Approach the Bench

Successful people have mentors in their lives who teach them the ropes, right from wrong, the road to success. With Sean Driscoll, his mentor was his father, James F. Driscoll. Sean considers himself lucky that he was able to follow in his dad's footsteps. He, too, was a lawyer who handled personal injury cases in the Chicago area. Sean recalls at the age of 18...

Looking back on the last 25 years of practicing law in Chicago, it is with great pride and humility that I see how far my firm has come. It has been an honor and privilege to represent so many people over the last two and a half decades, working on behalf of those who have put their trust in me and my firm when they...

Shannon McNulty was a freckled redhead, growing up on Chicago's South Side. Shannon recalls her dad planning the family's annual vacations, and trips to her uncle's Michigan home, where the entire clan would gather for water-skiing. Shannon also recalls the many days she would spend with her grandmother, then a Chicago police officer. Her grandfather, too, was a Chicago police officer. Although she describes her...

Ask Craig Squillace his most memorable case and he tells the story of a young woman who was physically challenged early in life due to a brain aneurysm. Dependent on public transportation, she was on a bus heading to her government job. On the way, the bus lost control and hit an embankment in suburban Mount Prospect. The 46-year-old woman was thrown from her seat...

Every office should have a Richard Burke. A tireless work horse, Rich is one of those quiet, behind-the-scenes leaders who knows how to get things done. He just wrapped up a case involving the rollover of a sport utility vehicle where with Robert Clifford he received a $22 million settlement against Ford Motor Company, a Ford dealership and a tire retailer and manufacturer. A 15-year-old...