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Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym, Ltd. is proud to announce that our firm has been recognized in the 2027 edition of Best Law Firms®. The firm received Tier 1 rankings in Chicago for Employment Law and Immigration Law, as well as a national ranking for Immigration Law! Thank you to our clients for their continued trust, and congratulations to our attorneys and staff whose work made this recognition possible!

On October 28, 2026, Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym, Ltd. was honored to receive the Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation’s (CAASE) Pro Bono Excellence Award for the firm’s representation of sexual assault survivors and Partner Emily R. Brown’s litigation work on their behalf. Thank you to CAASE for this incredible recognition, and for its critical work toward ending sexual violence. Pictured (left to right): Shareholder Lori L. Deem, Partner Emily R. Brown, who accepted the award on behalf of the firm, and Shareholder Caryn C. Lederer.

HSPRD congratulates William Greenlaw, who was recently selected for the National Black Lawyers - Top 40 Under 40! The National Black Lawyers is an invitation-only professional development and networking association comprised of the top African American attorneys from across the country. This exclusive organization selects the most successful and influential lawyers with reputations for providing excellent legal representation in their respective practice areas.

Today, HSPRD recognizes National Immigrants Day. We honor the generations of immigrants whose contributions have shaped our communities, our workplaces, and our country. Their stories are part of the fabric of our country. We are proud to recognize their contributions today and every day.

HSPRD Shareholder Kalman Resnick joined faith and community leaders, including Aurora Mayor John Laesch, at a press conference hosted by CAIR-Chicago and SACRED Acts, speaking on behalf of the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs (JCUA).

As Latine Heritage Month comes to a close, HSPRD is proud to celebrate Chicago, a city home to and strengthened by diverse, vibrant Latine communities.

On Indigenous Peoples' Day, HSPRD pauses to honor the history, culture, and continued contributions of Indigenous peoples throughout the world. As a firm rooted in the pursuit of justice, we are committed to advancing equity and inclusion in our work, our profession, and our communities.

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.

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.