HMB is proud to have the following attorneys recommended by their peers and approved by the Leading Lawyers Advisory Board to be selected as 2023 Leading Lawyers. The distinction of being a Leading Lawyer has been earned by fewer than 5% of all lawyers licensed to practice law in Illinois.
The list of Leading Lawyers is the result of contact with thousands of lawyers within their respective region and/or area(s) of law. Only those lawyers who are most often recommended and later approved by the Advisory Board are selected.
During the selection process, Law Bulletin Media mails a survey to all lawyers licensed in-state and asks them, "If a family member or friend needs legal help and you can't take the case, which lawyers would you recommend within your area of law or geographic region?" To maintain the quality and credibility of the survey, lawyers cannot nominate themselves or anyone at their law firm.
2023 Leading Lawyers
Jeralyn H. Baran is a Partner in HMB’s Business & Finance Group and leads the firm’s Employment practice. She helps clients resolve employment issues and implement best practices to better focus their business and achieve their personal goals.
Keith H. Berk is a Partner in HMB’s Business & Finance Group. He works with larger sized closely-held businesses and their owners in mergers and acquisitions and as outside general counsel.
Aaron L. Hammer is the Chair of HMB’s Bankruptcy, Reorganization and Creditors’ Rights practice. He devotes his practice to solving his client’s most challenging insolvency and creditors’ rights issues.
Jeffrey A. Hechtman is the Managing Partner of HMB and is a member of the firms’ Business and Finance Group. He focuses his practice on general counsel and transaction matters.
James L. Jerue is a Partner in HMB’s Business and Finance Group. He focuses his practice on start-up and early stage financings, mergers and acquisitions, contract negotiation and providing counsel to company executives and their boards of directors.
Jeffrey A. Zaluda is a Partner in HMB’s Private Client, Trusts and Estates Group. He focuses his practice on estate planning and administration, fiduciary counsel and litigation, business planning, asset protection planning, and philanthropic planning and deployment of capital for social impact.