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CMN Again Honored as Fortune 500 “Go-To” Litigation Law Firm for 2012

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When Fortune 500 companies were asked to name the top law firms they turn to when litigation arises, Chittenden, Murday & Novotny LLC was on their list.  CMN is pleased to announce that it has again been named as a 2012 “Go-To Law Firm”® in Litigation.  CMN was also named a 2012 “Go-To Law Firm”® in Employment Litigation.  The honors are awarded by ALM Media based on surveys sent to general counsel at each of the top 500 public companies.

Six CMN Attorneys Recognized as 2012 Leading Lawyers

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Six CMN attorneys were recognized as 2012 Leading Lawyers in Illinois.  Bill Chittenden, Don Murday and Joe Hasman were named Leading Lawyers in Commercial Litigation and Civil Appellate Law.  David Novotny was named a Leading Lawyer in the areas of Class Action Defense, Civil Appellate Law and Insurance/Reinsurance Litigation.  Elizabeth Doolin was named a Leading Lawyer in the areas of Commercial Litigation, Civil Appellate Law and Employment Law: Management.  David Schmidt was named a Leading Lawyer in the area of Commercial Litigation.  Distinction as a “Leading Lawyer” is the product of a rigorous selection process that focuses on recommendations from peers in the lawyer’s particular practice area followed by extensive discussion with other highly regarded lawyers in the same area of practice.  Less than 5% of all lawyers in the State of Illinois are selected for this distinction.

Bill Chittenden Again Named “Super Lawyer” by Chicago Magazine (2012)

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Chittenden, Murday & Novotny LLC proudly announces that Law & Politics Magazine and the publishers of Chicago Magazine have again named Bill Chittenden a “Super Lawyer” in Business Litigation in 2012.  The process began with thousands of ballots sent to attorneys across the State of Illinois asking them to nominate the best lawyers they had “personally observed.”  A panel of recognized top lawyers in the commercial/business litigation practice area was assembled to review the nominations and evaluation criteria.  Through this process, the panel identified the nominees with the highest scores.  The attorneys chosen represent the top 5% of attorneys in the State of Illinois.