The College of Law will conduct its 11th annual Clifford Symposium on Civil Justice, Tort Law and Social Policy on Thursday and Friday, April 14-15. The topic is "Who Feels Their Pain? The Challenge of Non-economic Damages in Civil Litigation."
The faculty includes Stephan Landsman of DePaul, Shari Diamond of Northwestern, and Stephan Daniels and Joanne Martin of the American Bar Foundation. Call (312) 362-5292. There is no charge to attend.
DuPage County Bar
The DuPage County Bar Association will conduct a six-hour children's advocacy seminar on guardians ad litem, child representatives and attorneys for the child from 9 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Saturday, April 16.
Speakers include ISBA President-elect Robert K. Downs of Chicago; Pamela J. Kuzniar of Kalcheim, Shatz & Berger, Chicago, a member of the Family Law Section Council, and 18th Circuit Judge Elizabeth W. Sexton.
A DCBA local government seminar, "Transitioning from Public to Private Practice," will take place Friday, April 29. Call (630) 653-7779 for a complete schedule.
Career Alternatives
A workshop on "More than 300 Things You Can Do with Your Law Degree: Career Alternatives In and Beyond Law" will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 16, in the Crystal Room on the eighth floor of the Chicago Athletic Association. Call (800) 345-9472 or (815) 753-0277.
Sponsors are the NIU College of Law and College on Liberal Arts and Sciences, the DeKalb County, DuPage County, Kane County and Winnebago County Bar Associations.
Featured speakers include California attorney Hindi Greenberg, author of "The Lawyer's Career Change Handbook: More than 300 Things You Can Do with a Law Degree." A program on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is included.
Kane County Bar
A Kane County Bar Association seminar on Local Government Law will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 21, at the Kane County Judicial Center. The moderator is John Regan.
A Commercial Law and Lending Law seminar is scheduled from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 27, at the judicial center. Call (630) 762-1915.
John Marshall Law
The Fair Housing Legal Support Center of The John Marshall Law School will conduct a two-day Fair Housing National Program on Friday and Saturday, April 29-30. Call Elaine Morey, (312) 472-2737, ext.492.
Ad regulation law aired at Leo Burnett
Several attorneys will participate in the workshop, "How to Make Advertising Self-Regulation Work for You," that begins at 8:45 a.m. Tuesday, April 26, at Leo Burnett Worldwide in Chicago.
The insiders' guide to navigating a case through the process of the National Advertising Division (NAD) of the Council of Better Business Bureaus is sponsored by the National Advertising Review Council (NARC).
After welcoming remarks by NARC President James Guthrie, the program will begin with the presentation, Self-Regulation in the Global Spotlight, by Chicago attorney Carla R. Michelotti, Leo Burnett's executive vice president and general counsel.
A national authority on advertising and communications issues, such as commercial free speech and privacy, Michelotti chairs the American Advertising Federation and its Government Affairs Committee, and is vice president for self-regulation of the International Advertising Association.
A graduate of the DePaul University College of Law, she is a past chair of the ISBA Intellectual Property Law Section Council and the Fellows of the Illinois Bar Foundation and a former member of the ISBA Board of Governors.
Other workshop presentations include The NAD Experience, and its role in shaping advertising and advising clients, with Ross M. Weinstein of Kirkland & Ellis and Mark McGowan, vice president-legal of the Pepsico Beverage and Food Division.
A mock NAD challenge by three staff attorneys will provide instructions on navigating procedures, tools for advocacy, potential pitfalls, and presentation of scientific evidence.
Keynote luncheon speaker is Mary Engle, associate director of the Federal Trade Commission Division of Advertising Practices.
For registration details and other information, access the Web site, www.narcpartners.org or contact Bruce Hopewell, NARC communications director, at (212) 705-0114 or bhopewell@narc.bbb.org.
Don't hang self
New downstate solo practitioners and small firm lawyers shouldn't miss the ISBA Law Ed Series seminar, "Hanging Out Your Shingle Without Hanging Yourself," that will take place Friday, May 6, at the Collinsville Holiday Inn.
The seminar is conducted by the General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section, the Young Lawyers Division and the Women's Bar Association of Illinois. Highlights will be published in the next Bar News.
A public conference on communicating concerns about threats to constitutional values and liberties will be conducted from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 9, at the Hawthorn Suites, Champaign, by the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois. Tickets at $25 for non-members will apply to ACLU membership. Find registration details at www.aclu-il.org/conference.
Appellate Lawyers
Gino Agnello, clerk of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, will speak to the Appellate Lawyers Association during a luncheon Friday, April 15, at the Chicago Athletic Association. He will make a PowerPoint presentation on changes in filing procedures. Call (312) 554-2090.
