Three WilliamsMcCarthy Partners Selected to the 2024 Illinois Super Lawyers List

John J. Holevas, Marc C. Gravino, and Troy E. Haggestad, partners with WilliamsMcCarthy LLP, a full-service, Illinois-based law firm headquartered in Rockford, have been selected by their peers to the 2024 Illinois Super Lawyers list. Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor.

Holevas concentrates his practice in commercial and complex civil litigation. He represents clients in both the federal and state courts and has vast jury trial experience, having litigated cases for manufacturers, insurance companies, financial institutions, health care providers, as well as individuals.

Gravino concentrates his practice in commercial and complex litigation, including intellectual property litigation involving trademarks, trade secrets and copyrights, antitrust litigation, environmental litigation, insurance coverage and defense, and personal injury and products liability. He has litigated matters for manufacturers, insurance companies, financial institutions, health care providers, governmental entities, and individuals in state, federal, and appellate courts in both Illinois and Wisconsin.

Haggestad serves as President of WilliamsMcCarthy LLP and has extensive experience representing business clients in commercial litigation matters involving contractual disputes, shareholder disputes, non-compete litigation, trade secret litigation, insurance coverage litigation, and actions brought under the Uniform Commercial Code. He also serves on the board of directors for Hope for Haitians and the Greater Rockford Chamber of Commerce.

Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process (U.S. Pat. No. 8,412,564) that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates, and peer reviews by practice area. The result is a credible, comprehensive, and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys. Super Lawyers aids in the selection of an attorney, so the list strictly includes those who can be retained by the public.

The Super Lawyers lists are published nationwide in Super Lawyers Magazines and in leading city and regional magazines and newspapers across the country. Super Lawyers Magazines also feature editorial profiles of attorneys who embody excellence in the practice of law. For more information about Super Lawyers, visit SuperLawyers.com.

John J. Holevas concentrates his practice in commercial and complex civil litigation and can be reached at jholevas@wilmac.com.

Marc C. Gravino concentrates his practice in commercial and complex litigation, including intellectual property litigation involving trademarks, trade secrets and copyrights, antitrust litigation, environmental litigation, insurance coverage and defense, and personal injury and products liability. He can be reached at mgravino@wilmac.com.

Troy E. Haggestad serves as President of WilliamsMcCarthy LLP and has extensive experience representing business clients in commercial litigation matters involving contractual disputes, shareholder disputes, non-compete litigation, trade secret litigation, insurance coverage litigation, and actions brought under the Uniform Commercial Code. He can be reached at thaggestad@wilmac.com.

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