The Leading Lawyers Network Advisory Board

The Leading Lawyers Network Advisory Board members are selected based upon their reputation and professional ethics in addition to their knowledge of the lawyers within their area(s) of law and their respective region of a state. You could argue that these lawyers are the "best of the best" as a result of their experience, lawyering skills, professional ethics, and the respect of their peers. Many of the Advisory Board members are just as busy out of the office and courtroom with community and professional involvement as they are at work. Leading Lawyers Network is grateful to these members for the assistance they lend to our effort identifying the top lawyers in each state. (In addition to their Advisory Board categories, members of the Advisory Board may also be in other Leading Lawyers Network categories.)

Vicki Lafer Abrahamson

Chicago

(312) 263-2698

attorneys@avmlaw.com

Abrahamson Vorachek & Levinson

Employment Law: Employee

Howard L. Adelman

Chicago

(312) 435-1050

hla@agmbc.com

Adelman & Gettleman Ltd

Bankruptcy & Workout Law: Commercial

Steven H. Adelman

Chicago

(312) 443-0405

sadelman@lockelord.com

Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP

Employment Law: Management

Christine L. Albright

Chicago

(312) 558-5585

calbright@winston.com

Winston & Strawn LLP

Trust, Will & Estate Planning Law

Kimball R. Anderson

Chicago

(312) 558-5858

kanderson@winston.com

Winston & Strawn LLP

Commercial Litigation
Civil Appellate Law

Fredric P. Andes

Chicago

(312) 214-8310

fandes@btlaw.com

Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Environmental Law

Gerald L. Angst

Chicago

(312) 853-7757

gangst@sidley.com

Sidley Austin LLP

Commercial Litigation

Michael F. Anthony

Chicago

(312) 984-7635

manthony@mwe.com

McDermott Will & Emery LLP

Health Law

James M. Bailey

Burr Ridge

(630) 986-5050

Bailey & Bailey

ADR Law: Commercial Litigation
ADR Law: Employment
ADR Law: Personal Injury

Shaun McParland Baldwin

Chicago

(312) 627-4000

sbaldwin@tsmp.com

Tressler Soderstrom Maloney & Priess LLP

Insurance, Insurance Coverage & Reinsurance Law

Sheldon I. Banoff

Chicago

(312) 902-5256

sheldon.banoff@kattenlaw.com

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Tax Law: Business

Thomas M. Barger III

Bloomington

(309) 828-5281

tbarger@lbbs.com

Livingston Barger Brandt & Schroeder

Closely & Privately Held Business Law
Trust, Will & Estate Planning Law

Lee W. Barron

Alton

(618) 462-9160

Barronatty@aol.com

Lee W Barron - Law Office

Employment Law: Employee

Susan T. Bart

Chicago

(312) 853-2075

sbart@sidley.com

Sidley Austin LLP

Trust, Will & Estate Planning Law

Michael Glenn Barton

Springfield

(217) 793-9300

lawyers@bellatti-barton.com

Bellatti Barton Hamill & Cochran LLC

Tax Law: Individual
Agriculture Law
Closely & Privately Held Business Law
Trust, Will & Estate Planning Law

Miles N. Beermann

Chicago

(312) 621-9700

mnbeermann@beermannlaw.com

Beermann Swerdlove LLP

Family Law
Family Appellate Law

A. Lou Benassi

Peoria

(309) 674-3556

Lou@Benassi.com

Benassi & Benassi PC

Family Law

H. Nicholas Berberian

Chicago

(312) 269-8005

nberberian@ngelaw.com

Neal Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

Securities & Venture Finance Law
Commercial Litigation

Michael J. Berger

Chicago

(312) 782-3456

mberger@bergerschatz.com

Berger Schatz

Family Law

Timothy L. Bertschy

Peoria

(309) 676-0400

tbertschy@hrva.com

Heyl Royster Voelker & Allen PC

Commercial Litigation

Roger H. Bickel

Chicago

(312) 360-6377

rbickel@freebornpeters.com

Freeborn & Peters LLP

Governmental, Municipal, Lobbying & Administrative Law

Patricia C. Bobb

Chicago

(312) 334-3122

bobb@pktrialaw.com

Patricia C Bobb & Associates

Personal Injury Law: General
Personal Injury Law: Professional Malpractice
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense Law: Felonies & Misdemeanors
Criminal Defense Law: White Collar

