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A SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTIONANNUAL GUIDE TO LEGAL MALPRACTICE LAWILLINOISCHICAGOSPELLMIRE GRASSO BASS, LLPSpellmire Grasso Bass, LLP concentrates its practice upon professional liability and ethicslitigation. The firm provides trial and related litigation services to corporations, insurancecompanies, and individuals involving professional responsibility, liability and disciplinary issues.SGB represents national and international business entities through their office of generalcounsel concerning their relationships with outside counsel. In addition, SGB regularlydefends lawyers and law firms in disputes with their clients, and disciplinary proceedingsinitiated by state bar regulators. SGB also provides legal advice and service to clientsinvolved in real estate, gaming and related business ventures, and regulatory issues withstate, municipal and local governments. Firm members are frequently requested to provideexpert testimony in lawyer professional liability litigation.Gary A. Grasso is a recognized leader in the area of professional liability litigationand has tried cases before federal and state courts and the Illinois Attorney Registrationand Disciplinary Commission.George W. Spellmire has tried numerous legal and accounting malpractice casesand has represented hundreds of lawyers, law firms and accountants from coast to coast.He was recognized by the National Law Journal as one of the most prominent professionalmalpractice lawyers in the USA and he has been included since 1995 in editions of theBest Lawyers in America. Mr. Spellmire has been AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell for morethan twenty five years and is identified among the Selected Leading Illinois Attorneys andIllinois Super Lawyers in Legal Malpractice. He is a Member of the Society of Trial Lawyersand a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.SGB’s fees are structured to the client’s needs. They include hourly, contingency orblended arrangements. SGB accepts cases on referral as provided by the governing rules.George W. SpellmireGary A. Grasso233 S. Wacker, Suite 2100, Chicago, IL 60606p: 312.258.9400gws@spellmirelaw.comNEW YORKNEW YORKMARTIN CLEARWATER& BELL LLPMartin Clearwater & Bell LLP (MCB) recognizes that theoutcome of a legal malpractice case can have severerepercussions, affecting both reputation and the financial statusof the named defendants. The Firm’s partners understand thesensitive nature of professional liability claims and aggressivelydefend legal professionals in state and federal courts. Duringpre-trial preparation, all the way through trial proceedings, MCBhas earned the reputation of being a recognized leader by boththe bench and bar. The Firm is New York’s oldest medical andhealthcare law defense firm and emphasizes a wide range ofprofessional practice areas. The Firm defends attorneys and lawfirms in diverse underlying subject matters, including commercialtransactions, personal injury, corporate governance and fraud,mortgage and financing issues, real estate syndication matters, andtaxation. For the last 100 years, the Firm, and its predecessor Firm,has provided clients with exceptional trial lawyers that bring vastexperience, specialized technical knowledge and outstanding litiga-Bruce G. Habian Peter T. Crean Michael F. Lynchtion skills to try cases in both state and federal courts and in mediation. MCB’s commitmentto client satisfaction, education and communication coupled with the stability and resourcesof the Firm allow it to provide high-quality legal services in a cost-effective manner.The Firm’s Professional Liability Practice Group is headed by senior partners BruceG. Habian and Peter T. Crean, who along with senior partner Michael F. Lynch have over60 years combined experience in this area. All three senior partners are AV Preeminentrated by Martindale-Hubbell. Mr. Habian and Mr. Crean are also Fellows of the AmericanCollege of Trial Lawyers.220 East 42nd Street, New York, NYTHE AMERICAN LAWYERwww.theamericanlawyer.com/topratedlawyers