Mrs. Bone and her sister, Doris J. Fischer, were murdered three days earlier in the Belleville beauty salon they patronized. Michael Cooney, the proprietor of Michael's Salon, also died in the incident.
A past president of the Illinois Bar Foundation and the St. Clair County Bar Association, Maury Bone is a partner in Kassly, Bone, English & Hillebrand. A son, David H. Bone, is a member of the firm.
ISBA is co-sponsor of program about psychological evidence
The Illinois State Bar Association will co-sponsor a two-day American Bar Association legal education program, "National Institute on Psychological and Neuropsychological Evidence in Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Cases," next month in Chicago.
The ABA Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section and Health Law Section will present the program from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 21-22, in the headquarters building, 321 N. Clark, in cooperation with the American Psychological Association.
Nationally recognized experts on litigation, psychology and neuropsychology will provide comprehensive understanding of utilizing and challenging testimony in civil cases.
After introductions April 21, Chicago attorney Robert A. Clifford will present the opening program, The Use of Psychologists/Neuropsychologists in Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Cases: A Lawyer's Perspective.
Other lawyers who will speak during the first day are Nancy C. Fullam and Gregory Rogus, on Competency to Testify and Issues Related to Privilege and Confidentiality, and Raymund King, on Witness Preparation Prior to Deposition and Trial in a Medical Malpractice Case.
On April 22, King will speak on toxic mold cases as Specific Neuropsychological Conditions. In separate segments of Litigating a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury/ Postconcussion Case, speakers include Fullam and Steve Hart, on gathering facts and evidence, and Rogus and Keith Hebeisen, on preparation and trial.
The registration fee for members of a sponsoring organization is $500To register or obtain more information, call (800) 285-2221 or access www.abanet.org/cle.
A new Advisory Committee on Local Rules of Procedure, appointed by Chief Judge Joe Billy McDade of U.S. District Court for the Central District, met in January to establish a process for reviewing local rules and taking comments from lawyers who practice in the federal court.
The committee, which is chaired by ISBA past president Timothy L. Bertschy of Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Peoria, plans to convene again Monday, April 18, in the district courthouse in Peoria to discuss recommendations for rule changes.
Suggestions may be submitted no later than Monday, April 11, to Bertschy by mail to Suite 600, 124 Southwest Adams St., Peoria 61602, or by e-mail to tbertschy@hrva.com.
Copies of the local rules may be downloaded from the court's Web site, www.ilcd.uscourts.gov, where they are listed on a menu of options.
Other committee members include ISBA Assembly member Carl R. Draper of Springfield, a member of the Administrative Law Section Council and past chair of the Law Office Management and Economics (Standing Committe on) Council; William J. Brinkmann of Champaign, a member of the Federal Civil Practice Section Council, and Peter R. Jennetten of Peoria, who serves on the Young Lawyers Division Council.
Also J. Steven Beckett of Champaign, Robert Noe of Moline, Matthew Pappas of Rock Island, Richard Record of Mattoon, John Robertson of Galesburg and Charles S. Watson of Springfield.
Drug Court is April cable topic
A two-part ISBA cable television series titled "Drug Court" will be broadcast during April at 10 p.m. Tuesdays on Chicago Access Network channel 21.
John T. Theis of the Criminal Justice Section Council and the Committee on Cable Television Programming is moderator of panel that includes Presiding Judge Ann B. Jorgensen of the 18th Circuit Felony Division, a past president of the Illinois Judges Association.
Other panelists are Cook County Associate Judge Lawrence P. Fox, who presides in Drug Court, and psychotherapist Mark Kammerer, director of treatment programs for the Cook County State's Attorney's Office.
Two ISBA cable television programs about immigration law are being broadcast at 10 p.m. Tuesdays during March on Chicago Access Network channel 21.
Panelists will discuss "Issues Regarding Illegal Immigration" on March 22, and "Legal Immigration" on March 29. Martin A. Dolan of Dolan & Shannon, Chicago, a member of the Committee on Cable Television Programming, is the moderator.
Speakers are Chicago attorneys Constance H. Lara, Margaret H. McCormick of Minsky, McCormick & Hallagan, and Donald B. Kempster of Kempster, Keller & Lenz-Calvo.
Overwhelming response and offers of support for the Illinois Bar Foundation's special Warren Lupel Fund have necessitated moving a benefit reception on Tuesday, March 29, to the Union League Club of Chicago. It will take place from 5 to 7 p.m.
The fund, which supports the Bar Foundation's subsistence program of financial aid to lawyers in need, was seeded by a $25,000 gift from a client of Chicago attorney Warren Lupel, a past president, to recognize his commitment to law-related charitable initiatives.
Tax-free monthly subsistence stipends are provided by the foundation to help eligible applicants maintain modest but reasonable standards of living despite being unable to practice law because of illnesses or disabilities.
