HOWARD W. FELDMAN, Springfield. Senior partner, Feldman, Wasser, Draper & Benson. Education: B.S. Purdue University, 1968; J.D. Indiana University, 1973. Admitted to practice: Northern, Central and Southern District Federal Courts, Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, and U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Feldman was an assistant Illinois attorney general from 1973 until1978. In 1979, he became general counsel of the Illinois Capital Development Board, as well as special assistant attorney general representing the state in construction litigation matters. Mr. Feldman entered private solo practice in 1982. In 1987, Mr. Feldman founded his present nine-lawyer firm. He has been active in the ISBA since 1973, serving on the Administrative Law (chair 1980), General Practice, and Family Law Section Councils. He was a member of the Assembly for 12 years (1988‑1993 and 1996‑1999) and was elected to the Board of Governors. He served from 2000-2006 on the Board of Governors and was elected secretary of the ISBA from 2003 to 2004. Mr. Feldman served on the Future of the Profession, and the Board's Scope and Correlation and Budget and Audit committees. He is a Fellow of the Illinois Bar Foundation, an IBF board member, a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, a member of the Lincoln-Douglas Inns of Court, and a member of the Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys. Mr. Feldman has also served as a member of the Illinois Development Finance Authority. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of Temple Israel in Springfield, a member and president of the Springfield Board of Jewish Education, and a member and president of the Springfield Jewish Federation. ISSUE STATEMENT: I am committed to enhancing the overall image of the legal profession, creating public awareness of the value in using the services of ISBA members, and improving and expanding member benefits.

MARK D. HASSAKIS, Mt. Vernon. Legal experience: 30 years experience in most legal areas including family law, commercial, probate, transactional and business law, real estate, criminal defense, and administrative law, focusing in recent years in civil litigation and ADR. Hassakis & Hassakis, P.C. (1976 - present). Education: St. Louis University School of Law, J.D., 1976. Northwestern University, B.A., 1973. Mt. Vernon Township High School, Mt. Vernon, 1969. ISBA experience: Assembly member (1978-1984, 1988-1994, 2002 - ); Board of Governors (2002 - ); member and/or Board of Governors liaison over the years to Agricultural Law, Mineral Law, Continuing Legal Education, Law Related Education to the Public, Immigration and International Law, Image Advertising, Strategic Marketing, Budget and Finance, Mentoring Committee, Membership & Bar Activities Committee (now Member Services), Committee on Delivery of Legal Service, and Farm Legal Assistance Program. Other activities include: Illinois Bar Foundation: President (2000-2002; member, 1986 - ); Illinois Trial Lawyers Association; Jefferson County Bar Association (president, 1980; member, 1976 - ); Justinian Society of Illinois; Hellenic Bar Association; Peoria County Bar Association; Women's Bar Association of Illinois; Attorneys' Title Guaranty Fund; American Bar Association; American Association for Justice (formerly known as ATLA); Chicago Bar Association; Decalogue Society of Lawyers. Personal: Spouse, Janet; daughter, Hallie (25) and one son, Denny (23). ISSUE STATEMENT: I look forward to the opportunity of devoting all my energies for the betterment of the ISBA. Over the years I have committed myself to providing value and services to our membership, all the while striving to enable our solo and small firm members to be competitive and prosperous in their practices. I am committed to leading the ISBA to the forefront for the profession so our members can compete “toe to toe” with any lawyers or firms anywhere through our continuing legal education and service to its members.

