Associations

The Appellate Lawyers Association will honor the memory of former Illinois Supreme Court justice Seymour Simon during its annual 1st District reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 25, in the Walnut Room of the Hotel Allegro. Call (312) 554-2090 for reservations.

A 20th anniversary national summit has been scheduled by the Black Women Lawyers Association of Greater Chicago from Thursday to Saturday, March 8-10.

Programs will be conducted at the Mid-America Club in the Aon Building and at the Fairmont Hotel. Call (312) 554-2088 for complete information.

The Bohemian Lawyers Association of Chicago will hold a dinner meeting and program at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, in the Bohemian Crystal Restaurant, Westmont. Call President Kurt Kolar at (312) 641-3230.

The Central Illinois Women's Bar Association will meet for luncheon and program Thursday, Jan. 18, at Maldaner's Restaurant, Springfield. Call Raylene DeWitte Grischow at (217) 528-7375, ext. 4090.

“Hot Topics and Updates” will be provided by Donald L. Hays, senior staff counsel for the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Office, and Daniel D. Yuhas, deputy 4th District defender for the State Appellate Defender's Office.

ISBA past president Cheryl I. Niro, executive director of the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism, will deliver an ethics and professionalism lecture to the Cook County Bar Association on Thursday, Feb. 15.

The free presentation will begin at 12 noon in the 20th floor conference room at 1 E. Wacker Drive, Chicago. Call Brenda at (312) 368-0213.

The 32nd annual DuPage County Bar Association Judges' Nite dinner and show will take place Friday, Feb. 23, at The Abbington at Route 53 and Butterfield Road, Glen Ellyn. ISBA Assembly member Kevin H. Millon of Wheaton is the producer.

A 6:30 p.m. reception and 7:30 p.m. “upgraded menu” dinner will precede the 8:30 p.m. musical satire performance. Call (630) 653-7779.

A 25th anniversary celebration dinner danced is being planned by the DuPage Association of Women Lawyers on Saturday, March 10, at a Villa Banquets. Call President Maria Tolva Mack at (630) 759-2559.

The Federal Bar Association will conduct a roundtable program at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17, at the Chicago Bar Association that includes Judges William J. Bauer, Ilana Diamond Rovner and Diane P. Wood of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit.

Sandra J. Wulf, the new executive director of the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, succeeds Shirley A. Stevens, who will retire in March. Wulf has been president of the Illinois Association of Mutual Insurance Companies since 1996.

The IADTC will conduct the North Central Region Trial Academy - including defense lawyers from Indiana, Minnesota and Wisconsin - on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 26-27, at the Oak Brook Hills Hotel. Keith Fruehling of Champaign, a member of the ISBA Board of Governors, is academy committee chair. Call (800) 232-0169.

The annual Justinian Society Bocce Tournament, held jointly with the Illinois Judges Association, will be contested at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, at Mazzini Verdi in Franklin Park. Call (708) 338-0760.

A committee has been formed to plan the 150th anniversary celebration of the Kane County Bar Association in 2008. A contest will be held to adopt a new logo and slogan. Written suggestions may be faxed to executive director Jan Wade at (630) 762-9395.

Chief Judge Christopher Starck of the 19th Circuit will speak to the Lake County Bar Association during a luncheon meeting Tuesday, Jan. 23. Call (847) 244-3143. The semi-annual LCBA President's Dinner will be held Friday, Jan. 26, with Supreme Court Justice Anne Burke as keynote speaker.

Future meetings of the Madison County Bar Association are scheduled Thursdays, Jan. 25, Feb. 22, March 22 and April 26. Call Kay Pile at (618) 296-5921 for information about programs and locations.

The new date for the Peoria County Bar Association's 99th Lincoln Memorial Banquet has been set for Thursday, Feb. 15. It will take place in the Hotel Pere Marquette. Call (309) 674-6049.

Chief Judge James F. Holderman of U.S. District Court for the Northern District and retired Supreme Court justice Mary Ann G. McMorrow will be honored by the Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity during its annual Judges' Night reception.

The event will take place from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7, in the 10th floor event room at the Chicago-Kent College of Law. Call ISBA Assembly member John K. Norris, the reception chair, at (312) 263-1360, ext. 20.

A Mardi Gras party has been scheduled by the St. Clair County Bar As--sociation at 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, at Big Daddy's 618. Access www.stclairbar.org for details.

Public defender Brian K. Trentman of Nashville has succeeded Kevin Stine as president of the Washington County Bar Association. Call him at (618) 327-4800 for program information.

Other officers are 20th Circuit Judge Dennis G. Hatch, secretary, and Gary A. Unverfehrt, treasurer.

Northlake attorney Gustavo H. Santana will succeed Lyn Conniff as president of the West Suburban Bar Association during an installation banquet in March. Call (708) 366-1122 for details.

The Winnebago County Bar Association will meet Wednesday, Jan. 31, for luncheon and program at Forest Hills Country Club, Rockford. Guest speaker Reginald W. Arkell will discuss the county land use plan. Call (815) 964-4992.

The 15th annual WCBA Legal Follies benefit performance for Prairie State Legal Services is scheduled Saturday, Feb. 24.