Welcome to the December 2020 edition of Comments from Counsel, our quarterly newsletter.

In this issue:

Season’s Greetings from your friends at WilliamsMcCarthy!

We wish our clients, colleagues, and friends a wonderful holiday and a happy, healthy, and prosperous 2021!

• Recent Publications
  • Client Spotlight: Fire Dept. Coffee – When a hobby-turned-business experienced some unexpected growing pains, a local entrepreneur needed legal help to protect his company’s trademarks, intellectual property, and more.
  • Tips to Manage COVID-19 Mitigations and Enforcement – COVID mitigations and enforcements are part of the government’s response to the pandemic. However, the dynamic nature of the situation presents challenges to businesses trying to follow changing guidelines and recommendations. Read tips from our team to help navigate these uncharted waters.
• WilliamsMcCarthy LLP News – Retirements
  • WilliamsMcCarthy shares our best wishes for good friends and partners, Carol N. Bailey and Kim D. Krahenbuhl, on their upcoming retirements. Both have contributed significantly to our firm and the community.
    WilliamsMcCarthy LLP maintains a collaborative practice model, and should clients have legal needs, we remain prepared and able to address those needs. We look forward to continuing to serve all the clients of our firm.
    For Family Law needs, contact:
    Tyler Slack: tslack@wilmac.com or 815-987-8922
    Patricia Hall: phall@wilmac.com or 815-987-8948
    In Ogle County, contact:
    Dan Huntley: dhuntley@wilmac.com or 815-987-8980
    Adam Fleming: afleming@wilmac.com or 815-987-8934
• WilliamsMcCarthy In The News
  • Wilmac Among “Best Law Firms” for 2021 – We have earned a ranking from U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers^© in the 2021 edition of “Best Law Firms” for the seventh consecutive year.
  • Joel Huotari Named President of the Federal Bar Association, P. Michael Mahoney Chapter: Joel M. Huotari, a partner with Wilmac, was recently elected to serve as president of the P. Michael Mahoney (Rockford, IL) Chapter of the Federal Bar Association.
  • Wilmac Offers Local Counsel for the Northern District of Illinois, Western Division – As local counsel, the attorneys of WilliamsMcCarthy LLP provide assistance on matters within our jurisdiction. We regularly enter into local counsel agreements with lead counsel to provide our judgement and expertise related to local practice to win the best possible result for the client.
• WilliamsMcCarthy In the Community
  • WilliamsMcCarthy LLP is pleased to support organizations throughout our community. Recently, we sponsored the Severson Dells “Breakfast in Bed” fundraiser, participated in a wonderful (but cold!) golf outing for Rockford University, and collaboratively raised more than $5,000 for United Way of Rock River Valley.