Chris Grant was awarded Lawyer of the Year by Missouri Lawyers Media at their awards ceremony on February 13, 2025.

Daniel P. McLaughlin has been selected to be a United States Magistrate Judges for the Northern District of Illinois, the U.S. District Court announced earlier this year. McLaughlin will fill the magistrate judge vacancy created when then-Magistrate Judge Sunil Harjani was confirmed as an United States District Judge.

S. Asra Husain has joined the executive board of Muhsen, a national disability rights and inclusion organization.

Austin Kaplan received the 2025 David H. Walter Community Excellence award from the Austin Bar Association at the annual Austin Bar Foundation Gala.

Kirsten A. Milton has been named managing principal of nationwide employment law firm Jackson Lewis P.C.’s Chicago office. Kirsten represents management in a wide range of labor and employment issues with a particular focus on complex litigation, and she routinely counsels clients on day-to-day workplace matters.

Geri Lynn Arrindell has joined Constangy as a partner in its St. Louis office.

Justice Mary K. O’Brien and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced that Christina Soohee Kye has been appointed as a Circuit Judge in the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, Fourth Subcircuit.