RSHC news

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

For another consecutive year, Exelon has named Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila (RSHC) to Exelon's annual DEI Honor Roll.

On October 19th RSHC Managing Partner, Patricia Brown Holmes, was honored by The Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) as a recipient of its 2022 Rainmaker Award.

This week the Chicago Committee on Minorities in Large Law Firms awarded Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila (RSHC) its 2022 Delivering Diversity Award.

RSHC proudly congratulates Joe Cancila, Kalia Coleman, Matt Crowl, Patricia Brown Holmes, Shalem Massey, Rod Perry, Bob Riley, Ron Safer, Kelly Warner, and Jeff Williams on their selection and well-deserved recognition as Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America.

Crain’s Chicago Business honors RSHC Partners Patricia Brown Holmes, Alan King, and Rod Perry as 2022 Notable Black Leaders and Executives—role models and mentors making a difference in the Chicago community and helping open opportunities for Black Americans.