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A federal judge in Chicago has entered default against Stelle Corporation, a Lemont-based freight carrier, as a sanction for repeated discovery violations in a proposed class action brought by truckers who allege that the company shortchanged them on pay. Christopher Wilmes of Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym Ltd. leads the plaintiffs' team.

Happy Labor Day from all of us at HSPRD. Today we recognize the hard work, dedication, and perseverance of workers who keep our communities and businesses running. We are grateful for our team, our clients, and everyone whose work makes progress possible.

Mark Dym supports the Foundation For Bryan A. Leach, an organization dedicated to empowering Chicago youth and strengthening communities through opportunity, mentorship, and engagement.

Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym, Ltd. is proud to announce that two of our attorneys have been recognized in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®!

2026 Lawdragon 100 Leading Immigration Lawyers Honorees

HSPRD is proud that our civil rights and complex litigation team attended the ACS Chicago Lawyers Chapter Legal Legends Luncheon to honor local leaders working to build a more just legal system.

We are proud to share that HSPRD’s very own Mark Dym successfully threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Chicago White Sox game!

We are thrilled to announce that 11 HSPRD attorneys have been named to Lawdragon’s 2026 guide to the 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers! Year after year, our team remains at the forefront of protecting employee rights, fighting discrimination, and advancing civil rights. We could not be prouder of our honorees for their relentless dedication to fairness and accountability.

In honor of our nation’s 250th birthday, Leading Lawyers recognized the Top 250 attorneys in Illinois based upon a survey of their peers. Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym, Ltd. is proud to announce that Shareholder Deane B. Brown has been named to this prestigious list.

Happy Independence Day from all of us at HSPRD! On this Fourth of July, we celebrate 250 years of American Independence. As we look back at two-and-a-half centuries of history, we recommit ourselves to ensuring that all Americans share in our country’s founding principles of freedom, liberty, and justice for all.

Juneteenth, recognized each year on June 19, commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved individuals in Galveston, Texas were finally informed of their freedom—more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.

HSPRD recently secured a unanimous ruling by the United States District Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in favor of former civil immigration detainees housed at the Kenosha County Jail.

HSPRD is proud to honor and celebrate Pride Month in Chicago, a city with deep roots in LGBTQIA+ history and advocacy.

HSPRD recently secured a unanimous victory for their client in a special education appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

HSPRD Partner Chris Johnson will be at the Perrin Conferences’ Insurance Coverage & Allocation Issues Conference, May 13, at the Union League of Philadelphia. The conference will focus on the latest trends and challenges in insurance coverage litigation and will offer many opportunities to network with prominent plaintiff and defense attorneys, judges, in-house counsel, insurance professionals, and industry experts.

May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander(AANHPI) Heritage Month, a time to recognize and celebrate the history andculture of AANHPI communities across the country.

The Illinois Accountability Commission has issued its final report following an extensive review of Operation Midway Blitz, a federal immigration enforcement initiative conducted across the Chicago metropolitan region.

Black History Month is a time to reflect, particularly as our country faces uncertainty and renewed attacks on equity, accountability, and access to justice. The 2026 theme, A Century of Black History Commemorations, marks 100 years since our country first formally recognized Black history, following years of Dr. Carter G. Woodson and the Association for the Study of African American Life and History’s advocacy.

We are proud to announce that twenty-five of our attorneys made this year’s Illinois Super Lawyers list. This recognition is awarded to lawyers by their peers and makes the legal process accessible by confidently connecting clients with top lawyers.

Last month, Civil Rights Associate William Greenlaw accepted an invitation to join the Board of Directors of the Harvard Law Society of Illinois as a newly elected member.

In recognition of National Native American Heritage Month, HSPRD celebrates and honors the culture and vital advocacy of Native American peoples in Chicago and across the nation.

In October 2025, Governor J.B. Pritzker created an independent board known as the Illinois Accountability Commission, which will document alleged abuses by federal immigration-enforcement agents working in Illinois.