Four Hanley Flight & Zimmerman attorneys are included in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.
James Flight and Michael Zimmerman were honored as Best Lawyers for patent law, placing them among the top lawyers with more than a decade of experience in the Chicago area. In addition, Justin Lizalek and Mary Vollmar were honored as “Ones to Watch” for intellectual property law. “Ones to Watch” are recognized attorneys with less than 10 years of private practice experience.
Every year Best Lawyers analyzes more than 13 million lawyer evaluations to compile its rankings, which are based on peer review and feedback. More information about Best Lawyers’ methodology is available here.