For information about contributing to the Lupel Fund, becoming a Fellow of the Bar Foundation, or attending the March 29 reception, contact executive director Susan M. Lewers at (312) 726-6072, ext. 233, or smlewers@isba.org.
ISBA members who become aware of colleagues, or their survivors, who qualify for subsistence, should send details in writing to the Illinois Bar Foundation, Illinois Bar Center, 424 S. Second St., Springfield, Ill. 62701.
Electronic bankruptcy filings explained
Chief judge, clerk to detail new procedures
Attention, bankruptcy attorneys. Everything you want and need to know about electronic filing in the Northern District will be spelled out in detail by the authorities in charge during a cutting-edge ISBA Law Ed Series seminar next month.
"Paperless Pleadings: Required Electronic Filing in Bankruptcies and Perspectives from the Court and U.S. Trustee" will be presented from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday, April 8, in the UBS Tower Conference Center, Chicago.
Among the speakers is Chief Bankruptcy Court Judge Eugene R. Wedoff, who was appointed to the court in 1987 and was elected to head it in June 2002. A former partner in Jenner & Block, he serves on the board of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges
This timely program is coordinated by ISBA Commercial, Banking and Bankruptcy Law Section Council members Mark A. Carter of Adelman & Gettleman, Chicago; Joseph P. Chamley of Evans, Froehlich, Beth & Chamley and John Roska of Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation, both of Champaign.
Section council chair Karen A. White of Burke & White, Downers Grove, will open the seminar with a welcome and introductions.
At 8:40 a.m., Kenneth S. Gardner, clerk of U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District, will speak on Required Electronic Case Filing and Frequently Encountered Problems.
Gardner's presentation will include the basic procedures of the new system from the practical perspective of the office that deals with its implementation.
At 10:30 a.m., U.S. Trustee Ira Bodenstein will discuss Current Developments from the Perspective of the U.S. Trustee, and how they may impact practice in the Northern District.
At 11:15 a.m., Chief Judge Wedoff will outline Administrative Procedures of the Bankruptcy Court for Electronic Filing. He will explain how cases and adversary proceedings will be handled under the new process.
A question and answer session at 12 noon will conclude the seminar.
Abuse, neglect issues include DCFS inquiries, roles of CASA
An ISBA Law Ed Series seminar, "Back to Basics: Abuse, Neglect and Dependency," will be conducted Friday, April 1, in the Chicago Regional Office by the Child Law Section, with co-sponsorship by the Women's Bar Association of Illinois.
Coordinators and moderators are section council past chair Barbara L. Delanois of David & Delanois, Danville, and the current chair, assistant DeKalb County state's attorney Ellen P. Pauling of Sycamore, who will open the program at 9 a.m. with welcoming remarks.
At 9:05 a.m., Debra Dyer-Walker, chief deputy general counsel of the Cook County Juvenile Court Unit of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, will discuss DCFS Investigations: What gets it started? What is the process? What are the potential results? What are the current trends?
At 9:45 a.m., section council member Kathryn A. Bischoff of Rockford will review Administrative Hearings: Issues and Procedures, including expungement of indicated reports, ACR appeals, and appealing administrative decisions.
At 10:40 a.m., John R. DeLaMar of Champaign County CASA, Urbana, will explain the roles of Court-Appointed Special Advocates.
At 11:20 a.m., Sue Plote, director of the DeKalb Family Service Agency, will describe the work of Children Advocacy Centers.
At 11:40 a.m., a Case Law Update will be provided by section council members Michael W. Raridon of Martenson, Blair & Raridon, Rockford, and Kathryn Bischoff.
After the 12 noon luncheon period, the seminar will continue as follows.
1 p.m. - Adjudicatory Phase of an Abuse, Neglect, Dependency Case, with assistant Cook County state's attorney Terry L. Lotsoff of Chicago.
1:35 p.m. - Disposition Phase of an Abuse, Neglect, Dependency Case, with Ellen Pauling.
2:10 p.m. - Permanency Hearings: Outside Cook County, with 11th Circuit Judge Stephen R. Pacey of Paxton, a section council member; In Cook County, with hearing officer Joan L. Rehm of the circuit court's Child Protection Division, Chicago.
Civil litigation update to cover 16 timely topics
Illinois litigators who can write quickly and absorb information effectively will get the most out of upcoming ISBA civil practice seminars that compress 16 subjects into eight-hour educational experiences.
"Civil Litigation: Update and Review of Civil Practice and Procedure," a pair of Law Ed Series presentations, will take place Friday, April 22, in the UBS Tower Conference Center, Chicago, and Friday, May 6, in the Radisson Hotel, Bloomington.
