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Benesch Attorneys Named 2023 Illinois Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
January 25, 2023
Benesch is pleased to announce that Margo Wolf O’Donnell has been named a 2023 Illinois Super Lawyer, and four additional attorneys have been named 2023 Illinois Rising Stars by Super Lawyers®.
The Super Lawyers selection process evaluates lawyers based upon multiple criteria, including professional achievement and peer recognition; honors and awards; firm and bar involvement and leadership; scholarship and professional writings; community service and pro bono activities; and other outstanding achievements. Rising Stars are top up-and-coming attorneys who are no more than 40 years old or who have been practicing for no more than 10 years.
Only five percent of Illinois lawyers are chosen as Illinois Super Lawyers and no more than 2.5 percent in the state are recognized as Rising Stars. Learn more about the Super Lawyers selection process by clicking here.
2023 Illinois Super Lawyers
Margo Wolf O’Donnell – Employment Litigation
2023 Illinois Rising Stars
Amy L. Craig – Business/Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions
Catherine R. Gawron – Healthcare
Christopher T. Grohman – Criminal Defense: White Collar
Andrew Maratea – Real Estate
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