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Pretzel and Stouffer partners, David Bennett, Robert Chemers, Suzanne Crowley, Matthew Egan, Patrick Healy, Brian Henry, James LaBarge, Edward Nielsen, Howard Pikel, Brian Rocca, Alan Schumacher, Brian Sundheim, John Smith, Richard Waris, and Timothy Weaver, were selected in 2019 by their peers as Preeminent for Highest level of Professional Excellence by Martindale-Hubbell.

Pretzel & Stouffer partner, Matthew Egan, has been reappointed by the Illinois Supreme Court to the Committee on Jury Instructions in Civil Cases. The Committee consists of experienced civil trial lawyers and trial judges throughout the state. The Committee is tasked by the Supreme Court to study and recommend new pattern jury instructions and modifications …

Paula Villela and Jonathan Federman have been appointed to be the Evidence and Practice Tips columnists for the Illinois Association of Defense Counsel Quarterly (IDC). They join Scott Howie (Appellate Practice Corner) and Donald Eckler (Civil Practice and Procedure) as columnists for this excellent publication.

Pretzel & Stouffer attorneys, Timothy Weaver and Kayla Condeni, have had their publication “Return of the Verdict and Entry of Judgment” accepted for publication by the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (“IICLE”) in the text, Civil Practice: Trying the Case. The chapter covers the most salient topics related to verdicts, including improper influences on …