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It was an eventful 2021 for Tressler LLP. Not only did we celebrate our 35th anniversary, but we were proud to welcome 24 experienced attorneys to the firm.

Tressler is pleased to announce that attorney Thomas D. Donofrio has been promoted to partner. Tom joined Tressler's Chicago office as senior counsel in 2019 and is a member of our award-winning Insurance Practice Group.

Tressler is proud to announce that attorney Jennifer L. Smith has been promoted to partner. Jenny is a member of our Litigation Practice Group in Chicago, Illinois.

Tressler is excited to welcome Drew O'Donnell as an associate in our Chicago office.

Tressler is pleased to welcome Simone Haugen as an associate in our Chicago office.

Tressler is pleased to welcome Kaitlyn Forbes as an associate in our Orange County office.

Tressler LLP is proud to announce that Daniel Formeller has been selected as the 2022 Lawyer of the Year for Chicago: Litigation - Insurance by U.S. News and World Report and Best Lawyers®. Dan is the first person in Tressler's history to receive this prestigious recognition.

Tressler is pleased to welcome Dillon Ellis as an associate in our Chicago Office.

Tressler LLP is honored to announce that the firm has been selected to the prestigious U.S. News – Best Lawyers® 2022 "Best Law Firms" list. 

Tressler is excited to welcome Garrett Dudt to our Insurance Practice Group. Garrett's experience includes representing insurance carriers and insureds in a wide range of insurance coverage matters involving policies such as commercial general liability policies, commercial umbrella/excess policies, professional liability policies and business owners’ policies.

Tressler LLP is proud to announce a significant expansion to our national General Defense Litigation Practice Group. Attorneys Andrew Kopon Jr. and Colette L. Kopon have joined Tressler as partners and Julie A. Black, Taylor A. Brewer, Hilary M. Burger and Carter R. Frambes have joined as associates.

Tressler is proud to welcome Courtney Willits to our Government Practice Group. Courtney has experience in providing general counsel services to local governmental bodies including, municipalities, park districts and community colleges. 

We are proud to welcome Samantha Shafer as an associate in our Orange County office.

We are proud to announce that Tressler attorney Kiera Fitzpatrick has been selected to the 2021 New York Metro Rising Stars list for Insurance Coverage.

We are pleased to welcome Stacy De Leon as an associate in Tressler's Local Government Practice Group.

Tressler is proud to welcome Matthew Cook as senior counsel in our Chicago office. 

Tressler LLP is proud to announce that Shannon Harvey, Stacey Wilkins, Maryam Arshad, Dibora Berhanu, Jamie Gende, Kathleen Hart and Katherine Letcher were selected as 2022 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America.

We are thrilled to announce that Tressler partners Mark Banovetz, Daniel Cunningham, Charles Diaz, Daniel Formeller, Timothy Jabbour, Mary McPherson, William McVisk, Todd Schenk and Patrick Stufflebeam were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the 28th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©.

Tressler is proud to welcome Ursula Shakespeare as an associate in our Los Angeles office.

Today, July 26, 2021, marks Tressler's 35th anniversary. Tressler, Soderstrom, Maloney & Priess was founded in 1986 in Chicago, Illinois by a small group of driven, experienced attorneys focused on providing superior litigation and insurance legal services.