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Sydney Iglitzen
siglitzen@brinkshofer.com
312.840.3163
CHICAGO - Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the United States, is pleased to announce that 25 of its attorneys have been named "Illinois Super Lawyers" for 2009 in a survey conducted by Law & Politics magazine. Additionally, 15 Brinks attorneys have been designated "Rising Stars" in Illinois.
Meredith Martin Addy, chair of the Appellate Group at Brinks, was named one of the Top 50 Female Illinois Super Lawyers for the fifth consecutive year and one of the Top 100 Illinois Super Lawyers across all practice areas. Laura Beth Miller, chair of the International Trade Commission Group, was also listed as one of the Top 50 Female Illinois Super Lawyers for the third consecutive year. Gary M. Ropski, president of Brinks, Richard A. Kaplan, chair of the Trade Secret Group, and James R. Sobieraj, a shareholder and former chair of the Litigation Group, were named among the Top 100 Illinois Super Lawyers across all practice areas.
Law and Politics surveyed more than 47,000 Illinois lawyers, representing 70 practice areas, and asked them to identify the best Illinois lawyers they had personally worked with or had observed in action. Attorneys from firms of all sizes were considered as well as those in private practice, prosecutors, in-house counsel and public service lawyers.
The "Rising Stars" category recognizes lawyers that are under the age of 40 or have been in practice for 10 years or less. While up to 5 percent of lawyers in the state are named to Super Lawyers, no more than 2.5 percent are named to the Rising Stars list.
The complete list of Illinois Super Lawyers appears in the 2009 Illinois Super Lawyers magazine, which features articles about attorneys named to the list, and in select consumer magazines and is distributed to all attorneys in the state, the lead corporate counsel of the Russell 3000 and ABA-approved law school libraries.
Congratulations to the following Brinks attorneys named Illinois Super Lawyers in these practice area categories:
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Roy E. Hofer
Intellectual Property
Jack C. Berenzweig
Jeffery M. Duncan
Jerome Gilson
James P. Naughton
Janet A. Pioli
Intellectual Property Litigation
Meredith Martin Addy
Glen P. Belvis
Joel W. Benson
Michael P. Chu
Rodney A. Daniel
Timothy Q. Delaney
Thomas J. Filarski
David S. Fleming
William H. Frankel
Ralph J. Gabric
Jeffery A. Handelman
Jerold A. Jacover
Richard A. Kaplan
Bradley G. Lane
Laura Beth Miller
Gary M. Ropski
Gustavo Siller, Jr.
James R. Sobieraj
Dominic P. Zanfardino
Rising Stars
David H. Bluestone
Scott W. Brim
Christopher M. Dolan
Andrea L. Evensen
Stephanie J. Felicetty
Vincent J. Gnoffo
Joseph F. Hetz
Charles M. McMahon
A. John Murray
Jeffry M. Nichols
Kevin J. Patariu
Mark H. Remus
Heather N. Schafer
Scott J. Slavick
Mircea A. Tipescu
Founded in 1917, Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione is based in Chicago with five additional 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 and brand names for a wide variety of products and services.