Barry G. Bollinger

Chicago

(312) 466-8000

barry.bollinger@brg-law.net

Bollinger Ruberry & Garvey

Medical Malpractice Defense Law
Professional Malpractice Defense Law: Including Legal/Technical/Financial

Peter W. Brandt

Bloomington

(309) 828-5281

pbrandt@lbbs.com

Livingston Barger Brandt & Schroeder

Personal Injury Defense Law: General
Medical Malpractice Defense Law

Thomas M. Breen

Chicago

(312) 360-1001

tbreen@defend-chicago.com

Breen Pugh & Associates

Criminal Defense Law: White Collar
Criminal Defense Law: Felonies & Misdemeanors
Criminal Appellate Law

David C. Brezina

Chicago

(312) 214-4802

dbrezina@btlaw.com

Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Trade Secrets/Unfair Competition Law

Roger T. Brice

Chicago

(312) 876-3112

rbrice@sonnenschein.com

Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

Employment Law: Management

Max G. Brittain Jr.

Chicago

(312) 258-5544

mbrittain@schiffhardin.com

Schiff Hardin LLP

Employment Law: Management
Labor Law: Management

Bernadette M. Broccolo

Chicago

(312) 984-6911

bbroccolo@mwe.com

McDermott Will & Emery LLP

Health Law

Gordon R. Broom

Edwardsville

(618) 656-0184

grb@ilmolaw.com

Hepler Broom

Class Action/Mass Tort Defense Law
Toxic Torts Defense Law
Personal Injury Defense Law: General
Products Liability Defense Law
Medical Malpractice Defense Law

Craig S. Burkhardt

Washington

(202) 289-1313

craig.burkhardt@btlaw.com

Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Governmental, Municipal, Lobbying & Administrative Law
Public Utilities Law: Gas/Water/Electric

Craig S. Burkhardt

Chicago

(312) 357-1313

craig.burkhardt@btlaw.com

Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Governmental, Municipal, Lobbying & Administrative Law
Public Utilities Law: Gas/Water/Electric

Richard A. Campbell

Chicago

(312) 701-7111

rcampbell@mayerbrownrowe.com

Mayer Brown LLP

Trust, Will & Estate Planning Law

Jon G. Carlson

Edwardsville

(618) 656-0066

jcarlson@mcleodusa.net

Carlson & Carlson PC

Personal Injury Law: Transportation Including FELA & Maritime
Personal Injury Law: General

James R. Carroll

Chicago

(312) 917-8466

jcarroll@qclaw.com

Quinlan & Carroll Ltd

Commercial Litigation
Governmental, Municipal, Lobbying & Administrative Law

Carmen D. Caruso

Chicago

(312) 516-4489

ccaruso@schwartzcooper.com

Schwartz Cooper Chartered

Franchise & Dealership Law

Lawrence J. Casazza

Chicago

(312) 609-7770

lcasazza@vedderprice.com

Vedder Price PC

ADR Law: Employment
Employment Law: Management
Labor Law: Management

Joel G. Chefitz

Chicago

(312) 984-6484

jchefitz@mwe.com

McDermott Will & Emery LLP

Commercial Litigation
Antitrust Law
Class Action/Mass Tort Defense Law

Robert A. Clifford

Chicago

(312) 899-9090

rac@cliffordlaw.com

Clifford Law Offices

Personal Injury Law: Professional Malpractice
Personal Injury Law: Transportation Including FELA & Maritime
Personal Injury Law: General
Aviation Law

Robert F. Coleman

Chicago

(312) 444-1000

rcoleman@colemanlawfirm.com

Coleman Law Firm

Personal Injury Law: Professional Malpractice
Commercial Litigation

Kevin J. Conway

Chicago

(312) 236-6166

kconway@cooneyconway.com

Cooney and Conway

Personal Injury Law: General
Personal Injury Law: Professional Malpractice
Class Action/ Mass Tort Plaintiff's Law

Gerald F. Cooper Jr.

Chicago

(312) 422-1200

jcooper@scopelitis.com

Scopelitis Garvin Light & Hanson PC

Workers' Compensation Defense Law

Philip Harnett Corboy Jr.

