2 March '04 Bar News

All candidates for election to ISBA officeAssembly, Board of Governors and Third Vice President are listed on these pages. Candidates in uncontested races are also included.

* Ballots will be mailed no later than April 1

* Your marked ballots must be received at the Illinois Bar Center in Springfield by 4:30 p.m. on May 10.

This is your association. The candidates elected to office determine association policies and the direction that ISBA will take in the future. Be a part of that future by voting for the candidates of your choice.

If you have any questions about the election or voting procedures, contact JoAnn Hibbs at <jhibbs@isba.org> or 1-800-252-8908.

CONTESTED

Board of Governors 1st Judicial District (Cook County)

3 to be elected

MAURO GLORIOSO, Westchester. Wife, Pearl; daughter Mary, 5; son Nicholas, 2. Saint Xavier College, Chicago, B.A., ranked #1 in graduating class. John Marshall Law School, Chicago, J.D. Dean's List/Ambassador of the Year. Admitted: Supreme Court of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern Illinois. Practice Area: State of Illinois, Property Tax Appeal Board, hearing officer. Previous: Private practice; arbitrator, Circuit Court Cook County; college instructor. ISBA Activities: six-year Assembly member, completing 2nd term, 1998-2004; two years elected chair, Assembly Agenda & Program Committee, 2000-2002, liaison between the Assembly and the Board of Governors; Special Committee, Future of Courts Implementation, 2002-2004; Special Committee, Amicus Curiae Policy, 2002; Judicial Evaluations Committee; Real Estate Section Council. Proposed establishment, ISBA 16-member Special Committee reviewing Governor's Commission Report on Capital Punishment (Special Assembly meeting, Old State Capitol, Springfield, March 2002). Illinois Bar Foundation Fellow; ISBA Mutual policyholder. Other affiliations: Justinian Society of Lawyers, secretary, Executive and Scholarship committees; American Bar Association; Chicago Bar Association (numerous committees); Cook County Bar Association; Women's Bar Association of Illinois; Hispanic Lawyers of Illinois; West Suburban Bar; IRELA; National Association of Administrative Law Judges; Big Shoulders Fund, Chicago, assists poverty-stricken inner-city schools. ISSUE STATEMENT: "Well done is better than well said."--Ben Franklin. Mauro believes in results through action. As an elected bar leader and chair of Assembly Agenda & Program Committee two consecutive terms, Mauro developed Assembly meetings with meaningful, relevant, issue-oriented agendas, requiring his attendance at every Board of Governor's meeting for two years. During his tenure, Assembly agendas included issues and nationally-recognized speakers on capital punishment, prosecutorial misconduct, mandatory financial responsibility, continuing legal education, sale of law practice, multi-jurisdictional practice, other issues. Mauro believes the Board's role is to serve membership, not vice-versa. Mauro's commitment is responsiveness to all members, keep ISBA relevant, promote pro bono efforts, improve public perception of attorneys, diversify and become more inclusive to increase membership.

JOHN G. LOCALLO, Chicago. Partner in the law firm of Amari & Locallo, concentrating in real estate tax assessment law. Admitted to practice in Illinois, 1986. Education: LL.M., Taxation, Chicago-Kent College of Law-IIT, 1992; J.D., Chicago-Kent College of Law-IIT, 1986; B.S. Accountancy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1982; C.P.A., Illinois, 1983. Mr. Locallo's ISBA activities include: Assembly, 1996-current; State and Local Taxation Section Council, vice-chair, 2003-current; secretary, 2002; legislative liaison, 2001; Illinois Bar Foundation Scholarship Committee, 2003-current; Hearings Committee, 1996; Young Lawyers Division, 1990. He is also an Illinois Bar Foundation Silver Fellow. His legal writings include "Thoughts on the MDP," ISBA State and Local Taxation newsletter. Other professional affiliations include: The Justinian Society of Lawyers, president, 2001, and currently, executive board. Recipient of the Chicago-Kent College of Law-IIT Law School Association Distinguished Service Award, 2002; Chicago-Kent Law School Association Board of Directors, 2004; the Bohemian Lawyers Association of Chicago; the Chicago Bar Association, Real Estate Taxation Committee. Other organizations include: Board of Directors, Italian American Political Coalition (IAPC); vice president of the Alliance of Real Estate Networking Associates (ARENA); the River North Business Association; and Cub's Care, the charitable arm of the Chicago Cubs. ISSUE STATEMENT: It is my commitment to increase ISBA membership through greater access. Increased recruitment of small law firms, sole practitioners, young lawyers, women and minorities will make the ISBA an entity of inclusion and participation. The ISBA must be more responsive to the needs of the practicing bar without failing to recognize its community and professional responsibilities. The ISBA must help lawyers succeed as lawyers through increased business opportunities and networking, including the Internet. For further information, please see my Web site at www.locallo.org.