PATRICE BALL-REED, Chicago. Assembly (three terms);  member, Assembly Finance Committee; Illinois Bar Journal Editorial Board member; Bar Publications Board, vice-chair; Legislation Committee, member; Ad Hoc Committee to Review Judicial Evaluations, member; ISBA/CBA Task Force on Judicial Elections/Independence, member; Minority and Women Participation Committee, past chair; State and Local Taxation, former member; Family Law Section Council, former member; Future of the Profession Conference, delegate. ISBA Board of Governor's Award Recipient, 2000; published in the IICLE Illinois Civil Practice Manual, 1992, 1996, 1998, and 2000; Illinois Super Lawyer, 2005; Women's Bar Association of Illinois, financial secretary; Cook County Bar Association, served as financial secretary; North Suburban Bar Association, former board member. Member: Black Women Lawyers Association of Greater Chicago, Chicago Bar Association, Cook County Bar Association, Justinian Society of Lawyers, National Black Prosecutors Association, and Puerto Rican Bar Association. Character and Fitness Committee of the Illinois Supreme Court First District, commissioner; First Municipal Division Advisory Committee of the Circuit Court of Cook County; John Marshall Law School Alumni Association, president; deputy attorney general for child support enforcement from 2003 to present; Cook County assistant state's attorney from 1989 to 2003; private practice from 1985 to 1989. Married mother of three with one grandchild.  

THOMAS M. BATTISTA, Chicago. Concentrates in representing clients before government agencies with the firm of Rock Fusco & Associates in real estate taxation, land use, licensing, and regulatory matters. J.D., Loyola Law School, 1983. Admitted: Illinois Supreme Court, 1983; U.S. District Court of Illinois District Court Trial Bar, 1984; U.S. Supreme Court, 1994. Served as chair, ISBA Assembly Agenda and Program Committee, 2003-2004; elected ISBA Assembly member from Cook County, 1998-2004, 2005-present. Past chair, Administrative Law Section Council, and past chair of numerous subcommittees. Currently, secretary of the State and Local Tax Section Council. Has spoken at numerous ISBA CLE seminars covering property taxation, administrative law, and adjudicative practice. Has spoken at numerous seminars for the Civil Practice Section Council; wrote chapter on judicial review of agency decisions for the Civil Practice Handbook. Other bar positions include president of the Justinian Society of Lawyers and member of its executive committee since 1997; past member of CBA Judicial Evaluation Committee as investigator and panel member; member of Illinois Real Estate Lawyers Association; member Women's Bar Association of Illinois; and Fellow of the Illinois Bar Foundation. Prior to joining Rock Fusco & Associates, Tom served as deputy director of the Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board; chief counsel to the chairman, U.S. Railroad Retirement Board; deputy director and chief of statewide prosecutions for the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation; and served seven years in the Office of the Illinois Attorney General representing government officials and agencies in federal and state civil litigation. ISSUE STATEMENT: Participation in ISBA programs and projects is important. I have worked with members of the ISBA at every level for many years. Today, Illinois lawyers face unique challenges that require creative and ambitious leadership. I am committed to serving the membership by promoting convenient and professional CLE and other useful business tools that address today's practice demands.

RUSSELL W. HARTIGAN, Chicago. Partner, Hartigan & Cuisinier P.C. Practices in civil litigation, municipal, personal injury, and real estate. St. Ignatius High School; DePaul University, B.S.C. – Commerce; attended DePaul M.B.A Program; John Marshall Law School, J.D. Admitted Illinois, 1976. Member: Illinois Trial Lawyers Association; Chicago Bar Association; West Suburban Bar Association, Board of Governors; Appellate Lawyers As-sociation; Illinois Real Estate Lawyers Association; Woman's Bar Association; Hispanic Lawyers Association; Illinois Real Estate Lawyers; American Trial Lawyers Association; Justinian Society; Scottish Legal Society; DePaul D-Club Member, Sorin Society; South Suburban Bar Association; Defense Research Institute; participant, Suburban Bar Coalition Judicial Evaluation; and board member, Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity. Co-chairman, Judge's Night, West Suburban Bar. Judicial Evaluation Committee, West Suburban Bar and Chicago Bar. First vice president, John Marshall Alumni Association. Member, American Board of Trial Advocates. ISBA activities: Served past terms on Assembly, current member of Assembly; previous treasurer and secretary of ISBA; two terms, Board of Governors; four-time participant, Allerton House Conference. Current member, Civil Practice Section Council and Local Government Law Section. Former member: Long Range Planning Committee 2004; ISBA Investment Committee; Scope and Correlation Committee; Budget and Audit Committee; Workers' Compensation; Continuing Legal Education; Insurance Committee; Trusts & Estates Section. Supporter, Race Judicata, and Fellow and current member, Illinois Bar Foundation, currently on Subsistence Committee and chair of Audit Committee. Adjunct professor, DePaul and Northwestern Universities. Presenter on jury selection, trial techniques, cross-examination and Rule 213. Trial Briefs Article, “Affidavits,” “Promissory Estoppel” and “Chicago Youth Center Case.” Trustee, Village of Western Springs and Lyons Township; past president, Lyons Township Mental Health Board. John Marshall court judge, state/federal court trial practice. Russ and Sue have three children: Michael, Marquette/DePaul Law, civil attorney; Brian, St. Thomas/DePaul University, M.B.A., employer, Van Kampen; Kelly, University of Iowa, Allstate. Candidate's interests: College/high school football referee; tournament handball player; golf.

