Illinois Super Lawyers® is a magazine published by attorneys exclusively for attorneys and adheres to an extensive selection process. The only way a lawyer can be listed in Illinois Super Lawyers and Chicago magazines is through this selection process. The Top 100 Super Lawyers selects attorneys using a rigorous, multistage process in which peer nominations and evaluations are combined with independent research and only 100 lawyers in the state were selected. There are approximately 89,000 registered attorneys in the State of Illinois as of January, 2014.