Recent Honors
2016. Top 100 Verdicts in Illinois and Top Jury Verdict Reports and Settlements
2014. Regina P. Etherton & Regina P. Etherton & Associates, LLC-Nominees for 2014 Litigator Awards from Trial Lawyers Board of Regents
2013 and 2014. Chicago Magazine-October 2013 and October 2014 Editions-Selected to list of Top Woman Attorneys in Illinois (2013-2014)
2013-2016. Regina P. Etherton was appointed by the American Bar Association as a Board Member to its Standing Committee on Lawyer Referral and Information Service. The American Bar Association is the largest voluntary legal organization in the world comprising of over 400,000 members. An appointment on this Committee is very selective.
2012-2013. Regina P. Etherton was selected as one of the top leading Women Consumer Lawyers by the Leading Lawyers Network.
2012–Present. Regina P. Etherton was selected as among the Top 1% Trial Counsel for Illinois Medical Malpractice Plaintiffs’ Attorneys. A designation as one of The Top 1% Trial Counsel for Medical Malpractice is a prestigious award for which candidates are selected from the leading professionals based on MedicalMalpracticeLawyers.org’s rigorous 6-point scoring system. Selected on the basis of peer reviews and individual medical malpractice trial performance, this designation is limited to less than 1% of professionals, and represents the elite medical malpractice attorneys.
2009 and 2011. Regina P. Etherton was selected as One of Four Top Female Attorneys in all areas of practice in Illinois by Leading Lawyers, Law Bulletin Publishing Company, and LeadingLawyers.com. The list of Leading Lawyers is the result of a rigorous selection process. The lawyers selected by their peers are among the top lawyers in the State.
2010–Present. Regina P. Etherton was selected for a fellowship in the Litigation Counsel of America—Illinois LCA Fellow Delegation. The Litigation Counsel of America is an invitation-only trial lawyer honorary society representing less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers. Lawyers are selected and invited into fellowship after being evaluated on effectiveness and accomplishment in litigation and trial work, along with ethical reputation. Regina P. Etherton joins the Illinois delegation comprised of approximately 138 lawyers and judges.
2008-2010, 2013. Regina P. Etherton was selected to the Illinois Super Lawyers list published by Law and Politics. The Super Lawyers list is comprised of outstanding lawyers who have achieved significant peer recognition and a high degree of professional achievement. Nominations are made by judges and other lawyers who have personally observed the lawyer in action. Only five percent of lawyers in each state are selected to the Super Lawyers list.
2008-2010. Regina P. Etherton was selected as One of the Top Female Attorneys practicing in the field of Personal Injury Law in the State of Illinois by Leading Lawyers, Law Bulletin Publishing Company, and LeadingLawyers.com.
2008–Present. Regina P. Etherton was named to the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Board of Managers. The Illinois Trial Lawyers Association is a statewide organization whose members are dedicated to preserving trial by jury and protecting the rights of injured victims. Regina P. Etherton is one of the few female attorneys selected to serve on its Board of Managers.
2007-2011. Regina P. Etherton was selected as one of The American Trial Lawyers Association’s Top 100 Trial Lawyers. Membership is obtained through special invitation and careful screening by the American Trial Lawyers Association’s Executive Committee and is extended only to those attorneys who exemplify superior qualifications and an outstanding reputation among their peers, the judiciary, and the public.
2007–Present. Regina P. Etherton was selected to the Leading Lawyers Network – Plaintiffs’ Personal Injury. The Leading Lawyers Network is the most trusted and respected resource to locate reputable, experienced plaintiffs’ personal injury lawyers. Leading Lawyers Network surveys lawyers, asking them which of their peers, indeed their competitors, they would recommend to a family member or friend if they could not take a case within their area of law or geographic region. Based upon survey nominations and approval by an advisory board, only the top lawyers are nominated and eligible for membership in the Leading Lawyers Network.
2007–Lifetime. Regina P. Etherton was inducted into THE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR ADVOCATES FORUM. Members of THE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR ADVOCATES FORUM must be Lifetime Members of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
2006. Regina P. Etherton was selected as one of the “500 LEADING PLAINTIFFS’ LAWYERS IN AMERICA”by Lawdragon Magazine and lawdragon.com. Less than half of 1% of America’s 1.1 million attorneys are accepted into this prestigious group. Regina P. Etherton was named as one of the top 500 plaintiffs’ lawyers in America in Lawdragon’s January 2007 publication, which is distributed to 80,000 people.
2006 – Lifetime. Regina P. Etherton was inducted into THE MILLION DOLLAR ADVOCATES FORUM. Only 3,000 trial lawyers across the country belong to this group and approximately 100 are from Illinois. “The Million Dollar Advocates Forum is the most prestigious group of trial lawyers in the United States. Its members have won million, multi-million and billion dollar cases.” –from the website of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Each member has demonstrated, in an objective and tangible way, ability to accomplish superior results in complex cases. This nationally recognized group consists of some of the best trial lawyers in the country.
