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!

Fourteen Attorneys at Hall, Prangle and Schoonveld LLC have been recognized as 2024 Super Lawyers or 2024 Rising Stars.

The Women's Bar Association of Illinois (WBAI) announced today that Michele Anderson, Hiring Partner at Hall Prangle & Schoonveld, LLC (HPS), is one of the recipients of the 2022 Top Women Lawyers & Legislators in Leadership Awards.

According to a report posted on Frontiers in Pediatrics, doctors followed four pregnant women from the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic – Wuhan, China – who tested positive for COVID-19. The women all gave birth while actively symptomatic. The conclusion after testing and observation was that the COVID-19 virus did not pass from the mother to the fetus, and the infants were born without any of the respiratory signs of COVID-19.

A Google search of a phrase like "Birth Trauma causes Autism" will result in links to, inter alia, various legal websites asserting that trauma during labor and delivery is a cause of a child's autism or behavioral issues. The most recent of a series of medical articles, however, points to a potential alternative cause – maternal use of acetaminophen.

In the second standard, Reduce the likelihood of harm related to maternal severe hypertension/preeclampsia, there are six elements of performance.Both of these standards address prevention, recognition, treatment and education to improve maternal outcomes. While improving outcomes is a goal every organization will support, we feel these standards may also offer the opportunity to reduce potential liability and litigation.

Maternal hemorrhage is one of the most important clinical issues in obstetrics today – and a not uncommon source of potential liability in obstetrical negligence litigation. This new standard, "Reduce the likelihood of harm related to maternal hemorrhage," was based on recommendations from technical advisors, clinicians, and administrators and included extensive literature review.

In September, Michele Anderson, Hiring Partner at Hall Prangle and Schoonveld, LLC (HPS), became the president of the Society of Trial Lawyers (the Society), only the second female to hold the post in the Society's near 100-year history.

This year the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin (CDLB) is celebrating their 20th year of naming the 40 best attorneys under the age of 40.