Associations

Karen L. Kendall will be installed Monday, July 9, as president of the Peoria County Bar Association during its annual luncheon in the Hotel Pere Marquette. She succeeds Dennis R. Triggs.

A partner in the Peoria office of Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Kendall was president of the Appellate Lawyers Association in 1994-95 and of the 10th Circuit chapter of American Inns of Court in 2003-04.

A past chair of the Appellate Advocacy Committee of the American Bar Association, she served on the ISBA Special Committee on Appellate Practice in 2001-02.

She is a director of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, past chair of the Amicus Committee of the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, and a member of the Appellate Advocacy Steering Committee of the Defense Research Institute.

A 1981 cum laude graduate of the Southern Illinois University School of Law, Kendall was its alumnus of the year in 1996. A former law clerk to Supreme Court justice Howard C. Ryan, she served on the Civil Jury Instruction Committee from 1987 to 1996.

Other incoming officers of the Peoria County Bar are President-elect Michael R. Lied, newsletter editor of the ISBA Labor and Employment Law Section Council; Second Vice President Timothy J. Cassidy, and Secretary-Treasurer Karl B. Kuppler.

Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen received the Peoria County Bar Pro Bono Firm of the Year Award for the second straight year during the Law Day luncheon on May 1.

Members of the firm contributed 644 hours of pro bono legal assistance in the past year, including Maureen R. De Armond (235 hours) and Daniel P. Hiser (230 hours).

Honored as Pro Bono Attorney of the Year is Andrew A. Honegger of Husch & Eppenberger. A volunteer since 2002, he recently handled a complicated case that required 159 hours of service.

Fifty-year members who were honored at the luncheon are Joseph J. Solls and Wayne L. Hanold.

Poring through the luminous vitae of Karen McNulty Enright, one might conclude that she must have been a lawyer for a long time to be able to serve the profession in so many ways.

She is active in several bar associations, has served on education faculties, has practiced pro bono and preached participation in charitable initiatives, and has received a litany of accolades.

And on June 7, Enright was installed as the 93rd president of the Women's Bar Association of Illinois – only 15 years after she was admitted to the Illinois bar.

A 1992 graduate of The John Marshall Law School, when she was Karen A. McNulty, she practiced with Cogan & McNabola until she became a founder of her own firm in 1997.

Partnership in Winters, Enright, Salzetta & O'Brien (formerly Winters, Enright & Carris) has provided the opportunity for Enright to enhance her talents in personal injury, medical malpractice and products liability.

It also led to her involvement in the ISBA Tort Law Section Council, beginning in 1997, and she now serves on the Committees on Amicus and on Legislation. She also has been a member of the ISBA Assembly and the Young Lawyers Division Council.

Enright's leadership potential was recognized by her peers in the Women's Bar, where she chaired several committees, served on the WBAI Foundation board, and earned an award for Uncommon Dedication and Outstanding Service.

Loyal to John Marshall, she is a member of the alumni association board and a former adjunct professor. She also has taught at the Chicago College of Commerce.

In addition to pro bono representation for clients of the Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation and the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, she devotes time to the Leukemia Society.

Enright is a chair-qualified arbitrator in the Cook County Mandatory Arbitration Program. She serves on the executive committee of the Alliance of Bar Associations for Judicial Screening and the associate board of the Mid-Day Club.

Previously selected by Law Bulletin Publishing Co, as one of “40 Lawyers Under 40 to Watch,” she is included in “Who's Who Among American Trial Lawyers” and the Million Dollar Lawyers Forum.

At the end of the day, Enright heads to her Elmhurst home to share ample time with husband Jerry and two sons, Jack and Liam.

Franco A. Coladipietro of Amari & Locallo, Chicago, has been elected president of the Justinian Society, succeeding Celia G. Gamrath of the ISBA Board of Governors. He will be inaugurated during a formal banquet in September.

Other new officers include Vice Presidents Mauro Glorioso of the ISBA Board of Governors, Donald J. Storino Jr., and ISBA Assembly member Cristina Mungai, who serves on the Tort Law and Civil Practice and Procedure Section Councils.

Also Treasurer Katherine A. Amari of the ISBA Assembly, and Secretary Gregg A. Garafalo, a member of the Young Lawyers Division Council and Trusts and Estates Section Council.

John G. Locallo of the ISBA Board of Governors and Jill Cerone Marisie received Sbarbaro Mentoring Awards during the Justinian Society election meeting in May.

ISBA Assembly member Dennis Beninato, who also serves on the Young Lawyers Division Council and State and Local Taxation Section Council, was named Young Justinian of the Year.

Assistant Peoria County state's attorney Scott L. Michalec will discuss child support laws during a dinner meeting of the Central Illinois Paralegal Association on Tuesday, July 10, at Midstate College. E-mail cipa@ciparalegal.org for reservations.

Victor P. Henderson of Holland & Knight will be installed as president of the Chicago Bar Association during its 134th annual luncheon meeting on Thursday, June 21, in the Grand Ballroom of the Standard Club. Call (312) 554-2057.

Other incoming officers are Vice Presidents E. Kenneth Wright Jr. and Anita M. Alvarez, Secretary Aurora N. Abella-Austriaco, and Treasurer Terri L. Mascherin.

William B. Oberts of Tribler, Orpett & Meyer is the new chair of the CBA Young Lawyers Section.

Jama Stanton, a legal advocate for domestic violence victims, received the Liberty Bell Award from the Franklin County Bar Association during its Law Day luncheon at Rend Lake.

