RSHC news

Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila is once again recognized for a third consecutive year by the Chicago Committee on Minorities in Large Law Firms for diversity being the very essence of its identify and the formula for its remarkable success.

Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila has been recognized in the 2024 edition of Best Law Firms®, ranked by Best Lawyers®, nationally in four practice areas and regionally in nine practice areas for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers and unique credibility within the industry.

RSHC is proud to be client ranked as a leader in litigation and one of 58 law firms moving up market in the BTI Litigation Outlook 2024 report (top 30% of all law firms).

Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila continues to shine brightly as a national law firm with DEI as a core value.

At the October 12 Just the Beginning – A Pipeline Organization (JTB) Light the Spark Celebration, JTB celebrated 30 years of lighting the path forward for the next generation of young people.

Congratulations to RSHC’s nine partners selected as Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America.

RSHC Managing Partner Patricia Brown Holmes was selected as one of six honorees for the 2023 Justice John Paul Stevens Award given by the Chicago Bar Association and Chicago Bar Foundation.

RSHC Managing Partner Patricia Brown Holmes received the 2023 Abner J. Mikva Award from the American Constitution Society (ACS) at the September 12 Legal Legends Luncheon.

Congratulations to RSHC’s 19 attorneys selected for inclusion in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, recognizing lawyers earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice.

RSHC is doubly proud to announce RSHC Partners Joe Cancila and Keyonn Pope have been awarded the highest overall rating by their peers and named a 2024 Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in the Chicago area.

Congratulations to RSHC’s 19 partners recognized by their peers for inclusion in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® in 12 practice areas and three geographic regions.

For a fourth consecutive year, RSHC is named a top law firm in Law360’s Diversity Snapshot Report having one of the most diverse equity partnerships.

The National Law Journal honored RSHC's Keyonn L. Pope, Partner and Intellectual Property Practice Team Leader, as a 2023 IP Trailblazer.

RSHC Partner Kalia Coleman is the 2023 Cook County Bar Association Next Generation Lawyer Award recipient.

Congratulations to Managing Partner Patricia Brown Holmes, honored at the June 15 Chambers USA Awards 2023 with the Diversity & Inclusion: Outstanding Contribution award, recognizing her broad impact in advancing diversity and inclusion across the legal profession.