such kudos from the attorneys he has opposed. This shouldn’t be surprising. Viglione, though only 35, has already amassed an enviable courtroom…

Levenfeld Pearlstein LLC — Estate planning
It didn’t take John Welsh of BNY Mellon Wealth Management long to discover the multiple talents of estate-planning specialist Adam Garber. Welsh met Garber in 2011. That was when Welsh started at the private client group at Chicago law firm McDermott Will & Emery. The roster of attorneys in this elite group included some of…

Chicago Volunteer Legal Services — Children’s issues, guardianship
Rebekah Rashidfarokhi has long been an advocate for the most vulnerable members of society. As an undergraduate and law student, Rashidfarokhi volunteered for programs dedicated to supporting immigrants, refugees, and victims of domestic violence. These programs included, among others, an immigrants’ rights organization at the U.S…

Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney Ltd. — Civil litigation
Jill Felkins is an accomplished civil defense litigator known for her successful track record defending clients in areas such as toxic tort, transportation, class action and premises liability cases in Illinois, Indiana and beyond. But she also exhibits a degree of versatility and passion for the law that allows her to take on new and…

Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP — Employee benefits
Dan Salemi’s peers say that this employee benefits specialist has a unique ability: He can make the most complex benefits and ERISA issues understandable to his clients. This is an important skill. And it’s one reason why Salemi has built a thriving employee benefits practice at such a young age. As nominator Edward Druck,…

Dussias Wittenberg Koenigsberger LLP — Family law
Judd Fineberg’s fellow attorneys say that this family law specialist is a dedicated advocate for his clients. They also praise his courtroom skills, saying that no attorney outworks or outthinks Fineberg. Other nominators cite Fineberg’s negotiating talents when explaining how this young attorney has crafted such a strong…

Hall Prangle & Schoonveld LLC — Medical malpractice defense
How has Sapna Lalmalani managed to build such a strong career in medical malpractice law at such a young age? Her fellow attorneys say that Lalmalani boasts the strategic vision possessed by seasoned trial attorneys with far more years of experience. They say, too, that she sees the big picture in her cases, a trait that has helped her…