Scott A. Burow, Marc S. Cooperman, Linda A. Kuczma, Timothy C. Meece, Janice V. Mitrius, Jon O. Nelson, Thomas K. Pratt, Christopher J. Renk, Charles W. Shifley, and J. Pieter van Es, are named as “2011 Illinois Super Lawyers” for their work in Intellectual Property Law and Intellectual Property Litigation.  William J. Allen, Matthew P. Becker, Michael J. Harris, Michael L. Krashin, Erik S. Maurer, Timothy J. Rechtien, Jason S. Shull and Richard S. Stockton are named as “2011 Illinois Rising Stars.”

Christopher J. Renk and Charles W. Shifley are also named to the “Top 100 Illinois Super Lawyers 2011” list. Janice V. Mitrius is also named to the “Top 50 Illinois Women Super Lawyers 2011” list.

The Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists represent the top five percent of attorneys in each state.  Illinois Super Lawyers and Rising Stars are selected through a peer balloting process involving attorneys from across Illinois and conducted by a research and review panel organized by Thomson Reuters.