DePaul University College of Law has the largest number of graduates recognized by Illinois Super Lawyers® in 2015. This is the sixth consecutive year that DePaul has maintained its first-place position on the law school list. The latest edition of Illinois Super Lawyers magazine includes 327 DePaul law graduates, with 12 recognized in the top 100 list, three in the top 50 women list, and one—ranked No. 1—in the top
10 list.
DePaul law alumni on the Top 100 Illinois Super Lawyers 2015 list.“DePaul’s
placement in the Super Lawyers rankings of law schools in Illinois shows that
the College of Law not only produces excellent attorneys, but also that the
quality of our graduates is recognized by their peers in the field,” said
Interim Dean Bruce L. Ottley.
Illinois
lawyers who receive the highest point totals through the selection process are
recognized in Illinois Super Lawyers Top Lists. This year, 12 DePaul alumni are
included in the top 100 and alumnus
Robert
Clifford is ranked No. 1 in the top 10 (pictured above, clockwise from top left):
- Anthony J.
Ashley (JD ’92), Vedder Price PC
- Joseph W.
Balesteri (JD ’95), Power Rogers & Smith PC
- Miles N.
Beermann (JD ’58), Beermann Pritikin Mirabelli Swerdlove LLP
- Robert A.
Clifford (JD ’76), Clifford Law Offices, Ranked
No. 1 in Top 10
- Peter J.
Flowers (JD ’92), Meyers & Flowers
- H. Michael
Hartmann (JD ’76), Leydig Voit & Mayer Ltd.
- Mark E.
McNabola (JD ’85), McNabola Law Group
- Adria East Mossing
(JD ’88), Mossing & Navarre LLC
- Robert J.
Palmersheim (JD ’96), Schopf & Weiss LLP
- John P.
Scanlon (JD ’89), Healy Scanlon Law Firm
- Joshua G.
Vincent (JD ’83), Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
- William J.
Wortel (JD ’96), Bryan Cave LLP
DePaul alumnae on the Top 50 Women Illinois Super Lawyers 2015 list.
- Lori D. Ecker
(JD ’82), Law Office of Lori D. Ecker
- Adria East Mossing
(JD ’88), Mossing & Navarre LLC
- Catherine L.
Steege (JD ’82), Jenner & Block LLP
Table courtesy of Super Lawyers.Each
year, Super Lawyers rates lawyers in more than 70 practice areas in all 50
states and in Washington, D.C., through its publications and online listings.
Super Lawyers’ patented selection process involves independent research, peer
nominations and peer evaluations. The most heavily represented practice areas
by DePaul law graduates in Illinois Super Lawyers include Business/Corporate,
Business Litigation, Civil Litigation, Construction Litigation, Employment
& Labor, Family Law, General Litigation, Insurance Coverage, Intellectual
Property Litigation, Personal Injury (General, Medical Malpractice, Products) and
Real Estate. Only five percent of the state’s attorneys are annually
selected for inclusion in Illinois Super Lawyers.