Chicago

(312) 346-3191

FHC@corboydemetrio.com

Corboy & Demetrio PC

Personal Injury Law: General
Personal Injury Law: Transportation Including FELA & Maritime

Stephen L. Corn

Mattoon

(217) 234-6481

slc@craiglaw.net

Craig & Craig

Personal Injury Defense Law: General
Insurance, Insurance Coverage & Reinsurance Law
Medical Malpractice Defense Law
Professional Malpractice Defense Law: Including Legal/Technical/Financial

Dewey B. Crawford

Chicago

(312) 832-4500

dcrawford@foley.com

Foley & Lardner LLP

Publicly Held Corporations Law
Corporate Finance Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Brian L. Crowe

Chicago

(312) 836-4101

bcrowe@shefskylaw.com

Shefsky & Froelich Ltd

ADR Law: Commercial Litigation
Commercial Litigation

George J. Cullen

Chicago

(312) 332-2545

gcullen@chnm-law.com

Cullen Haskins Nicholson & Menchetti PC

Workers' Compensation Law

Susan J. Daley

Chicago

(312) 324-8645

sdaley@perkinscoie.com

Perkins Coie LLP

Employee Benefits Law

Muller Davis

Chicago

(312) 782-2220

mdavis@davisfriedman.com

DAVIS FRIEDMAN

Family Law

Thomas A. Demetrio

Chicago

(312) 346-3191

TAD9@corboydemetrio.com

Corboy & Demetrio PC

Personal Injury Law: Professional Malpractice
Personal Injury Law: General
Personal Injury Law: Transportation Including FELA & Maritime
Aviation Law

Charles J. Devens

Danville

(217) 446-3889

mdms@insightbb.com

Manion Devens McFetridge & Mulholland Ltd

Workers' Compensation Law

Robert V. Dewey Jr.

Peoria

(309) 676-0400

rdewey@hrva.com

Heyl Royster Voelker & Allen PC

Personal Injury Defense Law: General
Medical Malpractice Defense Law

Gino L. DiVito

Chicago

(312) 762-9460

gdivito@tdrlawfirm.com

Tabet DiVito & Rothstein LLC

ADR Law: Personal Injury
Civil Appellate Law

Kirk W. Dillard

Chicago

(312) 443-0346

kdillard@lockelord.com

Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP

Insurance, Insurance Coverage & Reinsurance Law
Products Liability Defense Law

David V. Dorris

Bloomington

(309) 820-9174

dvdorrislaw2000@aol.com

Dorris Law Firm PC

Personal Injury Law: Professional Malpractice
Personal Injury Law: General

David L. Drake

Springfield

(217) 528-9776

drake@dnmpc.com

Drake Narup & Mead PC

Medical Malpractice Defense Law

Joseph N. DuCanto

Chicago

(312) 609-5505

jducanto@sdflaw.com

Schiller DuCanto and Fleck LLP

Family Law

Joseph N. DuCanto

Lake Forest

(847) 615-8300

jducanto@sdflaw.com

Schiller DuCanto and Fleck LLP

Family Law

Joseph N. DuCanto

Wheaton

(630) 665-5800

jducanto@sdflaw.com

Schiller DuCanto and Fleck LLP

Family Law

Joseph J. Duffy

Chicago

(312) 338-0204

jduffy@stetlerandduffy.com

Stetler & Duffy Ltd

Criminal Defense Law: White Collar
Commercial Litigation

Kevin P. Durkin

Chicago

(312) 899-9090

kpd@cliffordlaw.com

Clifford Law Offices

Personal Injury Law: Transportation Including FELA & Maritime
Personal Injury Law: General

J. Timothy Eaton

Chicago

(312) 836-4071

teaton@shefskylaw.com

Shefsky & Froelich Ltd

Civil Appellate Law

Lori D. Ecker

Chicago

(312) 855-1880

loriecker@ameritech.net

Law Office of Lori D Ecker

Employment Law: Employee

Nathan P. Eimer

Chicago

(312) 660-7601

neimer@eimerstahl.com

Eimer Stahl Klevorn & Solberg LLP

Commercial Litigation

Theodore L. Eissfeldt

Peoria

(309) 672-1483

TEissfeldt@howardandhoward.com

Howard & Howard Attorneys PC

Banking & Financial Institutions Law
Publicly Held Corporations Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Gary M. Elden

Chicago

(312) 704-7740

gelden@grippoelden.com

Grippo & Elden LLC

Commercial Litigation
Civil Appellate Law

Paul J. Evans

O'Fallon

(618) 628-9092

evanslaw@whisperhome.com

Evans Law Firm PC

Agriculture Law

Peter V. Fazio Jr.

