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Real Estate Practice Group Earns Top 10 Ranking in 2025 “Best of the Best” List by Midwest Real Estate News

We’re pleased to share that Midwest Real Estate News has recognized the firm’s Real Estate practice among the top 10 firms in Commercial Real Estate in their Midwest “Best of the Best” list in 2024. Midwest Real Estate News is one of the leading authoritative publications in its segment, serving as the go to resource for all matters of commercial real estate throughout the Heartland states. Attorneys in Burke Warren’s Real Estate practice are involved in virtually every aspect of real estate, representing industry professionals as well as clients in other sectors with real estate needs. While offering the specialized talent of a real estate boutique, the firm provides its real estate clients coordinated access to related service specialties such as tax, litigation, zoning and land use, government incentives, and ERISA, among others. With a diverse client base including developers, investors, pension funds, government entities, not-for-profit organizations, and a wide variety of commercial real estate owners and users throughout the Midwest, Burke Warren is proud to partner with key figures in the real estate arena to move deals across the finish line efficiently.

Burke Warren Named to 2025 Best Law Firms List by Best Lawyers

In the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms published by Best Lawyers , Burke Warren earned a National Tier 3 ranking and a Metropolitan Tier 1 (Chicago) ranking in the practice of Commercial Litigation. Best Law Firms , ranked by Best Lawyers and respected throughout the legal industry for more than a decade, is rooted in a rigorous peer and client evaluation process. The Best Lawyers in America annually recognizes the top legal talent in the country, amounting to only six percent of lawyers. In addition, Joe Roddy and Jayne Bart-Plange have been ranked in The Best Lawyers in America in 2025. Joe has been recognized in the area of Commercial Litigation, and Jayne was recognized in the areas of Construction Law, Product Liability Litigation (Defendants), and Transportation Law. Joe has been ranked by Best Lawyers since 2016, and this year marks Jayne’s second consecutive ranking, both based upon their outstanding work in their respective areas of practice.

2025 Illinois Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

In 2025, six Burke Warren attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2025 Illinois Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists, with five repeat awardees and one new awardee. We’re thrilled to congratulate Nick Gowen , Chris Kentra , and Doug Wambach on their repeat Super Lawyers recognition this year. Brian Hingston and Brian Welch were once again honored as Rising Stars for their work in Litigation and Restructuring, Insolvency, and Bankruptcy law, respectively. Congratulations to Luca Giovine for his inclusion on the Rising Stars list in 2025 for his work in Litigation. Super Lawyers is a prestigious award that is only given to the top five percent of attorneys in each state. Selection is based on rigorous peer nominations and evaluations, as well as extensive independent research in the legal industry. Rising Stars have an even narrower margin, with only 2.5 percent of attorneys in each state recognized annually. Rising Stars must be 40 years old or younger or have been in practice for 10 years or less.

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