Associations

Rex L. Brown received more than a Senior Counselor certificate from the Decatur Bar Association during its annual meeting that followed a recent golf outing.

Brown was also roasted by his law partners, son Britt A. Brown and Elmer C. Hawkins, in a mirthful tribute to his long service to the Decatur Bar as a liaison with the Illinois State Bar Association.

A longtime member of the ISBA Assembly, Rex Brown served during the past year as vice chair of the Illinois Lawyers Political Action Committee (LAWPAC) and a member of the Elder Law Section Council and Committee on Law Related Education for the Public.

Also receiving Senior Counselor certificates were Robert W. Ohlsen and Asher O. Geisler. The Russell D. Hoerbert Pro Bono Award was presented to Bridget C. Hogan. Golfing honors went to Thomas E. Griffith and Frederic L. Kenney.

Keith W. Casteel was installed as president, along with President-elect Steven C. Langhoff, Secretary Phoebe S. Bowers and Treasurer Amy M. Waks.

Quincy attorneys who are current officers of the Adams County Bar Association are President Robert K. Adrian, Vice President J. Devin Cashman, Secretary Scott D. Larson and Treasurer James R. Inghram.

Officers of the Alton Wood River Bar Association are President Jeffrey A. J. Millar, Vice President Jeff E. Naville, Secretary Amy Sholar and Treasurer Douglas R. Mendenhall.

Dora J. Mann of Greenville took office May 1 as president of the Bond County Bar Association. Other officers are Vice President R. Randall Neumann and Secretary-Treasurer Christopher J. T. Bauer.

ISBA Assembly member Jennifer M. Ascher of Springfield is the new president of the Central Illinois Women's Bar Association. Other officers are Vice President Lisa A. Petrilli, Secretary Angela Fyans and Treasurer Ryan Cadigan.

A softball contest between Champaign County Bar Association members over and under age 45 will be played at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, at Dexter Field. A family picnic will follow. For details, call President John E. Gadau at (217) 352-7676.

Other officers installed in June are Vice President Jenny H. Park, Secretary Andrew J. Hatch and Treasurer Dennis B. Rodgers.

Richard A. Kuiken of Carlyla continues as president of the 29-member Clinton County Bar Association, which meets only “when a hot issue is brought to our attention.” Robert T. Bruegge is secretary.

An old-fashioned barbecue will follow a Cook County Bar Association committee retreat on Saturday, Aug. 18, at the Sauk Trail Forest Preserve. The meeting starts at 9:30 a.m., and the picnic at 12:30 p.m.

Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans of the Cook County Circuit Court will be guest speaker at the CCBA meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6, in suite 450, 120 W. Madison. Call (312) 630-1157.

Members of the East Central Illinois Women Attorneys Association will meet Tuesday, Aug. 21, for informal conversations over luncheon at Biaggi's Ristorante, Champaign.

Ramona Sullivan of Fruin & Kash, Paris, is the new president of the Edgar County Bar Association. Other officers are Vice President Dan Bronke, Secretary Allen A. Bell Jr. and Treasurer Richard M. Kash.

Current officers of the Effingham County Bar Association are President Matthew R. Hortenstine, Vice President Lupita Thompson and Secretary-Treasurer Bryan M. Kibler.

Jerry L. Niemann of Paxton is president of the Ford County Bar Association. Other officers are Vice President William J. Dueringer and Secretary-Treasurer Kamalen K. Johnson.

Lewiston attorney Stephanie S. Johnson was elected president of the Fulton County Bar Association during a fish fry on July 26. Other officers are Vice President Justin G. Jochums, Secretary Curtis S. Lane and Treasurer John R. Clark.

State's Attorney Terence M. Patton of Cambridge is president of the Henry County Bar Association. Other officers are Vice President Scott M. Smith and Secretary Nadine R. Palmgren.

Ruben R. Chapa of the Office of Solicitor General for the U.S. Department of Labor in Chicago is president of the Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois. Monica M. Torres-Linares is president-elect, Leopoldo Lastre is treasurer, and Irma Martinez-Snopek is recording secretary.

