RSHC news

RSHC Partners Patricia Brown Holmes and LaVon M. Johns share their sage insights on how to climb the ladder to success, what it takes to become true rainmakers, and build exceptional practices in “Top of the Mountain,” a spotlight editorial published in the 2023 Business Edition of Best Lawyers Women in the Law.

Not all lessons for a successful law career are learned in the classroom.

RSHC Managing Partner Patricia Brown Holmes is the 2023 ABA Diversity Leadership Award recipient for her commitment to diversity and promoting full and equal participation in the legal profession.

RSHC Managing Partner Patricia Brown Holmes will be honored with the Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Philanthropic Award at the Lawyers Lend-A-Hand to Youth Spring Awards Celebration on Thursday, May 18, 2023, Four Seasons Hotel Chicago.

Over 50 product liability lawsuits aimed at manufacturers, sellers, and distributors of chemical hair relaxer products have been consolidated before a federal court judge in Chicago. he cases allege that the products, primarily marketed and sold to black women, are linked to an increased risk of developing cancer and other reproductive health complications – allegations the defendants vigorously dispute.

Join us in giving a standing ovation to RSHC Managing Partner Patricia Brown Holmes on her induction into the Class of 2023 Cook County Bar Association Hall of Fame.

RSHC welcomes our new partner LaVon M. Johns!

We are proud to announce 16 RSHC attorneys have been selected to the 2023 Illinois Super Lawyers and 2023 Illinois Rising Stars lists. For a second time, RSHC Managing Partner Patricia Brown Holmes has received the Top 10 Illinois Super Lawyers distinction.

RSHC Managing Partner Patricia Brown Holmes has been elected a new member of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.

Monique Howery, Erin Gasparka, and Jasmine Morton have been named to the 2023 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD). Monique has been chosen for the LCLD Fellows program while Erin and Jasmine have been chosen for the Pathfinder program.

Commercial real estate lawyer LaVon M. Johns joins the firm’s business transactions practice as a partner and will lead the group in advising clients on a range of corporate and transactional matters.

RSHC is delighted to announce the promotion of eight lawyers to its partnership effective January 1, 2023.

RSHC’s commitment to pro bono work has earned the firm recognition as a Law360 Pro Bono Leader for 2022.

RSHC Managing Partner, Patricia Brown Holmes, has been honored as one of the Chicago Business Journal’s 2022 Women of Influence honorees.

For another consecutive year, Exelon has named Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila (RSHC) to Exelon's annual DEI Honor Roll.