Kevin H. Saville of Janet E. Boyle & Associates, Chicago, a Wheaton resident, for 50 hours on a marriage dissolution and delinquent child support case for a woman who needed increased maintenance.
Other DCBA awards
The DuPage County Bar Foundation awarded two law-related service grants and a law student scholarship during the association's Law Day luncheon.
Foundation President Richard D. Felice presented $3,000 to Terri Horton-O'Connell, executive director of the Court-Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of DuPage County, which reports incidents of child abuse and neglect to the courts (see photo).
Felice also awarded $3,000 to Kathleen Kelly Frank, planning specialist for the DuPage Federation on Human Services Reform, which performs policy analysis and advocacy for vulnerable populations.
The recipient of the $2,000 Hartman E. Stime Scholarship is Sara Sandusky of Woodridge, a first-year student at the University of Illinois College of Law, who could not attend the luncheon because of a constitutional law exam.
A member of Phi Beta Kappa with a perfect 4.0 undergraduate record and a double major in music and German at Lawrence University, Sandusky was a teaching assistant in both departments and played flute in the school's symphony orchestra.
Peoria attorneys get pro bono recognition
Sumner A. Bourne of Rafool & Bourne, Peoria, was honored by the Peoria County Bar Association and Prairie State Legal Services during a Law Day luncheon April 29 (see photo on page 20).
A member of the ISBA Young Lawyers Division Council, Bourne was named Pro Bono Attorney of the Year for exceptional leadership and commitment to providing pro bono legal services.
The Peoria firm of Quinn, Johnston, Henderson & Pretorius, received recognition as Law Firm of the Year for its overall commitment and teamwork in provision pro bono representation.
Benefits scheduled
The AIDS Legal Council of Chicago will honor five Advocates of the Year during a benefit reception from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, June 6, at Sidetrack, 3349 N. Halsted. Call (312) 427-8990 for donation details.
The recipients and their awards are: Jim Pickett, Prevention Advocate; Mary E. Lee and Margaret Gilkey, Client Benefit Advocates, and William Johnson and Bethsheba Johnson, Provider Advocates.
Council officers are Jerry W. Glover, president; Kathleen L. Roach, vice president; Robert D. LoPrete, secretary, and Stephanie Poulakidas, treasurer.
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The Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago will hold its annual Campaign for Justice luncheon Tuesday, June 18, in the Grand Ballroom of the Palmer House Hilton. Call (312) 347-8381 for reservations.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author and humanitarian Studs Terkel will receive the foundation's Lifetime Achievement Award for supporting the dignity and rights of ordinary people throughout the country.
Kathleen L. Roach, past president of the Chicago Council of Lawyers, and her law firm, Sidley, Austin, Brown & Wood, will receive the Equal Justice Award for the extraordinary pro bono contribution of 1,360 hours in landmark litigation involving employment testers.
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The DuPage County Bar Association will sponsor a legal aid benefit outing Friday, July 19, to Elfstrom Field in Geneva for a Kane County Cougars baseball game and picnic. Call (630) 653-6212 for details.
Enron-Andersen overview in Kane County program
James J. Grogan, chief counsel for the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission, will provide an overview this month of the Enron-Arthur Andersen situation and its possible affect on lawyers.
Grogan's presentation will take place during a Kane County Bar Association seminar from 2 to 5 p.m. Thursday, June 27, in the County Judicial Center, St. Charles. Aurora attorney John Ruddy is the moderator for a panel of experts in related fields of law, accounting and banking.
Titled "Buying or Selling a Small Business: Legal, Tax and Valuation Aspects," The Commercial, Banking and Bankruptcy Committee program will include a summary by Grogan on emerging trends in issues of concern to commercial law attorneys.
The KCBA Civil Practice Committee will conduct a seminar on "The Newly Modified Supreme Court Rule 213" from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 5, at St. Charles Place. Call (630) 762-1915 to register for either seminar.
NITA-Loyola Law
A three-day seminar on "Taking and Defending Depositions" will be conducted Wednesday through Friday, June 5 to 7, by the National Institute for Trial Advocacy at the Loyola University School of Law. Call (800) 225-6482 for details.
The intensive program is designed to enhance and complement the trial attorney's skill levels in preparing and deposing witnesses, defending depositions and dealing with unforeseen challenges and adversarial tactics.
Chicago-Kent Law
The Chicago-Kent College of Law will conduct its 21st annual Conference on Not-for-Profit Organizations on Friday, June 7. Content is designed for attorneys, accountants and managers. Call (312) 906- 5090.
Morning topics include Current Tax Developments and Challenges Facing Not-for-Profits in Uncertain Times. Speakers include Steven T. Miller, director of exempt organizations for the Internal Revenue Service. A series of workshops will take place in the afternoon.
CLE Institute
Call (800) 252-8062 for registration details and a schedule of Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education programs. Among them are:
Employment Termination 2002: Developments, Trends and Practice Guidelines Friday, June 7, at The John Marshall Law School Conference Center. Speakers include Michael R. Lied, newsletter editor of the ISBA Labor and Employment Law Section Council, and L. Steven Platt, president of the Illinois chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association.
Illinois Probate: The Essentials and More for Administering Estates of All Sizes - Wednesday, June 12, at the Park Inn, Urbana, and Thursday, June 20, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Chicago.
Workers' Compensation Practice and Procedure Wednesday, June 19, at the Par-a-Dice Hotel, East Peoria, and Tuesday, June 25, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Chicago.
