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CHICAGO – Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the United States, announces that Gary M. Ropski, president of the firm and a shareholder, has been named one of the Top Ten Leading Business Lawyers in Illinois by the Leading Lawyers Network. Mr. Ropski is the only intellectual property attorney on this list and was recently featured in the April 2006 edition of Leading Lawyers Network Magazine. Additionally, Meredith Martin Addy, a shareholder at the firm, was named among the Top 50 Leading Women Business Lawyers in Illinois.

“I am honored to be among the Top Ten attorneys in Illinois that were selected to receive this recognition and to be profiled in Leading Lawyers Network Magazine,” said Ropski. “My colleague, Meredith Addy, deservedly received honors as one of the Top 50 Women Business Lawyers in Illinois. Brinks has a reputation for recruiting and retaining the best talent in the field of intellectual property law. Our ranking as the law firm with the most Leading Lawyers in the category of Intellectual Property Law affirms that commitment to excellence.”

Leading Lawyers lists are compiled by Leading Lawyers Network, a division of the Law Bulletin Publishing Company, and are the result of thousands of contacts with Illinois lawyers, surveying them about which of their peers they believe comprise the top lawyers. Attorneys cannot nominate attorneys with their own firms. The lawyers named have all been selected by their peers as being among the top lawyers in the state.

Additionally, 34 attorneys from Brinks have been named Leading Intellectual Property Lawyers in Illinois. Brinks has the most intellectual property lawyers listed of any Illinois law firm. The following lawyers were recommended by their peers as leading intellectual property lawyers:

Meredith Martin Addy
Glen P. Belvis
Joel W. Benson
Jack C. Berenzweig
Rodney A. Daniel
Timothy Q. Delaney
Jeffery M. Duncan
Thomas J. Filarski
David S. Fleming
William H. Frankel
John C. Freeman
Ralph J. Gabric
Jerome Gilson
Raymond W. Green
Jeffery A. Handelman
Roy E. Hofer
Cynthia A. Homan
Jerold A. Jacover
Harold V. Johnson
Richard A. Kaplan
Bradley G. Lane
Richard G. Lione
John K. Lucas
Robert S. Mallin
Laura Beth Miller
Michael E. Milz
James P. Naughton
G. Peter Nichols
William F. Prendergast
Gary M. Ropski
Steven P. Shurtz
Gustavo Siller, Jr.
James R. Sobieraj
Dominic P. Zanfardino

Founded in 1917, Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione is based in Chicago with three other offices across the country serving the intellectual property needs of clients from around the world. The firm is one of the largest IP law firms in the country, with more than 150 attorneys, scientific advisors and patent agentsspecializing in intellectual property litigation and all aspects of patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, unfair competition, intellectual asset management, and technology and licensing agreements. Brinks routinely handles assignments in fields as diverse as electrical, chemical, mechanical, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, nanotechnology, Internet and computer technology, as well as in trademarks or brand names for a wide variety of products and services.