Section Council, and assistant professor Michelle Goodwin of the DePaul University College of Law.
At 10:50 a.m., the participating students will prepare oral arguments for a mock appeal of a discrimination case based on the morning presentations and background material provided previously to their schools.
Appellate Justices Anne Burke, Shelvin Hall and Jill McNulty will hear the arguments at 11:15 a.m. and engage in questions and answers with the participants.
After the 12 noon luncheon, a keynote speech will be given by Nancy Pender, a Fox television news anchor who spoke during a similar Women Everywhere program last year.
Service projects slated
The sixth annual Women Everywhere service day of work projects for community agencies that assist women and children in need is scheduled Thursday, May 26.
Sponsors include the ISBA Committee on Women and the Law, the Women's Bar Association of Illinois, the Black Women Lawyers Association of Greater Chicago, the Chicago Bar Association Alliance for Women, the DuPage Association of Women Lawyers, the Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois and the Hadassah Attorneys Council.
Co-chairs are Chicago attorneys Jeanne M. Reynolds of Reynolds & Reynolds and Ellen M. Girard of Quarles & Brady. For more information, call Courtney Stevens at (312) 840-8621.
Corporate trials to be subject of May cable shows
Two ISBA cable television programs on corporate misconduct and prosecution will be broadcast during May at 10 p.m. Tuesdays on Chicago Access Network channel 21.
"Corporate America on Trial: The Good, the Bad and the Greedy" may be seen May 3, May 17 and May 31. "Corporate America on Trial: What Happened to Martha Stewart?" will be aired May 10 and May 24.
Cheryl D. Cesario of the ISBA Committee on Cable Television Programming is the moderator for both programs. She is assistant director of the Center for Advocacy and Dispute Resolution at The John Marshall Law School.
ISBA Third Vice President Joseph G. Bisceglia of Jenner & Block, Chicago, heads a panel that also includes Cook County Associate Judge Daniel T. Gillespie, a member of the ISBA Assembly and the Civil Practice and Procedure Section Council.
Other panelists are Richard J. Black of Black & Black, Morris, a member of the Civil Practice and Procedure Section Council, and Shawn Wood of Seyfarth Shaw, Chicago.
Segments of the two-part April cable series, "Drug Court," may be seen on Tuesdays, April 19 and April 26. John T. Theis of the Criminal Justice Section Council and the Committee on Cable Television Programming is the moderator.
Panelists are Presiding Judge Ann B. Jorgensen of the 18th Circuit Felony Division, a past president of the Illinois Judges Association; 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.
Wednesday, June 8, is the deadline for ISBA section councils and committees to submit proposals for Law Ed Series seminars that will take place next fall. This does not include Midyear Meeting programs.
Information and program proposal forms may be obtained by accessing the ISBA Web site, www.isba.org, or calling the CLE registrar at (800) 252-8908.
Joel Daly to exchange one career for several more
By Stephen Anderson
Joel Thomas Daly will step out, not down, on May 6, when he leaves WLS-TV at age 70 after 38 years of acclaim as a Chicago television news anchor.
An attorney, Daly anticipates a busy "retirement" as a mediator, teacher, actor, singer, producer of public television documentaries, and director of external affairs at The John Marshall Law School.
Daly's arrival in Chicago in 1967, where he joined Fahey Flynn on channel 7, sparked a revolution in broadcast journalism, according to Sun-Times media columnist Robert Feder.
Together, they "pioneered a style of news ... that would turn the market upside down and become a standard across the country for generations," Feder wrote last month when Daly's parting was announced.
The broadcasts he has anchored for ABC, with Flynn through 1983 and with Linda Yu since then, have never been ranked lower than first place in viewership during their time slots.
A member of the ISBA Committee on Cable Television Programming, Daly has served on the Committee on Media Law and, not surprisingly, the Special Committee on Cameras in the Courts. He's on the boards of Chicago-Kent and the Center for Disability and Elder Law. Daly's astute and amicable approach to spinning the news has earned local and national recognition: five Chicago Emmy Awards, a Silver Circle Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, a Human Relations Award from the American Jewish Congress and a Liberty Bell Award from the Chicago Bar Association.
