
Three WilliamsMcCarthy Partners Selected to the 2026 Illinois Super Lawyers List
Four WilliamsMcCarthy LLP partners were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2025 Illinois Super Lawyers list.
Facing legal matters in jurisdictions other than the one in which you reside can present uncertainty and unique challenges. Partnering with a WilliamsMcCarthy LLP attorney to serve as local counsel offers your lead counsel a resource for regional expertise, and often results in a more favorable outcome and reduced litigation costs. In fact, US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and Illinois Supreme Court rules require nonresident attorneys to designate local counsel.
We regularly enter into local counsel agreements with lead counsel for state and federal cases in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and Illinois Circuit Courts.
Our associates also litigate routinely in courtrooms throughout Northern Illinois including:
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Four WilliamsMcCarthy LLP partners were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2025 Illinois Super Lawyers list.

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