Recognitions

The energetic, dedicated partners and associates of Williams Montgomery & John have a strong commitment to client service with a singular focus on achieving client objectives. Our lawyers have been recognized for these attributes by their peers and in numerous publications.

Lloyd Williams received a 2011 Class of Distinguished Counselors award from the Illinois State Bar Association. The ISBA since 1940 has conferred the title of “Distinguished Counselor” on members who have been admitted to the bar for a period of fifty years or more.
Partners Lloyd Williams, Barry Montgomery and Peter John are fellows of the prestigious International Academy of Trial Lawyers, an invitation-only group of 500 elite prosecutors and defense lawyers recommended for this honor by judges and other trial lawyers of high standing.
Barry Montgomery and Peter John are fellows of the International Society of Barristers, which recognizes each era’s best advocates through judge and peer recommendations.
Peter John is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, an invitation-only association of experienced trial lawyers whose professional careers have been marked by the highest standards of ethical conduct, professionalism, civility and collegiality.
Seventeen Williams Montgomery & John partners are “AV Preeminent” peer review rated by Martindale-Hubbell, reflecting the highest peer recognition for ethical standards and legal ability.
Sixteen of the firm’s partners currently are listed in Leading Lawyers Network as being among the Illinois lawyers most often recommended by their peers in a range of practice areas, including Commercial Litigation, Product Liability, Class Action/Mass Tort Defense, Insurance, Civil Appellate Law, Intellectual Property, Professional Malpractice Defense and Personal Injury Defense.
Barry Montgomery and Peter John are listed in Best Lawyers in America for Commercial Litigation and Bet-the-Company Litigation. Best Lawyers compiles lists of outstanding attorneys by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers.
Seven of our partners currently are listed in Illinois Super Lawyers based on their achievement of a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement, and one of our associates was named an Illinois Super Lawyers “Rising Star” in 2011.
Tom Neuckranz is a recommended lawyer in The American Lawyer’s National Directory of Product Liability Lawyers.
Brigid Kennedy was selected as one of the “Top 100 Women in Illinois” for business litigation by Illinois Leading Lawyers.