A resident of Monroe, Louisiana since his birth in 1971, Bobby Manning opened his legal practice to represent his community in the court of law.

Claire A. Manning focuses her practice primarily in the fields of environment, energy, agriculture, natural resources, administrative and regulatory law, having had key legal roles in government prior to entering private practice in 2002, specifically as Chairman of the Illinois Pollution Control Board from 1993-2000 and as one of the original members of the Illinois Public Labor Board, 1984-1993. She has successfully represented her clients in federal and state courts throughout Illinois and before various administrative agencies, such as the Illinois Pollution Control Board, the Illinois and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Illinois and U.S. Departments of Agriculture, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, and the Illinois Department of Public Health. She counsels clients regarding specific laws and legislation, assisting them in making and implementing strategic business decisions related to permitting, licensing, regulatory compliance, due diligence, and court challenges to administrative authority or decision-making. Manning has been recognized as one of the top ten female lawyers in downstate Illinois, was profiled in a Leading Lawyer publication, and is recognized as such in the following areas of law: environment; agriculture; government, regulatory and administrative; and labor and employment law. She serves as co?chair of the Environmental and Energy Practice Committee of Meritas, an international association of law firms in which BHS is a member. Manning actively participates in the Illinois State Bar Association, having served as Chair of the Administrative Law Section Council, of the Women and Law Standing Committee, and of the Judicial Evaluation Committee for Downstate Judges. She has also served on the Environmental Law Section Council and the Agricultural Law Section Council and currently serves on the new Food Law Section Council. Manning currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Illinois Bar Foundation and previously served on the Board of Directors of the Illinois Equal Justice Foundation, the Land of Lincoln Legal Aid Association, and the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education. Upon appointment of the Illinois Supreme Court, she served as Chair of the Hearings Review Board of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission, the appellate body hearing attorney discipline cases. In 2007 Manning received a Laureate Award from the Illinois bar, an honor bestowed on lawyers “who have established and maintained the highest principles of the profession as demonstrated by their pervasive record of service to the law and the public.”

Area of Practice: Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits Emily Manns is an Associate in King & Spalding’s Corporate, Finance and Investments practice focusing in Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits. Emily counsels clients on all aspects of compensation matters that arise in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, initial public offerings and other corporate transactions.

John C. Manoog III was born in Worcester, Massachusetts on March 13, 1961. He received his B.S. from Babson College in 1983 and his Juris Doctor from the University of Miami Law School, cum laude, in 1994. He was admitted to the Massachusetts State Court in 1994; United States District Court, Massachusetts in 1995. He is a member of the Boston, Barnstable and Massachusetts Bar Associations, as well as a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Mr. Manoog is a faculty member of the Massachusetts Bar Association's course on teaching attorneys how to handle, try and negotiate automobile accident cases. Mr. Manoog has been a lecturer in this program for the past three years. In addition, Mr. Manoog has served as a mentor to several young attorneys, advising them on the handling of personal injury cases. Over the past several years, Mr. Manoog has successfully tried numerous personal injury and criminal cases. Most recently, Mr. Manoog tried a case in Barnstable Superior Court and obtained a $390,000.00 jury award for his client on a case that the insurance company offered only $7,000.00 to settle. Mr. Manoog began his legal career working for an insurance defense firm, defending the insurance companies against personal injury claims. As a result, Mr. Manoog gained a unique insight into the inner workings of the insurance industry and how they defended against personal injury claims. Mr. Manoog then took everything he learned about how the insurance industry works and started his own firm, representing people injured by the negligence of others. By using the information he gained while working for the insurance industry, Mr. Manoog has been able to maximize his clients' recovery and insure they receive the best possible settlement for their claim. In addition, in most cases where the insurance company has not been willing to pay the proper amount for a client's claim, Mr. Manoog has been able to obtain a fair and reasonable recovery for his clients through trial, arbitration or mediation. Mr. Manoog and his firm have represented thousands of injured parties over the years with injuries ranging from wrongful death to soft tissue neck and back complaints. In addition, Mr. Manoog has also represented several corporations with their civil litigation needs. Some of Mr. Manoog's representative clients include Genesis Corporation, Fidelity Financial Corporation, Funding Services, Inc., Diversified Resorts, Inc., Kenmark Office Systems, Paddock Restaurant Group and Seaside Alarms, Inc.