RSHC news

RSHC congratulates Joe Cancila on his selection as one of this year’s BTI Client Service All-Stars, a high honor that can only be given by clients, who single out attorneys delivering the absolute best client service. A BTI Client Service-All Star stands out above others because of their keen understanding of business impacts and unwavering commitment to client objectives.

RSHC Managing Partner Patricia Brown Holmes shares some candid stories from her groundbreaking career as part of the Bloomberg Industry Group five-episode narrative podcast project, “Uncommon Law.” Her experiences, along with those of other Black lawyers at elite law firms, offer important reminders about the past and great hopes for the future as the legal profession embraces diversity, inclusion and change.

RSHC congratulates Alan King and Steve Hankins on their selection and recognition among the Top 500 Employment Lawyers in America. Lawdragon, a leading publisher of legal-industry guides and news, released this new 13th guide to reflect the dominancy of a handful of law firms with profoundly strong employment practices.

RSHC Founding Partner Bob Riley is speaking at the 14th Annual Leading Law Firms Conference on December 4. Bob will discuss how the professional excellence that clients demand requires teams that are authentically diverse and inclusive. This is not a numbers game. It is a fundamental premise that must permeate talent development and professional opportunity at every level of a law firm.

Best Lawyers' new "Best Law Firms" issue chronicles the distinguished career of RSHC Managing Partner Patricia Brown Holmes in a new profile. Tracing Holmes' journey from high school to law school, prosecutorial work to the judicial bench and private practice, this article also explores the judge's legendary resilience, public service, and commitment to diversity and inclusion in the profession.

Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP has been ranked in the 2021 U.S. News - Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" list nationally in three practice areas and regionally in ten practice areas for our professional excellence, quality of legal practice, and breadth of legal expertise. Receiving a tier designation reflects the high level of respect a firm has earned among other leading lawyers and clients in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, professionalism, and integrity.

RSHC Partner Ed Casmere shares his passion for negotiation in the October 2020 Illinois State Bar Association’s Bench & Bar Section Council Newsletter, “Civility, Sincerity, and Other Compelling Negotiation Concepts: Tips from an American President.” Ed briefly explores President Kennedy’s 1961 inaugural address and how Civility, Weakness, Sincerity, Proof, and Fear are essential for a successful negotiation and bring opposing sides closer together.

RSHC Partner and former federal prosecutor Ryan Poscablo is moderating a virtual panel discussion, "A New Era of Investigations: Stimulus Funding and Global Enforcement" on Tuesday, October 27. Joining Ryan for this important conversation are RSHC's Kelly Warner and Allison Siebeneck, along with Nicole Wells and David Okhumale from the business advisory firm FTI Consulting.

RSHC Managing Partner Patricia Brown Holmes will moderate the corporate counsel and law firm managing partners panel, “Talent Opportunities and Challenges,” at the October 14 Ninth Annual Chicago Legal Market Conference 2020. She will guide the panel discussion about changing culture and addressing racial inequality at law firms.

Noreen Cull joins the Labor & Employment group at Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila, bringing with her deep experience with virtually all aspects of state and federal employment laws. She counsels employers countering claims of equal employment opportunity discrimination, retaliatory discharge, workplace harassment, and wage-and-hour violations.

RSHC Partners Ryan Poscablo and Sandy Musumeci have been selected as 2020 New York Metro Super Lawyers and are Top Rated in the area of White Collar Crimes. This recognition is limited to 5% of lawyers in the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the United States. Annual selections are made using a rigorous, patented multiphase process that includes nominations, independent research evaluation, and peer reviews by practice area.

In her October 12, 2015 Chicago Bar Association Justice & Law Weekly interview with RSHC’s Patricia Brown Holmes, former CBA President, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg discussed about being an advocate for women’s rights. Enjoy listening to the entire 30-minute interview or various short segments here.

In a September 29, 2015 two-part Chicago Bar Association Justice and Law Weekly interview, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg shared with RSHC’s Patricia Brown Holmes, former CBA President, how she became the “Notorious RBG.” Enjoy listening to the entire 30-minute interview, or various short segments here.

RSHC Managing Partner Patricia Brown Holmes will present “Women Leaders — Taking Charge After Leaning In” to the Leadership Illinois Class of 2020 Fellows at the September 23-25 “Power of the Marketplace” Virtual Conference.

RSHC Attorneys Edward Casmere, Jennifer Steeve, Jeff Williams, Meghan McMeel, Jeffrey Morof, and Shalem Massey will be hosting an online webinar on September 22, 2020 for the Lloyd's Market Association on “Social Inflation, Punitive Damages, and U.S. Litigation Trends: Where are claims and verdicts headed?” They will discuss current trends in U.S. litigation and social inflation.