Quigley bar holds inaugural event Dec. 2

The inaugural luncheon banquet of the newly formed Quigley Law Association will take place Friday, Dec. 2, at the Union League Club Chicago. Cardinal Francis George will be an honored guest.

The association was created by and for lawyers, judges and ordained canon lawyers who are alumni of Quigley, Quigley North, Quigley South and Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary High School, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary.

Its purposes are to provide personal camaraderie and professional development among alumni, faculty, students and parents; to enhance alumni support of Quigley, and to contribute to the mission of educating young men to respond to the call.

Among the charter members are the Most Rev. Thomas J. Paprocki, Francis D. Morrissey, Thomas C. Hynes, Brian L. Crowe, Larry Suffredin and 18th Circuit Judge Joseph S. Bongiorno.

For more information, send an e-mail to QuigleyLaw@Quigley.org.

Advocates Society

The Advocates Society will add to its Knights of Dabrowski Scholarship Fund with proceeds from a benefit silent auction and buffet dinner from 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, at the Green Dolphin Street Jazz Café, Chicago. Call Herbert J. Sillins, (773) 486-7132.

Advocates Society President Maureen C. Pikarski, a member of the ISBA Assembly, gave birth to a son, John Paul “Jack” Murphy, on Sept. 30.

Attorneys' Title

Members of Attorneys' Title Guaranty Fund have been invited to a holiday party from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, in the Winter Garden Room at the Harold Washington Library, Chicago. Call Suzy Auteberry, (217) 403-0130.

Central Illinois Women

The annual holiday party of the Central Illinois Women's Bar Association, a benefit for the Sojourn Shelter services and court advocacy, will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, at Sammy's in Springfield. Call Raylene DeWitte Grischow, (217) 528-7375, ext. 7330.

Chicago Bar

“Scamalot” is the title of the 82nd annual Christmas Spirits production of the Chicago Bar Association, with curtain times at 8 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, Dec. 6-10, at the Merle Reskin Theatre. Pre-show dinner packages are available at the Hilton Hotel. Call (312) 554-2000.

Decalogue Society

Chief Justice Robert R. Thomas of the Illinois Supreme Court will receive an Award of Merit from the Dacalogue Society during a dinner Tuesday, Nov. 29, in the Crystal Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Chicago.

Cook County Judge Sheldon Garber will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award, and retiring executive director Carol A. Strauss will be honored. Call (312) 263-6493.

DuPage County Bar

The DuPage County Bar Association will hold a holiday party from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, at the Danada House, Wheaton. Call (630) 653-7779.

DCBA Lawyers Lending a Hand will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 22, at the bar center to sort donated coats for distribution to county agencies that assist hurricane victims.

DuPage County Women

The 10th annual Zoo Ball benefit for the Child Friendly Courts Foundation of the DuPage Association of Women Lawyers will take place Friday, Nov. 18, at the Brookfield Zoo, beginning at 6:30 p.m.

Proceeds will support Safe Harbor, a supervised children's waiting room in the DuPage County Judicial Center. Call ISBA President-elect Irene F. Bahr, (630) 462-1113.

The annual DAWL holiday party will begin at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5, at Maggiano's Little Italy in the Oak Brook Center. Call President Kimberly Davis, (630) 434-0400, ext. 106.

DuPage Red Mass

A Red Mass will be conducted by the St. Thomas More Society of DuPage County at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20, at St. Daniel the Prophet Catholic Church, Wheaton. A brunch will follow in the parish center, with Congressman Henry Hyde as guest speaker. Call Edna Wollenberg, (630) 668-2415, for brunch reservations.

ECI Women Attorneys

The East Central Illinois Women Attorneys Association meets on the third Tuesday of each month for luncheon and program at Biaggi's Ristorante, Champaign. The Dec. 20 meeting will be devoted to discussion of members' favorite classic movies.

Government Bar

The Government Bar Association holiday party will be held Wednesday, Dec. 14, in Springfield. Call President Keleigh Biggins at the office of State Appellate Defender, (217) 785-2283, for details.

Other GBA officers are Heidi Scott, vice president; Nancy Vincent, secretary, and Barbara Rowe, treasurer. Arden Lang is immediate past president. Directors include Patrick Hughes, member of the ISBA Committee on Government Lawyers and newsletter editor for the Human Rights Section Council, and Lee Beneze of the Elder Law Section Council.

Hellenic Bar

Tina Diamantopoulos-Burgis was in-stalled Nov. 6 as president of the Hellenic Bar Association of Illinois. Other officers are President-elect George P. Berbas, Vice Presidents Theodore G. Karavidas and Mark G. Poulakidas, Treasurer Diamond Mendonides, and Secretaries Harry J. Fournier and Nicholas C. Syregelas.

Justinian Society

The Christmas meeting of the Justinian Society will be an open buffet from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, at II Jacks, Chicago, with music by “Our Gang.” Call President Lisa A. Marino, (773) 804-9100.

Justinians – DuPage

The DuPage County chapter of the Justinian Society will hold its Christmas party at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7, at Sergio's Cucina Italiana in Itasca. Call Frank DeSalvo, (630) 653-0920.

Kane County Bar

Donation of a new, unwrapped toy will earn a glass of wine for any Kane County Bar Association member who attends the holiday party from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7, at The Herrington, Geneva. Call (630) 762-1915.

Lake County Bar

ISBA President Bob Downs will speak to the Lake County Bar Association during a luncheon meeting Tuesday, Nov. 22, in the Saddle Ridge Room at the Ramada Inn, Waukegan. Call (847) 244-3143.

The Lake County Bar and Prairie State Legal Services will hold a Legal Services Campaign kickoff event at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29, at Glen Flora County Club.

The LCBA holiday open house will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, in the jury assembly room of the County Courthouse.

Lake County Women

The holiday party of the Association of Women Attorneys of Lake County will begin at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7, at the home of Joy Fitzgerald. Call President Marjorie Sher, (847) 249-2830, for directions.

Northwest Suburban Bar

North Suburban Bar

A joint holiday party of the Northwest Suburban and North Suburban Bar Associations will be celebrated at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7, at Magnum's in Rolling Meadows. Call (847) 259-7908.

Peoria County Bar

The Peoria County Bar Association holiday party will begin at 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, at the Hotel Marquette. A reception and dinner will precede presentation of humorous skits. Call (309) 674-6049.

South Suburban Bar

The black-tie-optional holiday party and installation dinner dance of the South Suburban Bar Association will be held Friday, Dec. 16, at Flossmoor Country Club. Call Thomas C. Edwards at (708) 957-1500.

Vermilion County Bar

The next monthly luncheon meeting of the Vermilion County Bar Association will take place Tuesday, Nov. 29, at Old National Bank in Danville. Call President Charles J. Devens, (217) 446-3889 for program information.

Will County Bar

The annual holiday party of the Will County Bar Association will ne held at 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, at Barolo Ristorante, Joliet. Call (815) 726-0383.

Women's Bar of Illinois

Debra B. Walker, a member of the Illinois Bar Foundation board, is co-chair with Jennifer Barron of a new Women;s Bar Association of Illinois initiative, a Parents' Play Group.

Issues of common interest such as child care, pre-school and health care will be discussed during the inaugural brown-bag luncheon meeting Thursday, Nov. 17, at Walker's office at Clausen Miller, Chicago. Call her at (312) 606-7839.