Pat Kinnally was selected by Law & Lawyers Magazine in 2011 as one of the top two lawyers in all practice fields and one of the top two lawyers in Business Litigation from Kane, Kendall and DeKalb counties in Illinois.
Pat Flaherty was selected by Law & Lawyers Magazine in 2011 as one of the top five lawyers in all practice fields and one of the top four lawyers in Personal Injury Litigation/Workers' Compensation from Kane, Kendall and DeKalb counties in Illinois. Kinnally Flaherty Krentz & Loran PC is the only law firm with two members named among the top five lawyers in the tri-county area.
Pat Kinnally, Pat Flaherty, Paul Krentz and Joe Loran have been named "Leading Lawyers" by survey of their peers, an award that is likewise limited to the top 5 percent of all Illinois lawyers in each field. Mr. Kinnally was honored in Commercial Litigation and Appellate Advocacy, Mr. Flaherty in Personal Injury, Workers' Compensation and Medical Malpractice, Mr. Krentz in Personal Injury and Mr. Loran in Commercial Litigation, Land Use, Zoning & Condemnation Law, Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice.
Pat Flaherty has been selected as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Illinois by the American Trial Lawyers Association.
Pat Kinnally was appointed to the Board of Directors of CASA in Kane County. CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) is an organization representing children who are victims of parental abuse and neglect.
Pat Kinnally authored "Practice Pointers" in a new legal treatise by NIU law professor Jeff Parness entitled "Illinois Civil Procedure".
Pat Kinnally was named to the Kane County Bar Association Diversity Committee. The committee seeks to expand participation of minority lawyers on the bench and in the Bar on the belief that race, gender and class matter in a representative democracy.
Pat Kinnally was elected President of the Kane County Bar Association for 2010-2011. Pat Flaherty was President in 2007-2008 and Bill Murphy was president in 1972-1973. Kinnally Flaherty Krentz and Loran P.C. is the only firm with three members who have served as President of the KCBA.
Pat Kinnally was reappointed by the Illinois Supreme Court to the Minimum Continuing Legal Education Board. The MCLE Board is responsible for certifying and administering continuing legal education programs throughout Illinois. Kinnally is the only attorney from the Fox Valley named to the Board.
Pat Kinnally served on the Board of the Commission on Professionalism through appointment by the Illinois Supreme Court. The Commission is responsible for promoting integrity and civility among Illinois lawyers and judges and for ensuring that the legal system provides equitable, effective and efficient resolution of disputes.
Patrick M. Kinnally has been profiled in a recent magazine article as a “superb litigator”. See “Publications.”
Pat Flaherty was reappointed by the Illinois Supreme Court to the Committee on Character and Fitness of the Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar. The Committe is responsible for evaluating and certifying the character and fitness of people applying for a license to practice law in Illinois.
Pat Flaherty served as chairman for the Sesquicentennial Anniversary of the Kane County Bar Association and was responsible, along with two other bar members, for producing the first published history book on the KCBA entitled "Kane County Bar Association 1858-2008". See "Publications".
Paul Krentz was inducted as an inaugural member of the Plano High School Hall of Fame, recognizing his achievements and contributions to the high school community.
Pat Kinnally and Paul Krentz were successful in Kendall County in enforcing a restrictive covenant for an employer against an employee who violated his non-competition agreement. The case will be on appeal to the Second District Appellate Court.
Pat Kinnally was successful in Kane County in representing a physician against a former physician colleague who left the practice. The departing physician was unable to prove "fair value" of her interest in the limited liability company and received a zero award.