PAULA HUDSON HOLDERMAN, Chicago. Incumbent. Winston & Strawn LLP. ISBA Board of Governors 2006-07; Assembly lst District, 1994-2000, 2001-2007; chair, Budget and Finance, 2004-2006; chair, Resolutions and Drafting, 1997-2000; Special Committee on Attorney-Client Privilege, 2006-07; Steering Committee on Illinois Judicial Independence Conference, 2007; Strategic Planning Committee, 2005-06; Bench and Bar Section Council, 1990-96, chair, 1994-95; Standing Committee on Women and the Law, 1995-2001, 2005-06, chair, 1999-2000; Task Force on Unauthorized Practice of Law, 2000-2001; Judicial Evaluation Committee, 1999-2003; Conference to Study the Evolving Needs of the Membership, 1997-98; Criminal Justice Section Council, 1986-90, 2001-02; Supreme Court Committee on Professionalism Town Hall Meeting, Facilitator, 2004; Special Committee on Future of the Courts, 2001-02. LAWPAC Board of Trustees, 1999-2005, chair, 2004-05. Illinois Bar Foundation: Board of Directors, 1998-2006; secretary, 2002-2006; Gala Chair, 2003; Silver Fellow. Illinois Supreme Court Rules Committee on Professional Responsibility 1999-2006. ABA: Commission on Women in the Profession, liaison, 2000-2003; Foundation Fellows, 2001-present. CBA: Board of Managers, 2001-03; Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Lend-a-Hand Awards Luncheon, chair, 2005; Alliance for Women 1996-present; Committee on the Future of the Profession, 1998-99. John Marshall Law School Alumni Association: President 1994-95; Board of Directors, 1986-2000; Freedom Award chair, 1990-91, 93-94; Distinguished Service Award, 1997. National Conference of Women's Bar Associations Board of Directors, 1999-2003. Women's Bar Association of Illinois: Board of Directors, 1998-2000. Admitted: Illinois Supreme Court 1979, Federal District Court Central District, 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Federal District Court Northern District. Adjunct faculty in Trial Advocacy: University of Illinois College of Law, 1993-present; John Marshall Law School, 1990-2005; Chicago Kent College of Law, 1994-97; Emory University College of Law, Atlanta, 2003-2005; NITA Faculty, 1990-96. Cook County State's Attorney's Office, director of hiring, recruiting and training, 1999-2002. Champaign County Bar Association, 1980-89, president, 1987-88.

