Lipe Lyons Attorneys Selected to 2023 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
The firm is pleased to announce that five of our Shareholders Jeffrey Lipe, Raymond Lyons, Thomas Pontikis, James Whalen, and Jordan Tank, and two of our Senior Associates Alejandra Barcenas and Elise Ruff, were recognized as Super Lawyers and Rising Stars for the 2023 Illinois Super Lawyers List published in the most recent issue of Super Lawyers Magazine, a publication from Thomson Reuters and the publishers of Chicago magazine. We invite you to learn more about our attorneys by visiting their Attorney Bios.
Attorneys Alejandra Barcenas and Elise Ruff promoted to Senior Associate
Lipe Lyons is proud to announce that attorneys Alejandra Barcenas and Elise Ruff have been promoted to Senior Associate Attorneys, commensurate with their experience in our firm’s areas of practice. Please join us in congratulating Alejandra and Elise!
Lipe Lyons Associate Alejandra Barcenas was recently featured in the Primerus Weekly Newsletter published by the International Society of Primerus Law Firms. We invite you to read Alejandra's full feature from the Primerus Weekly here: https://lnkd.in/gwTuwRf5
Lipe Lyons Negotiates Favorable Settlement on Behalf of Client
Partner Amanda Zink and Associate JohnFranco Joyce negotiated a favorable settlement for their client corporation in a personal injury lawsuit pending in the Circuit Court of Cook County. The plaintiff alleged he sustained permanent injuries after being struck by a forklift operated by an agent of the corporation. Plaintiff filed negligence claims against both the corporation and its employee.
After considerable discovery, the case proceeded to mediation wherein a settlement was reached in an amount less than the plaintiff’s total claimed medical damages and lost wages.