RSHC news

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.

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.

Commercial real estate lawyer LaVon M. Johns joins the firm’s business transactions practice as a partner and will lead the group in advising clients on a range of corporate and transactional matters.

On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that seeks to ban employers from imposing or enforcing non-compete clauses as an “unfair method of competition.”

RSHC is delighted to announce the promotion of eight lawyers to its partnership effective January 1, 2023.

Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP (RSHC) is proud to announce that partner Jack Theis has been honored as a Crain's Chicago Business 2022 Notable Gen X Leader in Accounting, Consulting, and Law.

BTI Consulting Group’s survey of legal decision makers has identified RSHC as a “Frequently Recommended” firm for 2022.

RSHC’s commitment to pro bono work has earned the firm recognition as a Law360 Pro Bono Leader for 2022.

Autonomous Vehicles (AV) are quickly becoming closer to becoming the norm for everyday life. The question stands that if an AV is involved in a crash, who will be held accountable?

According to one study of 600 trucking verdicts, between 2006 and 2011, there were 26 verdicts over one million dollars.[1] Between 2015 and 2019, there were almost 300.[2] In 2006, the average verdict in the National Law Review’s Top 100 Verdicts was 64 million.[3] By 2019, it rose to 214 million.[4] What was once a 10-million-dollar verdict, is now a 30-million-dollar verdict. What was once a 30-million-dollar verdict, is now 90.

RSHC Managing Partner, Patricia Brown Holmes, has been honored as one of the Chicago Business Journal’s 2022 Women of Influence honorees.

Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila has been ranked in the 2023 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list nationally in three practice areas and regionally in nine practice areas for our professional excellence, quality of legal practice, and breadth of legal expertise.

On October 26 RSHC’s Bruce Wagman will be part of a panel presenting to students, law school graduates and those seeking mid-career transitions, how they can incorporate animal law into their practices.