JOHN K. NORRIS, Chicago. Partner in Rubin & Norris, LLC, Chicago, concentrating in real estate taxation assessment appeals. B.A. in Political Science, University of South Florida, 1980; J.D., IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1983. Admitted to practice in Illinois, 1983; in Florida, 1984; and the U.S. District Court of Appeals for the Northern District 1984. Appointed to the ISBA State and Local Taxation Section ("SALT") Council, November 1993; served on and chaired numerous SALT subcommittees, most notably the Legislative, Unauthorized Practice of Law, and Continuing Legal Education subcommittees. Previously served as secretary, vice chair, and currently serves as chair of the SALT Section Council until June 2004. John has written articles for Tax Trends. One article written was republished in the Journal of Property Tax Management, (Volume 10, Issue 1, Summer 1998; Aspen Publishers). Is an ISBA Assembly member, elected 2002; a Silver Fellow of the Illinois Bar Foundation; and a qualified trained Intervener in the Lawyers' Assistance Program. Norris lectures to various groups on the subject of tax assessment appeals, has appeared in public service videotapes for local cable stations, has been quoted by major Chicago newspapers on the subject, and has successfully fought against unfair tax legislation. Participated in a two-day real estate tax seminar presented by the SALT Council, and in 2003 moderated a one-day version of the seminar. Norris is a former chair of the Chicago Bar Association's Real Estate Taxation Committee. Norris is the former justice (president) of the Chicago Alumni Chapter of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity International, a volunteer organization that promotes service to law students, law schools, the legal profession, and the community; Norris currently serves as the clerk (secretary) and has served as PAD Judicial Reception chairman for 20 years.

KEVIN E. O'REILLY, Chicago. Sole practitioner with the Law Offices of Kevin E. O'Reilly, Chicago, concentrating in plaintiff's personal injury, wrongful death, construction negligence, medical malpractice, product liability. Admitted to practice, Illinois, 1992; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 1992; trial bar U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1994; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana, 2002. Received J.D. from IIT-Chicago Kent, 1992; undergraduate degree, Loyola University of Chicago, 1988. Mr. O'Reilly was selected for the 2003 Chicago Daily Law Bulletin Forty Under Forty to Watch. Has been an active member of the ISBA since 1992; member of the Assembly, 2001-present; presently vice-chair, Tort Law Section Council, and member, Tort Law Section Council, 1996-present; co-editor of Tort Trends since 2000. Member, Committee on Judicial Evaluations, 1998-present, Civil Practice and Procedure Section Council, 1997-2000, and a member of the Illinois Bar Foundation. Mr. O'Reilly is a frequent speaker at ISBA seminars on tort related topics and frequently writes articles for ISBA publications, most recently, "The Latest on Liens: An Illinois Tort Lawyer's Guide," featured on the cover of the Illinois Bar Journal, March 2002. Is elected member of the Board of Managers of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and is member, Legislative and Civil Practice and Rules committees, since 1996. Presently, Mr. O'Reilly is president of the IIT-Chicago Kent Alumni Board and past chairman of the Fundraising Committee for IIT-Chicago Kent. He is also a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Chicago Bar Association, Celtic Legal Society, Justinian Society of Lawyers, and DuPage County Bar Association. ISSUE STATEMENT: If elected, I shall work to promote civility and diversity within the bar, promote legislation to protect the rights of our citizens, increase the competency of our members, and dedicate myself to changing the perception of lawyers among the general population.

