Associations

Edwin C. Yohnka, director of communications for the American Civil Liberties Union, Chicago, will speak to the Central Illinois Paralegal Foundation on Oct. 10. His topic is “The Abuse of Power: The System of Checks and Balances of the Bush Administration.”

Supreme Court Justice Rita B. Garman will speak to the Central Illinois Women's Bar Association during a luncheon seminar Thursday, Sept. 21, at the Center for the Arts, Springfield. Her remarks include “Top Ten Tips for Appellate Practice.”

The Champaign County Bar Association is a co-sponsor of a League of Women Voters program on judicial independence on Saturday, Oct. 28, at State Farm Plaza in Bloomington. A reception will follow.

Four new members are being inducted this month during the annual meeting of the Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys. They are Peter J. Bedard, James N. Nowacki, Richard W. Pearce and Michael J. Webber. Call Mark Friedlander at (312) 258-5546 for details.

The annual fall event of the DuPage County Bar Association will be “Running of the Bull: A Networking Fiesta” from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28, at Emilio's Tapas in downtown Wheaton. Call (630) 653-7770.

The East Central Illinois Women Attorneys Association will hold a Career Makeover Day for women in transition from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, at the H2O Salon in Urbana. Items of professional clothing and accessories will be donated.

Cook County Judge William D. Maddux was keynote speaker for the fall kickoff party of the Hellenic Bar Association of Illinois on Sept. 14 in Chicago.

The association's annual dinner dance is scheduled Sunday, Oct. 15, at Drury Lane in Oakbrook Terrace. Demetrios G. Logothetis will be honored as Hellene of the Year, Father Byron Papanikolaou and Alexi Giannoulias also will receive awards. Call (312) 458-9420.

Senate President Emil Jones Jr. will be keynote speaker for the Illinois Judicial Council's annual installation and awards banquet on Tuesday, Sept. 26, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Chicago. Call (312) 726-6072 for reservations.

The Kane County Bar Association will hold its 48th annual Steer Roast from 5 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11, at the Batavia VFW on Route 25. Call (630) 762-1915.

Members of the Lake County Bar Association will participate in co-rec softball games on Friday night through Oct. 20 in Belvidere Park, Waukegan. Game times are 6:15 or 8:15 p.m. Call (847) 244-3143.

The monthly dinner meeting of the Madison County Bar Association on Thursday, Sept. 28, at the Boat at the Riverbend, Alton, will be a special reunion for wives of deceased judges. Call Kay Pile at (618) 296-5921.

The Nordic Law Club has scheduled its annual Probate Night reception and dinner on Monday, Nov. 13, at the Chicago Yacht Club on Monroe Harbor. Call Lynne R. Ostfeld at (312) 645-1066.

Monthly dinner meetings of the North Suburban Bar Association will be held at the Renaissance North Shore Hotel in Northbrook, beginning Tuesday, Oct. 10. Call President Nancy Vizer at (312) 422-8110.

A dinner and matrimonial law update will be held Wednesday, Sept. 20, at Magnum's Steakhouse in Rolling Meadows by the Northwest Suburban Bar Association. Call (847) 221-2601.

Speakers are Presiding Judge Moshe Jacobius of the Cook County Domestic Relations Division, 18th Circuit Judge Rodney Equi, a member of the ISBA Family Law Section Council, and 19th Circuit Judge Nancy Waites.

The Association of Patent Law Firms will hold its annual meeting Thursday, Sept. 21, at the DePaul University College of Law, Chicago. Contact info@aplf.org.

Presentations will be made on the state of intellectual property law in several countries, and U.S. Magistrate Judgte Elizabeth Laporte of the Northern District of California will speak.

The Peoria County Bar Association will conduct a professional responsibility luncheon seminar from 12 noon to 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 9, in the Hamilton Room of the Holiday Inn City Centre. Call (309) 674-6049.

Speakers are Peoria County State's Attorney Kevin Lyons, on civility; Ohio attorney Dianna M. Anelli, on substance abuse, and Mary Robinson, administrator of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission, on ARDC actions.

The Puerto Rican Bar Association of Illinois will honor several judges and lawyers during a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22, at Rumba in Chicago.

Honorees are Judge Jesse Reyes, president of the Illinois Judges Association; Berta Requena, president of the Illinois Association of Administrative Law Judges; newly elected Judges Gloria Chevere and Ramon Ocasio, and Carolina Tapia-Ruano, president of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

A West Suburban Alumni chapter of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity was installed Aug. 17 in Burr Ridge. The fraternity's 97th alumni chapter, it serves members in DuPage, Kane, Kendall and western Cook Counties.

Officers are B. J. Maley, justice; Richard S. Spencer, vice justice; Gina M. Kroll, clerk; Christina Babakitis, treasurer, and John M. Kenney Jr., marshal.

Young lawyer members of the Sanga-mon County Bar Association will hold an end-of-summer bash from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, in Boone's Uptown Grill, Springfield. Entertainment by the band, Moroccan Soul, includes SCBA past president Bill Sheehan on lead guitar and backup vocals.

Cook County Circuit Clerk Dorothy Brown will speak to the South Suburban Bar Association during a dinner meeting Wednesday, Sept. 20, at the Glenwood Oaks Restaurant, Glenwood. Call (708) 481-4800.

The annual West Suburban Bar Association Judge's Night reception will take place Thursday, Oct. 26, at the Oak Park Country Club in Elmwood Park. Call (708) 366-1222.

The next WSBA dinner meeting and program are scheduled Monday, Oct. 16, at Molly Malone's in Forest Park.

ISBA President Irene F. Bahr will speak to the Will County Bar Association during a luncheon meeting Wednesday, Sept. 20, at Al's Steak House in Joliet. Call (815) 726-0383.

Supreme Court Justice Thomas Kilbride will be guest speaker at a luncheon meeting Wednesday, Oct. 18, at Al's Steak House.

A history book about the first 100 years of the Winnebago County Bar Association is available for $25 from the association office, (815) 964-4992.

New officers of the Winnebago County Association of Legal Secretaries are President Connie Peterson, Vice President Wendy Rogers, Treasurer Jean Fornal, and Andrea Setter and Sharon Caroslno.

Current officers of the Woodford County Bar Association are President Ned M. Leiken of Minonk, Secretary Mary Lee Faupel and Treasurer Gregory C. Knapp, both of EurekaS. Call Leiken at (309) 432-2538 for information about meetings.

Faupel has served on the ISBA Agricultural Law, Real Estate Law, and Trusts and Estates Section Councils, and the Committee on Legislation.