RSHC news

Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila (RSHC) is proud to be recognized in the 2025 edition of Chambers USA as one of the nation’s top law firms and a leader in Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations and General Commercial Litigation.

Crain’s Chicago Business has selected RSHC Partners Sondra Hemeryck, Alan King, and Rodney Perry for the 2025 Crain’s Notable Litigators & Trial Attorneys honor. This well-deserved recognition highlights the client achievements, firm leadership, and community contributions of these three attorneys. Congratulations, Sondra, Alan, and Rod!

Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila has earned in-house counsel recommendations for its superior client service and been named one of 29 midsize firms nationwide as a BTI Consulting Highly Recommended Midsize Law Firm 2025.

Kennedy A. Harris has been selected to the Chicago Bar Association’s (CBA) Leadership Institute Class of 2025. The program enhances leadership skills and fosters the professional growth of emerging leaders within Chicago’s legal community.

RSHC Partner Shalem A. Massey was presented with the Patriotic Employer Award by the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) and Department of Defense, which recognizes supervisors and managers who demonstrate unwavering support for their employees who are in the National Guard or Reserve.

Three RSHC partners have been selected by the editors of Law360 to serve on the 2025 editorial boards that will provide feedback on the publication’s coverage and expert insight on how best to shape future coverage of specific areas of legal practice and law firm management.

Monique B. Howery, Jennifer Steeve, Rachel S. Christenson, and Amanda D. Misisian have been named RSHC 2024 Pro Bono Award recipients.

Lauren Abendshien, Edgar Matias, and Natalie Ellis have been selected to the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) 2025 Program, a year-long professional development program. Lauren is in the LCLD Fellows program, and Edgar and Natalie are in the Pathfinder program.

RSHC is delighted to announce the promotion of five lawyers to its partnership effective January 1, 2025.

Crain’s Chicago Business’ The Book 2025 allows us to look at RSHC’s line of accomplishments with six 2024 Notables.

Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila has been recognized in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms®, ranked by Best Lawyers®, nationally in four practice areas and regionally in ten practice areas with the addition of Real Estate Law and the regions of New York City and Orange County for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers and unique credibility within the industry.

Join us in celebrating RSHC Partner Kalia M. Colman who has been chosen as one of the 2024 Top Women in Law: Leaders Leaning In honorees by Law Bulletin Media.

Crain’s Chicago Business honors RSHC Partners LaVon M. Johns and Alan S. King as 2024 Notable Black Leaders—they are role models and mentors making a difference in the Chicago community.

RSHC proudly congratulates Alan S. King and Stephen M. Hankins on their 2025 selection and multi-year recognition as Lawdragon 500 Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers in America.

RSHC proudly congratulates Joe Cancila, Kalia Coleman, Matt Crowl, Patricia Brown Holmes, Shalem Massey, Rod Perry, Bob Riley, Ron Safer, and Jeff Williams on their practice area selections and well-deserved recognition as 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America.