Notice of ISBA Election


 

Office of Third Vice-President
7 B Seats on the Board of Governors
127 B Seats on the Assembly (Statewide)
13 B Law Student Seats on the Assembly

Below is a listing of the offices in the Illinois State Bar Association to be filled at the 2007 annual election. Those elected to the Board of Governors and Assembly take office on June 21, 2007 and the third vice-president takes office on June 23rd. Pertinent information and the requirements of the bylaws governing nomination of candidates and election procedures follow the listing.

 

Third Vice-President - 1 to be elected
no incumbent*

 

Board of Governors, 3 year term

Cook - 4 to be elected

Incumbents:
Paula Hudson Holderman - Chicago

John G. Locallo - Chicago
Kevin E. O'Reilly - Chicago
Andrea M. Schleifer -B Chicago

Area 2 (17th, 19th & 22nd Circuits) - 1 to be elected
Incumbent: H. Case Ellis - Crystal Lake**

Area 5 (5th, 6th & 11th Circuits) - 1 to be elected
Incumbent: John E. Thies B Urbana**

Under Age 37 B Downstate - 1 to be elected

Incumbent: David C. Nelson - Belleville**

 

Assembly, 3 year term

Circuit 1 - 2 to be elected
Incumbents:

Cheryl Erdman - Carbondale
Wenona Y. Whitfield - Carbondale

Circuit 2 - 1 to be elected
Incumbent:

Kenneth F. Werts - Mt. Vernon

Circuit 3 - 5 to be elected
Incumbents:

Joseph R. Bartylak - Alton**
Nelson F. Metz, Jr. - Edwardsville
John J. Rekowski - Collinsville**
Richard L. Tognarelli - Edwardsville**

Circuit 4 - 1 to be elected
Incumbents:

Edward Graham, Jr. - Taylorville**
Daniel E. Hartigan- Newton**

Circuit 5 - 2 to be elected
Incumbents:

Brian L. Bower - Charleston
S. Craig Smith - Paris**

Circuit 6 - 5 to be elected
Incumbents:

Rex L. Brown - Decatur**
Thomas A. Bruno - Urbana**
Brian L. McPheters - Urbana**
Jeffrey D. Richardson - Decatur
Brian C. Silverman - Urbana

Circuit 7 - 6 to be elected
Incumbents:

Jennifer M. Ascher - Springfield
Paul Bown - Springfield
James W. Chipman - Springfield
Charles J. Northrup - Springfield**
Thomas P. Schanzle-Haskins - Springfield**
April G. Troemper - Springfield

Circuit 8 - 1 to be elected
Incumbent:

Thomas J. Brannan - Beardstown

Circuit 9 - 1 to be elected
Incumbent:

Jeremy S. Karlin - Galesburg

Circuit 10 - 5 to be elected
Incumbents:

Burt L. Dancey - Pekin**
Susan Dawson-Tibbitts - Peoria
Donald R. Jackson - Peoria
Phillip B. Lenzini - Peoria
Sonni Choi Williams - Peoria

Circuit 11 - 4 to be elected
Incumbents:

Ronald L. Lewis - Bloomington**
Helen Ogar - Bloomington
Stephen R. Pacey - Paxton
Robert T. Varney - Bloomington

Circuit 12 - 4 to be elected
Incumbents:

Jeff J. Allen - Shorewood (Joliet)
Eric Hanson - Joliet
Myles L. Jacobs - Joliet**
Randal J. Miller - Joliet**

Circuit 13 - 2 to be elected
Incumbents:

Herbert J. Klein - Peru
George G. Leynaud - Peru**

Circuit 14 - 3 to be elected
Incumbents:

William L. Cleaver - Moline**
John F. Doak - Moline**
Philip E. Koenig - Rock Island**

Circuit 15 - 1 to be elected

Incumbent:

Edward J. Mitchell - Lanark

Circuit 16 - 7 to be elected
Incumbents:

Richard C. Irvin - Aurora
Richard D. Larson - Sycamore**
Lisa M. Nyuli - Elgin**
Michelle D. Porro - Aurora**
Richard L.Turner, Jr. - Sycamore
J. Brick Van Der Snick - Geneva
Rory T. Weiler - Geneva

Circuit 17 - 4 to be elected
Incumbents:

John J. Holevas - Rockford
Frank A. Perrecone - Rockford**
Nerino J. Petro Jr. - Madison, WI**
Donald P. Shriver - Rockford

Circuit 18 - 15 to be elected
Incumbents:

Steven B. Bashaw - Oak Brook

Circuit 18 (cont)

Deborah A. Benzing - Chicago
Neal W. Cerne - Wheaton
Paul P. Didzerekis - Wheaton**
Kent A. Gaertner - Wheaton
Angela Imbierowicz - Oak Brook**
Nancy Martin - Chicago
James F. McCluskey - Downers Grove**
Colleen M. McLaughlin - Wheaton**
Mary E. McSwain - Wheaton
Kevin H. Millon - Wheaton
Donald J. Ramsell - Wheaton
David N. Schaffer - Naperville
Laura M. Urbik-Kern - Elmhurst**
Michael C. Wiedel - Downers Grove

Circuit 19 B currently 13 (see note below)

Incumbents:

