Income member and co-chair of the firm’s entertainment practice, Brian Rosenblatt, participated in the Recording Academy’s seventh annual District Advocate day on August 12. District Advocate Day is a forum for thousands of GRAMMY Members to engage in a series of meetings with elected congressional members to discuss pressing issues impacting […]

Income member Michael Milstein and associate Chase Gruszka co-authored an article for Illinois State Bar Association’s (ISBA) construction law newsletter, Building Knowledge.   “The Realities of the Workers’ Compensation COVID-19 Rebuttable Presumption” details HB2455 and the rebuttable presumption that first responders contracted COVID-19 out of and in the course of employment. […]

Capital member Rich Lenkov was recently featured in a Business Insurance article titled, “Questions Remain Over Effect of COVID Presumption Laws.” The article highlights the panel Rich participated for Business Insurance on July 16. “Workers’ Compensation: Presumption & COVID-19″ addressed essential employees’ COVID-19 claims and broke down the potential rebuttal […]

Capital member Rich Lenkov joined Steve Fretzin’s “BE THAT LAWYER” podcast to discuss non-traditional marketing, servicing your existing clients first, your must do’s for successfully growing your practice and more. “If you don’t service your existing clients first and take care of them, then all the marketing in the world […]

Income member Michael Milstein was recently featured in a Risk & Insurance article titled, “5 Workers’ Comp Litigation Considerations Employers Should Review Before a Claim Heads to Court.” The article highlights the panel Michael moderated for CLM’s 2020 Workers’ Compensation and Retail, Restaurant & Hospitality Conference on June 17. “5 […]

Managing capital member Jeanne Hoffmann and income member Margery Newman have both been selected to this year’s Leading Lawyers’ list of Top Women Lawyers in the Chicagoland area. Leading Lawyers publishes an annual list recognizing prominent women within the Chicago law scene. Selected attorneys are evaluated based on peer recommendations […]

Income members Brian Rosenblatt and Donn LaHaie recently authored articles for the June edition of Illinois State Bar Association’s (ISBA) The Policy. The Policy is ISBA’s insurance law newsletter, providing timely developments and updates on insurance law. Brian’s article, “Dramatic Expansion of Illinois Workers’ Compensation Rights Leads to Injunction, Nullification […]

Associate Chase Gruszka was recently appointed to Vice Chair of the Social Media Committee for the Illinois Defense Counsel (IDC). As part of his new role, Chase will work closely with the committee chair to share valuable material that is of interest to IDC members and increase IDC’s social media […]

Chicago income member Jeff Kehl recently published an article for CLM Magazine titled, “Walmart’s COVID-19 Problem.” Jeff provides a full analysis of the first COVID-19 wrongful death suit filed in Cook County, Evans v. Walmart, (Cook County, Cause No. 2020 L 003938) and examines direct civil suits against employers for COVID-19 deaths. […]

Indiana income member Kirsten Kaiser Kus recently secured a fully favorable decision for a large tarp systems manufacturer.   Plaintiff alleged that he became seriously injured while moving a large 300 lb bulkhead in the course of employment. Plaintiff underwent an emergency L4-5 microdiscectomy and lumbar fusion at L4-5 with […]