Best Law Firms in Chicago, IL

Nationally ranked at the highest levels of professional excellence, the attorneys of Chicago‑based Cooney & Conway have been providing exceptional legal services to injured people and their families for more than 50 years. In addition to its acclaimed asbestos litigation practice, the law firm also handles complex personal injury matters including, medical malpractice, products liability, premises liability, transportation accidents, construction accidents, and professional negligence. Fighting for those who have suffered catastrophic injuries or wrongful death, Cooney & Conway is known for aggressive, yet compassionate representation and for committed, responsive relationships with its clients. Understanding the devastation to clients brought by injury, illness, and death, the firm’s primary focus is ensuring that matters are resolved justly and expeditiously, so that future financial burdens can be relieved.

The attorneys of Cooney & Conway have mastered the complexities of mesothelioma and personal injury litigation, consistently and successfully helping thousands of injured clients and their families obtain fair compensation for injuries resulting from the negligence of others, including:

• $5.2 billion settlement agreement with the Owens Corning Asbestos Case
• $3.95 billion settlement agreement with USG Asbestos Personal Injury Trust
• $1.43 billion settlement agreement with the Combustion Engineering/ABB Asbestos Personal Injury Trust
• $1.2 billion settlement agreement with the Kaiser Aluminum Personal Injury Trust
• $35 million-dollar verdict against a major oil company in an asbestos death case
• $19.9 million-dollar verdict in a trucking accident death case
• $12.3 million verdict against an insulator who died of mesothelioma, whose case was tried to jury verdict in the Circuit Court of Cook County by Cooney and Conway attorneys John Cooney, William Fahey, and Jim Hopkinson. The verdict of compensatory damages of $12.3 million was reported as the largest single mesothelioma verdict nationwide ·
• $4.5 million settlement agreement in a wrongful death case resulting from drowning in a barge collision

The continued success of Cooney & Conway is a testament to its expertise, diligence, and dedication to its clients. This expertise and diligence has also earned Cooney & Conway the respect of judges, colleagues, and adversaries, alike. Serving the community with the highest standards of professionalism and ethics is what sets Cooney & Conway apart from other personal injury firms, and why it remains one of the most distinguished law firms in the nation.

MEYER LAW is an award-winning, woman-owned law firm that specializes in helping companies from startups to large corporations with corporate, contracts, employment, intellectual property, fundraising, mergers + acquisitions and privacy matters. The team at Meyer Law has helped thousands of companies from startups that have been featured on Shark Tank to fast-growing companies on the Inc.500 to some of the largest companies in the world, and mentored thousands of companies at incubators and accelerators across the United States such as 1871, WeWork Labs and Techstars. Meyer Law has received several awards, including most recently being recognized for the fourth year in a row by LawFirm 500 as one of the fastest growing law firms in the United States! Learn more at www.MeetMeyerLaw.com and follow Meyer Law’s story on Instagram @loveyourlawyer.

Peck Ritchey, LLC is a boutique law firm focusing on a comprehensive range of legal areas, including probate, estate planning, guardianship, special needs planning, and elder law. We have significant experience in the litigation of contested wills, trusts, and estates involving disabled individuals. Peck Ritchey provides representation to all parties involved in decedent's estate litigation, trust litigation, contested guardianship as well as other areas of probate litigation.

At Peck Ritchey, LLC, we are committed to safeguarding the interests of you and your loved ones, whether in court or beyond. Our clients engage directly with a committed legal team that leverages its substantial experience and innovative approaches to deliver tailored solutions for your specific personal needs. We ensure that you are well-informed regarding your options and the steps necessary to achieve your goals.

We embrace our role in serving the legal profession and the broader community.
As a recognized leader in the legal community, our firm is actively involved with numerous professional and civic organizations, contributing positively to the community's development. Our attorneys are frequently invited to speak at continuing education programs and are often consulted by media outlets for insights on issues affecting older adults and families.

The attorneys at Peck Ritchey, LLC have often played an active role in shaping new legislation through involvement with the Illinois General Assembly. Each attorney at Peck Ritchey, LLC maintains membership with the Chicago Bar Association, the Illinois Bar Association, and other legal groups. These memberships contribute to staying current with legal developments and enhance the quality of our services while providing innovative and caring solutions to today's legal challenges.

