Attorney Josh Humbrecht Featured in Leading Lawyers Magazine

Partner Josh Humbrecht was recently feature in Leading Lawyers magazine as an Emerging Lawyer. As the youngest of four siblings, Josh Humbrecht had to learn how to defend himself early in life. Josh is quote in the article as saying that he loves the plaintiff’s side of personal injury. As it is a “David and Goliath-esque situation”. That he loves the underdog story and being able to help people “put their life back on track.”

Mr. Humbrecht had a grandfather who was an attorney. And he found law journal articles publishe by the University of Illinois that were authored by his grandfather. Humbrecht was surprise to find these articles in the Hassakis law office. Where he took a job straight out of law school. With Mark Hassakis being name as the president of the Illinois State Bar Association one year after Mr. Humbrecht join the firm, this solidify his feeling that the partnership seem like fate.

The feature article in Emerging Lawyers Magazine also quotes a former client for Josh’s down-to-earth style. He does not talk to clients “like a lawyer,” but instead explains things in lay terms. The former client refer to in the article also mentioned Humbrecht’s willingness to reach out to her with updates about her case and his ability to take “all of the stress away” from her.

The client mention that “God is good, and he sends you what you can handle.” Josh’s former client also note that he was “going to go far with his career. Because he’s just that kind of a good human being.” Given that Josh was nominate in 8^th grade as the student in his class who was most likely to one day become an attorney, he is thankful to be in the position he has, where he can help to offset the harm that has been cause to an individual that was wrong by an another person’s negligence.

Mark Hassakis, who was mentor by his father well after the firm was establish in 1950, is also quote in the article for paying tribute to Josh’s high level of professionalism and his “passion for the client . Whether it’s a big case or a small case.” The article mentions that Mark, who has been practicing law for over 40 years, is excite that the law firm is continuing to grow, and Josh has “been just wonderful to watch.”

The full article can be find here.