22nd Circuit - As authorized by previous legislation, this new circuit contains only McHenry County, which has been divided into four subcircuits and a resident county judgeship added.
ALJ chief is named
Springfield attorney Dean W. Jackson has been appointed chief administrative law judge of the Illinois Commerce Commission Transportation Division to assign and hear cases in Chicago and Springfield.
A 1983 graduate of the Southern Illinois University School of Law, he is a barrister of the Lincoln-Douglas Inn of Court.
Retirements announced
Members of the McHenry County bench and bar recently honored Presiding Judge Ward S. Arnold with an evening of toasts and roasts to celebrate his retirement after 20 years of service.
Appointed an associate judge of the 19th Circuit in 1984, Arnold was elevated in 1996 to the resident judge position that Susan F. Hutchinson held when she was elected to the Appellate Court.
Arnold was elected to the circuit bench later that year, and in 2003 succeeded Michael J. Sullivan as presiding county judge.
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Resident Sangamon County Judge Donald M. Cadagin has announced that he will retire from the 7th Circuit bench on July 1. He was elected in 1994 after 17 years as a county prosecutor and defender.
Cadagin was an assistant state's attorney from 1973 to 1977 and a part-time public defender until 1980, when he became first assistant to State's Attorney J. William Roberts. In 1986, when Roberts was appointed U.S. attorney, Cadagin succeeded him.
Homer gets ethics post
Retired appellate justice and former state legislator Thomas J. Homer of Naperville has been appointed the first inspector general of the Illinois General Assembly as part of recently enacted ethics legislation.
Homer served in the House of Representatives from 1983 to 1995 and chaired the House Judiciary Committee for six years. He was elected to the Appellate Court in 1996. He is a past president of the Fulton County Bar Association.
New associates are appointed
Lake County attorneys Nancy Schuster Waites of Waukegan and Charles D. Johnson of Gurnee were installed Feb. 4 as associate judges on the 19th Circuit.
Waites, who was an assistant Lake County state's attorney for 11 years and chief of the Child Support Division, replaces Terrence Brady, who retired Dec. 31. She is a 1986 graduate of The John Marshall Law School.
Johnson, previously a partner in Magna & Johnson, fills the vacancy caused by the retirement of John Radosevich. A former assistant state's attorney, he is a 1986 graduate of the Valparaiso University School of Law.
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Richard A. Brown of Schuwerk, Brown & Arbeiter, Chester, was installed Dec. 29 as an associate judge of the 20th Circuit. A 1974 graduate of the Southern Illinois University School of Law and former public defender, he fills the vacancy that resulted when Circuit Judge Jerry D. Flynn retired.
Associate Judge William A. Schuwerk Jr. was appointed to Flynn's former position as resident circuit judge of Randolph County.
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Bloomington attorney David W. Butler, a former assistant public defender who also has rperesented many clients pro bono, was installed Jan. 5 as an associate judge of the 11th Circuit.
A 1980 graduate of the Southern Illinois University School of Law, he received a master's degree in history from Illinois State University in 1986.
Malpractice, risk management sessions planned Feb. 23-25
A two-part, three-day Legal Malpractice and Risk Management Conference will take place Wednesday through Friday, Feb. 23 to 25, at the Westin River North Hotel, Chicago.
Sponsors include the law firm of Hinshaw & Culbertson, Thomson West, the American Bar Association Center for Professional Responsibility, the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers, the Bureau of National Affairs and Law Bulletin Publishing Co.
Legal malpractice sessions on Wednesday and Thursday include assignment of claims, insurance law and coverage issues, class action counsel and family law practitioners as malpractice defendants, and reviews of Fair Debt and ERISA statutes, Sarbanes-Oxley and Gramm-Leach-Bliley Acts.
Risk management sessions on Thursday and Friday include vicarious liability protection and limitations for LLP, LLC and PC entities; multi-jurisdictional practice; mandatory insurance, registration and client disclosure; conflict and adverse representation screening, and handling inadvertently produced of obtained privileged documents.
Speakers include J. William Roberts, managing partner of Hinshaw & Culbertson; ISBA past president Cheryl I. Niro of Quinlan & Carroll; James J. Grogan, chief counsel of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission, and Susan J. Hackett, senior vice president and general counsel of the Association of Corporate Counsel.
