Knecht is immediate past president of the organization, which will meet at 12 noon for luncheon and program on the eighth floor of the Chicago Athletic Association. Call Emily Riojas, (312) 554-2090, for reservations.
Chief Justice Mary Ann G. McMorrow of the Illinois Supreme Court will address the Appellate Lawyers during a luncheon Wednesday, Oct. 20.
Black Women Lawyers
The Black Women Lawyers Association of Greater Chicago will meet from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 23, for a light dinner and program at Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, Chicago. Call (312) 554-2088.
A BWLA roundtable discussion is scheduled at 12 noon Friday, Oct. 15, at Gardner, Carton & Douglas.
Bohemian Lawyers
Richard F. Bales of Chicago Title Insurance, Wheaton, will speak to the Bohemian Lawyers Association at a dinner Thursday, Sept. 23, at Klas' Restaurant in Cicero. His topic is "The Law of Tenancy by the Entirety."
A 6:30 p.m. reception will precede the 7 p.m. dinner and program. Members are asked to bring guests who may be interested in joining the association. Call President R. Terence Kalina at (630) 668-8500.
Catholic Lawyers
The Catholic Lawyers Guild will conduct its annual Red Mass at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 3, at Holy Name Cathedral, Chicago.
Chicago-Kent Alumni
The young alumni of Chicago-Kent College of Law have scheduled an outing Thursday, Sept. 30, to Wrigley for a 1:20 p.m. ball game between the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds. Call (312) 906-5240.
DuPage County Bar
The DuPage County Bar Association will be host for a joint board dinner with the DuPage Association of Women Lawyers and the county chapter of the Justinian Society at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 23, at Naperville Country Club. Call (630) 653-7779.
The DCBA Law and Literature Committee will meet at 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, in room 2015 of the County Judicial Center, Wheaton, to discuss "The Trial" by Franz Kafka.
Members of the DuPage County Bar will meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12, at the Weber Grill in Lombard for a fall networking reception titled "This Ain't the Same Old Fall Barbecue."
DuPage County CASA
CASA of DuPage County will hold its benefit fall gala, "CASAblanca Evening," at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16, at Medinah Country Club. State's Attorney Joseph E. Birkett will be keynote speaker. Call (630) 836-9131.
Hispanic Lawyers
The Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois will hold a Hispanic Heritage Month reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 16, at Winston & Strawn, Chicago. Hispanic heroes will be honored and the organization's mentoring program will be explained. Call Denise Nolan, (312) 558-6122.
Human Rights Watch
A luncheon and program, "From Illinois to Iraq: Human Rights in a Global Community," will be conducted by the Chicago committee of Human Rights Watch at 12 noon Tuesday, Sept. 21, in the River View Room of the East Bank Club, Chicago.
Television journalist Bill Kurtis and Kenneth Roth, HRW executive director, will speak. Call Tom Tompkins, (773) 399-4382.
Illinois Creditors Bar
The Illinois Creditors Bar Association will meet Thursday, Nov. 11, in the ISBA Chicago Regional Office for a fall seminar from 12 noon to 3 p.m. Call (800) 599-0830 for details.
Illinois Public Defender
The fall seminar and awards dinner of the Illinois Public Defender Association will take place Friday and Saturday, Oct. 8-9, at the Holiday Inn, Urbana. Call Candice Remington, (217) 782-3654.
Illinois Trial Lawyers
The Illinois Trial Lawyers Association will hold its annual 1st District Judicial and Legislative Night dinner on Monday, Sept. 20, at the Mid-America Club, Chicago. Call (800) 252-8501.
Inns of Court
Peoria attorney Gregory S. Bell is the new president of the Abraham Lincoln Inn of Court. Matthews S. Hefflefinger is president-elect, and Valerie Moehle Umholtz is secretary-treasurer. Call Bell at (309) 688-9400 for a meeting schedule and other information.
Jewish Judges
Assistant Illinois attorney general Patricia Mendoza will speak on "Alliance of Latinos and Jews" during a luncheon meeting of the Jewish Judges Association at 12 noon Tuesday, Oct. 12, in the ISBA Chicago Regional Office. Call Judge Sheldon Gardner, (312) 603-4866.
The JJA held its second annual dinner Sept. 12 in Skokie. Justice Charles E. Freeman of the Illinois Supreme Court received the Seymour Simon Justice Award, and a Lifetime Achievement Award was given to Judge Ilana Diamond Rovner of the U.S. Court of Appeals.
