Bryan Sims
Thompson, Rosenthal & Watts, LLP, Naperville

Bryan Sims is a Partner at Thompson, Rosenthal & Watts, LLP., where he concentrates his practice in the areas of commercial litigation and civil appeals. He is a 1993 Cum Laude graduate of Wheeling Jesuit University and a 1996 Magna Cum Laude graduate of Loyola University Chicago School of Law.

Before entering private practice, Bryan worked as a judicial law clerk for Illinois Supreme Court Justice S. Louis Rathje. He has also worked as a staff attorney for the Second District of the Illinois Appellate Court.

As a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, Bryan serves on the planning committee for the 2007 Solo and Small Firm Conference Committee and on the Standing Committee on Legal Technology (where he also serves as the Newsletter editor).

Bryan has spoken on legal technology issues for both the Illinois State Bar Association and the Chicago Bar Association. He regularly contributes to TechnoLawyer (www.technolawyer.com) and was recognized as the 2005 TechnoLawyer of the year. Bryan's blog can be found at www.theconnectedlawyer.com.