Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym, Ltd.

08/14/2026

We are proud to share that four HSPRD attorneys have been selected for the 2026 Lawdragon 100 Leading Immigration Lawyers Guide.

Lawdragon’s annual list honors immigration advocates who lead with vision, intellect, and deep devotion to their clients and communities. We are lucky to have them on our side, leading our immigration practice group! Join us in celebrating our honorees on this well-deserved distinction! ✨

2026 Lawdragon 100 Leading Immigration Lawyers Honorees:

Kelli A. Fennell | Immigration & Nationality Law

Robert Krug | Immigration & Nationality Law

Kalman D. Resnick | Immigration & Nationality Law

Naiara F. Testai | Immigration & Nationality Law

Learn more: https://heyor.ca/i9qbtN

08/13/2026

Celebrating an inspiring day at the ACS Chicago Lawyers Chapter Legal Legends Luncheon!

The American Constitution Society is a leading progressive legal organization that brings together lawyers, students, judges, and advocates dedicated to strengthening democratic legitimacy and realizing the promise of equality for all. HSPRD is proud that our civil rights and complex litigation team attended the ACS Chicago Lawyers Chapter Legal Legends Luncheon to honor local leaders working to build a more just legal system.

A special shoutout to co-chair of the Chicago chapter, Tory Tilton, who helped organize this successful event! ⚖️✨

08/11/2026

Stepping out of the courtroom and onto the mound! ⚾

We were proud to watch our very own Mark Dym take the mound and throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Chicago White Sox game!

It was a fantastic evening of baseball, community, and Firm pride—and even better to have so many members of our team there to cheer Mark on.

We’re certainly glad to have Mark in our starting rotation. Congratulations, Mark, on a pitch-perfect evening on the South Side! ⚾👏

07/30/2026

We are thrilled to announce that 11 HSPRD attorneys have been named to Lawdragon’s 2026 guide to the 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers! Year after year, our team remains at the forefront of protecting employee rights, fighting discrimination, and advancing civil rights. We could not be prouder of our honorees for their relentless dedication to fairness and accountability.

Congratulations to this year’s honorees:

Deane B. Brown | Employee Rights
Emily Brown | Employee & Civil Rights
Lori Deem | Employee Rights
Caryn C. Lederer | Employee & Civil Rights
Elizabeth Mazur | Civil Rights, esp. Prisoner Rights
Matthew Piers | Employee & Civil Rights
Kalman Resnick | Employee, Civil Rights & Immigration
Kate Schwartz | Employee & Civil Rights Litigation
Justin Tresnowski | Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
Christopher Wilmes | Employee & Civil Rights
Charlie Wysong | Employee & Civil Rights Litigation

Thank you to our team for continuing to set the standard for civil rights and workplace advocacy.

07/13/2026

In honor of our nation’s 250th birthday, Leading Lawyers recognized the Top 250 attorneys in Illinois based upon a survey of their peers. Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym, Ltd. is proud to announce that Shareholder Deane B. Brown has been named to this prestigious list.

An accomplished lawyer for over 30 years, Ms. Brown has extensive experience representing executives and high-level employees in all areas of employment law, including severance negotiations, employment discrimination claims, non-competes and executive employment agreements.

The firm congratulates Ms. Brown on this well-deserved honor.

07/09/2026

HSPRD Partner Naiara Testai joined WTTW’s Chicago Tonight to discuss a recent USCIS memo on adjustment of status, the process by which immigrants in the U.S. obtain green cards. Attorney Testai explained that adjustment of status has been the norm for decades and warned that the new policy increases the discretionary burden for adjustment of status and upends longstanding statutory interpretation, case law, and practice. HSPRD is actively monitoring the implementation of the memo and is helping clients navigate these changes.

07/04/2026

Happy Independence Day from all of us at HSPRD!

On this Fourth of July, we celebrate 250 years of American Independence. As we look back at two-and-a-half centuries of history, we recommit ourselves to ensuring that all Americans share in our country’s founding principles of freedom, liberty, and justice for all.

06/19/2026

Juneteenth, recognized each year on June 19, commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved individuals in Galveston, Texas were finally informed of their freedom—more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. This year, Chicago’s Juneteenth celebrations include the opening of the Obama Presidential Center—a building that celebrates the legacy of the nation’s first Black president and cultivates space for community, the arts, and civic engagement. HSPRD is proud to be based in Chicago, a city integral to Black history, culture, and civil rights advocacy, and to contribute to the fight for equality in employment, housing, healthcare, and access to justice.

Find a Chicago Juneteenth event below:

https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/06/15/juneteenth-2026-how-to-celebrate-in-chicago-this-year/

06/16/2026

HSPRD scored a unanimous Seventh Circuit win for former civil immigration detainees at Kenosha County Jail. The court vacated the district court’s dismissal, held §1589 of the TVPA bars forcing civil detainees to perform janitorial work under threat of punishment (including solitary confinement and loss of phone contact), and remanded the case brought for Aleksey Ruderman, Arturo Saldivar, and Chris Pocknell by Margaret Truesdale and Elizabeth Mazur.

Read the full report:

HSPRD recently secured a unanimous ruling by the United States District Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in favor of former civil immigration detainees housed at the Kenosha County Jail.

06/15/2026

HSPRD is proud to honor and celebrate Pride Month in Chicago, a city with deep roots in LGBTQIA+ history and advocacy. In 1970, Chicago hosted one of the first Pride marches in the country, and that tradition continues today with the Chicago Pride Parade bringing together hundreds of thousands of people every year. With the LGBTQIA+ community facing increased attacks on the progress and equality that community members and advocates have fought towards for decades, this year’s theme, “Free to be Proud,” is particularly meaningful. The theme celebrates the importance of everyone’s right to live openly and authentically while renewing a call to action. HSPRD is proud to fight alongside community members and advocates working towards greater equality for all.