John Marshall Alumni
The John Marshall Law School Alumni Association will hold a reunion reception and dance from 6:30 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18, at the Hard Rock Hotel, 230 N. Michigan, Chicago.
The reunion will be preceded by a luncheon program, "U.S. Supreme Court: Review and Preview," from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the law school. Call (312) 987-1420 to register for either event or to obtain additional information.
Lake County Bar
The LaPlaya Beach and Golf Resort in Naples, Fla., will be the site of a Lake County Bar Association Criminal Trial and Appeal Conference from Oct. 7 to 10. Two seminars, a golf tournament and a group dinner are planned. Call (847) 244-3143.
Lake County Women
Karen Chantry will discuss child molestation and sexual abuse allegations during a meeting of the Association of Women Attorneys of Lake County at 12 noon Wednesday, Oct. 6, at Potesta's Restaurant in Waukegan. Call President Marjorie Sher at (847) 249-2830.
Lee County Bar
The Lee County Bar Association will install officers during a dinner Wednesday, Sept. 22, at the Dixon Country Club. A 6:30 p.m. reception will open the event, which will include an 8 p.m. debate between state's attorney candidates Linda Giesen and Paul Whitcombe.
McHenry County Bar
New officers of the McHenry County Bar Association are President Thomas J. Carroll of Crystal Lake, Vice President Jeffrey Hirsch, Secretary Stephen M. Haugh and Treasurer Paulette Gray. Call Carroll at (815) 455-5515 for program information.
Nordic Law Club
The Nordic Law Club will hold its annual Probate Night reception and dinner on Monday, Sept. 27, beginning at 5 p.m. in the Chicago Yacht Club on Monroe Harbor. Presiding Judge Henry A. Budzinski of the Cook County Probate Division will speak. Call Lynne Ostfeld at (312) 645-1066.
Northwest Suburban Bar
Retired Cook County Judge Edward M. Fiala Jr. will be honored by the Northwest Suburban bar Association during a dinner at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 20, at the Prime Minister in Glenview. Call (847) 259-7908.
Phi Alpha Delta
The annual district conference of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity will begin at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, at The John Marshall Law School.
The PAD Chicago alumni chapter will hold its annual judicial reception Monday, Oct. 18, on the 10th floor at Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Puerto Rican Bar
The 10th anniversary of the Puerto Rican Bar Association will be celebrated during a scholarship banquet at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24, at the Hotel Monaco, Chicago. Congressman Luis Gutierrez will be honored, and Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans will swear in the new board. Call Edwin Reyes, (312) 222-0309.
Sangamon County Bar
Nominations will be taken for officers and board of the Sangamon County Bar Association during a reception Thursday, Oct. 7, in Springfield. Call Shirley Wilgenbusch, (217) 782-3528.
Shelby County Bar
Assistant state's attorney Tricia J. Shelton of Shelbyville is the new president of the Shelby County Bar Association. Other officers are Vice President David Ebersole, Secretary Elizabeth A. Eberspacher and Treasurer Franklin E. Dive. Call Eberspacher at (217) 774-2137 for program information.
South/Southwest Bar
The South Suburban Bar and Southwest Bar Associations will hold a joint judge's night reception and dinner on Wednesday, Oct. 20. Call Thomas Edwards, (708) 957-1500, for details.
West Suburban Bar
The West Suburban Bar Association will hold its annual golf outing Tuesday, Sept. 21, at Carriage Greens Country Club, Darien, with a 1 p.m. shotgun start. Call (708) 366-1122 for reservations.
Will County Bar
John G. O'Brien, a member of the ISBA Board of Governors, will speak to the Will County Bar Association during a luncheon meeting at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29, at Al's Steak House in Joliet. Call (815) 726-0383.
O'Brien, the founder of the Illinois Real Estate Lawyers Association, will discuss activities of the ISBA Task Force on the Unauthorized Practice of Law.
Women's Bar of Illinois
Members of the Women's Bar Association of Illinois have been invited to attend a reception and Armani fashion show from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 28, at Nieman Marcus in Chicago. Call (312) 341-8530.
Presiding Judge Dorothy Kirie Kinnaird will be guest speaker at a WBAI Civil Litigation Committee dinner on Thursday, Oct. 14.