The association held roundtable discussions with appellate justices of the 2nd District on March 1 in Elgin, and with the 5th District on March 5 in Collinsville. A 3rd District roundtable is planned Thursday, May 26, at the Kankakee Country Club.
Bohemian Lawyers
The Bohemian Lawyer Association of Chicago will hold a Probate Night dinner Thursday, March 24, at the Klas Restaurant in Cicero. Presiding Judge Henry A. Budzinski of the Cook County Probate Division will speak. Call Dawn at (630) 668-8500.
DuPage County Bar
The annual DuPage County Bar Association Law Day luncheon will take place Thursday, April 28, at Klein Creek Country Club, Winfield. The program includes award presentations. Call (630) 653-7779.
The DCBA has leased 3,600 square feet of space on the third floor of the 18th Circuit Judicial Center, Wheaton, for an Attorney Resource Center where lawyers can congregate while they are in the courthouse. It will be dedicated at 12 noon Wednesday, May 4, in memory of past president and former judge William E. Hooper.
Ethnic Bar Coalition
The Cook County Ethnic Bar Coalition, formed by the Degalogue Society and Justinian Society, will conduct a mini-model Seder from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday, April 11, in the ISBA Chicago Regional Office. Call (312) 263-6493 or access info@decaloguesociety.com to register.
Members of the sponsoring organizations held an outing March 19 to a performance of "My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish, and I'm in Therapy" in Skokie.
John Marshall Law
The John Marshall Law School Center for Intellectual Property Law will be the site of a National Minority Undergraduate Mock Trial Competition on Friday and Saturday, April 8-9. Call Rory Smith, (312) 427-2737, ext. 412.
Justinian Society
New officers of the Justinian Society will be nominated during a dinner meeting Thursday, April 21, at Stefani's 437 Rush Restaurant, Chicago. Call President John Sciaccotta at (312) 836-4181.
Kane County Bar
The annual Kane County bar Association Judge's Night reception will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 28, at Nick & Tony's Restaurant in Geneva Commons on Randall Road. Call (630) 762-1915.
Lake County Bar
The renovated Genesee Theater in Waukegan will present a performance of "Grease" for members of the Lake County Bar Association on Friday, April 15. It will be preceded by a reception from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Madison Avenue Restaurant. Call (847) 244-3143.
Newly elected LCBA officers include Vice Presidents Robert S. Smith Jr. and Fredric Bryan Lesser, Treasurer Stuart A. Reid and Secretary Bryan Winter.
Lake County Women
The Lake County Association of Women Attorneys will meet for lunch and program Wednesday, April 6, at Potesta's Restaurant, Waukegan. Northbrook attorney Lara Cleary will speak on child welfare, special education, mental health and disability law, and confidentiality. Call President Marjorie Sher at (847) 249-2830.
Nordic Law Club
The Nordic law Club will hold its annual Scandinavian codfish smorgasbord dinner Wednesday, April 20, in the Swedish American Museum, 5211 N. Clark St., Chicago. Guest speaker is Chicago attorney Paul S. Anderson, honorary consul general of Norway Call Stephen C. Carlson, (312) 853-7717.
North Suburban Bar
The North Suburban Bar Association will meet for dinner and program Tuesday, April 5, at The Bagel in the Old Orchard Shopping Center, Skokie. Call President Paul Shuldiner at (312) 372-8242. The NSBA will conduct a Law Day program at 1 p.m. Friday, April 29, in the Glenview Senior Center.
Northwest Suburban Bar
The Northwest Suburban Bar Association will hold its annual Judges' Night dinner Wednesday, April 20, at Rosewood Banquets in Rosemont. Call (847) 259-7908.
Peoria County Bar
Judge Michael M. Mihm of U.S. District Court for the Central District will be keynote speaker for the Peoria County Bar Association's Law Day luncheon Thursday, April 28, at the Hotel Pere Marquette.
Fifty-year plaques will be presented to Glenn E. Benckendorf, Richard C. Kavanagh, Harry H. Sonnemaker Jr. and Robert C. Strodel. Essay contest winners will be honored. Call (309) 674-6049.
South Suburban Bar
The South Suburban Bar Association will hold its annual Administrative Day luncheon Wednesday, April 20, in the Glenwood Oaks Restaurant, Glenwood. Call Steven Brenner at (708) 206-6400.
Washington County Bar
Kevin J. Stine of Belleville has succeeded Brian K. Trentman as president of the Washington County Bar Association. Other officers are Secretary Aaron Epplin and Treasurer Gary Unverfehrt.