JOHN G. LOCALLO, Chicago. Incumbent. Partner in the law firm of Amari & Locallo, concentrating in real estate tax assessment law. Admitted to practice in Illinois, 1986. Education: LL.M., Taxation, Chicago-Kent College of Law-IIT, 1992; J.D., Chicago-Kent College of Law-IIT, 1986; B.S. Accountancy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1982; C.P.A., Illinois, 1983. Mr. Locallo's ISBA activities include: Board of Governors, 2004-current; Scope and Correlation, 2005-current; Assembly, 1996-2004; Steering Committee on Strategic Planning; Committee on Personnel; Committee on Mentoring; State and Local Taxation Section Council, vice-chair, 2003; secretary, 2002; legislative liaison, 2001; Young Lawyers Division, 1990. Illinois Bar Foundation: Board; Fellows vice chair; Diamond Fellow; Gala Board chair, 2006 and 2007; Budget and Finance Committee; Development Committee; Scholarship Committee. His legal writings include “Thoughts on the MDP,” ISBA State and Local Taxation Newsletter. Other professional affiliations include: President, the Justinian Society of Lawyers, 2001, and executive board currently; vice president, Chicago-Kent College of Law-IIT Alumni Board of Directors; recipient of the Chicago-Kent College of Law-IIT Law School Association Distinguished Service Award, 2002; ITLA; the Women's Bar Association of Illinois; the Bohemian Lawyers Association of Chicago; the Cook County Bar Association; the Chicago Bar Association, Northwest Suburban Bar Association. Other organizations include: River North Business Association and Cub's Care, the charitable arm of the Chicago Cubs. ISSUE STATEMENT: It is my commitment to increase ISBA membership through greater access. Increased recruitment of small firms, sole practitioners, young lawyers, women and minorities, and law students will make the ISBA an entity of inclusion and participation. The ISBA must be responsive to the needs of the practicing bar without failing to recognize its community and professional responsibilities. The ISBA must help lawyers succeed as lawyers through increased business opportunities and networking, including the Internet. For further information, please see my Web site at www.locallo.org.

KEVIN E. O'REILLY, Chicago. Incumbent. Sole practitioner, Law Offices of Kevin E. O'Reilly, Chicago, concentrating in the representation of plaintiffs in personal injury, wrongful death, construction negligence, medical malpractice and product liability. Admitted in Illinois in 1992; U.S.D.C., N.D. of Illinois, 1992; trial bar U.S.D.C., N.D. of Illinois, 1994; U.S.D.C., N.D. of Indiana 2002. Juris Doctorate, IIT-Chicago Kent in 1992; undergraduate degree, Loyola University of Chicago, 1988. 2003 Chicago Daily Law Bulletin Forty Under Forty to Watch. Member of the ISBA since 1992, member of the Board of Governors since 2004, member of the Assembly from 2001 to 2004, vice-chair of the Tort Law Section Council, Tort Law Section Council from 1996 to present, past co-editor of Tort Trends, Committee on Judicial Evaluations from 1998 to present, Civil Practice and Procedure Section Council from 1997 to 2000. Silver Fellow of the Illinois Bar Foundation. Frequent speaker at ISBA seminars on tort related topics and frequently writes articles for ISBA publications including an article entitled, “How Liens Take a Bite Out of Tort Recovery,” which was featured on the cover of the Illinois Bar Journal, March 2002. Elected member of the Board of Managers of the Illinois Trial Lawyer's Association and serves on the Legislative and Civil Practice and Rules Committees since 1996. Immediate past-president of the IIT-Chicago Kent Alumni/ae Board and past chairman of the Fundraising Committee for IIT-Chicago Kent. Member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, CBA, Celtic Legal Society, Justinian Society of Lawyers, DCBA. ISSUE STATEMENT: If re-elected I shall continue to work to promote civility amongst the bar, promote legislation to protect the rights of our citizens, increase the competency of our members, dedicate myself to protecting lawyers against the unauthorized practice of law, and change the perception of lawyers amongst the general population.

