Associations

Marshall J. Hartman, a career public defender at several state and national levels, will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award on Friday, Nov. 2, from the Illinois Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

The annual meeting and program at the University Club of Chicago will begin with a 6 p.m. reception in the Monroe Room and 7 p.m. dinner in the Michigan Room.

An adjunct professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, Hartman has represented clients for four decades in juvenile and criminal court cases, and appeals and post-conviction matters in Illinois Appellate and Supreme Courts and the U.S. Supreme Court.

He has been director of defender services for the National Legal Aid and Defender Association and has headed the State Appellate Defender Office's Capital Litigation Division.

IACDL President D. Peter Wise of Springfield will be master of ceremonies for the presentation, which includes remarks by several luminaries of the defender bar.

Among them are State Appellate Defender Theodore A. Gottfried; Andrea D. Lyon, director of DePaul's Center for Justice in Capital Cases; Prof. Randolph Stone of the University of Chicago Mandel Clinic; 19th Circuit Judge David P. Brodsky, a former Lake County public defender, and retired Cook County judge Shelvin R. Singer.

The Illinois Public Defender Association will present awards during a banquet at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, at the Hilton Hotel in Springfield.

The dinner takes place midway in the association's annual fall seminar, which begins at 11:55 a.m. Nov. 16 with opening remarks by President Stephen L. Richards of the Office of State Appellate Defender, Chicago.

Past president Stephen W. Baker, a member of the ISBA Committee on Legislation, will give a legislative update at 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 17. Baker also serves on the Criminal Justice Section Council.

At 10 a.m., ISBA Assembly member Donald J. Ramsell, a past chair of the Traffic Laws and Courts Section Council, will discuss DUI defense issues. The conference will adjourn at 1 p.m.

For registration details, hotel accommodations and other information, call Treasurer Daniel D. Yuhas at (217) 782-3654.

Other officers of the IPDA are Vice President Edwin Burnette, past chair of the Criminal Justice Section Council, and Secretary Patrick J. Hughes, a member of the Human Rights Section Council and a Laureate of the ISBA Academy of Illinois Lawyers.

Tentative plans are taking shape for celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Kane County Bar Association during 2008.

The KCBA board has commissioned a Virginia publisher to put together a history book on the practice of law in Kane County. The author is Bill Beck of the Lakeside Writer's Group in Indianapolis.

In addition to working with bar association officials, Beck has requested present and former members to share information and memorabilia that may add to the compilation. Articles provided to the KCBA office will be returned.

Photographs of individual Kane County Bar members will be snapped in December and January for a huge composite for future display.

A commemorative luncheon on Monday, Feb. 11, is being planned, with a keynote speaker to be announced. The Kane County Bar Foundation Gala in March will have an anniversary theme.

The association also plans to stage one of its rare bar shows in the spring of 2008. Volunteer writers are needed now, and singers and dancers will be invited to rehearsals early next year.

An attorney-acted mock trial will be presented in April, and the high school Law Day mock trials are scheduled Friday, May 2.

The 150th anniversary KCBA dinner on Thursday, June 12, will feature a keynote speaker and release of the history book. A luncheon program in December will end the celebration.

For more information, or to contribute items for the publication, call executive director Jan Wade at (630) 762-1915.

WILPOWER, the political action committee of the Women's Bar Association of Illinois, will present a reception and forum on quality of life for women at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, at the Chicago Bar Association.

Titled “Women's Economic Empowerment: Where Are We Today and What Work Must Be Done?” the program is co-sponsored by several minority and ethnic bar associations. WILPOWER chair Ngozi Okorafor is the moderator.

Discussion topics include corrective legislative proposals following the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Ledbetter; claims against employers for family responsibility discrimination, and a campaign for fair pay and working conditions in retail services.

Also expungement of criminal history, minority and female-owned business programs, and legislative initiatives for wage parity, paid family leave, portable pensions, day care and other benefits for female workers.

Speakers include Cook County Circuit Clerk Dorothy Brown, State Rep. Sara Feigenholtz, Laverne Hall of the Chicago Board of Education, Chicago State University Prof. Marian Perkins, Melissa Jacobs, director of equal opportunity programs for Women Employed, and attorney Ines Monte.

Call (312) 341-8530 for more information.

Cook County Judges Gerald C. Bender and Alan J. Greiman were honored on Oct. 14 during the fifth annual dinner of the Jewish Judges Association in Skokie.

Bender, a founder and past president of the association, received the Seymour Simon Justice Award. A Domestic Relations Division judge, he was cited for “his keen ability to provide equal justice to all litigants even under the most emotional if circumstances.”