ANDREA M. (Andy) SCHLEIFER, Chicago. Loyola University, J.D. 1979. Indiana University, 1970. A solo concentrating in general civil and family law, Andy has been active in the ISBA her entire legal career, serving in many leadership positions, including five terms on the Assembly; first chair of the ISBA Standing Committee on Minorities in the Profession; first chair of the Special, then Standing, Committee on Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity. She also chaired the General Practice Section Council, Committee on Membership and Bar Activities, and the Committee on Insurance Programs for 12 years, and co-chaired the Special Committee on Communications for the Next Century. She served on the Family Law Section Council (1996-2003). She was a joint appointee of ISBA, CBA and WBAI to the planning and steering committees of the Gender Bias Task Force; Long Range Planning Committee, 1990-92. Also active in other bar and community activities: volunteer for, Board member, CVLS. Honored for pro bono efforts by ISBA, was named "Outstanding Working Woman of Illinois" by Illinois Business and Professional Women for efforts to improve the court system, aiding domestic violence victims, and developing legislation responsive to needs of children. Andy trained scores of volunteers to represent battered women; represented hundreds of children in litigation; and was a founder of the Illinois Task Force on Child Support. Since its inception, Andy has been an investigator and interviewer for the Alliance of Bar Associations Judicial Evaluations. Is a Fellow of the Illinois Bar Foundation and Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. ISSUE STATEMENT: I am committed to proactively guaranteeing that ISBA is inclusive, diverse and responsive to the needs of honorable individual practitioners and to the community as a whole. The collegiality that the ISBA at its best can provide ensures that colleagues have a supportive environment and satisfying professional and personal lives.

LETITIA "TISH" SPUNAR-SHEATS, Chicago. Principal in the law firm of Sheats & Kellogg, Chicago. Practice areas: general civil litigation, family law, wills and estates, real estate. Education: Lake Forest College and University of Illinois-Champaign/Urbana; John Marshall Law School. Admitted: Illinois Supreme Court (1972); U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (1972); U.S. Supreme Court (1980); U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit (1983); Certified arbitrator for the Circuit Court of Cook County (14 years). University Adjunct instructor in College of Management and Business (12 years). ISBA activities: member since 1973 (31 years); past Assembly member; chair of the Minority and Women Participation Committee; past chair of the Bar Services and Activities Committee (f/k/a Membership & Bar Activities Committee); Continuing Legal Education; Judicial Evaluation Committee; General Practice, Newsletter Editor (four years). CBA activities: member of the Practice Committee on Immigration & Nationality Law, Matrimonial Law, Probate Practice; member of the Service Committee on Continuing Legal Education, Law Office Technology, Solo/Small Firm Practitioners, Judicial Evaluation Committee as an investigator and evaluator. WBAI activities: co-chair of the Lawyer Referral Committee, Judicial Reception, Golf Outing, Matrimonial Law, Membership. Other professional associations: Illinois Bar Foundation Fellow; 1st vice president of the John Marshall Alumni Association Board of Directors; Advocates Society; Justinian Society of Lawyers. Speaker: Frequent speaker/lecturer/moderator at CLE seminars and workshops and Cable TV programs, sponsored by the ISBA

CONTESTED

Third Vice-President 1 to be elected

JOSEPH G. BISCEGLIA, Chicago. Legal experience: General trial/litigation attorney with 30 years experience in a wide variety of civil and criminal litigation, on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants, in trial and appellate courts. Jenner & Block (1975-present). Education: