ISBA Assembly member Maureen C. Pikarski will be installed Thursday, Feb. 24, as president of the Advocates Society during a dinner in the Walnut Room of the Hotel Allegro. The society's Award of Merit will be presented to Andrew Przybylo.
Other incoming officers are Holly A. Petrik, Herbert J. Sillins and Esther Tryban Telser, vice presidents; Joanna Kielczewski Kellogg, secretary; Jennifer Tryzna, treasurer, and Connie L. Puchalski, historian. For reservations, call Maureen Pikarski at (312) 521-7004.
Appellate Lawyers
Judge Diane S. Sykes of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit will speak to the Appellate Lawyers Association during a luncheon Tuesday, March 15, at the Chicago Athletic Association. Call (312) 554-2090.
Commercial Law League
Midwest Region members of the Commercial Law League of America will participate in a 75th year Diamond Jubilee of seminars and special events Thursday to Sunday, April 7-10, at the Westin Michigan Avenue Hotel, Chicago. Call (312) 781-2000 for details.
DuPage County Bar
See Responsibility section for information about the DuPage County Bar Association's annual Judges' Nite dinner and musical spoof on Friday, Feb. 25, at the Wilton Manor, Wheaton.
The DCBA is taking reservations for a trip to Washington, D.C., in October that will include an admission ceremony at the U.S. Supreme Court. Call (630) 653-7779 or access www.dcba.org.
ECI Women Attorneys
New officers of the East Central Illinois Women Attorneys Association are Laurie Mikva, president; Glenna J. Weith and Jeane Gohl-Noice, vice presidents; Denise Knipp Bates, recorder, and Rumana Alam, treasurer.
The association's next monthly luncheon meeting will take place Tuesday, Feb. 21, at Biaggi's Ristorante, Champaign. Call Mikva at (217) 356-1351.
Illinois Paralegal
Dorothy Brown, clerk of the Cook County Circuit Court, will discuss operation functions and filing procedures of her office with members of the Illinois Paralegal Association on Thursday, March 24. A tour of the Daley Center is included in the program from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Call (815) 462-4620.
The Rockford and Northwest Suburban Sections of the IPA will meet at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, at Jimmy's Charhouse in Elgin to hear a program on financial planning.
Intellectual Property
The Intellectual Property Law Association is a co-sponsor of the Midwest Regional finals of the Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition, which will take place from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19, in the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, Chicago.
State and federal judges will hear the presentations by 21 teams from law schools in the Midwest. One team will represent the region in the national competition in Washington, D.C.
Kankakee County Bar
The Kankakee County Bar Association will hold its spring dinner meeting on Thursday, March 10, at the Hilton Gardens Hotel in Kankakee. Law student scholarships will be presented. Call Roger Elliott, (815) 472-2634.
Lake County Bar
ISBA President Ole Bly Pace III will speak to the Lake County Bar Association during a luncheon meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 22, at the Ramada Inn, Waukegan. Call (847) 244-3143.
The Lake County Bar and Medical Society will hold their annual joint doctor-lawyer dinner on Tuesday, March 8, at the Deerpath Inn, Lake Forest. It will begin with a 6 p.m. reception.
Keynote speaker for "Sweet Dreams: Torte Reform and Other Culinary Favorites" will be Gale Gand, an executive pastry chef, author, television show host and partner of Tru Restaurant in Chicago.
Lake County Women
Elizabeth Yore, general counsel for the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, will speak to the Lake County Association of Women Attorneys during a luncheon meeting Wednesday, March 2, at Potesta's Restaurant, Waukegan.
Yore will discuss DCFS investigations from start to finish, how to advise clients, and recent changes in the agency. Call President Marjorie Sher at (847) 249-2830.
Lesbian/Gay Bar
New officers of the Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago are Dorene A. Kuffer of the Cook County public defender's Juvenile Justice Division, president; Cathy L. Rath, treasurer, and Mark D. Teague, secretary. Access www.chilagbac.org for more information.
Minority Counsel
Three attorneys will be honored by the Minority Corporate Counsel Association during its Midwest Region Diversity Dinner on Wednesday, March 16, at the Marriott Downtown Hotel, Chicago. A 5:30 p.m. reception will precede the dinner and program.