ANDREA M. (Andy) SCHLEIFER, Chicago. Incumbent. Loyola University J.D. 1979. Indiana University, 1970. Elected to Board's Scope and Correlation Committee, Andy served as board liaison to Business Advice & Financial Planning Section Council; currently liaison to Family Law and Child Law section councils and Committee on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. A solo who concentrates in general civil and family law; active in the ISBA entire legal career; served in many leadership positions, including several terms in the Assembly. Selected first chair of the ISBA Standing Committee on Minorities in the Profession, and of the Special (and then Standing) Committee on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, has also chaired the General Practice Section, Committee on Membership and Bar Activities, and Standing Committee on Insurance Programs; co-chaired Special Committee on Communications for the Next Century. Among other activities, Andy served on the planning and steering committees of the Gender Bias Task Force and Long Range Planning Committee, 1990-92; co-chaired the Special Committee for Communications in the 21st Century. Honored for pro bono efforts by the ISBA, Andy was named "Outstanding Working Woman of Illinois" by Illinois Business and Professional Women for her efforts in improving the court system, aiding domestic violence victims, and developing legislation more responsive to the needs of children. Currently on Board of Chicago Volunteer Legal Services, Andy taught scores of volunteers to do divorces while they learned to represent battered women. She has represented hundreds of children in litigation; was a founder of Illinois Task Force on Child Support. Fellow of the Illinois State Bar Foundation and Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. ISSUE STATEMENT: I am committed to making the ISBA inclusive, diverse and responsive to the needs of honorable practitioners and to the community as a whole. I want to ensure that colleagues have a supportive environment in which to practice, and satisfying professional and personal lives.

MARK E. WOJCIK, Chicago. Law Professor at The John Marshall Law School since 1992 (subjects include torts, lawyering skills, human rights, international criminal law, and international business). Also was an adjunct professor in the health law programs at DePaul and Loyola. Previous practice in customs and international trade after clerking for the Nebraska Supreme Court (1986-87), U.S. Court of International Trade (1987-89), and Palau Supreme Court (1994-95). Author of Illinois Legal Research (Carolina Academic Press) and other publications. ISBA Experience: Past chair of International and Immigration Law Section; Human Rights Section Council; ISBA GATS Committee; ISBA Committee on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity; ISBA Committee on Legal Education, Admission, and Competence. Illinois Bar Foundation Fellow. ISBA Board of Governors Award. Speaker and organizer of Law Ed CLE programs. Contributing author to many ISBA newsletters. Other: Served on Chicago Bar Association Board of Managers and chaired several committees. Past president of LAGBAC. Member of Advocates, Justinians, INABA, ABA, and other groups. Education: B.A. cum laude, Bradley University, Peoria; J.D. cum laude, The John Marshall Law School; LL.M., New York University. ISSUE STATEMENT: As a law professor I would bring something to the Board that is currently missing. There should be a stronger relationship between law schools and the practicing bar because both groups would benefit. I also believe that the bar association is a place where all persons should feel welcome, no matter what race, religion, or sexual orientation. Diversity must be more than an empty slogan and should be reflected in the bar association at all levels of leadership. My extensive experience with other bar associations also allows me to draw upon successful projects that the ISBA should undertake. Above all, the bar association must ensure that all members find value in their ISBA membership, in its programs, policies, and publications.

