Overview
(January 13, 2017, Chicago) — Thirteen Steptoe attorneys have been selected to the 2017 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.
For the second year in a row, Joni Andrioff has been placed among the Top 50 Women Illinois Super Lawyers and Jay Nuttall among the Top 100 Illinois Super Lawyers for receiving the highest point totals in the nomination, research, and review process.
The following Steptoe attorneys were named to the 2017 Illinois Super Lawyers list:
- John Abramic – Intellectual Property Litigation
- Joni Andrioff – Employee Benefits (Top 50 women)
- Glen Belvis – Intellectual Property Litigation
- Michael Dockterman – Business Litigation
- Tom Filarski – Intellectual Property Litigation
- Chris Niewoehner – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Jay Nuttall – Intellectual Property Litigation (Top 100)
- Stan Schlitter – Intellectual Property Litigation
- Bob Shuftan – Business Litigation
The following Steptoe attorneys were named to the 2017 Illinois Rising Stars list:
- David Cummings – Business Litigation
- Kate Johnson – Intellectual Property Litigation
- Robert Kappers – Intellectual Property Litigation
- Daniel Stringfield – Intellectual Property Litigation
For more information on Steptoe’s presence in the professional community, see the Honors and Rankings page.
About Steptoe
Steptoe & Johnson LLP is an international law firm widely recognized for vigorous advocacy in complex litigation and arbitration, successful representation of clients before governmental agencies, and creative and practical advice in guiding business transactions. The firm has more than 500 lawyers and other professionals in offices in Beijing, Brussels, Chicago, London, Los Angeles, New York, Palo Alto, Phoenix and Washington. For more information, visit www.steptoe.com.