Chicago

(312) 258-5634

pfazio@schiffhardin.com

Schiff Hardin LLP

Public Utilities Law: Gas/Water/Electric
Publicly Held Corporations Law
Corporate Finance Law

Howard W. Feldman

Springfield

(217) 544-3403

howard@feldman-wasser.com

Feldman Wasser Draper & Cox

Construction Law
Family Law

James H. Feldman

Chicago

(312) 923-2780

jfeldman@jenner.com

Jenner & Block LLP

Family Law

Mark H. Ferguson

Springfield

(217) 544-1144

mhferguson@sorlinglaw.com

Sorling Northrup Hanna Cullen & Cochran Ltd

Banking & Financial Institutions Law
Closely & Privately Held Business Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Robert E. Field II

Chicago

(312) 263-0900

rfield@qclaw.com

Quinlan & Carroll Ltd

Banking & Financial Institutions Law

James R. Figliulo

Chicago

(312) 251-5262

jfigliulo@fslegal.com

Figliulo & Silverman PC

Commercial Litigation
Professional Malpractice Defense Law: Including Legal/Technical/Financial

Frank L. Flanigan

Edwardsville

(618) 656-6000

mctc1@aol.com

Flanigan Law Office Ltd

Real Estate Law: Residential
Real Estate Law: Commercial

Charles J. Fleck

Lake Forest

(847) 604-6005

cfleck@sdflaw.com

Schiller DuCanto and Fleck LLP

Family Law

Charles J. Fleck

Chicago

(312) 641-5560

cfleck@sdflaw.com

Schiller DuCanto and Fleck LLP

Family Law

Charles J. Fleck

Wheaton

(630) 665-5800

cfleck@sdflaw.com

Schiller DuCanto and Fleck LLP

Family Law

Paul T. Fox

Chicago

(312) 456-8420

foxp@gtlaw.com

Greenberg Traurig LLP

Commercial Litigation

Herbert H. Franks

Marengo

(815) 923-2107

hfranks@fgmlaw.com

Franks Gerkin & McKenna PC

Commercial Litigation
Personal Injury Law: General
Workers' Compensation Law
Banking & Financial Institutions Law

Susan M. Franzetti

Chicago

(312) 251-5590

smf@franzettilaw.com

Nijman Franzetti LLP

Environmental Law

Robert A. Fredrickson

Rockford

(815) 987-4050

raf@renozahm.com

Reno & Zahm LLP

ADR Law: Commercial Litigation
ADR Law: Employment

Michael D. Freeborn

Chicago

(312) 360-6502

mfreeborn@freebornpeters.com

Freeborn & Peters LLP

Securities & Venture Finance Law
Commercial Litigation
Antitrust Law

Mark C. Friedlander

Chicago

(312) 258-5546

mfriedlander@schiffhardin.com

Schiff Hardin LLP

Construction Law
Professional Malpractice Defense Law: Including Legal/Technical/Financial

Daniel L. Gaumer

Decatur

(217) 429-4453

dgaumer@family-net.net

Winters Featherstun Gaumer Postlewait Stocks & Flynn

Workers' Compensation Defense Law

Edward M. Genson

Chicago

(312) 726-9015

gensongillespie@aol.com

Genson & Gillespie

Criminal Defense Law: White Collar
Criminal Defense Law: Felonies & Misdemeanors

Raymond I. Geraldson Jr.

Chicago

(312) 554-7960

rgeraldson@pattishall.com

Pattishall McAuliffe Newbury Hilliard & Geraldson LLP

Intellectual Property Law

George H. Gerstman

Chicago

(312) 460-5567

ggerstman@seyfarth.com

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Intellectual Property Law

Geoffrey L. Gifford

Chicago

(312) 419-7400

gifford@pglmlaw.com

Pavalon Gifford & Laatsch

ADR Law: Personal Injury
Personal Injury Law: General
Personal Injury Law: Professional Malpractice

John L. Gilbert

Edwardsville

(618) 655-0342

jgilbert@hinshawlaw.com <