The Hellenic Bar Association of Illinois has scheduled its annual spring membership party and free dinner at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 19, at Carlucci's Restaurant in Rosemont. Call (312) 458-9420.
New officers elected June 12 are President Harry J. Secaras, President-elect Paul Lillios, Vice Presidents Tina Diamantopolous-Burgis and George P. Berbas, Treasurer Theodore G. Karavidas, Secretaries Mark G. Poulakides and Diamond Mendonides, and Historian Harry J. Fournier.
Hispanic Lawyers
Chicago attorney Karina Ayala-Bermejo was installed June 12 as president of the Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois. New Cook County Associate Judge Jorge Luis Alonso was honored during the dinner at the Chicago Bar Association.
Illinois Paralegal
The Illinois Paralegal Association has scheduled a cruise on Lake Michigan and buffet dinner aboard the Evening Star from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 23. Boarding will begin at 5 p.m. from the east bank of the Chicago River just south of Adams Street. Call (815) 462-4620.
Inns of Court
The Abraham Lincoln Inn of Court will have a luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 1, in the Hotel Pere Marquette, Peoria. Appellate Justice Dan Schmidt will be guest speaker. Call Becky Dluski at (309) 688-9400.
Richard W. Zuckerman, a member of the ISBA Board of Governors, is president of the Inn. Karen L. Kendall is vice president, and Gregory S. Bell is secretary-treasurer.
Jewish Judges
Rabbi Baruch Hertz will be guest speaker at a Kosher luncheon meeting of the Jewish Judges Association of Illinois on Thursday, June 26, in the ISBA Chicago Regional Office. His topic is "Opening the Windows to Super Conscious Forces of Your Own Soul and Ten Foundations of the Human Personality."
Kane County Bar
Longtime members of the Kane County Bar Association were honored during the annual dinner June 12 in Aurora, where Kevin G. Drendel of Batavia was installed as president.
They are Zalmon Goldsmith, 65 years; Alfred Kirkland Sr. and Joseph Radovich, 60 years; Paul Schnake and Stanley R. Stiles, 55 years, and John E. Dreyer, Kenneth F. Miles and Richard S. Scheflow, 50 years.
Logan County Bar
Three former members of the Logan County Bar Association were eulogized during a Law Day memorial service May 1 at the 11th Circuit Courthouse in Lincoln. They were Rick Gehlbach, Roger Thompson and Robert Woods.
North Suburban Bar
The North Suburban Bar Association will hold its monthly dinner meeting Wednesday, July 23, at the North Shore Country Club in Glenview. Call Jeanine Forloine at (312) 493-9643.
Northwest Suburban Bar
New officers of the Northwest Suburban Bar Association are President Dennis R. Favaro, Executive Vice President Lauren G. Edidin, Vice Presidents Thomas J. Ahern and Adra F. Campbell, Treasurer Angela E. Peters and Secretary Richard P. Miller.
Peoria County Bar
Robert H. Jennetten will be installed as president of the Peoria County Bar Association on Monday, July 14, during a luncheon in the Hotel Pere Marquette. He will succeed Susan Dawson-Tibbits.
Other incoming officers are Thomas W. O'Neal, president-elect; Rex K. Linder, second vice president, and Dennis R. Triggs, secretary-treasurer.
Seventh Circuit Bar
New officers of the Seventh Circuit Bar Association are Michael A. Pope of Chicago, president; Patricia Polis McCrory of Indianapolis and James R. Figliulo of Chicago, vice presidents; J. Andrew Langan of Chicago, secretary, and Howard L. Adelman of Chicago, treasurer.
South Suburban Bar
An ISBA Law Enforcement Award will be presented to Park Forest Police Commander Michael McNamara during a reception of the South Suburban Bar Association at 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 18, at the Isabella Cafe in Tinley Park. Call Melanie Frazek at (708) 388-7783.
The SSBA will honor clerks of the 6th Municipal District at a luncheon Wednesday, July 16, in the Markham Courthouse.
Vermilion County bar
New officers of the Vermilion County Bar Association are David J. Ryan of Danville, president; Michael J. Merlie, president-elect; Charles J. Devens, vice president; Shannon McMasters, secretary, and Barbara L. Delanois, treasurer.