The South Suburban Section of the Illinois Paralegal Association will be host for the sixth annual Night at the Races on Saturday, Sept. 29, at Balmoral Park Racetrack in Crete. Call (815) 462-5620.

A buffet dinner will begin at 6 p.m. and a betting clinic is scheduled at 7 p.m. Post time is 7:20 p.m. and one race will be dedicated to the association.

The Illinois Trial Lawyers Association will hold a Southern Illinois Judicial and Legislative Night event on Friday, Sept. 14, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.

The First District Judicial and Legislative Night will take place Monday, Sept. 24, in the Mid-America Club, Chicago. Call (800) 252-8501 for reservations at either night.

Bruce M. Kohen of Chicago was installed June 8 as ITLA president. Other officers are President-elect Philip H. Corboy Jr., Vice Presidents Peter J. Flowers and Todd A. Smith, Secretary Frederic W. Nessler and Treasurer Jerry A. Latherow.

Sara J. Taylor of Carbondale is the new president of the Jackson County Bar Association. Other officers are Vice President W. Bryce Levanti, Secretary John F. Lynn and Treasurer Rebecca J. O'Neill.

Benjamin L. Goetten of Jerseyville will be president of the Jersey County Bar Association until January 2010. Other officers are Vice President Laef Lorton and Secretary-Treasurer Allison Norton.

The Lake County Bar Association and Prairie State Legal Services will hold their annual pro bono awards luncheon on Tuesday, Sept. 25, in Waukegan. Call (847) 244-3143.

ISBA Assembly member Deborah L. Goldberg will receive the Wayne Flanagan Award, and Volunteer Lawyers Program Awards will be presented to David P. Leibowitz and Deanna J. Bowen.

The National Lesbian and Gay Law Association will conduct its annual Lavender Law Conference from Thursday to Saturday, Sept. 6-8, at the Chicago Hilton Hotel. A career fair and social events are planned.

Stephen M. Haugh of Harvard is the new president of the McHenry County Bar Association. Other officers are Vice Presidents Paulette M. Gray and Ryan J. Schmidt, Secretary Angela C. Thuma and Treasurer Thomas J. Kasper.

Stephen D. Iden of Springfield is the new president of the Morgan County Bar Association. Other officers are Vice President Amy L. Jackson, Secretary Jonathan D. Hurst and Treasurer Richard K. Crews.

The Nordic Law Club will hold a dinner and program on Tuesday, Aug. 21, at Tre Kroner Restaurant in Chicago. Call Lynne R. Ostfeld at (312) 645-1066.

Elizabeth Ebersbacher Nohren of Shelbyville is the new president of the Shelby County Bar Association. Other officers are Secretary Allen Bennett and Treasurer Franklin E. Dove.

Monthly dinner meetings of the West Suburban Bar Association at Molly Malone's in Forest Park will resume Monday, Sept. 17. Call (708) 352-5678.

Members of the Winnebago County Bar Association Community Service Committee will provide and serve a meal on Thursday, Sept. 13, at Carpenter's Place, a Rockford organization that helps homeless men and women rebuild their lives. Call (815) 964-4992 to sign up or make a donation.

Susana L. Ortiz, staff attorney at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, is the new president of the Women's Criminal Defense Bar Association. Other officers are Vice Presidents Gayle M. Schor and Sandra G. Ramos, Secretary Ava M. George Stewart, a member of the ISBA Assembly, and Treasurer Jayne A. Ingles.

The Central Illinois Paralegal Association, an affiliate of the National Association of Legal Assistants, will celebrate its 20th anniversary on Thursday, Sept. 20, during a 7 p.m. dinner in the DoubleTree Hotel, Bloomington.

The dinner will precede CIPA's annual seminar from 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21, in the hotel. Appellate Justice James A. Knecht will deliver the keynote speech at 8:45 a.m.

Other morning speakers are Peoria attorneys Kathy R. Chamberlain of Howard, Habecker & Morris, and D. James Barnes, corporate counsel of Caterpillar Inc.

Afternoon speakers are Lincoln attorney Edwin C. Mills III, 11th Circuit Associate Judge Robert L. Freitag, and Cheryl Denise Jackson, corporate counsel of State Farm Insurance Co., Bloomington.