Bar to honor class of 50-year members

To have maintained membership in the Illinois State Bar Association in good standing for a half-century is a commendable achievement, worthy of the honorary title of Senior Counsellor.

To have served the profession additionally, during the past 50 years, through leadership roles in the organized bar and the bench, deserves the gratitude of the public and of colleagues throughout the state.

Later this year, the ISBA will honor 104 Senior Counsellors. Each has been a credit to the law in ways that range from being small-town solo practitioners to presiding as jurists in the highest courts.

Some among them who have earned acclaim for public and professional service are:

• W. Robert Blair, speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives for two of his five terms in the legislature.

• Frank M. Covey, professor emeritus and former trustee of the Loyola University School of Law, and recipient of its Medal of Excellence.

• M. Lois Dierstein, past president of the Women's Bar Association of Illinois.

• James J. Elson, Laureate of the ISBA Academy of Illinois Lawyers, chair of the ISBA Mutual Insurance Co. board, and former member of the ISBA Board of Governors.

• Roger W. Eichmeier, retired judge and former member of the ISBA Board of Governors.

• Arthur G. Greenberg, past president of the Peoria County Bar Association and faculty member at Eureka College.

• James D. Heiple, circuit court judge and justice of the Illinois Appellate Court and Supreme Court for 30 years.

• Richard H. Mills, senior federal court judge whose 41 years on the bench include state circuit and appellate seats.

• Charles L. Palmer, Laureate of the ISBA Academy of Illinois Lawyers and Charter Fellow of the Illinois Bar Foundation.

• Warren D. Wolfson, circuit court judge and appellate justice for 32 years.

The complete list of 2007 Senior Counsellors, from Adamkewicz to Zalutsky, follows. Report errors and omissions by e-mail to jhibbs@isba.org.

Edward S. Adamkewicz, Great Cacapon WV

Hubert A. Adams, Huntley

Ralph E. Andejeski, Arlington Heights

Jack O. Asher, Paris

Robert M. Baratta, Arlington Heights

Richard K. Bates, Wellesley MA

Glenn E. Benckendorf, Peoria

Norman M. Berkson, Buffalo Grove

James E. Berner, Woodstock

Steve P. Bintinger, Bloomington IN

W. Robert Blair, Sarasota FL

J. Leeds Bower, Charleston

Eugene Briars, Clarendon Hills

Rex L. Brown, Decatur

Joseph F. Burke, Avon Lake OH

Lawrence Coles, Chicago

Edwin H. Conger, Chicago

Charles P. Connor, Minooka

Mercer Cook, Chicago

Sheldon I. Copeland, Northbrook

Frank M. Covey, Chicago

Mark Crane, Chicago

Edward P. Cremerius, Mt. Prospect

Floyd E. Crowder, Columbia

Clarence W. DeMoss, Nashville

M. Lois Dierstein, Chicago

Stewart S. Dixon, Chicago

Ronald Z. Domsky, Chicago

John D. Donlevy, Chicago

Roger W. Eichmeier, Galena

James J. Elson, Canton

John M. Falasz, Chicago

Wallace S. Feldman, Sterling

Joseph F. Fiedoral, Carmel IN

George Filcoff, Granite City

Ralph Fishman, Peoria

Ronald S. Fishman, Chicago

S. Joseph Formusa, Chicago

Shayle P. Fox, Chicago

Henry S. Frank, Chicago

Donald S. Frisch, Chicago

Arthur G. Greenberg, Peoria

Michael C. Greenfield, Chicago

Nathaniel I. Grey, Chicago

Alfred E. Hackbarth, Chicago

Wayne R. Hannah, Chicago

John F. Hechinger, Naples FL

James D. Heiple, Peoria

Charles Hieken, Boston MA

Richard A. Hollis, Springfield

Donald M. Homer, Boca Raton FL

Robert C. Hultquist, Oconomowoc WI

Wallace R. Hummon, Rochester MI

Roland J. Jurgens, Oak Lawn

Howard R. Kaufman, Fort Myers FL

Ronald L. Keyser, Scottsdale AZ

Sharon L. King, Chicago

Sidney C. Kleinman, Chicago

Richard F. Kohn, Deerfield

Sanford Kovitz, Highland Park

Joel H. Levin, Deerfield

Kenneth F. Lewis, Chicago

Louis R. Main, Burr Ridge

F. Douglas Marti, Greenville

James L. Martin, Elgin

Richard H. Mills, Springfield

Sidney E. Morrison, Chicago

Edward S. Mraz, Roselle

Gerald B. Mullin, Chicago

Robert W. Newman, Chicago

Robert W. Ohlsen, Decatur

Charles L. Palmer, Champaign

Donald S. Petersen, Chicago

Thomas G. Pitus, Somerville TN

Sherwin I. Pogrund, Chicago

Paul E. Presney, Springfield

Herbert V. Prochnow, Lake Forest

Phillip Rich, Wilmette

G. William Richards, Aurora

Edward S. Richman, Chicago

Jack S. Ring, Chicago

Ronald Roberts, Dallas TX

Kenneth J. Roeh, Madison WI

Norman L. Rothenbaum, Northbrook

Melvin N. Routman, Springfield

Edwin L. Ryan, Dayton OH

Steven J. Sendziak, Orland Park

Cornelius C. Shields, Devon PA

Richard J. Short, Johnsburg

Junie L. Sinson, Elmhurst

Robert K. Skolrood, Venice FL

Jay L. Smith, Streamwood

Lauren A. Smith, Clinton IA

Richard A. Snow, Chicago

John D. Steele, St. Louis MO

Richard D. Stephens, Macomb

Herbert Stride, Chicago

Lawrence W. Thomas, Chicago

John C. Tower, Glenview

Stanley R. Weinberger, Chicago

Warren D. Wolfson, Chicago

George Woodcock, Mt. Carmel

William J. Wylie, Plainfield

Irwin L. Zalutsky, Chicago.