Donohue Brown Mathewson & Smyth LLC is pleased to announce that Jason Gatzulis has joined the firm as Senior Counsel. Mr. Gatzulis has extensive litigation and trial experience since his admission to the Illinois Bar in 1999. Mr. Gatzulis began his career as an Assistant State’s Attorney, Cook County. Over the past 20 years as…
Donohue Brown Mathewson & Smyth LLC is pleased to announce that Michael Lustig, Kylie Ostling, and Brianna Stevens have joined the firm as associates. All are 2023 graduates and are newly licensed attorneys. Brianna is a graduate of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Kylie and Mike are graduates of the University of Illinois Chicago.
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers have released the 2024 “Best Law Firms” rankings, marking the 14th 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, Medical Malpractice Law-Defendants, and Product…
Jeff Eippert co-authored the article, Prejudgment Interest Statute Withstands Constitutional Challenges in the Appellate Court, which appeared in October 2023 newsletter of the Illinois State Bar Association’s Section on Civil Practice & Procedure, Trial Briefs. The article highlights the two appellate court cases that have emerged and found that the PJI statute is constitutional. …
Donohue Brown Mathewson & Smyth LLC is pleased to announce that Stephanie Synol, Connor Whitting, and Patrick Meredith have joined the firm. Stephanie, who joined the firm as senior counsel, is a graduate of Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law and has an expansive background, representing clients in a variety of complex commercial, products liability,…
DBMS is pleased to announce that Michael Borree has been elected by his peers as a Member of the American Board of Trial Advocates. Founded in 1958, ABOTA is a national association of experienced trial lawyers and judges. ABOTA and its members are dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the civil jury trial right…
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 2024. Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch awards recognize extraordinary lawyers who have been in practice for less than ten years in the United States. Like traditional Best Lawyers awards, a…
Donohue Brown Mathewson & Smyth is proud to announce that thirteen of the firm’s attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2024. Those thirteen attorneys, and their recognized areas of practice, are: Sherri M. Arrigo Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants Stetson F. Atwood Medical Malpractice Law –…
DBMS is pleased to announce that Sherri M. Arrigo has been admitted as a Fellow in the International Society of Barristers. With a membership of less than 750 lawyers adjudged by their peers and judges to be “outstanding in the field of advocacy,” the Society seeks to honor the role of the trial lawyer in our…