Associations

The Women's Bar Association of Illinois and Cook County Circuit Court will commemorate Women's History Month with tours of the Richard J. Daley Center on Friday, March 30. The program includes courtroom visits, a panel with female judges, and a meeting with WBAI representatives.

Tours of up to 35 people will begin at 10 a.m. in the west lobby. Individuals and groups should register by March 27 with Milissa Pacelli at (312) 603-1927.

The Women's Bar Association presented Mary Heftel Hooton Awards to three judges during its annual judicial reception on March 7. They are Miriam E. Harrison, Marjorie Laws and Shelly Sutker-Dermer.

The first monthly meeting of the Advocates Society conducted by new President Herbert J. Sillins will take place at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 30, at the Copernicus Foundation, Chicago. A Polish deli dinner will follow.

The Appellate Lawyers Association will hear the program, “Certiorari Practice in the U.S. Supreme Court: A Behind-the Scenes View,” during a luncheon meeting Tuesday, March 27, at the Chicago Athletic Association.

The speaker is Linda Coberly, a litigation partner in Winston & Strawn and vice chair of its appellate and critical motions practice group. Call (312) 554-2090.

The annual Law Day dinner of the Champaign County Bar Association will be held Tuesday, May 1, at the Champaign Country Club, opening with a 5:30 p.m. reception. Bloomington attorney Guy C. Fraker, a Lincoln historian, is keynote speaker.

The CCBA has obtained infield terrace tickets for the Sunday, April 29, night baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals in Busch Stadium. Call Andy Hatch, (217) 356-2577, for availability and bus information.

The 77th national convention of the Chicago-based Commercial Law League of American will be conducted Thursday through Sunday, April 19-22, at the Westin Michigan Avenue Hotel. Call (312) 781-2000 for a schedule of events.

Administrative counsel Mary F. Andreoni of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission will lecture on ethics and professionalism to the Cook County Bar Association on Thursday, April 19.

Andreoni's presentation will begin at 12 noon in the 20th floor conference room at 1 E. Wacker Drive, Chicago. A member of the ISBA Committee on Professional Conduct, she is director of the Illinois Professional Responsibility Institute.

Theresa D. Cropper, diversity director at DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary, Chicago, is president of the newly formed Association of Law Firm Diversity Professionals. Call her at (312) 368-2185 for details.

Other officers are Vice President Anna Brown of Shearman & Sterling, Secretary Lisa Cuevas of Weil, Gotshal & Manges, and Treasurer Helise Harrington of Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal.

The annual DuPage County Bar Association President's Ball will take place Friday, May 4, at the Medinah Country Club. A 7 p.m. reception will precede the 8 p.m. dinner and dancing until midnight to the music of “Fantasia.” Call (630) 653-7779.

The Intellectual Property and Senior Sections of the Illinois Paralegal Association will hold a wine and appetizer party from 5:15 to 7:15 p.m. Thursday, April 19, at the Rosebud Restaurant in Three First National Plaza, Chicago. Call (815) 462-4620.

The Rockford and North/West Sections will meet jointly for lunch and program at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 14, at Jimmy's Charhouse in Elgin.

Galena attorney Philip Jackman has been elected to a three-year term as president of the Jo Daviess County Bar Association. Call him at (815) 777-3311 for information about activities.

Other officers are Vice President Joseph E. Nack and Secretary Julie B. Mark. Jackman also will serve as treasurer.

Officers and directors of the Justinian Society will be nominated during a dinner meeting Thursday, April 19, at Quartino's Restaurant in Chicago. Call (708) 338-0760.

Prof. Eldon Ham of the Chicago-Kent College of Law will speak to the North Suburban Bar Association during a dinner meeting Tuesday, April 10, at the Renaissance North Shore Hotel, Northbrook.

An authority in professional baseball lore and sports law, Ham will provide timely insights on the new season. Call Leisa Barband, (312) 526-1565.

The NSBA Judges Night reception and dinner are scheduled Tuesday, May 8, at Forty One North in Northbrook.

The Peoria County Bar Association will hold its annual Law Day luncheon on Tuesday, May 1, at the Hotel Pere Marquette. Call (309) 674-6049.

The annual Law Day breakfast of the St. Clair County Bar Association will take place Friday, April 27, in Belleville. The Law Day Run, a benefit for Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation co-sponsored by the County Legal Auxiliary, is scheduled Saturday, April 28.

The South Suburban Bar Association will hold its fifth annual Administrative Assistant Day luncheon on Wednesday, April 25, at the Isabella Cafe in Tinley Park. Call Darlene at (708) 349-4737.

SSBA Secretary Donald D. Gardiner has been promoted to lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserves. His 18 years of service has included duty in Kuwait and Iraq.

Jack P. Cranley of Glen Carbon has been elected president of the Tri-City Bar Association. Other officers are Vice President Thomas Maag of Edwardsville and Treasurer Jill Simpkins of Collinsville. Call Cranley at (618) 288-7788.

Young lawyers of the Winnebago County Bar Association have scheduled an outing on Wednesday, April 4, that includes rink-side seats for a hockey game between the Rockford Ice Hogs and Muskegon Fury.

A 5 p.m. get-together at Krypto will precede the game and catered buffet in Hog Heaven, with a post-game reception back at Krypto. Call (815) 964-4992.