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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 2004
Attorney David Bergschneider, of Springfield, received the Virgil E. Tipton, Jr. Publications Award from Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) at the organization's annual awards luncheon June 18 during the ISBA Annual Meeting at The Abbey in Fontana, Wis.
Bergschneider, who is legal director in the Office of the State Appellate Defender, is the author and editor of the 1998 edition of "Illinois Handbook of Criminal Law Decisions" and its 2003 supplement.
These ISBA reference publications consist of more than a thousand pages of meticulously categorized case summaries and are considered "a significant gift of information to Illinois criminal practitioners," said John J. Johnston, chair of the Bar Publications Board.
Bergschneider, a past chair of the ISBA Criminal Justice Section Council, has compiled the criminal law publication since 1997. He took over from Robert E. Davidson, a previous Tipton Award recipient, who had produced it in various versions since the early 1970s.
The award, which is named in recognition of the service of a former ISBA director of publications, has been presented only seven times since its inception in 1982.
The 30,000-member ISBA, with offices in Springfield and Chicago, provides professional services to Illinois lawyers, and education and services to the public.
Springfield Attorney Receives Award from
Illinois State Bar Association