Greiman, a former state legislator who is serving his 11th term as chair of the 1st District Appellate Court executive committee, received a Lifetime Achievement Award. He has developed a settlement process, an expedited appeals system and training programs for new justices.

Special Recognition Awards were designated for Fred Herzog, 100-year-old dean emeritus of The John Marshall Law School, and retired judge Mitchell Leikin, who died July 12.

Installed as officers of the association are Judges Lee Preston, president; Edward R. Burr, Morton Denlow, Richard P. Goldenhersh and Shelley Sutker-Dermer, vice presidents; Ronald S. Davis and Michael C. Zissman, secretaries, and Rhoda Davis Sweeney, treasurer.

The annual Judges' Night reception of the Advocates Society will begin at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, at the Polish-American Museum in Chicago. Kasia's Deli will serve a buffet dinner. Call Esther at (312) 744-1846.

A panel program on “To the Bench and Back” will take place during a meeting of the Appellate Lawyers Association on Friday, Oct. 19, at the Union League Club of Chicago. Speakers are Judges Nancy J. Arnold and Rita M. Novak, and retired appellate justice Gino L. DiVito.

The association has a new contact for membership and meeting inquiries. Call Liz Long at (847) 885-2410.

Tricia L. Smith of Belvidere has begun her two-year term as president of the Boone County Bar Association. Call her at (815) 544-0868 for program details.

The Decalogue Society will hold a judicial reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, at the Chicago Loop Synagogue. Call (312) 263-6493.

Chicago attorney Charles L. Nesbit was installed Sept. 25 as president of the Chicago chapter of the Federal Bar Association. Call him at (312) 201-9090 for information.

Other officers are Vice Presidents Paul E. Freehling and Scott Mendeloff, Secretary Maria Z. Vathis, and Treasurer James D. Wascher.

The annual Paralegal Day dinner of the Illinois Paralegal Association will be held Thursday, Nov. 8, during an education conference in Chicago. Call (815) 462-4620.

Past presidents and 25-year members of the Justinian Society will be honored during a dinner meeting Thursday, Nov. 15, at Casa Italia in Stone Park. Call Nina at (708) 459-8628.

Lake County Bar Association members are beginning to plan skits for the 2008 Gridiron Show. A kickoff reception to discuss ideas will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, at Hussey's on the Bridge. Call (847) 244-3143.

Hot Topics in Domestic Relations will be discussed during a dinner meeting of the North Suburban Bar Association on Tuesday, Nov. 13, in the Renaissance North Shore Hotel, Northbrook. Call Gerald Schur at (312) 526-1565.

The Northwest Suburban Bar Association has scheduled a dinner meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 23. Call (847) 221-2601 for details.

The association will sponsor a Tech Show from 12 noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14, at the Sheraton Hotel, Arlington Heights.

A Halloween blood drive will be sponsored by the Peoria County Bar Association and American Red Cross on Wednesday, Oct. 31, on the lower level of the Associated Bank Building. Call (309) 674-6049 to schedule appointments between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Retired 12th Circuit chief judge Herman S. Haase will be honored by the West Suburban alumni chapter of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity during a dinner on Thursday, Nov. 15, at the Flame Steakhouse in Countryside. Call B. J. Maley at (630) 794-9966.

After he retired from the bench after almost 30 years, Haase became Will County public defender in September 2006. Law scholarships will be presented at the dinner, and officers will be elected.

Members of the St. Clair County Bar Association, preferably in costume, will attend a Halloween party from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, at Shenanigan's. Call (618) 277-8919.Senior Counselor and New Member Night is scheduled Thursday, Nov. 15, at Jack's on the Green.

The annual dinner of the Sangamon County Bar Association will take place Thursday, Nov. 8, at Panther Creek Country Club in Springfield. Call Shirley Vinson at (217) 753-6365.

The annual South Suburban Bar Association holiday dinner dance and installation of officers will be held Saturday, Dec. 1, at the Idlewild Country Club in Flossmoor. Call President Donald N. MacNeil at (708) 481-4800.

Judges of Cook County's 3rd, 4th and 5th Municipal Districts have been invited to the West Suburban Bar Association Judges Night reception from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, at Riverside Golf Club in North Riverside.

Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans and new members of the association will be honored. Russell W. Hartigan of the ISBA Board of Governors is a co-chair of the event. Call (708) 352-5678 for reservations.

The Community Service Committee of the Winnebago County Bar Association has called for volunteers to participate in two charitable initiatives. Call (815) 964-4992 to sign up for the following:

Thursdays, Nov. 8 and Dec. 13, at 12:15 p.m., serving lunches to homeless men and women at Carpenter's Place.

Fridays, Nov. 9 and Dec. 14, at 5:50 p.m., serving evening meals at the Rockford Rescue Mission.