Associations

The Northwest Suburban Bar Association will be host for two holiday parties next month.

At 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, the NWSBA will begin its own event at magnum's steakhouse in Rolling Meadows with a reception, followed by 6:30 p.m. dinner and presentation of Holiday Party Excellence Awards.

One of the recipients is Park Ridge attorney John E. “Jack” Owens, a past president of the association who has served on several nominating committees and conducted legal education seminars. He is a 1962 graduate of the DePaul University College of Law.

Also being honored is Frank “Shoe” Schumacher, a Cook County Sheriff's Department member who runs the Rolling Meadows courthouse information desk. After service in the Korean War on the staff of Gen. James Van Fleet, he became a deputy sheriff.

The NWSBA also is co-host for the 3rd Municipal District Domestic Relations Division holiday party at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19, at Peggy Kinnane's Irish Restaurant and pub in Arlington Heights.

The Advocates Society Christmas meeting will take place at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14, at the Copernicus Center in Chicago. Call President Herbert Sillins at (773) 486-7132.

A law student scholarship benefit will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, at Petterino's Restaurant in Chicago. The buffet reception will include a silent auction. Call Joanna Kellogg at (773) 251-6214.

A forum for Appellate Court candidates in the 1st District will be conducted by the Appellate Lawyers Association during a luncheon meeting on Thursday, Nov. 29, at the Chicago Bar Association. Call (847) 885-2410.

The 84th annual Chicago Bar Association Christmas Spirits Show, “Young, Frank & Stein,” will be presented at 8 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, Dec. 11-15, in DePaul University's Merle Reskin Theatre.

A 6 p.m. optional pre-show dinner at the Chicago Hilton and Towers is available. Call (312) 554-2000 for show and dinner reservations.

The CBA and several other associations will hold a family holiday festival from 2 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, in the Grand Ballroom at Navy Pier. Call Tamra Drees at (312) 554-2057 for reservations.

Performances will be given by the CBA Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, the Barristers Big Band and the Oak Park/River Forest Children's Chorus.

Daniel T. Coyne, associate clinical professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, was installed Oct. 2 as president of the Chicago Council of Lawyers. A board member since 1997, he has chaired the Bond Court Review Committee and Judicial Evaluation Committee.

John L. Barger of Craig & Craig, Mattoon, is current president of the 86-member Coles-Cumberland Bar Association. Call him at (217) 234-6481 for program information.

Other officers are Vice President Janet Grove and Secretary-Treasurer Chris Wetzel.

The annual DuPage County Bar Association holiday party will take place from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, at the Arrowhead Country Club, Wheaton. New unwrapped toys will be collected for needy children. Call (630) 653-7779.

The DuPage Lawyers Lending a Hand will continue the winter clothing drive through Tuesday, Nov. 20. Coats, jackets, boots, hats and gloves for men, women and children may be dropped off at the bar center between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. daily They will be distributed where needed through county agencies.

Members of the East Central Illinois Women Attorneys Association will meet for luncheon and program on Tuesday, Nov. 20, at Biaggi's Ristorante, Champaign.

Edward J. Schoenbaum of Springfield, an administrative law judge for the Illinois Department of Employment Security, is the current president of the Government Bar Association. Call him at (217) 524-7836 for program information.

Schoenbaum is vice chair of the ISBA Bench and Bar Section, and a member of the Administrative Law Section Council and Committee on Continuing Legal Education.

The Young Lawyers Division of the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel collected and distributed school supplies and warm clothing last month for children in need around the state. The YLD will hold a holiday party from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, at Dave & Buster's in Chicago.

The IADTC will be host for the four-state North Central Region Trial Academy on Jan. 25 and 26 at the Oak Brook Hills Resort. For registration details, call (217) 585-0991.

The Illinois Judges Association will broadcast a cable television program about jury service at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28, on Chicago Access Network channel 21.

IJA president, 8th Circuit Judge Mark A. Schuering is the moderator. Panelists are Cook County Judges Valarie E. Turner and William J. Haddad, and 19th Circuit Judge Raymond McKoski.

Cook County Judge Lee Preston was installed Oct. 14 as president of the Jewish Judges Association. Other officers are Vice Presidents Edward R. Burr, Morton Denlow, Richard P. Goldenhersh and Shelley Sutker-Dermer; Secretaries Ronald S. Davis and Michael C. Zissman, and Treasurer Rhoda Davis Sweeney.

Awards were presented during the annual dinner in Skokie.

The DuPage County chapter of the Justinian Society will hold a holiday reception and family style feast at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12, at Sergio's Cucina Italiana in Itasca. Call Frank DeSalvo, (630) 653-0920.

The annual holiday party and toy drive of the Kane County Bar Association will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12, in the Mallard Room of the Mill Race Inn, Geneva. Call (630) 762-1915.

Each member who donates a new unwrapped toy for distribution to an underprivileged child will receive a free glass of wine.

The Lake County Bar Association's monthly luncheon and business meeting will be held Tuesday, Nov. 27, at Hussey's in Waukegan. Call (847) 244-3143.

The annual LCBA holiday party will take place from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, at Glen Flora Country Club, Waukegan. Tax-deductible contributions may be made to the Lake County Bar Foundation for purchase of necessities for troops on active duty.

One LCBA member, William Moca Fusz, has been deployed as a member of the Army 82nd Airborne Division out of Fort Bragg, N.C. Another member, Joseph Moca Fusz, is a Marine stationed in Quantico, Va. Both were admitted to the bar in 2006 and are sons of 19th Circuit Associate Judge Michael J. Fusz.

The Association of Women Attorneys of Lake County will hold a holiday party at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5, at the Stevens Restaurant in Gurnee.

Donald J. Ohl of Knapp, Ohl & Green, Edwardsville, is president of the Madison County Bar Association. Call him at (618) 656-5088 for program information.

Other officers are Vice Presidents Paul Marks and Elizabeth Levy, Secretary John Stobbs II and Treasurer Angela Donohoo.

The North Suburban Bar Association holiday party will begin at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18, at the Gusto Restaurant, Glenview. Call Leisa Braband, (312) 526-1565.

Members of the Peoria County Bar Association will be entertained by colleagues during the annual holiday party on Thursday, Dec. 13, at the Hotel Pere Marquette. A 5 p.m. reception and 6:30 p.m. dinner will precede the skits. Call (309) 674-6049.

The St. Clair County Bar Association's annual Christmas dinner dance is scheduled Friday, Dec. 14, at Bellcourt Manor. Call (618) 277-8919.

The Vermilion County Bar Association will meet Tuesday, Nov. 27, for luncheon and program at Old National Bank, Danville. Call President Thomas J. Mellen II at (217) 431-0685.

West Suburban Bar Association President Gustavo Santana will thank members for their support as host for a holiday from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, at St. Charles Country Club. Call him at (708) 836-1111.

Members of the Winnebago County Bar Association will ring bells for the Salvation Army from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, at several Rockford retail establishments, including Kmart and WalMart.

Funds also are being collected to buy hams that will be given to local food pantries. Members who want to purchase and deliver Angel Tree gifts for children of incarcerated parents should call Debra Fennell at (815) 621-3767.