West Suburban Bar
Justice Thomas Fitzgerald of the Illinois Supreme Court will discuss the jury system as keynote speaker for the West Suburban Bar Association Law Day luncheon Friday, April 29, at Riverside Country Club, North Riverside. Call (708) 366-1122.
Winnebago County Bar
Members of the Winnebago County Bar Association will deliver about 65 Mother's Day corsages on Sunday, May 8, to mothers who live in four Rockford-area shelters: WAVE, Women's Christian Care Center, Trinity House and Shelter Care Ministry.
Retired Missouri judge Paul B. Hunker Jr. is now of counsel to Burroughs, Hepler, Broom, MacDonald, Hebrank & True, Edwardsville. Former chair of the Natural Gas Claims and Litigation Association, Hunker retired in 2003 as assistant vice president of the Laclede Gas Co. in St. Louis.
Promoted to partners at Foley & Lardner in Chicago are Heidi H. Jeffrey in business law and finance practice, and Jeffrey A. Soble in general commercial litigation. Soble is the Chicago office pro bono coordinator.
Kevin F. Hormuth and Timothy M. Huskey have been named officers of Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, Swansea and St. Louis. Both are members of the Litigation Practice Group. Jamica D. Dowell has joined the firm as an associate.
New partners in Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen include Richard P. Klaus (employment and discrimination defense) in Urbana and Debra L. Stegall (employment law and transactional matters) and Craig L. Unrath (appellate advocacy) in Peoria.
Joseph A. Glendenning is a new associate in real estate tax assessment with Amari & Locallo, Chicago and Bloomingdale.
Five associates in the Chicago office of Bell, Boyd & Lloyd have been named members of the firm. They are Lisa A. Carroll (intellectual property litigation), Pawel Chudzicki (Central European corporate transactions), Lawrence A. Eiben (real estate and construction contracts), Thor W. Ketzback (environmental law), and Kimberly H. Novotny (corporate regulatory and securities law).
Five attorneys at Brinks, Hofer, Gilson & Lione, Chicago, have been promoted to shareholders. They are James A. Collins (litigation, copyright and patent prosecution), Vineet Gauri (intellectual property litigation and licensing), Thomas L. Holt (trademark, trade dress and unfair competition), James L. Katz (patent prosecution and litigation), and Eric J. Sosenko (patent and trademark procurement).
Named of counsel to Brinks, Hofer, Gilson & Lione are Jasper W. Dockrey (patent opinions and prosecution), Christopher A. Hankins ( litigation and patent prosecution), and Janet A. Pioli (intellectual property litigation.
Lisa M. Seaney has joined Brinks, Hofer, Gilson & Lione as a scientific advisor and patent agent in the Chemical Practice Group. Formerly with Pfizer/ Pharmacia/Searle, she has a doctorate in organic chemistry.
Five attorneys at Cassiday, Schade & Gloor, have been elevated to partners. They are William W. Ranard in the Rockford office, and Kyle R. Burkhardt, Stephanie R. Stomberg, Christopher R. Kearns and Jennifer S. Burke in the Chicago office.
Peter J. Schmiedel has joined Fischel & Kahn, Chicago, in litigation, adult guardianship and elder law matters. He has headed the Cook County public guardian's Adult Guardianship Division for the past six years.
Erik R. Nelson has joined Gardiner, Koch & Weisberg, Chicago, as an associate.
Katten Muchin Zavis Rosenman has elected 23 new partners, 10 of them in the Chicago office. They are Karl R. Barnickol, Matthew J. Cannon and Joni S. Jacobsen, in litigation; Mark R. Grossman, Mark D. Guidubaldi and Rad Padmanabhan in corporate; Jeffrey J. Bakker in employee benefits, Michael T. Foley in financial services, John Krol in structured finance, and Joseph A. "Jay" Venzon, real estate.
Daniel G. Cederbaum has joined the Chicago firm of Levin & Schreder as of counsel in sophisticated estate and income tax planning, and domestic and international estate and trust administration. A solo practitioner for the past 12 years, Cederbaum formerly practiced with D'Ancona & Pflaum and Sidley & Austin.
Preston L. Pugh has been elected a shareholder in the Chicago office of Littler Mendelson. Before joining the firm, he was an assistant U.S. attorney in Chicago and a staff attorney in the Appellate Court Branch of the National Labor Relations Board.
James J. Zych, who is licensed to practice in Illinois, has joined the St. Louis firm of Paule, Camazine & Blumenthal as an associate.
Promoted to partner in the Chicago office of Piper Rudnick Gray Cary are Danielle Meltzer Cassel, Lesli L. Falk, Andrew Scott and Paul Shadle (real