Our practice handles cases in Cook County, Lake County, Kane County, and DuPage County.

Our Chicago-based legal team has been aggressively advocating for injury victims and survivors throughout the country for nearly four decades. We consistently take on the biggest companies in America, and we win.

If you hire us, you will get a team of lawyers and staff who are passionate about your case. How will you know we are passionate about your case? Because we are selective about the cases we handle, and for good reason. We want our clients to know that if we have taken on their case, it will get our full attention, from start to finish.  

In 1994, Arnold G. Rubin founded the law firm of Arnold G. Rubin, Ltd. Before founding Arnold G. Rubin, Ltd, Mr. Rubin was a partner in a law firm that concentrated its practice in the area of workers' compensation and personal injury litigation.

The law firm has expanded since it was first founded in 1994. In November 2010, the firm added a new associate, Ms. Catherine Krenz Doan. In 2012, Ms. Doan became a principal in the firm. Early 2015, the firm name was changed to Rubin Law Group, Ltd.

Mr. Rubin and Ms. Doan are active members of the Illinois Bar. They have participated in various seminars for the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association and Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. These specific lectures and seminars are set forth in the firm biographical materials.

The law firm of Rubin Law Group, Ltd. concentrates its practice in the area of workers' compensation law. The attorneys at the firm have represented injured employees in all stages of proceedings in a workers' compensation claim from arbitration to the Illinois Supreme Court.

The goal of the firm is to provide legal services in the context of workers' compensation claims and related matters. Specifically, the attorneys analyze the facts of each accident to determine whether or not there may be a basis for pursuing a third-party or personal injury claim. If it is determined that there would be a basis for pursuing an additional claim, then the client is referred to another law firm for the purpose of handling that specific claim. The case may also be analyzed to determine whether or not there may be a basis for pursuing a claim for social security disability benefits. The attorneys take into consideration the specific needs and desires of each individual client. Personal and individual attention to each case is a firm priority.

At Taft, we work as one team, driven and committed to helping you succeed. Our attorneys understand that innovative, value-creating solutions help our clients reach their goals. Our collaborative approach, advanced technological resources, and depth of services can transform what you expect from your legal team.

With more than 1,100 attorneys, Taft has offices in Chicago, Illinois; Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, and Delaware, Ohio; Aspen, Denver, and Colorado Springs, Colorado; Detroit and Southfield, Michigan; Minneapolis, Minnesota.; Indianapolis, Indiana; Covington, Kentucky; Phoenix, Arizona; Stuart and West Palm Beach, Florida; and Washington, D.C.

Taft attorneys serve individuals and businesses worldwide in both mature and emerging industries.

The firm practices across a wide range of industries in virtually every area of law, including:

• Business
• Bankruptcy and Restructuring
• Employment and Labor Relations
• Energy
• Environmental
  
• Health Care
• Intellectual Property
  
• Lending and Finance
• Litigation
• Private Client
• Real Estate
• Tax

Since 1885, Taft has maintained a constant focus: to provide clients, both large and small, with legal advice and services that meet the highest possible standards.

Affiliated Businesses

As an additional service to our clients, Taft attorneys often partner with members of our affiliated businesses to provide comprehensive service to our clients. Our affiliated businesses include:

• Ginovus
• Taft Advisors LLC
• Taft Business Consulting
• Taft Infrastructure Advisors

Through these businesses, clients can access business consulting across a variety of disciplines, from general planning and forecasting to government relations and public policy.

Awards and Honors

Taft has received numerous awards and honors:

• 108 Taft attorneys and 45 practice areas are listed in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.

• Eight Taft attorneys are listed in Chambers High Net Worth (HNW), and the firm is named a leading law firm in the HNW guide in Private Wealth Law for Indiana, Minnesota, and Ohio.

• Taft is ranked among the Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms." Taft received 20 national Tier 1 rankings, and Tier 1 rankings by metropolitan area in 154 practice areas.

• 363 Taft attorneys were honored with inclusion in the most recent edition of The Best Lawyers in America, with an additional 136 attorneys honored in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America.

• 112 Taft attorneys were named to the most recent list of Super Lawyers by Super Lawyers magazine.