Honorees are D. Cameron Findlay of Aon Corp., Gary H. Pilnick of the Kellogg Co. and Crane H. Kenney of the Tribune Co. Call Tiffany Payne, (202) 371-5906.
North Suburban Bar
The North Suburban Bar Association will hold its annual Gary Wild Memorial Award dinner at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 9, in the Glenview Park Center's Lakeview Room. Call Gail Vierneisel at (312) 433-7914.
Northwest Suburban Bar
"SUVs: Is Bigger Safer?" is the topic of a speech by George Bellas to the Northwest Suburban Bar Association during a 6 p.m. reception and dinner Wednesday, Feb. 16, at Jameson's Charhouse in Arlington Heights.
Bellas, a past president of the association, has been involved nationwide in SUV rollover litigation subsequent to about 10,000 fatalities annually. Call (847) 259-7908.
Peoria County Bar
See announcement on page 5 about the Peoria County Bar Association's 97th Lincoln Memorial Banquet and keynote speech by Supreme Court Justice Robert R. Thomas.
Real Estate Lawyers
Aurora N. Abella-Austriaco of Peck, Bloom, Austriaco & Mitchell, Chicago, was installed Jan. 12 as president of the Illinois Real Estate Lawyers Association. She is a member of the ISBA Real Estate Law Section Council. Call (847) 593-5750 for more information.
West Suburban Bar
Chicago attorney Mark Loftus will be installed as president of the West Suburban Bar Association during the annual black-tie dinner Saturday, March 5, at Edgewood Valley Country Club, Willow Springs.
The association holds regular dinner meetings on the third Monday of each month at Bacino's in LaGrange. Future dates are Feb. 21 with speech by Roe Conn, March 21 and April 18. Call (708) 366-1122.
Women's Bar of Illinois
The annual judicial reception and award presentations of the Women's Bar Association of Illinois will take place Wednesday, March 23, at the Mid-Day Club on Bank One Plaza, Chicago. Call (312) 341-8530.
The association will present its Judge Mary Heftel Hooton Awards to Appellate Justice Sheila M. O'Brien of the 1st District, Cook County Judge Jane L. Stuart, a member of the ISBA Assembly, and 18th Circuit Judge Hollis L. Webster. Co-chairs of the reception are Kathy Gallanis and Karen M. Enright.
George Hoban became partner with Joseph Hinshaw in 1938
Retired Chicago corporate attorney George S. Hoban, who was of counsel to Hinshaw & Culbertson, died Jan. 27 at age 90 in Austin, Texas. He retired from full-time practice in 1979.
A 1938 graduate of the Northwestern University School of Law, Mr. Hoban joined the practice of Joseph H. Hinshaw, who became president of the Illinois State Bar Association in 1951 and founded the Illinois Bar Foundation.
Mr. Hoban served in the Army Judge Advocate General Corps during World War II and went on to become managing partner of Hinshaw, Culbertson, Moelman, Hoban & Fuller.
He was a member of the ISBA Committee on Bar Economics from 1960 to 1964, and was its chair for two years. He also served on the Committee on Antitrust Law and the Federal Taxation Section Council.
General counsel to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons for several years, Mr. Hoban was counsel to Duplex Products and Northwest Hospital and a member of the Ripon College Board of Trustees.
Survivors include a son, Robert G. Hoban of McDermott, Will & Emery, Chicago.
W. Timothy Baetz
Retired Chicago attorney W. Timothy Baetz died Jan. 17 at age 60 in Palm Springs, Calif., of a heart attack during a golfing trip. A former partner in McDermott, Will & Emery, he retired in 2001 to spend more time with his family.
A 1969 graduate of the University of Michigan Law School, Mr. Baetz served in the Army Reserves during the Vietnam War. An authority on estate planning and taxation, he testified in U.S. House and Senate committees on the Internal Revenue Code.
He was a past chair of the Chicago bar Association Trust Law Committee and a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
Philip Basvic
Retired criminal defense attorney and author Philip Basvic, a resident of Crown Point, Ind., died Jan. 23 at age 93. A 1950 graduate of The John Marshall Law School, he had practices in Chicago and Oak Lawn.
