2021 BEST LAWYERS IN THE MIDWEST

FEATURING THE TOP LEGAL TALENT IN ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, OHIO, AND WISCONSIN.

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Pasternak & Zirgibel S.C.

McKeen & Associates , P.C.

Smith LaCien LLP
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Castaneda Law Office , P.C.
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Power Rogers , LLP
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Cooney & Conway , LLP
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Nurenberg, Paris, Heller & McCarthy
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Figliulo & Silverman , P.C.
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Peck Ritchey , LLC
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Jaskolski & Jaskolski , S.C.

Mishkind Kulwicki Law Co., L.P.A.
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Hurst Limontes LLC
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Ryan Kromholz & Manion , S.C.
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Rusin & Maciorowski , Ltd.
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Larkin Hoffman
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Todd A. Smith

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Smith LaCien LLP
  • Recognized Since: 1997

  • Location:

    Chicago, Illinois
  • Practice Areas
    Aviation Law | Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs | Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs | Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs | Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
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John J. Castaneda

Castaneda Law Office, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2010

  • Location:

    Chicago, Illinois
  • Practice Area
    Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants
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Joseph A. Power, Jr.

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Power Rogers, LLP
  • Recognized Since: 1987

  • Location:

    Chicago, Illinois
  • Practice Area
    Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Larry R. Rogers, Sr.

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Power Rogers, LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2001

  • Location:

    Chicago, Illinois
  • Practice Area
    Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Daniel T. Stanton

Cooney & Conway, LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2018

  • Location:

    Chicago, Illinois
  • Practice Area
    Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
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John D. Cooney

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Cooney & Conway, LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2006

  • Location:

    Chicago, Illinois
  • Practice Area
    Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
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Kathy Byrne

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Cooney & Conway, LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2020

  • Location:

    Chicago, Illinois
  • Practice Area
    Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
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Kevin J. Conway

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Cooney & Conway, LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2017

  • Location:

    Chicago, Illinois
  • Practice Areas
    Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs | Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Michael J. Lubeck

Cooney & Conway, LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2020

  • Location:

    Chicago, Illinois
  • Practice Area
    Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Robert J. Cooney, Jr.

Cooney & Conway, LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2018

  • Location:

    Chicago, Illinois
  • Practice Area
    Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
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Timothy R. Ocasek

Cooney & Conway, LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2018

  • Location:

    Chicago, Illinois
  • Practice Area
    Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
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David M. Paris

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Nurenberg, Paris, Heller & McCarthy
  • Recognized Since: 2008

  • Location:

    Cleveland, Ohio
  • Practice Area
    Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Jamie R. Lebovitz

Nurenberg, Paris, Heller & McCarthy
  • Recognized Since: 2015

  • Location:

    Cleveland, Ohio
  • Practice Area
    Aviation Law
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Jonathan D. Mester

Nurenberg, Paris, Heller & McCarthy
  • Recognized Since: 2016

  • Location:

    Cleveland, Ohio
  • Practice Areas
    Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs | Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Kathleen J. St. John

Nurenberg, Paris, Heller & McCarthy
  • Recognized Since: 2015

  • Location:

    Cleveland, Ohio
  • Practice Area
    Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Pamela E. Pantages

Nurenberg, Paris, Heller & McCarthy
  • Recognized Since: 2018

  • Location:

    Cleveland, Ohio
  • Practice Area
    Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
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William S. Jacobson

Nurenberg, Paris, Heller & McCarthy
  • Recognized Since: 2015

  • Location:

    Cleveland, Ohio
  • Practice Area
    Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
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James R. Figliulo

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Figliulo & Silverman, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 1995

  • Location:

    Chicago, Illinois
  • Practice Areas
    Bet-the-Company Litigation | Commercial Litigation | Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants | Legal Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs | Litigation - Banking and Finance | Litigation - Securities
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Peter A. Silverman

Figliulo & Silverman, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2010

  • Location:

    Chicago, Illinois
  • Practice Area
    Commercial Litigation
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Kerry R. Peck

Peck Ritchey, LLC
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    Chicago, Illinois
  • Practice Area
    Elder Law
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David A. Kulwicki

Mishkind Kulwicki Law Co., L.P.A.
  • Recognized Since: 2015

  • Location:

    Cleveland, Ohio
  • Practice Area
    Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
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Howard D. Mishkind

Mishkind Kulwicki Law Co., L.P.A.
  • Recognized Since: 2014

  • Location:

    Cleveland, Ohio
  • Practice Areas
    Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs | Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs | Professional Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
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Alexander J. Limontes

Hurst Limontes LLC
  • Recognized Since: 2019

  • Location:

    Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Practice Area
    Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
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William W. Hurst

Hurst Limontes LLC
  • Recognized Since: 1989

  • Location:

    Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Practice Area
    Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Daniel R. Johnson

Ryan Kromholz & Manion, S.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2019

  • Location:

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • Practice Area
    Litigation - Intellectual Property
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John M. Manion

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Ryan Kromholz & Manion, S.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2009

  • Location:

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • Practice Areas
    Litigation - Intellectual Property | Litigation - Patent | Patent Law | Trademark Law
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Joseph A. Kromholz

Ryan Kromholz & Manion, S.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2010

  • Location:

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • Practice Areas
    Litigation - Intellectual Property | Litigation - Patent | Patent Law
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Robert E. Maciorowski

Rusin & Maciorowski, Ltd.
  • Recognized Since: 2009

  • Location:

    Chicago, Illinois
  • Practice Area
    Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
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Charles S. Modell

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Larkin Hoffman
  • Recognized Since: 2007

  • Location:

    Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Practice Area
    Franchise Law
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David D. Hammargren

Larkin Hoffman
  • Recognized Since: 2015

  • Location:

    Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Practice Area
    Construction Law
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Gary Van Cleve

Larkin Hoffman
  • Recognized Since: 2017

  • Location:

    Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Practice Area
    Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
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James M. Susag

Larkin Hoffman
  • Recognized Since: 2013

  • Location:

    Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Practice Areas
    Franchise Law | Land Use and Zoning Law | Litigation - Real Estate
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Joseph J. Fittante

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Larkin Hoffman
  • Recognized Since: 2008

  • Location:

    Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Practice Area
    Franchise Law
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Paul J. Linstroth

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Larkin Hoffman
  • Recognized Since: 2008

  • Location:

    Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Practice Areas
    Litigation and Controversy - Tax | Tax Law
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Peder A. Larson

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Larkin Hoffman
  • Recognized Since: 2013

  • Location:

    Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Practice Area
    Environmental Law
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Peter J. Coyle

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Larkin Hoffman
  • Recognized Since: 2007

  • Location:

    Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Practice Areas
    Land Use and Zoning Law | Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
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Susan E. Tegt

Larkin Hoffman
  • Recognized Since: 2018

  • Location:

    Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Practice Area
    Franchise Law
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Tamara O'Neill Moreland

Larkin Hoffman
  • Recognized Since: 2020

  • Location:

    Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Practice Area
    Land Use and Zoning Law
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William C. Griffith

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Larkin Hoffman
  • Recognized Since: 2010

  • Location:

    Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Practice Areas
    Land Use and Zoning Law | Municipal Law
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William G. Thornton

Larkin Hoffman
  • Recognized Since: 2010

  • Location:

    Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Practice Area
    International Arbitration - Commercial

Featured in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch

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Jordan D. Lebovitz

Nurenberg, Paris, Heller & McCarthy
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    Cleveland, Ohio
  • Practice Areas
    Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs | Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs | Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Charles Hubley

Hurst Limontes LLC
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Practice Area
    Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Chase T. Wilson

Hurst Limontes LLC
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Practice Area
    Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Andrew D. Moran

Larkin Hoffman
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Practice Areas
    Commercial Litigation | Labor and Employment Law - Management

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