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CHICAGO – Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the U.S., is pleased to announce that 39 attorneys have been selected as Leading Lawyers in Illinois for 2007 by the Leading Lawyers Network. Newly added to the Leading Lawyers list this year is Brinks’ attorney, Jason C. White.

In addition, Gary M. Ropski, president of Brinks, has been named one of the “Top Ten Business Lawyers in Illinois” and one of the “Top 100 Lawyers in Illinois” of all practice areas. Meredith Martin Addy, chair of the firm’s Appellate Group, and Laura Beth Miller, chair of the firm’s International Trade Commission Group, have been named two of the “Top 50 Women Business Lawyers in Illinois.”

Leading Lawyers lists are compiled by the Leading Lawyers Network, a division of the Law Bulletin Publishing Company. The lists are the results of thousands of contacts with Illinois lawyers who are surveyed about whom of their peers they believe comprise the top lawyers in the state. Attorneys cannot nominate attorneys in their own firms.

The following Brinks attorneys have been named Leading Lawyers in Intellectual Property in Illinois for 2007.

Meredith Martin Addy
Glen P. Belvis
Joel W. Benson
Jack C. Berenzweig
Michael P. Chu
Rodney A. Daniel
Timothy Q. Delaney
Jeffery M. Duncan
Thomas J. Filarski
David S. Fleming
William H. Frankel
John C. Freeman
Ralph J. Gabric
John T. Gabrielides
Kent E. Genin
Jerome Gilson
Raymond W. Green
Jeffery A. Handelman
Christopher A. Harkins
Roy E. Hofer
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
Marc V. Richards
Gary M. Ropski
Steven P. Shurtz
Gustavo Siller, Jr.
James R. Sobieraj
Mary M. Squyres
Jason C. White
Dominic P. Zanfardino

Founded in 1917, Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione is based in Chicago with four 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 170 attorneys, scientific advisors and patent agents specializing 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.