He also has been honored frequently for his achievements as a lawyer - a parallel career that was preceded by a national moot court championship for the Chicago- Kent College of Law team in 1988, the year he graduated with honors.
Inducted in 1999 as an Honorary Fellow of the Illinois Bar Foundation, Daly received an Atticus Finch Award for pro bono work from the Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation in 1992, and the CBA's first Herman Kogan Media Award in 1989.
At John Marshall, Daly will teach courses in media law and trial advocacy, and go public with information about the law school's commitment to the community through such initiatives as the Fair Housing Legal Clinic and assistance to the Swift Specialty Elementary School.
Next year, he plans to begin producing "Chicago Justice," a series of half-hour programs on WTTW-TV (channel 11) about famous trials. Each episode is expected to begin in his classroom at John Marshall.
Daly said he hopes to find opportunities for live stage appearances in addition to the annual CBA Christmas Spirits show. He has performed as Atticus Finch, the hero of "To Kill a Mockingbird," and in "Darrow," a one-man show about Chicago's legendary "attorney for the damned" that he would like to repeat.
An accomplished yodeler, he also heads a country-western band with a repertory that includes a musical tribute to the life and music of Roy Rogers.
Of counsel to the Chicago law firm of Joseph, Lichtenstein & Levinson, Daly plans to concentrate in mediation during whatever time remains after his other professional and avocational pursuits.
"Someone of his stature in Chicago and with his legal expertise doesn't come along very often," John Marshall Dean Patricia Mell said in welcoming Daly to the faculty, "Having him will be a great benefit to our students and staff."
Daly concurs. The school "has an outstanding history in Chicago, and many wonderful stories to tell," he noted. "I'm going to work hard to make the people of Chicago understand what the school has done, what it's doing and where it's going."
General practice developments aired April 22 in Collinsville
New information about a variety of substantive practice areas will be presented in the ISBA Law Ed Series seminar, "Update on Legal Developments for the General Practitioner," on Friday, April 22, at the Holiday Inn, Collinsville.
Program coordinator is Julie Ann Sebastian, an assistant Cook County state's attorney and member of the ISBA General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section Council. Cook County Judge Edna Turkington-Viktora, the section newsletter co-editor, is the moderator. The schedule follows.
9 a.m. - Update on Real Estate Law, with John G. O'Brien of Arlington Heights, a member of the ISBA Board of Governors and founder of the Illinois Real Estate Lawyers Association.
9:30 a.m. - Update on Criminal Law, with section council past chair Michele M. Jochner of Chicago, a member of the ISBA Board of Governors and law clerk to Chief Justice Mary Ann G. McMorrow of the Illinois Supreme Court.
10 a.m. - Criminal Records Relief: Petitions for Executive Clemency, with Jorge L. Montes of Chicago, chair of the Committee on Minority and Women Participation.
10:45 a.m. - Update on Family Law, with Patricia H. Kievlan of Pessin, Baird & Wells, Belleville.
11:15 a.m. - Update on Grandparent Visitation, with section council member Michael K. Goldberg of Goldberg & Goldberg, Chicago.
12 noon - Luncheon period.
1:15 p.m. - Update on Probate Law and Estate Planning, with section council member Patrick E. Ward of Ward & Ward, Dixon.
1:45 p.m. - Update on Traffic Law, with Larry A. Davis of DesPlaines, editor of the Traffic Laws and Courts Section newsletter.
2:30 p.m. - Update on Topics in Professional Responsibility and Attorney Discipline, with Gary S. Rapaport of Springfield, senior counsel of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission.
3 p.m. - Update on Employment Law Issues with William J. Borah of Homewood.
3:30 p.m. - Billing for Success and 30 Tips in 30 Minutes, with ISBA Assembly Carl R. Draper of Feldman, Wasser, Draper & Benson, Springfield, past chair of the Law Office Management and Economics (Standing Committe on) Council.
