21 RSHC Attorneys Named to 2026 Illinois Super Lawyers & Rising Stars Lists
Illinois Super Lawyers and Illinois Rising Stars have recognized 21 attorneys from Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP (RSHC) on its 2026 list reserved for top legal practitioners across the state.
Several firm leaders and widely respected practitioners, including Managing Partner Patricia Brown Holmes, Ronald Safer, and Olivia Luk Bedi, were each named to a Top 100 2026 Super Lawyers list for their exceptional skill, impact, and dedication to the profession. Patricia Brown Holmes and Olivia Luk Bedi graced the Top 50 2026 Super Lawyers list.
Super Lawyers selects only five percent of attorneys in Illinois for inclusion each year, evaluating nominees on peer recognition, legal excellence, and professional achievement. Rising Stars, which highlights attorneys under 40 or in practice for 10 years or fewer, recognizes no more than 2.5 percent of eligible lawyers in the state.
RSHC’s 2026 Illinois Super Lawyers (2026 Illinois Rising Stars) are top rated in the following areas:
- Matt Alva – Civil Litigation: Defense
- Olivia Luk Bedi – IP Litigation
- Joseph A. Cancila Jr. – Class Action
- Matthew C. Crowl – Criminal Defense: White Collar
- Matthew J. Fischer – Products: Defense
- James P. Gaughan – Class Action
- Sondra A. Hemeryck – Class Action
- Patricia Brown Holmes – Criminal Defense: White Collar
- Lauren E. Jaffe – Business Litigation
- LaVon M. Johns – Real Estate
- Jacob Kahn – General Litigation
- Alan S. King – Employment Litigation: Defense
- Keyonn L. Pope – IP Litigation
- Ronald S. Safer -Criminal Defense: White Collar
- Kaleigh A. Barrett – Business Litigation (Rising Star)
- Jeffrey W. Gordon – Class Action (Rising Star)
- Kennedy A. Harris – Business Litigation (Rising Star)
- Blake Kolesa – Business Litigation (Rising Star)
- Eli Litoff – Business Litigation (Rising Star)
- Lucas T. Rael – Criminal Defense: White Collar (Rising Star)
- Shaun Zhang – IP Litigation (Rising Star)