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Yuan Zhou Makes 2022 Lawyers of Color's Annual Hot List
Congratulations to Yuan Zhou who was named to Lawyers of Color's 2022 Annual Hot List, which recognizes early- to mid-career attorneys excelling in the legal profession. -
Building an Inclusive and Diverse Workplace While Avoiding Legal Challenges on October 19, 2022
Building an Inclusive and Diverse Workplace While Avoiding Legal Challenges on October 19, 2022. -
SMITH AMUNDSEN LLC: Edna McLain Recognized as Top Author on JD Supra for Health Care
Congratulations to Edna McLain who was recognized as a top author for 2021 JD Supra Reader’s Choice Awards in the subject of health care related matters. -
SMITH AMUNDSEN LLC: Michael Wong Recognized as a Top Author by JD Supra for Employer Liability Issues
Congratulations to Michael Wong who was recognized by the 2021 JD Supra Reader’s Choice Awards as a top author in the subject of employer liability issues, among authors published on JD Supra in 2020. -
SMITH AMUNDSEN LLC: 24 SmithAmundsen Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers in America© 2020
We are proud to congratulate 24 of our attorneys on being named to Best Lawyers in America© 2020. -
SMITH AMUNDSEN LLC: SmithAmundsen Ranked 15 on National Law Journal’s Women’s Scorecard 2019
SmithAmundsen was recently ranked number 15 out of 271 firms on the National Law Journal’s Women’s Scorecard 2019. -
IL appeals decision upholding $1.3M legal fees vs nursing home could set precedent, spark call for reform
An Illinois appeals court has allowed a group of plaintiffs lawyers to tack $1.3 million on to a $4.1 million verdict against a nursing home. And the decision sets the stage for fights over whether the decision should be treated as precedent, and whether the "outdated" law which allowed the decision needs to be updated to reflect the current legal environment in Illinois. -
SMITH AMUNDSEN LLC: SmithAmundsen Named Among the Best Law Firms for Women Attorneys by Law360
Law360 has ranked SmithAmundsen #4 on its list of "Best Law Firms for Female Attorneys" among firms with 150-299 attorneys on it's 2019 Glass Ceiling Report! -
SMITH AMUNDSEN LLC: Alan Farkas Named a Member of the AIA Eagle Society
Congratulations to Alan Farkas on his membership to the AIA Eagle Society! -
SMITH AMUNDSEN LLC: 37 SmithAmundsen Attorneys Included on 2019 Illinois Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
SmithAmundsen is pleased to announce the inclusion of 37 attorneys on the 2019 Illinois Super Lawyers and 2019 Illinois Rising Stars lists. -
SMITH AMUNDSEN LLC: U.S. News & World Report – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” 2019
SmithAmundsen has been ranked on the 2019 “Best Law Firms” list from U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers. The firm was ranked in the following categories. -
SMITH AMUNDSEN LLC: SmithAmundsen Ranks on Crain's Chicago Business' 2018 Largest Law Firms List
SmithAmundsen made the Crain's Chicago Business List of the top 25 largest law firms in Chicago! -
SMITH AMUNDSEN LLC: 21 SmithAmundsen Attorneys Included in Best Lawyers in America© 2019
We are proud to congratulate 21 of our attorneys on being named to Best Lawyers in America©2019. -
SMITH AMUNDSEN: Lawyer Monthly Recognizes Heather Bailey in "2018 Women in Law Awards"
Congratulations to Heather Bailey on her selection to Lawyer Monthly’s International 2018 “Women in Law Awards” for her work in labor and employment law in the US! -
Employers win new flexibility, after appeals court finds ADA 'not a medical-leave entitlement'
Employers now may consider multiple-month medical leave requests under the Family and Medical Leave Act without analyzing Americans with Disabilities Act requirements after a federal court upheld a company's ADA win, a labor and employment attorney said. -
Chicago pet store owners' defamation lawsuit tossed vs puppy mill activist; judge says 'no malice'
The owners of two Chicago pet stores who failed to overturn a Chicago ordinance prohibiting the sale of pets from so-called “puppy mills” have also fallen short in their lawsuit against a non-profit organization that helped spearhead passage of that ordinances, in which they had claimed the president of the Chicago-based Puppy Mill Project had harmed their businesses by associating their businesses with animal cruelty. -
Jury awards $1M to doctor who alleged Advocate fired him for trying to out a 'sex predator' coworker
A Cook County jury has awarded $1 million to a doctor who alleged Advocate Health had fired him from his post at Oak Lawn’s Advocate Christ Medical Center in retaliation for his attempt to out a superior he accused of being a “sexual predator” towards resident doctors at the hospital. -
Chicago State must pay millions to whistleblower jury found was fired for releasing documents that cost president pension money
Chicago State University will need to pay a whistleblower more than $3.3 million in damages after a state appellate panel said the jury didn’t err in finding the whistleblower was fired for refusing to bottle up public documents that may have cost the incoming president of the public university on Chicago’s South Side the chance to draw a pension along with his salary. -
Bank alleges man, two companies owe more than $4M on defaulted loans
A Chicago bank is suing over claims a $4 million loan is in default.