- Attorneys Marie Casciari and Martina Sherman have been named to Super Lawyers Rising Stars in Employee Benefits Law for 2018.
- Mark D. DeBofsky was once again named as one of the top 100 Lawyers in Illinois by SuperLawyers.
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