Partner Terri Mascherin has been recognized in Lawdragon's 2026 Hall of Fame, one of the legal industry's most prestigious honors reserved for lawyers who have demonstrated exceptional advocacy over decades of practice.
Terri is Co-Chair of the firm's Litigation Department and Education Practice and is recognized as one of the most influential trial and arbitration lawyers in the United States. A Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, she has built her reputation on getting results for businesses, law firms, lawyers, and higher education institutions facing high-stakes challenges. She also puts the full force of her experience behind pro bono matters, including criminal defense for the wrongfully accused and convicted. Terri served as president of the Chicago Bar Association and was instrumental in defending former Illinois Governor George Ryan's clemency orders clearing death row for 167 prisoners.