Niro and Grogan serve on the ISBA Special Committee on Ancillary Services, along with additional speakers Anne E. Thar of Winston & Strawn and William J. Campbell of Piper Rudnick.
A welcoming reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22, at the Westin will precede the conference. A gala dinner at Bob Chinn's seafood restaurant is planned at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, and a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday in the hotel.
For registration details and other information, call (312) 704-3794 or visit the Web site www.LMRM.com.
Illinois Trial Lawyers
The Illinois Trial Lawyers Association will conduct a Tort Trends Seminar on Monday, Feb. 21, at the DoubleTree Guest Suites, Chicago. Call (800) 252-8501.
Speakers on must-know topics for successful plaintiff practices include ISBA Assembly member Stephen D. Phillips and Tort Law Section Council members Daniel V. O'Connor and Kevin T. Veugler.
Volunteer Legal Services
The Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation has scheduled a seminar for pro bono volunteers at 12:15 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22, in suite 900, 100 N. LaSalle St. "Preparing 2004 Income Taxes" will be reviewed by attorney and accountant Lawrence R. Krupp.
Chicago Bar/Foundation
"Can Lawyers Find Happiness and Reward in Retirement," a special program for lawyers of ages 55 and up who are planning to retire from active practice, will be conducted from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23, at the Northern Trust Co., Chicago.
Speakers will discuss mental and physical preparation for retirement, health and long-term care insurance, investment management, tax and estate planning, pro bono opportunities, travel and recreation.
The free presentation is sponsored by the Lifelong Lawyers Project of the Chicago Bar Association Senior Lawyers Committee, the Chicago Bar Foundation Fellows board and the bank. Call (312) 554-2056.
Decalogue Society
The Decalogue Society conducts twice-monthly seminars at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday in its offices in suite 410, 39 S. LaSalle St. Call (312) 263-6493 for a schedule. Future programs include:
Feb. 23 - Annual Income Tax Update, with Lawrence R. Krupp; March 9 - Effect of Immigration Law on Other Practice Areas, with J. Daniel Azulay; March 23 - Court-Annexed Mediation Program, with Judge Allen S. Goldberg.
Northwest Suburban Bar
An employment law seminar will be conducted by the Northwest Suburban Bar Association from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, at the District 214 Education Center, Arlington Heights. Call (847) 259-7908.
The program, "Running the Discrimination Gantlet: Age and Disability Discrimination from Start to Finish," includes litigation and alternative dispute resolution issues that will be discussed by plaintiff and defense attorneys.
Another NWSBA seminar, "Estate Planning for the Next Decade," will be presented from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, March 9, in the District 214 Center. Speakers include Richard P. Miller, a member of the ISBA Trusts and Estates Section Council, who will discuss ethics in estate planning.
Peoria County Bar
The Peoria County Bar Association will conduct a series of brown-bag luncheon seminars on Wednesdays during March at the association office. Call (309) 674-6049 for a schedule of topics.
DePaul College of Law
A symposium on "Precious Commodities: The Supply and Demand of Body Parts" will be conducted Friday, March 4, at Jenner & Block, Chicago. Sponsors are the DePaul University College of Law Health Law Institute and Law Review. Call Jason Gries at (312) 362-8553, ext. 4.
David L. Franklin, Steven H. Resnicoff and Michele Goodwin of the DePaul faculty are among panelists who will discuss such issues as legalization of a commercial body parts market to meet a global shortage of human organs. Retired California Supreme Court justice Armand Arabian will give the keynote address.
Illinois CLE Institute
Donald J. Ramsell of Ramsell & Armamentos, Wheaton, chair of the ISBA Traffic Laws and Courts Section Council will speak next month during a pair of Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education seminars.
"Procedural Techniques for Successfully Defending DUI and Reckless Homicide Cases" will be presented Friday, March 4 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Springfield, and Thursday, March 17, at the UBS Tower Conference Center, Chicago. Call (800) 252-8062 to register.
Other Traffic Laws and Courts Section Council members who will speak are newsletter co-editor Edward M. Maloney and Thomas M. Moran of Ahern, Maloney & Moran, Skokie, and 18th Circuit Judge Mark W. Dwyer of Wheaton. Bruce D. Locher of Springfield, a member of the Criminal Justice Section Council, also is a panelist.