Civil Justice Reform Act reviewed at Chicago-Kent
The past quarter-century since the Civil Service Reform Act took effect will be reviewed Thursday, Sept. 23, during the 22nd annual Federal Sector Labor Relations and Labor Law Program at the Chicago-Kent College of Law. For registration details, call (312) 906-5090.
Titled "25 Years Under the Civil Service Reform Act: The Good, the Bad and the Unfolding," the program will open with two keynote panel discussions.
At 8:30 a.m., the initial 25 years of the act will be discussed by John S. Carr, president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association; Steven R. Cohen, senior advisor for homeland security for the U.S. Office of Personnel Management; Peter Eide, general counsel of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, and Associate Prof. Joseph E. Slater of the University of Toledo College of Law.
At 10 a.m., the future of labor relations in the federal sector will be explored by John Gage, president of the American Federation of Government Employees, and Ronald J. James, chief human capital officer for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Keynote speaker after the 12:30 p.m. buffet luncheon will be Neil Anthony Gordon McPhie, acting chair of the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board. Workshops will be conducted during the morning and afternoon, and a reception will follow the program at 4:45 p.m.
Corporate Counsel
The Chicago chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel will conduct two seminars this month. Call Lisa Carreras at (815) 464-8336 to register for the following:
Monday, Sept. 20, 12 noon-1:45 p.m. - Corporate Compliance with New Campaign Finance Laws, with Elliott I. Portnoy of Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal; McDonald's Hamburger University, Oak Brook (includes lunch).
Tuesday, Sept. 21, 6:15-8 p.m. - General Counsel Perspectives on Legal Department Best Practices and Top Issues Impacting Clients, a dinner and panel discussion; East Bank Club, Chicago.
Intellectual Property
A seminar on Web site trademark and domain issues will be conducted from 12 noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 21, at the DePaul University College of Law by the Intellectual Property Law Association.
Corporate counsel and private practitioners will review issues that must be considered in the development and naming of Internet marketing sites. For more information, call Sana Hakim at (312) 807-4350 or Fred Meyers at (312) 427-1300.
Attorneys' Title
An educational program on "Mechanics of a Commercial Real Estate Transaction" will be presented by Attorneys' Title Guaranty Fund from 9 a.m. to 12 noon Thursday, Sept. 23, at Hamburger University on McDonald's Office Campus, Oak Brook.
Donna Gagliardo Kogut and Gregory J. Miely will discuss essential elements that include the contract, title commitment and clearance, and endorsements and issuance requirements.
ATG members may attend at no charge. The non-member fee is $25 per person. Call Suzy Auteberry, (800) 252-5206, ext. 130, to register.
John Marshall Law
The Center for Intellectual Property Law at The John Marshall Law School will conduct an update program on the European Intellectual Property Law Conference from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 23. To register, call Michele Bridges at (312) 427-2737, ext. 581.
Retired judge Sheila Murphy will be moderator of a panel discussion on therapeutic justice from 2 to 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24. Speakers include former John Marshall dean Robert Gilbert Johnston and Judges Robert Black, Thomas Donnelly and Rhoda Sweeney. Call (312) 360-2661.
The law school's Center for Information Technology and Privacy Law will hold a seminar on electronic voting from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1. Call (312) 987-1420.
Chicago Volunteer Legal
Presiding Judge Dorothy Kirie Kinnaird of the Cook County Chancery Division will speak to pro bono attorney at the Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation at 12:15 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 28.
She will provide an overview of division procedures and tips to help practitioners serve clients. New court programs such as advice desks, court-appointed attorneys and bench books will be discussed.
Jenkens & Gilchrist
Jenkens & Gilchrist will conduct an International Property Corporate Counsel Seminar and dinner on Tuesday, Sept. 28, at Maggiano's Little Italy, Chicago. Call Rose Fauster, (312) 425-8635, to register.
Cook County Bar
Northwestern University Law Prof. Steven Lubet will speak Thursday, Oct. 7, during the third annual Cook County Bar Association Lecture Series on Ethics and Professionalism. His presentation will take place at 12:30 p.m. in the sixth floor conference room at 188 W. Randolph. Call (312) 386-0213.
Illinois Trial Lawyers
Three fall seminars have been announced by the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, beginning Monday, Oct. 11, with an update and review program at the DoubleTree Guest Suites in Chicago.