• 78 Taft attorneys were named to the most recent list of Rising Stars by Super Lawyers magazine.

• Taft is rated a Highly Recommended Firm in Ohio and Indiana as well as a Recommended Firm in Minnesota by Benchmark Litigation, and Taft attorneys hold 22 rankings by Benchmark in one or more categories.

Main Areas of Practice:

Business: We provide legal services to public, private, and non-profit clients in a wide variety of industries, including banking, construction, distribution, finance, health care, housing, insurance, manufacturing, private equity, professional sports, real estate, retail, and utilities. Members of the group represent clients of different sizes, from emerging companies to Fortune 500 companies, on issues ranging from local matters to transactions with national and international implications.

Bankruptcy and Restructuring: We represent debtors, lenders, committees, suppliers, real estate owners and developers, equipment lessors, receivers, trustees, buyers and sellers, and other parties in connection with a wide assortment of transactions and litigation. We have extensive experience in the automotive, steel, telecommunications, basic manufacturing, retail and wholesale goods, and distressed-debt trading industries.

Employment and Labor Relations: We represent clients in a wide range of legal services to manage the complex relationship between employers and employees, including labor management relations, employment litigation, day-to-day counseling, benefit plans and ERISA compliance, workplace safety and health, immigration and citizenship, and workers’ compensation.

Energy: We provide full-service representation to a broad range of energy providers, public utilities, transmission-only utilities, independent power producers, developers, regional entities, and other energy-sector participants.

Environmental: We provide services in the areas of trial practice, Superfund defense and negotiation, enforcement defense, cost-recovery for plaintiffs and defendants, criminal environmental defense, environmental insurance and toxic tort litigation, mold and sick building litigation, lawsuits involving environmental problems discovered as a result of real property transfers or mergers and acquisitions, Brownfields redevelopment, defense of claims of occupational exposures, and administrative proceedings before state and federal agencies.

Health Care: We advise individual and institutional healthcare providers, research institutions, and pharmaceutical, medical device and biotechnology clients in multiple areas of law, including business and finance, employment and labor relations, malpractice litigation, insurance, regulatory and administrative law, ERISA, third-party reimbursement (Medicare, Medicaid and private payers) and hospital financing (tax-exempt bond financing).

Intellectual Property: We counsel and assist clients with patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, intellectual property, and pharmaceutical and life sciences litigation, including Hatch-Waxman litigation, biosimilars, computer software and internet-related issues.

Lending and Finance: Lenders and borrowers alike need lawyers that understand market dynamics and help simplify the complexity of transactions wherever possible. Clients trust our team to bring a practical, business-oriented approach to each transaction. Our team represents lenders and borrowers in all types of financing transactions, including asset-based lending, mezzanine finance, traditional working capital and equipment finance, acquisition finance (senior and mezzanine), capital call lines of credit, real estate finance, equipment leasing, regulatory compliance, investigations and enforcement, and consumer financial services and lending.

Litigation: We represent clients in pretrial, trial and appellate litigation in federal and state courts, before regulatory agencies and arbitration panels, and in alternative dispute resolution in a full range of matters, including antitrust, appellate, bankruptcy, construction, ERISA, education, estates, trusts and fiduciary, environmental, FCPA and international anti-corruption, First Amendment and media law, government contracts, insurance, intellectual property, pharmaceutical and life sciences, product liability and personal injury, securities, sports, and corporate compliance and white collar criminal defense.

Private Client: We counsel owners of family businesses in establishing organizational structures to satisfy current and long-term needs, to plan for the transfer of the business to the next generation (whether during the owner's lifetime or upon death), and to implement strategies. We also represent clients on personal planning, taking into account estate and income tax issues, closely-held businesses, second marriages, and planning for special needs of children and other heirs.

Real Estate: We represent clients in all services related to the acquisition, disposition, financing, leasing, management, and use of real estate, including lease, financing agreement, construction contract, and purchase and sale agreement negotiations, land use representation and litigation, and tax valuation representation and litigation.

Tax: We represent public corporations, financial institutions, domestic joint ventures, new business ventures, non-profit and tax-exempt organizations, and individuals in tax matters such as business transactions, employee benefits and executive compensation, international taxation, mergers and acquisitions, state and local tax, and tax controversy and litigation.