Other speakers on various aspects of jury trials are Stephen D. Phillips, Bruce M. Kohen, Devon C. Bruce, Michael K. Demetrio and Lorna E. Propes. The seminar will end with a discussion of ultimate trial strategy.
Peoria County Bar
The Peoria County Bar Association's 27th annual CLE series from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon Saturdays at Packard Plaza continues. Call (309) 674-6049 for a schedule and registration details.
On Jan. 18, the topic will be Business Law. The chairs are ISBA Assembly member Julian E. Cannell, a member of the Education Law Section Council, and Michael R. Lied, editor of the Labor and Employment Law Section newsletter.
Next are Jan. 25, Discovery, with Michael A. Hall and Peter R. Jennetten, chairs; Feb. 1, General Practice, with Linda S. Hayes and Karen M. Stumpe, chairs; Feb. 15, Civil Practice, with Joseph Feehan and Kevin M. Miller, chairs.
DuPage County Bar
The DuPage County Bar Association Family Law and Practice Committee will begin a four-part Family Trial Advocacy Workshop from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon Saturday, Jan. 18, at the 18th Circuit Judicial Center in Wheaton. Future sessions are Jan. 25, Feb. 1 and Feb. 8. Call (630) 653-7779 to register.
The workshops are designed to improve trial skills for family law attorneys of all levels of experience. Limited to 50 participating lawyers, the classes will be grouped with about eight lawyers and three judges each.
Workshops will be videotaped and lawyers' performances critiqued by selected faculty members. The final day will include a mock trial, with witnesses portrayed by actors.
Other DuPage County Bar seminars this month in the bar center classroom are: "Lawyering in the Cyberspace Era" from 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22; Criminal Law Mega-Mini Seminar from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29.
North Suburban Bar
The North Suburban Bar Association will conduct a family law seminar from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20, at the 2nd Municipal District courthouse in Skokie. Speakers include Chicago attorney Enrico J. Mirabelli, a member of the ISBA Board of Governors.
An NSBA personal injury seminar will take place Monday, Feb. 17. Call Jeanine Forloine, (312) 236-9150 for more information.
Kane County Bar
The Kane County Bar Association's fourth annual commercial law seminar for office and litigation attorneys will be conducted from 12 noon to 4 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20, at Christ Community Church, St. Charles. Call (630) 762-1915.
Discussion topics include fraudulent financial reporting, detecting fraud in financial statements, use of forensic accountants in trials, motions in limine, employee departures, international litigation and arbitration, summary judgment, pleading and litigating defenses, and drafting and enforcing covenants not to compete.
James Grogan, chief counsel of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission, will review new federal legislation on in-house and outside counsel responsibilities in client misconduct, and recent malpractice trends in claims against commercial lawyers.
Northwest Suburban Bar
"All You Wanted to Know About Revised Rule 213" will be revealed by the Northwest Suburban Bar Association during a seminar from 3 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, at the School Dist. 214 board room in Arlington Heights. Call (847) 259-7908.
Cook County Judges Barbara McDonald, a motion judge in the Law Division, will review special issues related to litigation. Judge Cyril Watson will discuss construction litigation.
The NWSBA also will conduct a matrimonial law seminar from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29, at the school district office. Speakers include Judges Charles Porcellino and Edward Jordan, a member of the ISBA Assembly.
Decalogue Society
The Decalogue Society's twice-monthly seminars are held at 12:30 p.m. Wednesdays in the third floor conference room at 39 S. LaSalle, Chicago. Call (312) 263-6493 for the complete schedule, which includes the following during the next two months.
Jan. 22 The Appellate Process, with Marvin J. Leavitt of Grund, Starkopf & Leavitt; Feb. 5 Judge Shopping in the Federal Courts, with Judge Marvin C. Ashman; Feb. 19 Income Tax Update, with Larry Krupp of American Express.
Bloomington attorney David V. Dorris, a past chair of both the ISBA Tort Law Section Council and Civil Practice and Procedure Section Council, has been honored by the University of Illinois College of Law as one of eight distinguished graduates for 2002-03.