West Suburban Bar
The West Suburban Bar Association will hold its monthly dinner meeting Thursday, June 19, at the Irish Times in Brookfield. There will be no meeting in July.
Members are invited to a family bowling and pizza party at 6 p.m. Sunday, June 22, at Victory Lanes in Riverside. Call (708) 366-1122.
Workers' Comp Lawyers
Appellate Justice John T. McCullough was guest speaker for a luncheon meeting of the Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association on June 11 in Chicago. Call Secretary Derek A. Storm at (312) 670-2000 for information about future events.
Harold Levine: Laureate, champion of public service
Chicago attorney Harold I. Levine, who was inducted Jan. 30 as a Laureate of the Academy of Illinois Lawyers, died May 25 at age 71 of complications from diabetes in Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
A 1956 graduate of the Northwestern University School of Law, Mr. Levine retired in November from his of-counsel position with Arnstein & Lehr, Chicago. He was a member of the ISBA Task Force on the Unauthorized Practice of Law.
An article in the January 15 issue of the ISBA Bar News noted that: "As long as the unauthorized practice of law plagues the profession and public, and as long as the need for pro bono representation of the indigent persists, you can count on Harold Levine to be in the forefront of initiatives to deal with those situations."
A past chair of the original ISBA Committee on Public Protection from the Unauthorized Practice of Law, Mr. Levine also has served on the Board of Governors, the Real Estate Law Section Council and the Committee on Delivery of Legal Services.
Levine received an ISBA Pro Bono Service Award in 1990 and a Chicago Bar Association Pro Bono Award in 1998. In 1988, the American Bar Association and American Law Institute presented to him a special Harrison Tweed Award for contributions to continuing legal education.
"Harold Levine provided thousands of hours of pro bono service to the elderly and the poor, particularly in real estate foreclosure matters," said Peter J. Birnbaum, president of Attorneys' Title Guaranty Fund, adding that his entire career consisted of service to the profession and public.
A member of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, Mr. Levine started a solo practice in real estate litigation in 1956. He was joined in 1984 by a son, Samuel H. Levine, and they became partners in Arnstein & Lehr in 1996.
Harold Levine served on the boards of the Coordinated Advice and Referral Program for Legal Services, the Spanish Coalition for Housing and the Shattered Globe Theatre.
Samuel Lawton was mayor
Chicago attorney Samuel T. Lawton Jr., a partner in Altheimer & Gray and former mayor of Highland Park, died May 22 at age 84 of a heart attack after surgery in Highland Park Hospital.
While a student at Harvard Law School, Mr. Lawton left in 1941 for Army service during World War II as a major with the field artillery in the Philippines and Japan. He earned a Bronze Star and two combat medals.
Returning to Harvard, he graduated in 1947 and joined his father, Samuel T. Lawton Sr., a general in the National Guard, in a Chicago municipal law practice. He was honored in 1997 as an ISBA Senior Counsellor.
In 1960, Samuel Lawton Jr. joined the Altheimer firm and became a partner in Altheimer, Gray, Naiburg, Strasburger & Lawton, expanding his practice into the field of environmental law.
He served on the Illinois Air Pollution Control Board from 1967 to 1970 and was its chair for a year, and became a member of the new Illinois Pollution Control Board from 1970 to 1973, serving as acting chair. He also was a hearing officer for the Illinois Department of Law Enforcement.
Mr. Lawton was Highland Park's mayor from 1967 to 1970 after four years on the city council. He served on the District 108 school board from 1957 to 1963, the last year as president.
In 1955, Mr. Lawton became an adjunct faculty member at The John Marshall law School, where his father had graduated in 1905. He had been scheduled to teach a course this summer.
A former member of the ISBA Environmental Law Section Council, he served on the Chicago Bar Association board of managers and was a member of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers.
Robert Snook headed LCBA
Waukegan attorney Robert Lewis Snook, a past president of the Lake County Bar Association, died May 31 at age 84 in his home.
