A Profile of Illinois Federal Chief Judge Rubén Castillo by Craig Liljestrand
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Dec 19, 2019
Hinshaw partner Craig Liljestrand has written a profile of the Honorable Rubén Castillo, Chief Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The profile was published in the November/December 2019 edition of the Federal Bar Association's The Federal Lawyer magazine.
Liljestrand, who is a member of the FBA, is a complex mass tort and product liability attorney with extensive experience handling toxic torts and environmental litigation. He is admitted to practice in Illinois, the U.S. Supreme Court, and the U.S. District Courts for the Central and Northern Districts of Illinois, as well as the Northern District of Indiana and Western District of Michigan. Recognized for his litigation and trial skills, Liljestrand also has a regular column with the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin entitled "Toxic Tort Talk."
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