Retired jurists Kent Slater and William Caisley were honored by the Grundy County Bar Association during its Law Day luncheon in the sheriff's department in Morris. Keynote speaker was Ottawa attorney Michael Reagan, a past president of the Appellate Lawyers Association.

The annual election meeting of the Hellenic Bar Association of Illinois is scheduled Thursday, June 21. Call (312) 554-2095 for details.

Judge Mark A. Schuering of the 8th Circuit in Quincy, a member of the ISBA Alternative Dispute Resolution Section Council, became president of the Illinois Judges Association on June 1. He succeeds Cook County Associate Judge Jesse G. Reyes.

Other IJA officers are Vice Presidents James R. Epstein of Chicago, Ronald D. Spears of Taylorville and Jane L. Stuart of Chicago, Secretary Mary Seminara Schostok of Waukegan, and Treasurer Lewis M. Nixon of Chicago.

Bruce M. Kohen of Anesi, Ozmon, Rodin, Novak & Kohen, Chicago, was installed June 8 as president of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association during its 35th annual convention in Oak Brook.

Rhett T. Barke of O'Neill & Barke, Carbondale, is the new president of the Jackson County Bar Association. Call him at (618) 457-3561 for information about activities.

The Kane County Bar Association New Lawyers Division has scheduled a summer break social at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 21, at the Villa Verone Restaurant in Geneva. Call (630) 762-1915.

James R. Williams of Williams, Caponi & Associates, Belleville, was elected June 8 as president of the St. Clair County Bar Association.

Other officers are Vice Presidents Jeffrey K. Watson and Charles J. Swartwout, Secretary Robert J. Bassett, and Treasurer Garrett P. Hoerner.

The Serbian Bar Association of America will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 19, in the offices of Azulay, Horn & Seiden on the 40th floor at 205 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago.

Paul Djurisic and Linda Babich will discuss "Immigration Consequences of Criminal Activity." Call executive director Kelly Pavich at (708) 655-8412 for more information about the program or organization.

J. Andrew Langan of Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, has been elected president of the 7th Circuit Bar Association. He succeeds Daniel E. Conley of Milwaukee.

Other officers are Vice Presidents Bradley L. Williams of Indianapolis and Michael D. Monico of Chicago, Secretary Julie A. Bauer and Treasurer Howard L. Adelman, both of Chicago.

Langan is the third member of Kirkland & Ellis to head the 7th Circuit Bar. Others were retired partners Walter T. Kehlmey and Donald G. Kempf Jr.

Thomas J. Mellen II of Danville is the new president of the Vermilion County Bar Association, succeeding Jeffrey K. Clapper.

Other officers are Vice Presidents Pamela S. Howell and Kerry R. Clapper, Secretary Terra Dillon, and Treasurer Barbara L. Delanois, chair of the ISBA Committee on Legal Education, Admission and Competence.

The West Suburban Bar Association will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, June 18, for dinner and program at Molly Malone's in Forest Park. There will be no meetings in July, August or September. Call (708) 352-5678.

A host of past presidents of the Southwest Bar Association, beginning with William C. Vonder Heide (1964), joined in a Law Day celebration of its 50th anniversary on May 1 in Tinley Park.

The occasion doubled as a joint Judges' Night dinner with members of the South Suburban Bar Association. New Associate Judge Naomi S. Schuster, a member of the ISBA Board of Governors who attended, was Southwest Bar president in 1998.

Other jurists who were SWBA presidents include George M. Morrissey (1985), Daniel A. Riley (1991), James G. Riley (1993), and Denise K. Filan (1996).

Illinois Bar Foundation President David B. Sosin, who led the Southwest Bar in 1988, delivered a summary of events and accomplishments of the association's first half-century.

ISBA President Irene F. Bahr was on hand to present a commemorative framed resolution to SWBA President John J. Eannace of Palos Heights.

The keynote speech was provided by Judge William J. Hibbler of U.S. District Court, whose legal career included stints as a felony prosecutor and criminal trial judge. He received an award from Eannace, a former colleague, and SSBA President Donald N. MacNeil of Matteson.

A scholarship was presented in the name of Anthony S. Montelione, longtime presiding judge of the 5th Municipal District.

Abraham Lincoln helped the McLean County Bar Association commemorate its 175th anniversary and celebrate Law Day on May 2 in Bloomington.

Portrayed by Freeport educator George Buss, the 16th president told lawyers and guests about cases he handled in Central Illinois during the early days of the McLean County Bar.

In 1832, the year the association was formed, Lincoln was a captain in the Illinois militia during the Black Hawk War and an unsuccessful candidate for the Illinois legislature. He didn't become an attorney until 1837.

Twenty years later – June 18, 1857 - the McLean County Circuit Court awarded a $5,000 fee to Lincoln for his representation of the Illinois Central Railroad in a tax case.

During the Law Day luncheon, the bar association presented a Lincoln Award of Excellence to Bloomington attorney Robert J. Lenz for outstanding service to the legal profession and community.

The McLean County Historical Society was given a Community Service Award, accepted by historians Greg Koos and Mike Matejka, for researching the legal history and helping produce a video that was shown at the luncheon.

Lexington High School senior Caleb Brown received a Citizenship Award and scholarship.

Part of the association's yearlong 175th anniversary observance involves commissioning an oil painting of the County Courthouse that will be placed in the history museum.

The unfinished work by Fort Worth, Texas, artist Randy Souters was on display at the Law Day event.