IICLE will conduct an informative seminar on "Success Skills to Launch Your Career or Reinvent Your Practice" on Thursday and Friday, March 10 and 11, at the UBS Tower Conference Center, Chicago.
The format will consist of keynote presentations and breakout sessions from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursday and 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday.
At 9 a.m. Thursday, the keynote topic of Successful Techniques for Dealing with Clients will be discussed by ISBA past president Donald C. Schiller of Schiller, DuCanto & Fleck and Stacy E. Singer of the Northern Trust Co.
At 2 p.m. Thursday, the keynote topic of Successful Courtroom Conduct and Technique will be discussed by Appellate Justice Warren D. Wolfson, president of the Lawyers' Assistance Program, and Lauretta Higgins Wolfson, general counsel of the Illinois Department of Human Services.
At 8:30 a.m. Friday, the keynote topic of Practicing as a Professional and Avoiding Disciplinary Problems will be discussed by Mary F. Andreoni, administrative counsel of thre Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission, and Cook County Associate Judge Thomas More Donnelly.
Andreoni is a member of the ISBA Committee on Professional Conduct. Donnelly serves on the Joint Committee on Ethics 2000, the Special Committee on Ancillary Services and the Committee on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity.
Will County Bar
The Will County Bar Association will conduct its annual Mega-Seminar from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, March 5, in the County Courthouse, Joliet.
The $40 registration fee includes materials and updates on probate, bankruptcy, real estate, criminal, family and civil law. Call (815) 726-0383.
Illinois Creditors Bar
The Illinois Creditors Bar Association will conduct a collection practice luncheon seminar from 12 noon to 3 p.m. Monday, March 7, in the Mid-Day Club on Bank One Plaza, Chicago. Call (800) 5999-0830 for registration details.
Panelists will discuss useful concepts in forceable entry, foreclosure, positioning a case for judgment, and executing on the judgment. A question and answer session is included.
Kane County Bar
The Kane County Bar Association Workers' Compensation Committee will conduct a seminar from 12 noon to 2 p.m. Thursday, March 10, in the County Judicial Center, St. Charles. Call (630) 762-1915.
The KCBA Civil Practice and Review Seminar has been rescheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 23, at Riverside Receptions, Geneva.
Law Seminars Intl.
A two-day conference on "Developing, Protecting and Exploiting Software" will be conducted by Seattle-based Law Seminars International on Thursday and Friday, March 10-11, at the Hilton Garden Inn, Chicago. Call (800) 854-8009.
Program co-chairs are Chicago attorneys Scott L. Glickson of Gordon & Glickson and Timothy C. Meese of Banner & Witcoff, which will sponsor a reception Thursday night.
Illinois Defense Counsel
The Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel will hold its annual Spring Defense Tactics Seminar from 9:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, March 11, at the University Club of Chicago. The ISBA Mutual Insurance Co. will provide lunch. Call (800) 232-0169.
Speakers include Judge Michael S. Kanne of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, Associate Judge Brigid Mary McGrath of the Cook County Law Division and Mary Robinson, administrator of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission. A reception will follow.
Cook County Bar
Zaldwaynaka L. Scott, inspector general for the governor, will speak at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, March 24, during the Cook County Bar Association Lecture Series on Ethics and Professionalism in the sixth floor conference room at 188 W. Randolph. Call (312) 386-0213.
Easterbrook keynotes symposium
Judge Frank H. Easterbrook of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit will deliver the 2005 Niro, Scavone, Haller & Niro Distinguished Lecture during a luncheon Friday, April 15, at the University Club of Chicago.
The presentation is a feature of the sixth annual symposium conducted by the Center for Intellectual Property and Information Technology (CIPLIT) at the DePaul University College of Law.
Titled "Intellectual Property Licensing by the Dominant Firm: Issues and Problems," the CIPLIT symposium will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., with the luncheon and Easterbrook's lecture at 12:45 p.m. A pre-symposium banquet will be held Thursday, April 14, at the Union League Club of Chicago.
Two academic panels and one practitioner panel are planned in the exploration of antitrust risks posed by differing and conflicting decisions from regulators and courts around the world.