RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The law firm of Williams Montgomery & John will celebrate its 50th Anniversary on July 6, 2017; and
WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of this event by Alderman Edward M. Burke; and
WHEREAS, Williams Montgomery & John prides itself on being "A Firm of Trial Lawyers"; and
WHEREAS, The lawyers of Williams Montgomery & John have extensive jury trial, bench trial and arbitration experience involving breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, professional malpractice, products liability, defective construction, intellectual property, insurance bad faith and white collar litigation; and
WHEREAS, CBS Corporation named Williams Montgomery & John as its "go to" law firm in Illinois for commercial disputes and other large corporations such as 3M, Goodyear, Siemens, IBM, Genentech, Whirlpool and Zurich Insurance Company have relied on the firm for it unwavering advocacy; and
WHEREAS, The name partners of Williams Montgomery & John are nationally known trial attorneys and members of the prestigious International Academy of Trial Lawyers '
WHEREAS, Barry Montgomery and Peter John are listed in Best Lawyers in America for Commercial Litigation and Bet-the-Company Litigation; and
WHEREAS, Seven of the firm's attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in Illinois Super Lawyers; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and the members of the Chicago City Council, assembled this twenty-eighth day of June, 2017, do hereby congratulate Williams Montgomery & John on the occasion of its 50* Anniversary and do hereby express our best wishes for the firm's continued success; and