We are thrilled to announce that HPS has once again been recognized by Best Law Firms® 2025 with top honors in multiple categories.

HPS attorneys, Marilee Clausing, Kate Dzik, and Olivia Tomassetti obtained a defense verdict in a recent Cook County trial involving two maternal medicine specialists practicing at an academic hospital.

We are proud to announce that Jennifer Ries, Partner at HPS, has been recognized as a 2024 Top Women Lawyers in Leadership by the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois.

HPS trial attorneys Ben Patterson and Joe Ambrose successfully limited damages in a highly sympathetic Cook County wrongful death case involving the death of a 31-year-old woman.

Thomas Comstock and Gina Ambrose secured a defense verdict on behalf of their clients, a neurosurgeon, and his neurosurgery practice group, following a two-week trial in Cook County. The case involved a 69-year-old patient who had a history of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VP), originally placed after a subarachnoid hemorrhagic stroke in 1989 to prevent hydrocephalus.

The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin and Chicago Lawyer named HPS Partner Molly Pankauskas as one of their 40 under Forty Attorneys to Watch for 2024.

Recently, we had the opportunity to partner with Direct Effect Charities, an organization dedicated to improving the lives of children in need through Chicago’s Public Schools, to make a meaningful contribution to the students of Southside Occupational Academy.

Last week, HPS took part in the 28^th annual Race Judicata, a 5K race in Lincoln Park benefiting Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation (CVLS).

Recently, Jeramy Ashton, Attorney, and Sophie Gordon, Legal Assistant, from our Salt Lake City office, had the privilege of attending the 2024 Lavender Law Conference in Washington, DC.

We are thrilled to congratulate Michele Anderson, Marilee Clausing, Hugh Griffin, and David Hall for their inclusion in the 31ˢᵗ edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, and Kyli Cotten for her recognition in the fifth edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America!

On August 1, 2024, the Utah Supreme Court upheld a suspension on Utah’s near-total abortion ban that would prohibit the procedure at any time during pregnancy except in cases of rape, incest, and limited health circumstances.

Working as co-trial counsel with attorneys Elizabeth Bruer and Shannon Buckley from SMB, HPS partner David Hall recently obtained a not liable verdict on behalf of an obstetrician and Duly Health (Formerly DuPage Medical Group).

Eric Schoonveld, a founding partner of HPS, has been selected to the 2024 Mountain States Super Lawyers list.

HPS Attorneys Laura Ginett, Elizabeth Neidig, and Molly Pankauskas obtained a defense verdict in a recent Cook County trial against a Chicago hospital, alongside a co-defendant general surgeon who was an alleged agent and apparent agent of the hospital.

HPS is excited to welcome Camryn Pape as our newest Associate in the Pensacola office!

HPS Partner, Tawni Anderson, successfully defended a dental anesthesiologist in a complex medical malpractice case.

In a recent publication, the ACOG updated its recommendation in the Committee Opinion for the diagnosis of suspected intraamniotic infection to reflect recent findings that postpartum maternal deaths may be attributable to intraamniotic infection despite the absence of maternal fever.

HPS is pleased to welcome Associate Emily Lowder to our Salt Lake City office!

We are thrilled to announce that David Hall, Founding Partner of HPS, has been honored as one of the Top 100 Lawyers, a prestigious recognition in the legal field.

Molly Pankauskas, Partner at HPS, has expanded her legal practice to now include the state of Wisconsin!