Born in Kalamazoo, Mich., Mr. Snook served in Naval Intelligence at Annapolis, Md., during World War II and graduated in 1952 from the University of Illinois College of Law.
He joined the Lake County firm of Hall, Meyer & Carey and subsequently became a partner in Hall, Meyer, Van Deusen, Holmberg, Snook & May in 1961.
Mr. Snook opened his own law office in 1982 with his son, Robert L. Snook Jr., who died in 1991. In the years since 1991, he was of counsel to Brydges, Riseborough, Franke & Miller and the Waukegan office of Hinshaw & Culbertson.
Mr. Snook was honored in 2000 as an ISBA Senior Counsellor, two years after he was awarded a life membership in the Lake County Bar. He was the association's president in 1986.
A member of the Jefferson Inn of Court, Mr. Snook served on the boards of Victory Memorial Hospital and the College of Lake County. His sailing vessel, The Counselor, is docked at the Waukegan Yacht Club, where he was a longtime member.
A memorial sculpture adjoining the yacht club was dedicated in 1994 to his son and sailing companion, "Rob" Snook, who was an officer of the Lake County Bar when he was murdered in April 1991 during the theft of his car.
Raymond Eiden
Retired attorney and banking executive Raymond A. Eiden Sr. died May 27 at age 88 in his Green Oaks home. A 1939 graduate of the Loyola University School of Law, he became employed by a collection agency before joining the Commercial Credit Co.
Moving to the Exchange National Bank of Chicago during World War II, Mr. Eiden was hired as executive vice president of the Devon Bank. He became president of Bank of Lincolnwood and a board member of the holding company, GSC Enterprises.
In 1979, Mr. Eiden and his sons bought the Bank of Northern Illinois, with branches in Cook and Lake Counties. He retired when the bank was sold in 1999.
Robert Hupp
Additional information has been received about Aurora attorney Robert B. Hupp, whose death on May 11 at age 79 of pneumonia was noted in the June 2 issue of the ISBA Bar News.
A partner in Murphy, Hupp & Kinally, Mr. Hupp was a 1950 graduate of Harvard Law School after service during World War II as an Army Air Corps lieutenant in India and North Africa.
He joined the firm of Frank Ried Jr. and Lambert Ochsenschlager in 1951 and was honored in 2001 as an ISBA Senior Counsellor. Mr. Hupp was a partner in Reid, Ochsenschlager, Murphy & Hupp until 1983, when the present firm was formed. He retired about a year ago for health reasons.
Mr. Hupp was counsel to the Fox Valley Park District for more than 30 years and a longtime board member of the Farmers State Bank of Somonauk. He was a life trustee of Marmion Academy and past president of the Serra Club.
Alfred Mitchell
Retired Highland Park attorney Alfred J. "Bud" Mitchell Jr., formerly with Leoris & Cohen, died April 27 at age 79. A veteran of Navy service during World War II, he was admitted to the Illinois bar in 1950 and served during the Korean War. Mr. Mitchell retired in 1989.
Carleton Nadelhoffer
Retired Naperville attorney Carleton F. Nadelhoffer Sr. died May 23 at age 75 at Edward Hospital after a heart attack. After service with the 11th Airborne Division in occupied Japan, he received a Laird Bell scholarship to the University of Chicago Law School and graduated in 1955.
Mr. Nadelhoffer joined the firm of Leroy Rechenmacher in 1957 and was senior partner in Nadelhoffer, Kuhn, Mitchell, Moss, Saloga, Kocsis & Lechwicz when he retired.
Chief counsel for the DuPage County Forest Preserve for 30 years, he was active in formation of the Naperville Heritage Society, the Edward Hospital District and the Central Area Naperville Development Organization.
As president of the Naperville Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Nadelhoffer chaired a drive to create the Naperville Park District and chaired its first Citizen's Advisory Committee.
He served on the Fire and Police Board for nine years, including four years as chair, and was a board member of Naperville National Bank (now US Bank).
Mr. Nadelhoffer served on the board of trustees of North Central College for 20 years and was named a life trustee in 1986. He was Lisle Township Republican chairman for 20 years and a trustee of First Congregational Church.