In the News

On January 21, 2011, the Illinois Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of an action for implied indemnity brought by a hospital against a surgeon represented by Mark M. Burden, Karen Kies DeGrand, and Edward E. Fu.

On December 20, 2010, the Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, affirmed a judgment entered on a jury's verdict in favor of an obstetrician represented by Dick Donohue and Karen DeGrand.

Karen K. DeGrand elected as Treasurer of the Appellate Lawyers Association("ALA").

John J. Duffy was an invited speaker at CNA's ALADN seminar in Atlanta, GA.

Richard B. Foster presents at a seminar on "Evidentiary Foundations" before the Chicago Bar Association

J. Kent Mathewson Receives Outstanding Attorney of the Year Award.

The Chicago Bar Association recently appointed John J. Duffy as the 2008 - 2009 Chairman of the Association's Attorney Malpractice Committee.

Mark M. Burden was recently named in the January 28, 2008 edition of the Chicago Lawyer as one of the top 10 young trial lawyers on the rise.

DBMS Partners Recognized as 2007 Super Lawyers in Illinois

Speaking Engagements for DBMS Attorneys

John Duffy selected as a member of the "40 Attorneys Under Forty in Illinois to Watch"

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