Thomas Brady
Retired Oak Park attorney Thomas J. Brady, formerly of Elmhurst, died in January at age 91, He was a 1952 graduate of The John Marshall Law School.
Victor Carney
Retired Chicago attorney Victor M. Carney died Jan. 20 at age 50 in his home as a result of multiple sclerosis, which he had for 18 years. He was a 1980 graduate of the University of Illinois College of Law.
After two years as a tax lawyer for Price Waterhouse, Mr. Carney moved to the McDonald's Corp. in Oak Brook. In 1990, he joined Carney & Brothers, the law firm of his brother, Demetrius E. Carney, but went on disability a few years later.
Paul Chervin
Waukegan attorney Paul S. Chervin died Jan. 5 at age 60 in his home. He was managing partner in the Waukegan office of Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon.
A 1967 graduate of the University of Illinois College of Law, Mr. Chervin joined the firm of McClory, Lonchar, Nordigan & Clark. He was an assistant Lake County public defender from 1969 until 1972, when be became a sole practitioner.
Mr. Chervin was counsel to the City of Waukegan, the Waukegan Park District, and fire protection districts in Countryside, Long Grove, Lake Villa, Lake Zurich and Libertyville.
Retired general counsel of the Veridian Health Advisory Board, he served on the boards of the Lake County Chamber of Commerce and Victory Memorial Hospital, and was a member of the Friends of Genesee Theatre.
Peter Deuel
Retired Chicago attorney Peter MacArthur Deuel, a resident of Glenview, died Jan. 12 at age 69 of a heart attack in the ManorCare Nursing Home, Northbrook.
Born in Berlin while his father was a correspondent for the Chicago Daily News, Mr. Deuel was a reporter for the Daily News and Chicago Sun-Times for several years.
In the early 1970s he became associate Cook County circuit clerk and subsequently studied law at the Loyola University School of Law, where he graduated in 1988. In addition to a private practice, he was an assistant to Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas.
Winfield Durbin
Retired Chicago attorney Winfield Taylor Durbin II died Jan. 24 at age 92 in his home. He was a 1937 graduate of Harvard Law School.
Richard Ferri
Chicago attorney Richard H. Ferri, an Oak Park resident, died Jan. 4 at age 56 of a heart attack while on vacation in Mexico. He was a partner in Kelly, Olson, Michod, DeHaan & Richter.
A former assistant Cook County public defender in the Juvenile Division, Mr. Ferri was a 1974 graduate of the Chicago-Kent College of Law. He joined the Continental National Bank litigation department in 1979 and was senior attorney for more than 10 years.
In 1990, he left the bank to practice with Arnstein & Lehr. He served on the Chicago Bar Association Financial Institutions and Commercial Transactions Committees.
Louis Giliberto
Retired Cook County judge Louis J. Giliberto died in January. He was admitted to the Illinois bar in 1947. Giliberto resigned from the bench in August 1992.
Charles Henry
Kankakee attorney Charles O. Henry, a past president of the Kankakee County bar Association, died Jan. 7 at age 71. He was a 1959 graduate of The John Marshall Law School.
Mr. Henry was attorney for the Kankakee Valley Park District for more than 40 years, often serving as treasurer and secretary until 1999. His father, C. D. Henry, was an attorney, judge and park district secretary.
Harold Huebner
Retired Chicago attorney Harold C. Huebner Jr., a resident of Oak Park, died in January. He was a 1942 graduate of the DePaul University College of Law.
Salvatore LaPlaca
Chicago attorney Salvatore G. LaPlaca died Feb. 2 at age 80. A 1951 graduate of the Loyola University School of Law, he was of counsel to Weinberg Richmond.
A veteran of Army artillery service in Europe during World War II, where he fought in the Battle of the Bulge, Mr. LaPlaca played clarinet, cornet and accordion in an Army band after the war. He was past president of the Oak Park Sertoma Club.
Thomas Lee
Chicago trial attorney Thomas J. Lee, a resident of Glenview, died Jan. 14 at age 67 of throat cancer in the University of Chicago Hospital.
A 1963 graduate of the DePaul University College of Law, Mr. Lee was a partner in Garbutt, Jacobsen & Lee for several years before forming Thomas J. Lee Ltd.