In the law firmsHughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym Ltd. added Lauren P. Buford as an associate.She focuses her practice on medical professional liability and general negligence.• Franczek Radelet P.C. added attorney Jacqueline Gharapour Wernz.Wernz represents educational institutions in a wide range of education and employment law matters.She was previously an attorney at the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights in Chicago.• Locke Lord LLP partner Benjamin P. Sykes waselected to the firm …