Overview
(January 29, 2020, Chicago) — Thirteen Steptoe attorneys have been selected to the 2020 Illinois Super Lawyers and Rising Stars list. The annual list selects only five percent of the total lawyers in the region based on peer review and the publication's independent research.
In addition, Steptoe partner Jay Nuttall has been placed among the Top 100 Illinois Super Lawyers for receiving the highest point totals in the nomination, research, and review process. This is the fifth consecutive year Nuttall has been placed on the Top 100 list.
The following Steptoe partners were named to the 2020 Illinois Super Lawyers list:
- John Abramic – Intellectual Property Litigation
- Michael Dockterman – Business Litigation
- Kelly Eberspecher – Intellectual Property Litigation
- Tom Filarski – Intellectual Property Litigation
- Stacie Hartman – Business Litigation
- Tony Hopp – Environmental
- Chris Niewoehner – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Jay Nuttall – Intellectual Property Litigation (Top 100)
The following Steptoe attorneys were named to the 2020 Illinois Rising Stars list:
- Bill Andrichik – Business Litigation
- Tron Fu – Intellectual Property Litigation
- Kate Johnson – Intellectual Property Litigation
- Robert Kappers – Intellectual Property Litigation
- Elizabeth McErlean – Energy & Resources
For more information on Steptoe's presence in the professional community, see the Honors and Rankings page.
About Steptoe
In more than 100 years of practice, Steptoe has earned an international reputation for vigorous representation of clients before governmental agencies, successful advocacy in litigation and arbitration, and creative and practical advice in structuring business transactions. Steptoe has more than 500 lawyers and other professional staff across offices in Beijing, Brussels, Chicago, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Washington. For more information, visit www.steptoe.com.