A 1973 graduate of the law school, Dorris is a past president of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. He also chaired the Illinois Bar Journal Editorial Board and served on the College of Law Alumni Board of Visitors.
* * *
Retired Cook County judge Benjamin S. Mackoff has received a Service Award from the Illinois Mediation Council. He was recognized for innovation in the family mediation field, participation in professional mediation associations and general support of mediation initiatives.
Presiding judge of the Domestic Relations Division from 1986 to 1995, Mackoff is director of family mediation services for Schiller, DuCanto & Fleck, Chicago. He was instrumental in development of the circuit court's Marriage and Family Counseling Service.
* * *
Victor H. Reyes of Greenberg Traurig, Chicago, recently received a Rerum Novarium Award for government service from Cardinal Francis George of the Catholic Archdiocese as celebration of a papal encyclical on labor and the dignity of the worker.
Former director of the Chicago Mayor's Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, Reyes represented the city during federally mandated redistricting of the city council after the 2000 census. He serves on the boards of the Pilsen YMCA and the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.
Robert Glaves, Law Bulletin receive CVLS recognition
The Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation presented the fourth Atticus Finch Award to Robert A. Glaves, executive director of the Chicago Bar Foundation, during its recent annual meeting.
Glaves was cited for his "kindness and caring for clients and practitioners" and bringing together "donors and providers to simplify and coordinate legal service efforts."
The CVLS Court of Honor Award was accepted for the Law Bulletin Publishing Co. by Bernard M. Judge, editor of the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, for outstanding coverage of pro bono events and initiatives.
Advisory Board Awards were given to Stephen R. Patton, who chaired it from 1997 to 2000, and to members Enrico J. Mirabelli, Peter L. Rossiter, Howard M. Rubin and Rowe W. Snider. Board of Directors Awards went to John G. Kelly and Mark P. Loftus.
CVLS presented Distinguished Service Awards to representatives of 11 of the legal clinics that receive referrals for pro bono representation. They are:
Charles Wintersteen of American Immigration Lawyers Association; Sidney Margolis of American Jewish Congress; William G. Clark Jr. and James P. Haddon of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers; Korneila Wilinska of Amicus Polinae; Adrienne Gershon and Slava Aaron Tenebaum of The Ark;
Catherine M. Burkhardt of Asian American Legal Services; Benton W. Vincent of Bell, Boyd & Lloyd; Patrick D. Owens of DePaul Alumni; Dejan Pavlicic of Gardner, Carton & Douglas; Tamra Barnett of Sidley, Austin, Brown & Wood, and Kathleen Hayes, Corinne Seither Morrissey and Mary Anne Smith of Visitation Church.
Jean A. Adams, Susan Pulido Craven, Joseph W. Pieper abd James P. Wognum were honored for their work in the panel referral program.
Legal aid benefits slated
Two annual events that provide funding for organized legal assistance programs, as well as fun for the participants, will take place next month.
The 11th annual Winnebago County Legal Follies, a stage benefit for Prairie State Legal Services titled "Vaudeville Schmaudeville," will be presented at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, in the Coronado Theater, Rockford.
Tickets are $40, $30 and $15 and may be reserved by calling (815) 965-2902. For more information, access the web sites www.legalfollies.com or www.pslegal.org.
The eighth annual Peoria County Legal Aid fund raiser for Prairie State will be held Friday, Feb. 28, at the Par-a-Dice Hotel in East Peoria. Entertainment will be provided by The Shysters, a group of musically talented legal professionals.
The doors will open at 6:30 p.m. for the lavish appetizer buffet, door prizes and collegiality. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. For reservations and information, call Sandra Crow, (309) 674-9831, or e-mail her at scrow@pslegal.org.
Helpful hands needed
Volunteers in the DuPage County Bar Lawyers Lending a Hand program will meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, for spring cleaning tasks at the Hanson Center in Burr Ridge.
