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.
HSPRD is pleased to share that Shareholders Deane B. Brown, Lori L. Deem, and Caryn C. Lederer have been honored by their peers as three of the Top 50 Illinois Women Super Lawyers. This annual distinction honors the state’s most accomplished female attorneys, highlighting exceptional skill, leadership, and professional achievement. This recognition reflects their continued commitment to excellence and reinforces HSPRD’s dedication to delivering outstanding legal representation through experience, integrity, and steadfast advocacy.
HSPRD is also delighted to announce that Shareholders Deane B. Brown, Lori L. Deem, Caryn C. Lederer, and Christopher Wilmes have been named to the list of the Top 100 Illinois Super Lawyers.
Super Lawyers is a respected attorney rating service that recognizes outstanding lawyers across more than 70 practice areas who have demonstrated exceptional peer recognition and professional accomplishment. Honorees are chosen through a rigorous, patented multiphase selection process that includes a statewide peer survey, independent research evaluations, and practice-area–specific peer reviews.
The Super Lawyers publication also recognizes Rising Stars who are under the age of 40 or have practiced for 10 years or fewer. Six HSPRD attorneys received the Rising Star distinction this year. Congratulations to all!
The following attorneys have been nominated by their peers and recognized in the following categories:
2026 Illinois Super Lawyers
Robert R. Anderson III – Insurance Coverage
Matthew A. Arnold – PI Med Mal: Defense
Deane B. Brown – Employment Lit: Plaintiff
Emily R. Brown – Employment & Labor
Lori L. Deem – Employment & Labor
Mark S. Dym – PI General: Plaintiff
Kelli A. Fennell – Immigration: Consumer
John K. Hughes – Civil Lit: Defense
Elizabeth E. Jaci - PI Med Mal: Defense
Robert W. Krug – Immigration: Business
Caryn C. Lederer – Employment & Labor
Roger Littman – PI Med Mal: Defense
Elizabeth N. Mazur – Civil Rights
Matthew J. Piers – General Lit
Kalman D. Resnick – Immigration: Business
Kate Schwartz – Employment Litigation: Plaintiff
Donna Kaner Socol – PI Med Mal: Defense
Daniel Waitzman – Insurance Coverage
Christopher J. Wilmes – Employment & Labor
HSPRD Attorneys Recognized in the 2026 Illinois Rising Stars
Derek Dominguez – Personal Injury General: Plaintiff
Elisabeth G. Mustoe - Employment & Labor
Naiara Testai – Immigration: Consumer
Margaret Truesdale – Civil Rights
Charles Wysong – Employment Litigation: Plaintiff
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