Jill Berkeley and Insurance Litigation Practice Ranked by Chambers USA

Jill Berkeley, Co-chair of the Insurance Recovery group at Howrey was ranked in the first tier in Chicago by Chambers USA in their latest research of top lawyers and practices in the United States. The Insurance Recovery Litigation practice was also regionally ranked. The rankings are a result of extensive interviews by Chambers researchers with clients and peers of individual lawyers. Jill Berkeley joined Howrey’s Chicago office as Co-chair of the insurance recovery practice in 2006. Since then, she has received numerous accolades from clients and peers. During the Chambers interviews, one client revealed “I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Jill Berkeley for insurance coverage; in fact, she would be my first choice.” Of the practice in Chicago, Chambers added: An eight-strong team specializes in coverage litigation on behalf of policyholders, but market sources are full of praise for a “high-quality firm” that has the resources to handle a wide range of matters. Howrey's Insurance Recovery group represents global policyholders from a broad spectrum of industries, including aerospace, banking, building products, chemicals, construction, consumer products, electric utilities, entertainment, fashion, food and beverage, financial services, health care, paper and wood products, petroleum, pharmaceutical, railroad, real estate development, retail, securities, telecommunications and transportation entities. Howrey had a total of thirty lawyers ranked by Chambers USA throughout the firm.

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