CHRISTOPHER S. HAAFF, Crystal Lake. Chris practices family law throughout northeastern Illinois. He opened his own solo firm in Crystal Lake in January 2007 after practicing with the same firm for nine years. Chris was elected to the Assembly in 2001 and 2004, and won a contested election to the Assembly's Agenda and Program Committee for 2003 to 2005. He chaired the ISBA's Law Student Division from 2000 to 2006. Chris is secretary of ISBA's Standing Committee on Mentoring and is an active member of the Family Law Section Council, Task Force on the Unauthorized Practice of Law, Genetics and Human Reproduction Task Force, and the Young Lawyers Division Council, and formerly served on the Bar Publications Board. He was invited and participated in the ISBA's Conferences for Tomorrow's Leaders, Strategic Planning Conference, and Future of the Profession Conference. Chris has presented at seminars statewide sponsored by the ISBA, IICLE, and other organizations. He is a published author whose articles have appeared in the Illinois Bar Journal, ISBA section newsletters, IICLE handbooks, CLE materials, and the Gitlin on Divorce book and newsletter. In 2005, the ISBA named Chris the "Young Lawyer of the Year" for outside Cook County. He served on the University of Illinois College of Law's Recent Alumni Advisory Board from 2002 to 2005, and on the University of Illinois Law Alumni Executive Board from 2005 through 2007. Chris also has chaired his law school's Alumni-Student Career Conference for the past four years. ISSUE STATEMENT: Chris wants to serve on the Board of Governors to bring and keep lawyers in the ISBA, address the needs and requests of present and future members, assure that ISBA membership continues to have and offer outstanding benefits, and listen and speak to the Board for ISBA members in Lake, McHenry, Boone, and Winnebago counties.

FRANK A. PERRECONE, Rockford. Ferolie & Perrecone, Ltd. Practice limited to civil litigation. Drake University Law School, J.D., 1980. Admitted to Illinois bar, 1981. Adjunct law professor, Northern Illinois University College of Law, 1998 to present. Frequent speaker at continuing legal education programs on tort law and trial practice. Illinois State Bar Association activities: Assembly, 2000-2006; 1992-1998; Standing Committee on Legislation, member 2004-present; Standing Committee on Continuing Legal Education, chair, 1995-1996, 1988-1990, member, 1998-2000, 1988-1996; Tort Law Section Council, chair, 2002-2003, member, 1994-2003, 1988-1992; Civil Practice and Procedure Section Council, chair, 1991-1992, member 1987-1992; Task Force on the Unauthorized Practice of Law, member, 2003-2005; Standing Committee on Judicial Appointments, member, 1988-1990; Board of Governors' Award, 1989. Other bar memberships: Illinois Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice (formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America); Winnebago County Bar Association (first vice-president, 2006-2007); The Justinian Society of Lawyers, Winnebago County Chapter (president, 2005 to present). Published articles: Perrecone & Fabiano, The Fleecing of Seriously Injured Medical Malpractice Victims in Illinois, 26 N. Ill. U. L. Rev. 527 (2006); Seventh Circuit Narrows Application of Illinois Common Fund Doctrine in ERISA Subrogation Claims, Illinois State Bar Association Tort Trends, Oct. 2003, at 4; Effective Use of SCR 213(f), Illinois State Bar Association Tort Trends, May 2003, at 1; Seventh Circuit Decision Trumps Federal Rule of Civil Procedure, Illinois State Bar Association Tort Trends, June 2000, at 8; Perrecone & Nelson, Case Note–Blackburn v. Sundstrand Corporation, Illinois State Bar Association Tort Trends, Nov. 1997, at 1.

BERNARD WYSOCKI, Waukegan. Senior partner, Wysocki & Smith. Area of practice: general practice. Education: University of Illinois; A.B. Evans Scholars, 1971. Washington University, St. Louis, J.D., 1974. Admitted to Illinois Supreme Court, 1974. ISBA member since 1974. Assembly member, 1997-2007. Past chair: Membership and Bar Activities Committee; past chair: General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section Council; past member: Young Lawyers Division; committee member, speaker, moderator of Solo and Small Firm Conference, 2005 to present. Member, Committee to Petition Illinois Supreme Court to Permit the Sale of a Law Practice. Author, moderator, speaker: “Hanging Out Your Shingle Without Hanging Yourself.” Seminar speaker for more than 10 years at ISBA Law Ed CLE seminars. Member: ABA, National District Attorneys Association, and Illinois Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association; past member, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. Past president, Lake County Bar Association. Member, Attorney's Title Guaranty Fund; member, Illinois Real Estate Lawyers Association, member, Illinois Bar Foundation; and member, Lake County Jefferson Inns of Court. Certificates of Appreciation: ISBA, United Way of Lake County, Illinois Jaycees, Carthage College, and Lake County Heart Association. Member, Illinois and Lake County Municipal League; member, Illinois Association of Fire Protection Districts; and mayor of the Village of Green Oaks, Illinois, 2006 to the present.

