HeplerBroom LLC partner Rick Hammond was appointed to the Illinois Judicial Conference’s Court Operations During COVID-19 Task Force.Hammond, a past president of the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel (IDC), will serve as a voice for the defense bar on the task force.• Anna Wermuth, vice-chair of Cozen O’Connor LLP’s national labor and employment department, was elected a fellow in the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers.The honor recognizes attorneys with sustained outstanding …