Illinois Lawyers

Environmental Law

1617 W Leland Ave, Springfield, IL 62704

Claire A. Manning focuses her practice primarily in the fields of environment, energy, agriculture, natural resources, administrative and regulatory law, having had key legal roles in government prior to entering private practice in 2002, specifically as Chairman of the Illinois Pollution Control Board from 1993-2000 and as one of the original members of the Illinois Public Labor Board, 1984-1993. She has successfully represented her clients in federal and state courts throughout Illinois and before various administrative agencies, such as the Illinois Pollution Control Board, the Illinois and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Illinois and U.S. Departments of Agriculture, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, and the Illinois Department of Public Health. She counsels clients regarding specific laws and legislation, assisting them in making and implementing strategic business decisions related to permitting, licensing, regulatory compliance, due diligence, and court challenges to administrative authority or decision-making. Manning has been recognized as one of the top ten female lawyers in downstate Illinois, was profiled in a Leading Lawyer publication, and is recognized as such in the following areas of law: environment; agriculture; government, regulatory and administrative; and labor and employment law. She serves as co?chair of the Environmental and Energy Practice Committee of Meritas, an international association of law firms in which BHS is a member. Manning actively participates in the Illinois State Bar Association, having served as Chair of the Administrative Law Section Council, of the Women and Law Standing Committee, and of the Judicial Evaluation Committee for Downstate Judges. She has also served on the Environmental Law Section Council and the Agricultural Law Section Council and currently serves on the new Food Law Section Council. Manning currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Illinois Bar Foundation and previously served on the Board of Directors of the Illinois Equal Justice Foundation, the Land of Lincoln Legal Aid Association, and the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education. Upon appointment of the Illinois Supreme Court, she served as Chair of the Hearings Review Board of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission, the appellate body hearing attorney discipline cases. In 2007 Manning received a Laureate Award from the Illinois bar, an honor bestowed on lawyers “who have established and maintained the highest principles of the profession as demonstrated by their pervasive record of service to the law and the public.”

Personal Injury Law

25 East Washington St., Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60602

As Principal Partner and lead personal injury lawyer of Horwitz, Horwitz & Associates, Cliff has devoted his entire career to achieving justice for those who have been victimized by corporate negligence. He has won numerous jury verdicts amounting to many hundreds of millions of dollars in awards for his clients. In addition to securing what was the highest personal injury jury verdict of all time in Illinois for an individual, over 25% of his verdicts have been record-setting.

Personal Injury Law

25 E Washington St suite 900, Chicago, IL 60602, USA

Clifford W. Horwitz has been practicing law for thirty years and is a third generation trial lawyer. He proudly follows after his grandfather and father, both trial lawyers. Cliff believes his father conditioned him to be a trial lawyer from a young age. This is why Cliff routinely gives his cell phone number out to his clients and invites them to call him any time during the day or night. “Developing a relationship based on trust is critical to every relationship with every client I represent,” said Horwitz. Cliff is repeatedly referred cases by union leaders, elected officials and physicians, as well as former clients.

Criminal Defense Law

605 N Broadway suite 1, Aurora, IL 60505, USA

Clyde is a true trial lawyer, forged in courtrooms across Illinois. He has practiced in both republican and democratic counties, prosecution and defense, in city and rural counties, and in large and small counties. He has taken to trial the shooting of an adult and the killing of a child. He has handled cases involving the sexual assault of an adults, teens, and children. He has handled the trafficking of kilos and celebrated at the graduation of people from Drug Court. He has handled the robbery of a senior citizen and retail thefts from department stores. He has handled aggravated batteries involving great bodily harm, police officers, and deadly weapons. He has held hands but has also given tough love.

Criminal Defense Law

3157 W Van Buren St, Chicago, IL 60612, USA