DION U. DAVI, Wheaton. Mr. Davi is an associate with Mirabella, Kincaid, Fredrick, & Mirabella, P.C. concentrating in the area of family law, a continuation of his several years as a prosecutor with the Child Support Enforcement Unit of the DuPage County State's Attorney's Office. Mr. Davi graduated from DePaul University with a B.A. in psychology in 2000. He received his J.D. from The John Marshall Law School and was admitted to the Illinois Bar and Northern District of Illinois in 2003. Mr. Davi has been a member of the Illinois State Bar Association since his first year in law school. He is a member of the Assembly and a member of both the Young Lawyers Council and the Government Lawyers Committee. Mr. Davi has also been a member of the DuPage County Bar Association since law school, where he is the chair of the Government Lawyers Committee, vice-chair of the New and Young Lawyers Committee, and a member of the Child Advocacy and Family Law committees, and the Domestic Relations Local Court Rules subcommittee. He is the treasurer of the DuPage County Justinian Society and has chaired the Law Day Committee of the Justinian Society in Cook County for the last four years. Mr. Davi has been an active ISBA YLD member involved in the subcommittees for both the Holiday Party and the Annual Golf Outing, whereby funds are raised for the ISBA YLD/IBF Children's Assistance Fund, and the Grant Approval subcommittee in charge of making fund disbursement recommendations to the council. Mr. Davi is a second term appointee as a representative from the ISBA YLD to the American Bar Association's Young Lawyer Assembly. He is a Fellow of the Illinois Bar Foundation and has been a Gala committee member for the last two years.

STEVE PACEY, Paxton. Circuit judge, 11th Judicial Circuit. University of Illinois College of Law, J.D. 1974. Admitted: Illinois Supreme Court, U.S. District Court Central Illinois. Pacey & Pacey, Attorneys, 1974-1996; Ford County public defender, 1985-1990; commissioner, Illinois Court of Claims, 1994-1996; circuit judge since 1996. ISBA: Member since 1974; Assembly, 1994-2000, 2004-07; Judicial Advisory Polls Committee, 1987-1994, chair, 1993-94; Committee on Judicial Evaluation, 1994-96, 1999-2000, secretary, 1995-96; Committee on Attorney Disciplinary Commission, 1994-2003, chair, 2002-03; Committee on Bar Election Supervision, 1998-2000; Juvenile Justice Section Council, 2003-05; Alternative Dispute Resolution Section Council, 2003-07; Pro Bono Awards, Honorable Mention, 1991; Presidential Commendation, 2000; seminar presenter and moderator. Illinois State Bar Association Mutual Insurance Company, Board of Directors, 1995-96. Illinois Bar Foundation, Advisory Board, 1996-2000. Illinois Supreme Court/American Judicature Society Conference - Future of Courts, 1992. Illinois State Bar Association Special Committee - Future of Courts, 2002. Pro-Bono Counsel - Minors-Appellees, In re a Minor, 149 Il. 2d 247 (1992). Illinois Judicial Conference, since 2002; Alternative Dispute Resolution Coordinating Committee, since 2002; seminar presenter. Illinois Court Improvement Project Judicial Advisory Committee, since 2004. Ford County Bar Association, since 1974, president, 1991-97. East Central Illinois Women Attorneys Association, member, since 1996. Co-founder, Ford County Restorative Justice Program, 1998. Ford County Juvenile Justice Council, since 2001. Illinois Judges Association: Member since 1996; Board of Directors since 2002. ISSUE STATEMENT: ISBA represents all Illinois attorneys, but its primary focus should be to serve the small firms and solo practitioners who make up the overwhelming majority of the membership. Protecting the role of attorneys in real estate transactions, estate planning and other areas where the unauthorized practice of law has encroached is an important priority. Continued and improved services such as legal research, insurance programs, continuing legal education, and publications are vital to the profession.