Terrence J. Brady - Libertyville**
Michael J. Chmiel - Woodstock
Ann Buche Conroy - Waukegan**
Richard J. Curran, Jr. - Crystal Lake
Wallace B. Dunn - Waukegan**
Steven Gregory English - Crystal Lake**
Christopher S. Haaff - Woodstock**
Torrie M. Newsome - Waukegan
Gary L. Schlesinger - Libertyville
Lisle A. Stalter - Waukegan**
Elizabeth Felt Wakeman - Lake in the Hills**
James Wright - Crystal Lake
Bernard Wysocki - Waukegan**

NOTE: On December 4, 2006 the 19th judicial circuit will be divided into the 19th and 22nd judicial circuits as provided in Section 1 of the Circuit Courts Act. The 19th circuit will be comprised of Lake County and the 22nd circuit of McHenry County. As a result the ISBA has allocated delegates for the 2007 ISBA election as follows:

19th circuit - 10 delegates
22nd circuit - 3 delegates

Circuit 20 - 5 to be elected
Incumbents:

John J. Johnston - Belleville
Julie Keehner Katz - Belleville**
Brendan F. Kelly - Belleville
Robert C. Nelson - Belleville
Donald W. Ward - Belleville

Circuit 21 - 1 to be elected
Incumbent:

James L. Tungate - Watseka

Cook County - 38 to be elected
Incumbents:

Gina M. Arquilla - Chicago
Stephen G. Baime - Chicago
Dennis J. Beninato - Chicago
Sandra M. Blake - Oak Park
Nathan G. Brenner, Jr. - Morton Grove**
Dennis J. Burke - Chicago**
Jeffrey D. Corso - Chicago
Dion U. Davi - Wheaton
Umberto S. Davi - Western Springs
Michael H. Erde - Chicago
Anthony Benedict Ferraro - Rosemont**
David Figlioli - Chicago**
Robert Fioretti - Chicago
John Fioti - Bartlett
Gail T. Friedman - Chicago
Daniel R. Fusco - Chicago
Joseph M. Gagliardo - Chicago
Robert L. Gamrath, III - Chicago
Martin L. Glink - Arlington Heights**
Michael T. Huguelet - Orland Park
Anthony Iosco - Elk Grove Village**
Julia Jensen - Park Ridge
Stephen Kehoe - Chicago
James G. Las Cola - Chicago
Brian P. Liston - Chicago
Robert A. Loeb - Chicago**
Adela Casandra Lucchesi - Chicago
Bryan Patrick Lynch - Chicago
Ronald J. Nelson - Arlington Heights**
John K. Norris - Chicago**
Daniel E. O'Brien - Chicago
Robert T. Oleszkiewicz - Chicago
Paul George O'Toole - Chicago**
Angela E. Peters - Arlington Heights**
Maureen Catherine Pikarski - Chicago**
William R. Quinlan - Chicago
John C. Sciaccotta - Chicago

Law Student Members B Special Note

For the years 2005-2010, from each of the thirteen law schools, IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, DePaul University College of Law, The John Marshall School of Law, Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Northern Illinois University College of Law, Northwestern University School of Law, Southern Illinois University School of Law, St. Louis University School of Law, University of Chicago Law School, University of Illinois College of Law, University of Notre Dame Law School, Valparaiso University School of Law, and Washington University School of Law, there shall be one law student member elected as a delegate to the Assembly.

To be eligible for election, delegates from each law school shall have completed at least 15 credit hours in law school prior to election. Delegates shall be elected for a term of one year and no delegate shall be eligible to be elected for more than two consecutive terms.

A candidates packet has been mailed to all ISBA law student members. For additional information contact the office of the Executive Director (telephone reply 800/252-8908 or email, jhibbs@isba.org).

Under the bylaws the third vice-president automatically succeeds to the office of second vice- president; therefore, there is no incumbent for this office.

** Ineligible to succeed due to term limitations.

 

 

 

 

Nomination

 

Any member of the Association in good standing at the close of the nominating period may be nominated for third vice-president, Board of Governors member or Assembly member from those geographical areas in which there are vacancies and he/she resides.

Voting Address: Bylaws Sec. 1.11 reads: For purposes of voting and candidacy for ISBA elected office, a member= s voting address shall be his or her primary legal office as designated by the member. If a member= s primary legal office is not within the state of Illinois, such member may designate his or her Illinois residence as his or her voting address; if no voting address is designated, the member shall be considered a non-resident.

Nominating must be in writing. (See Election Policy Para. 6.1.) Printed copies of the nominating petitions are available upon request to the Office of the Executive Director, Illinois Bar Center, Springfield, IL 62701. (Telephone toll free 800/252-8908, fax 217/525-0712 or email jhibbs@isba.org.)

Nominating petitions may be filed no earlier than Tuesday January 16, 2007 and must be filed by 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 15, 2007 at either the Illinois Bar Center in Springfield or the ISBA Chicago Office at 20 S. Clark Street, Chicago. Petitions must be physically submitted with original signatures. Petitions submitted via email or fax will not be accepted. (See Election Policy Para. 6.3.)

The ISBA Policy and Procedures on Association Elections is available here. All persons interested in seeking office should carefully read this policy.

 

Voting

 

All members of the Association in good standing (except student members) are eligible to vote for the office of third vice-president.

Eligible members residing in the areas in which there are contested elections may vote in the appropriate Board of Governors and Assembly race.

By policy, a member's dues must be paid by March 1, 2007 for the period ending June 30, 2007.

November, 2006 Robert E. Craghead,
Executive Director