CHICAGO – LAWFUEL – US Legal News Network – Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the United States, is pleased to announce that 27 of its Chicago attorneys have been named “Illinois Super Lawyers” for 2007 in a survey conducted by Law & Politics magazine.
Additionally, Gary M. Ropski, President of Brinks, was named among the top 10 lawyers in Illinois across all practice areas for the second consecutive year. Meredith Martin Addy, Chair of Brinks’ Appellate Group, and Laura Beth Miller, Chair of the International Trade Commission Group, were listed among the top 50 female attorneys in Illinois. This is the second consecutive year that Ms. Addy has appeared on the Illinois Top 50 Women Attorneys list.
Law and Politics surveyed approximately 47,000 Illinois attorneys, representing more than 60 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 complete list of Illinois Super Lawyers appears in the 2007 Illinois Super Lawyers magazine and will appear in a future issue of Chicago magazine.
Congratulations to the following Brinks attorneys named Super Lawyers in these practice area categories:
Appellate
Cynthia A. Homan
Intellectual Property
Meredith Martin Addy
Jack C. Berenzweig
Jeffery M. Duncan
Jerome Gilson
James P. Naughton
Intellectual Property Litigation
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
Roy E. Hofer
Jerold A. Jacover
Richard A. Kaplan
Bradley G. Lane
Laura Beth Miller
Jonathan E. Retsky
Gary M. Ropski
Gustavo Siller, Jr.
James R. Sobieraj
Dominic P. Zanfardino
International
Mary M. Squyres
Founded in 1917, Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione is based in Chicago with four 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 150 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. For more information, visit www.usebrinks.com.
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