Chicago attorney Robert H. Hanaford, chair of the ISBA Civil Practice and Procedure Section Council and newsletter co-editor of the Insurance Law Section Council, is coordinator and moderator of this ambitious program. The following topics will be covered in 25-minute segments.
9 a.m. - Service of Process, with section council member Kelli E. Hillis of Feldman, Wasser, Draper & Benson, Springfield, who also serves on the Young Lawyers Division Council.
9:25 a.m. - Proper Parties, Amended Complaints, Relation Back Doctrine, with Shawn S. Kasserman of Corboy & Demetrio, Chicago.
9:50 a.m. - Pleadings: The Road Map Through Trial, with Robert R. Duncan of the Law Offices of Richard L. Pullano, Chicago.
10:15 a.m. - Medical Malpractice Affidavit: Section 2-622, with section council member Bridget A. Mitchell of Chicago.
10:50 a.m. - Venue and Forum Non Conveniens, with section council member James Matthew Pfeiffer of Rolewick & Gutzky, Wheaton (Chicago program), also a member of the Young Lawyers Division Council, and Gwen M. Geraghty of Dykema, Gossett, Rooks & Pitts, Chicago (Bloomington program).
11:15 a.m. - Discovery: Interrogatories, Document Production and Depositions, with section council member Hugh H. Rowden of McCarthy, Rowden & Baker, Decatur.
11:40 a.m. - Opening Statement, with John M. Stalmack of Bollinger, Ruberry & Garvey, Chicago (in Chicago), and Thomas M. Harris of Jerome Mirza & Associates, Bloomington (in Bloomington), a member of the Committee on Continuing Legal Education and Illinois Bar Journal Editorial Board.
12:05 p.m. - Luncheon break.
1 p.m. - Supreme Court Rule 213: Disclosure of Opinion Witness, with section council member Russell W. Hartigan of Hartigan & Cuisiner, Chicago.
1:25 p.m. - Supreme Court Rule 216: Requests to Admit, with Robert H. Fredian of Wiedner & McAuliffe, Chicago (in Chicago), and Timothy W. Kelly of the Kelly Law Offices, Bloomington (in Bloomington), a member of the Tort Law Section Council.
1:50 p.m. - Third Party Practice: Indemnity and Contribution, with section council member Ronald A. Roth of Roth & Evans, Granite City.
2:15 p.m. - Administrative Review: Timely Filing and Proper Parties, with Thomas M. Battista of Rock, Fusco & Garvey, Chicago, past chair of the Administrative Law Section Council and member of the State and Local Taxation Section Council.
2:55 p.m. - Motions to Dismiss Under Sections 2-615 and 2-619, with Cook County Judge Daniel T. Gillespie, a member of the section council and ISBA Assembly (in Chicago), and Phillip Shawn Wood of Seyfarth Shaw, Chicago (in Bloomington).
3:20 p.m. - Motions for Summary Judgment: Section 2-1009, with section council member James A. Murphy of Mahoney, Silverman & Cross, Joliet (in Chicago), and Katherine J. Casey of Piper Rudnick Gray Cary, Chicago (in Bloomington).
3:45 p.m. - Enforcement and Relief from Judgments, with ISBA Assembly member Jeffrey Corso of Swanson, Martin & Bell, Chicago, past chair of the Committee on the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission.
4:10 p.m. - Closing Arguments, with section council member James F. McCluskey of Momkus, McCluskey, McAndrew & Monroe, Downers Grove, who serves on the ISBA Assembly (in Chicago), and associate member Frank A. Perrecone of Ferolie, Perrecone & White, Rockford (in Bloomington), who serves on the ISBA Assembly and Task Force on the Unauthorized Practice of Law.
4:35 p.m. - Post-Trial Motions JNOV, New Trial, Preserving Issues for Appeal, with section council member Sandra L. Loeb of the Law Offices of Frederick & Hagle, Urbana (in Chicago), and Robert R. McNamara of Johnson & Bell, Chicago (in Bloomington).
Evidence abuse in family law cases reviewed
"Evidentiary Issues Affecting Family Law," an ISBA Law Ed Series seminar, will be conducted by the Family Law Section on Friday and Saturday, April 8-9, at the Hotel Inter-Continental in New Orleans, La.
Program coordinators are section council member Gregory A. Scott of Scott & Scott, Springfield, and associate member Roza B. Gossage of Belleville.
Enrico J. Mirabelli of Nadler, Pritikin & Mirabelli, Chicago, a member of the ISBA Board of Governors, will open the April 8 program at 9 a.m. with Evidence: Its Uses and Abuses in Domestic Relations Cases.
At 10:15 a.m., 18th Circuit Judge Rodney W. Equi of Wheaton, a section council member, will discuss Introducing Private Records and Documents: Mental Health Records, Medical and Dental Records, Drug Testing Results and School Records, Including the Effect of HIPAA on Family Practice.