The facility is a therapeutic horsemanship program sponsored by the Ray Graham Association for People with Disabilities. Call Eddie Wollenberg at (630) 668-2415 to sign up.
Members of the Peoria County Bar Association plans to fund and build a Habitat for Humanity home for a needy family during the coming spring and summer, and are seeking another organization to split the $50,000 fee.
For information about contributing money, time and talent to the project, call PCBA executive director Linda Raineri at (309) 674-6049.
Lawyers in leadership
Paul M. Daugerdas, managing shareholder in the Chicago office of Jenkens & Gilchrist, has been elected president of the Make-a-Wish Foundation of Northern Illinois. He has served on the board of directors since 1996. The foundation grants the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses to provide hope and strength.
James Grumley, a litigation partner in the Joliet office of Rooks Pitts, is campaign chair for the United Way of Will County. He chaired its Professional Division for several years.
Grumley serves on the boards of the Joliet/Will County Center for Economic Development, the Joliet City Center Partnership and the Joliet Area Historical Museum, and is a trustee of the Notre Dame Club of Joliet Scholarship Foundation.
Service awards given
Elgin attorney Clarence Wittenstrom, a partner in Gromer & Wittenstrom, has received the Kane County Bar Association Community Service Award.
A past president of the Kiwanis Club, he has served his church in many capacities during the past 60 years. He was instrumental in planning of the Gail Borden Library, city hall, Hemmens Auditorium and the Appellate Court building, and has been a library board trustee since 1995.
The Kane County Bar presented its annual Pro Bono Award to James D. Skarr of Smith, Landmeier, Skarr & Elders, Geneva. He is past chair of the Kane County CASA, a 15-year member of its board, and a recipient of its Doris Hunt Award for volunteer service.
ISBA Assembly member Thomas M. Battista of DesPlaines has joined the Chicago firm of Rock, Fusco & Garvey to represent clients in tax reduction, land use, licensure and regulatory matters. He is vice chair of the ISBA Administrative Law Section Council and a member of the State and Local Taxation Section Council.
Deputy director of the Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board since 1996, Battista previously was chief of prosecutions for the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation. He is first vice president of the Justinian Society.
Barry R. Wallach, as counsel, and Margaret Maxwell Zagel, as special counsel, have joined Altheimer & Grey, Chicago. Wallach was chief operating officer of Citadel Investment Group. Zagel, heads the firm's corporate governance, risk and crisis management group, has 30 years of senior executive and general counsel experience.
Robert L. Vetere, former vice president and general counsel in Chicago for the Oil-Dri Corp. of America, has been named executive vice president of the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association in Greenwich, Conn.
Joel M. Hurwitz has joined Arnstein & Lehr, Chicago, as a partner in its business group. Hurwitz was a at Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg.
James E. Abbott has rejoined Bollinger, Ruberry & Garvey, Chicago, as a trial lawyer. He came from Cahill, Christian & Kunkle. Camille Averett also joined the trial practice group. She comes from Bullaro & Cartin after service as a captain in the Army Judge Advocate General Corps. Michelle A. Bacher, Sunil M. Bhuta, Brigid F. Cech and Patrick K. Dahl are new to the trial practice group.
Stephanie L. Lipe has joined Bullington, White, McPhail, Jarman & Evans, Hillsboro. She also is a certified public accountant.
Sharon Barner has been named national intellectual property litigation chair at Foley & Lardner, Chicago. She previously headed the firm's Chicago Intellectual Property Practice Group.
Robin Wolkoff has joined Fox, Hefter, Swibel, Levin & Carroll, Chicago, as a partner in business litigation He was at Fognani, Guibord, Homsy & Roberts. Kristen Barnes and Anne Schmidt Oltmanns are new associates at the firm.
Peter I. Mason has rejoined Freeborn & Peters, Chicago, which he co-founded in 1983, to lead its business practice. He is a director of Mutual Trust Life Insurance Co. and a trustee and president of the Goodman Theatre. Joining the firm as associates are James P. Moorhead and James E. Abbott.