WILLIAM A. PEITHMANN, Farmer City. University of Illinois/University of Denver law schools (J.D., 1978). Sole practitioner, with emphasis on estate planning, wealth management, real estate and tax. Martindale-Hubbell “AV” rating since 1994. ATG issuing member. Silver Fellow and past director, Illinois Bar Foundation (1997-1998, 2000-2003). American Bar Association: Real Prop. Prob. & Tr. Law/Generation Skipping Transfers Committee, vice-chair, 1994-1998. Illinois State Bar Association: Assembly, 1994; Board of Governors, 1995-2001; countless committees and sections, including: Trusts & Estates Section Council (1988-2003; 2005-present; chair, 1994-95); Special Committee on Living Trusts (1993-94); Task Force on the Protection of the Public from Unauthorized Practice of Law (chair, 1995-97); 1998 Board of Governors Award for sparking renewed fight against UPL. Tax Counsel to the firm of Mahoney, Silverman and Cross (Joliet). Admitted to practice in Colorado, Illinois and California. Sometimes writes and lectures on obscure stuff for the ABA, IICLE, ISBA Law Ed, Colorado Bar Association and other groups when they can't find anyone else who is better and will still work for free. Likes to wander around, climb up, ski down and occasionally fall off mountains. Elected to the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel in 1994; listed in "The Best Lawyers in America" since 1999. ISSUE STATEMENT: Profitability for small firms and solos is evaporating. Many are closing their doors, which in turn erodes the public's faith in us as dependable pillars of the civic community. On a Board already fully representative of financially secure administrators and judges, the small firm/practicing bar needs an advocate--a practicing lawyer who knows just how much a photocopier costs, and who will energetically respond to the growing non-lawyer competition, the staggering weight of overhead expenses, and the stranglehold on allowable fees that threaten our ability to survive and serve. If re-elected I promise to do my very best to do a good job.

JEFFREY D. RICHARDSON, Decatur. Sole practitioner, general civil and appellate practice. Education: Undergraduate degree from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; University of Illinois College of Law, J.D. 1977. Admitted: Illinois Supreme Court, 1977; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit; U.S. District Courts for the Central and Southern Districts; Chapter 7 Panel Bankruptcy Trustee, 1997-present; ISBA: Member, 1977; Assembly, 1996-2001, 2004-present; Assembly Rules and By-Laws Committee, 2004-present; ISBA Task Force on Unauthorized Practice of Law, 2004-present; past member, Agricultural Law Section Council, 1992-1999; past member Commercial, Banking & Bankruptcy Section Council, 1998-2005 (chair 2003-2004); current member, Family Law, Agricultural Law, and Commercial, Banking & Bankruptcy Law sections; speaker at CLE seminars for ISBA and IICLE on commercial law and bankruptcy; legal articles published in Agricultural Law, Commercial, Banking & Bankruptcy Law and Real Estate Law section newsletters. Member, Decatur Bar Association, 1977-present (president 1999-2000); 2004 recipient of Decatur Bar Association's Russel D. Hoerbert Pro Bono Award; 1999 recipient (with former partner) of ISBA's John C. McAndrews Pro Bono Service Special Commendation. ISSUE STATEMENT: My commitment to the ISBA comes from my belief in an association which is itself committed to providing meaningful services to its members and has never lost sight of the needs and evolving challenges facing its core membership, lawyers in small law firms or solo practitioners, like myself. As a practicing attorney, I am concerned about both the decline in the public's perception of our profession and the influx of non-lawyers who provide legal services to the public without being licensed to practice law. I appreciate current ISBA efforts to create a positive image advertising campaign. As to the latter issue, I am trying to help do something about the problem by continuing to serve on the Task Force on Unauthorized Practice of Law.