IDC Rising Star Award

Sean Hurley

2024
Rising Star
Award Recipient

Sean Hurley of Airdo Werwas, LLC in Chicago is the 2024 recipient of the IDC Rising Star Award. The award was presented during the organization’s Annual Meeting, held June 7, 2024.

“I am immensely thankful to the Illinois Defense Counsel for the Rising Star Award. I am honored to be recognized by this esteemed group of lawyers, and I look forward to my continued work with this group in the future,” said Mr. Hurley.

“Sean is an exceptional volunteer for the IDC. He has served as Chair of the IDC Practice Development Committee, served as a speaker for the Litigation Academy, and stepped up earlier this year to run for the Board of Directors. Sean’s dedication to the IDC and defense bar at large make him the perfect person to be honored with this award. We look forward to many great things from Sean,” commented IDC President Tracy Stevenson.

Sean Hurley’s practice focuses on civil litigation, including healthcare litigation, the defense of long-term care and assisted living facilities, personal injury claims, and cases involving corporations and nonprofit entities. As a litigator, Mr. Hurley zealously advocates for clients in state and federal courts, including working with local counsel across the country in litigated matters. Mr. Hurley’s litigation experience also informs his handling of transactional matters, recognizing how the decisions parties make in a transactional setting can lead to litigation when disputes arise.

Mr. Hurley has extensive experience representing religious institutes and religiously-sponsored ministries in litigation and transactional settings, including corporate governance and restructuring matters. Mr. Hurley devotes himself to being attuned to and serving the wide array of legal needs of the firm’s religious clients, consulting with canonical counsel as needed to ensure that religious organizations receive comprehensive legal advice.

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