RSHC news

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.

RSHC congratulates Partner Steve Hankins on being chosen as a leading intellectual property practitioner by the Managing Intellectual Property publication.

RSHC Partner Joe Cancila is a three-time BTI Client Service All-Star MVP honoree (2023, 2022 and 2020), a high honor for superior client service that can only be given by a client.

Short-listed among 10 top-ranked firms as an Outstanding Firm for Diversity & Inclusion, RSHC is proud to once again be recognized by the Chambers USA Awards for our broad, organic approach to creating an inclusive work environment for all, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, and LGBTQ+ and disability status.

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 is honored to be named to the BTI Consulting Client Service A-Team 2023 Top 100 list of law firms delivering superior client service.

RSHC Partners Ron Safer and Ed Casmere are honored to be named to the first ever 2023 Crain’s Notable Litigators and Trial Attorneys List. Their myriad accomplishments and contributions to client and pro bono work as well as their leadership and mentorship are inspirational.

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.

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.

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.

Jasmine Morton and Michael Fleck have been named RSHC 2022 Pro Bono Award recipients. Both have exemplified one of RSHC's founding principles by performing exemplary pro bono service work in 2022.

Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP (RSHC) is proud to announce that partner Jack Theis has been honored as a Crain's Chicago Business 2022 Notable Gen X Leader in Accounting, Consulting, and Law.

BTI Consulting Group’s survey of legal decision makers has identified RSHC as a “Frequently Recommended” firm for 2022.

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