Downstate panel helps lawyers, firms hang shingles
If you are a new or would-be downstate solo practitioner or small firm lawyer, you will want to arrive early for the ISBA Law Ed Series seminar, "Hanging Out Your Shingle Without Hanging Yourself," on Friday, May 6, at the Collinsville Holiday Inn.
The opening presentation, A Law Firm Is a Business: Treat It that Way, will be given by Peter L. Rotskoff of Springfield, litigation group manager for the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission and liaison to the ISBA Committee on Legal Education, Admission and Competence.
New lawyers frequently and unwittingly incur disciplinary charges relating to management issues that are covered by Supreme Court Rules. Rotskoff will explain how to avoid misconduct in handling client funds and payments, maintaining trust accounts, and keeping accurate records.
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. Program coordinator is ISBA Assembly member Bernard Wysocki of Wysocki & Smith, Waukegan, a member of the General Practice Section Council.
Section council chair Timothy E. Duggan of Stine, Greer & Duggan, Springfield, will begin the program at 8:50 a.m. with introductions, followed at 9 a.m. by Rottskoff's presentation.
At 10 a.m., Assembly member Carl R. Draper of Feldman, Wasser, Draper & Benson, Springfield, will discuss Vital Systems for Operating the Firm, including calendars, client files, messages and conflict checking.
A member of the Administrative Law Section Council, Draper serves on the Committee on the ARDC and is past chair of the Law Office Management and Economics (Standing Committe on) Council.
At 10:55 a.m., Chicago attorney Robert A. Merrick Jr. will review Conflicts of Interest. Among the issues are multiple representations in a single matter, former clients, aggregate claim settlement, personal interests, business dealings with clients, and waivable and unwaivable conflict.
At 11:45 a.m., John H. Maville of Belvidere will speak on Billing Fees and Collection: structuring a fee and stating it to a client, recording and billing time, advancing litigation costs, compensating co-counsel, and collection methods that include liens.
Maville, a past chair of the General Practice Section and former editor of its newsletter, received the General Practice Tradition of Excellence Award last year.
During a 12:30 p.m. luncheon provided by the ISBA Mutual Insurance Co., a speaker will explain details of the state bar association mentoring program.
At 1:30 p.m., James F. Dunneback of Orland Park, a past chair of the General Practice Section, will describe Setting Up Your Operation: securing and sharing office space, acquiring equipment and purchasing computer systems.
At 2:15 p.m., Bernard Wysocki will discuss Getting and Keeping Clients: advertising, marketing, networking and communicating with clients so they remain your clients.
At 3:15 p.m., General Practice Section Council member Patrick E. Ward of Ward & Ward, Dixon, will advise participants that You're an Attorney so Act Like One. His topic is the special duties owed by a lawyer to the profession, the courts and the community.
Psychological evidence is tort program topic
The ABA Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section and Health Law Section will present the program, "National Institute on Psychological and Neuropsychological Evidence in Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Cases," Friday and Saturday, April 21-22, in the Chicago headquarters building.
The Illinois State Bar Association and American Psychological Association are co-sponsors. The registration fee for members is $500. To register or obtain more information, call (800) 285-2221 or access www.abanet.org/cle.
Nationally recognized experts on litigation, psychology and neuropsychology will provide comprehensive understanding of utilizing and challenging testimony in civil cases.
After introductions at 8:30 a.m. 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.
Two sections plan Chicago program May 13 on strategy for non-competition agreements
An ISBA Law Ed Series seminar on "Drafting, Negotiating and Enforcing Non-Competition Provisions in Agreements" will be presented Friday morning, May 13, in the Chicago Regional Office. Sponsors are the Civil Practice and Procedure Section and the Corporation, Securities and Business Law Section.
Program coordinators are Robert H. Hanaford of Chicago, chair of the Civil Practice and Procedure Section Council and newsletter co-editor of the Insurance Law Section, and Robert J. Wild of Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, vice chair of the Corporation, Securities and Business Law Section Council.
Hanaford will serve jointly as moderator with Patricia C. Holland of Albert Whitehead, Chicago, chair of the Corporation, Securities and Business Law Section Council. They will open the program at 9 a.m.