Estate Planning for Retirement Benefits 2002 Friday, June 21, at the Park Inn, Urbana, and Thursday, June 27, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Chicago.
Employment Lawyers
The Illinois chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association will present a program Tuesday, June 11, on IDHR, IHRC and EEOC Issues. It will take place at the MALDEF offices, 188 W. Randolph, Chicago.
Scheduled speakers are Randall D. Schmidt, clinical professor at the University of Chicago Law School, and Roma Barksdale Larson of Springfield, chief administrative law judge for the Illinois Human Rights Commission. Call President L. Steven Platt, (312) 236-0415, for information and reservations.
Health Law Compliance
Essentials of compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act will be reviewed during the HIPAA Security and Privacy Conference from 12 noon to 5 p.m. Thursday, June 13, at the Chicago Historical Society.
The recently enacted Administrative Simplifications Compliance Act also will be discussed, along with such issues as layering security technology, securing sensitive data for the Internet, and protecting patient privacy.
A reception will follow the program. For complete information, call Data Connectors in St. Louis, (314) 525-7140.
Jerome Mirza College
The Jerome Mirza Professional Trial Lawyers College of Advocacy will be conducted July 10 to 13 at the University of Illinois College of Law by the Mirza Foundation for Advocacy and Justice. Call (866) 519-8100 for registration details.
The intensive training program in principles and techniques of personal injury litigation will help participants learn how to analyze cases, to investigate and evaluate issues, to conduct discovery, to plan and prepare for trial, and to try the lawsuit.
The faculty includes ISBA past presidents Jerome Mirza and Terrence K. Hegarty; Keith L. Davidson, William V. Johnson and Eugene I. Pavalon of Chicago; Sidney Gilreath of Knoxville, Tenn., and Thomas M. Harris of Bloomington, past chair of the ISBA Civil Practice and Procedure Section Council.
Chicago attorney Joel T. Daly will be inducted Friday, June 14, into the Silver Circle of the Chicago Television Academy during a banquet in the Hilton Hotel and Towers.
A television news anchor for WLS-TV channel 7 since 1967, Daly has been a featured performer in the Chicago Bar Association's annual Christmas Spirits show since he graduated from the Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1988.
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Judge Ann Claire Williams of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit received the Morton A. Brody Distinguished Judicial Service Award and an honorary doctor of law degree from Colby College on April 1.
A federal judge since 1985 and a former teacher, Williams is a co-founder of Minority Legal Education Resources and Just the Beginning Foundation. She was president of the Federal Judges Association in 1999.
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Cook County Associate Judge Samuel L. Amirante received a Leonardo da Vinci Award of Excellence in Jurisprudence on May 5 from the Order of Sons of Italy in America, Grand Lodge of Illinois.
Chicago attorneys Lloyd Shefsky and Stephen A. Landsman were honored April 11 during the Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Civil Rights Awards dinner of the Anti-Defamation League.
James Keeling of Hinshaw & Culbertson, Rockford, was installed recently as a member of the Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame. He is a founding member of the Rockford Futures Group and chair of several local community initiatives.
The University of Illinois College of Law honored four graduates with Outstanding Recent Alumni Awards at a luncheon April 26 in Chicago. They are Christen L. Bishop, public service; Prabha Parameswaran, community service, and Jill D. Johnson and Michelle Greenberg Novick, alumni service.
Senior Judges William J. Bauer and Harlington Wood Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit received American Inns of Court Professionalism Awards at a May 6 dinner during the circuit's judicial conference in Chicago.
Champaign attorney Traci E. Nally has received the annual Athena Award from the Champaign Chamber of Commerce for professional excellence, community service and assistance to women in attaining leadership skills. She is the first attorney to be so honored.
Waukegan trial attorney Patrick A. Salvi of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard has been inducted by invitation as a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, which is limited to 500 members.
David Flynn and David Neumeister of Querry & Harrow, Chicago, has been elected to membership in the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, a professional organization of about 1,300 members in North America and Europe.
Melanie Rovner Cohen of Altheimer & Gray, Chicago, was inducted into the American College of Bankruptcy during a recent ceremony in the Great Hall of the U.S. Supreme Court.
ACLU to honor law professor
Victor J. Stone, professor emeritus of the University of Illinois College of Law, will be honored by the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois at its annual Bill of Rights Celebration and dinner Oct. 5 in Chicago.
Stone will receive the Roger Baldwin Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award for his dedication to civil liberties over a long career.
A member of the law faculty since 1955, he graduated in 1949 from the Columbia University Law School and was admitted to the Illinois bar in 1950. He was honored as an ISBA Senior Counsellor in 1999.
Editor of the publication, "Civil Liberties and Civil Rights," Stone chaired a University of Illinois faculty committee that developed the 1991 document, Policy and Procedures on Academic Integrity in Research and Publication.
The Champaign County chapter of the ACLU presented a Victor J. Stone Award for lifetime commitment to civil liberties to Harry Hilton on April 21.
Two earn Pro Bono Awards
Holly Jordan, treasurer of the East Central Illinois Women Attorneys Association, received an ISBA John C. McAndrews Pro Bono Service Award during the Champaign County Bar Association Law Day program May 1 in Urbana.
Janice F. Pea of Danville, law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Rita B. Garman, also received a Champaign County Bar Pro Bono Award.
Travel reps to attend Annual Meeting
Representatives of Global Holidays, an ISBA-sponsored travel program coordinator, will attend the ISBA Annual Meeting this month at the Grand Geneva Resort to answer questions about upcoming tours. To obtain more information or to make reservations, call Global at (800) 842-9023.