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.

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.

The serious shortage of veterinary services began with the pandemic and has escalated to unanticipated proportions.

Social inflation — in the form of billion-dollar lottery jackpots, nine-figure professional sports contracts, and handsomely paid “influencers” — coupled with significant traditional economic inflation has normalized outsize, “nuclear” jury verdicts and this phenomenon is impacting the outcomes of cases.

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.

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.

RSHC congratulates Bruce Wagman on his work that resulted in federal protection for birds used in commercial industries, after a decades-long battle with the USDA.

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!

On Friday, February 17, 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court decided 4-3 that “a separate claim accrues under [the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, ‘BIPA’] each time a private entity scans or transmits an individual’s biometric identifier or information in violation of Section 15(b) or 15(d)” of the Act.

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.

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.

RSHC’s Bruce Wagman will present “Animal Law 2023: Out of Their Cages and Into the Courtrooms” on Wednesday, February 15, 2023, from 12:00-1:30pm PT for The Rutter Group MCLE Webinar.

On February 11, RSHC Partner Keyonn Pope will speak on a panel presented by The Copyright Society during their 2023 Midwinter Meeting in Rancho Mirage, CA.

RSHC partners Ron Safer, Sarah Finch, and Nick Kahlon will discuss the FTC's proposed rule to ban non-compete agreements during a complimentary webinar on February 7, 2023 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm ET.

Christopher Hickey has joined join the Firm as counsel in the Los Angeles/Irvine office. He focuses his practice on complex product liability and commercial litigation matters with a particular concentration on serving aviation industry clients.