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By Amanda Monto amonto@lawbulletinmedia.com

Posted September 12, 2023 11:19 AM

Timothy J. Cavanagh and Michael J. Sorich of Cavanagh Law Group obtained two recent settlements for clients totaling $38.1 million, the firm said in a news release. On July 31, the attorneys obtained $27 million in a trucking case in the Southern District of Illinois for the families of a 19-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman killed in a semi-tractor trailer crash.Cavanagh, Sorich and Christopher H. Dietmann also obtained a $11.1 million product liability settlement Aug. 22 of a case in Cook County Circuit Court for a 25 …

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In observance of Disability Employment Awareness Month in October, the Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession will host a webinar titled “Why We Should Ask; Why We Should Tell: Disability Diversity in the Legal Profession” at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 27.
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Griffin Williams McMahon & Walsh LLP elected Kristin N. Suchy and Scott Drumheller partners.
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Johnson & Bell added Claire K. Axelrood and Adnan Shafi as associates.
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Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, will speak at the at RAND Institute for Civil Justice symposium Oct. 3-4 in Arlington, Virginia.
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Reed Smith has named Jennifer Yule DePriest as its new Chicago office managing partner. She succeeds Jim Hultquist.
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Tilden Katz, a senior principal at Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies with offices in Chicago and Washington D.C., will host a CLE seminar on crisis response matters titled “Key Legal Issues Keeping In-House Counsel Up at Night” at 11:30 a.m. Sept. 27 at the firm’s Washington D.C. office.
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Croke Fairchild Duarte & Beres added Kristy Pardo as an associate in the government affairs and regulatory law group. She also is a member of the litigation and investigations practice group.
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Winston & Strawn LLP has selected Steve D’Amore as chair-elect of the firm. He is global co-chair of the firm’s litigation department and is based in the firm’s Chicago office. He has been with the firm for more than 30 years, where he started as a summer associate during law school.
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