Donohue Brown Mathewson & Smyth is pleased to announce that Hannah Amundsen, Ryan Huettel, and Eric Simon have joined the firm as associates. All are 2022 Loyola University Chicago School of Law graduates and newly licensed attorneys.
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers have released the 2023 “Best Law Firms” rankings, marking the 13th edition of this highly anticipated annual analysis. Donohue Brown Mathewson & Smyth has once again been ranked in Tier 1 in the Chicago metropolitan area for Appellate Practice, Legal Malpractice Law-Defendants and Medical Malpractice Law-Defendants and…
Donohue Brown Mathewson & Smyth LLC is pleased to announce that Brian O’Kane has joined the firm as Senior Counsel. Mr. O’Kane has extensive litigation and trial experience since his admission to the Illinois Bar in 1997. For more than two decades, he has defended hospitals, physicians, and other allied health professionals in Illinois medical…
Stetson Atwood inducted as Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers Donohue Brown is proud to announce that Stetson F. Atwood has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in North America. The induction ceremony at which Stetson F. Atwood became a Fellow recently took…
Donohue Brown Mathewson & Smyth, LLC is pleased to announce that Scott Howie has joined the firm as a partner. Mr. Howie concentrates his practice on appeals. In hundreds of civil appeals over more than 25 years, he has authored more than five hundred appellate briefs and delivered well over a hundred oral arguments, including…
Donohue Brown Mathewson & Smyth is proud to announce that Karen Kies DeGrand and Donald J. Brown, Jr. have been recognized by their peers as the Best Lawyers® 2023 “Lawyer of the Year” in Chicago for their area of practice. Karen Kies DeGrand – Appellate Practice Donald J. Brown, Jr. – Legal Malpractice Law –…
DBMS Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2023 Donohue Brown Mathewson & Smyth is proud to announce that ten of the firm’s attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2023. Those ten attorneys, and their recognized areas of practice, are: Sherri M. Arrigo Medical Malpractice…
DBMS Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers®: Ones to Watch in 2023 Donohue Brown Mathewson & Smyth is proud to announce that six of the firm’s attorneys have been included in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in 2023. Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch awards recognize extraordinary lawyers who have been in practice for less than ten…
In July 2022, Karen Keis DeGrand and Christina D. Ketcham co-authored a chapter entitled “Postjudgment Motions” in the IICLE reference work, Civil Appeals: State and Federal (2022 Edition). The Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE), an independent not-for-profit corporation dedicated to the professional development of Illinois attorneys, publishes a comprehensive series of practice handbooks…