Associations

Cook County Associate Judge Jeanne M. Reynolds will be installed as president of the North Suburban Bar Association during a dinner Tuesday, Sept. 18, at the North Shore Country Club in Glenview.

Cook County Judge Allen S. Goldberg, a member of the ISBA Alternative Dispute Resolution Section Council, will receive the L. Sanford Blustin Award. Call executive director Leisa Braband, (312) 526-1565.

Other incoming officers are Vice Presidents Daniel E. O'Brien, Carey S. Rosemarin, Gerald S. Schur and Richard W. Mortell Jr.; Secretary Sherry L. Rollo, and Treasurer Charles Adler.

Retiring president Nancy M. Vizer will speak at the NSBA dinner meeting Tuesday, Oct. 9, at the Renaissance North Shore Hotel, Northbrook. Her topic is “The Changing State of Immigration Law.”

David J. Brent of the Illinois Human Rights Commission, Chicago, has been elected president of the Illinois Association of Administrative Law Judges.

Other officers are Vice President Stacy L. Cooper, Secretary Alan J. Cook and Treasurer Stanley J. Cygan. Board members include Camela A. Gardner of the Illinois Department of Human Services, past chair of the ISBA Health Care Law Section Council.

The first fall meeting of the Advocates Society will take place at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28, at the Copernicus Foundation, Chicago.

ISBA past president Cheryl I. Niro will speak to the Appellate Lawyers Association during a luncheon meeting on Thursday, Sept. 27, at the Union League Club of Chicago.

Executive director of the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism, Niro will conduct a lively dialogue on “Ethics, Professionalism and Appellate Practice." Call (312) 554-2090.

The Chicago Bar Association will hold its annual Justice John Paul Stevens Awards luncheon on Thursday, Oct. 4. Call (312) 554-2057.

The CBA Barristers Big Band will present a concert at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, in the Pritzker Auditorium at the Harold Washington Library Center. The program will be a tribute to Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey.

U.S. Attorney Patrick J. Fitzgerald will be keynote speaker for the annual Chicago Crime Commission Stars of Distinction Awards dinner on Wednesday, Oct. 3, at the Palmer House Hilton.

A 5:30 p.m. reception in the State Ballroom will precede the 6:30 p.m. dinner and program in the Grand Ballroom. Call (312) 372-0101, ext. 5.

The East Central Illinois Women Attorneys Association will meet Tuesday, Oct. 16, for luncheon and program at Biaggi's Ristorante, Champaign.

The annual fall conference of the Illinois Association of Defense Counsel will take place Thursday and Friday, Sept. 20-21, at the Chase Park Plaza, St. Louis. Call executive director Sandra Wulf at (217) 585-0886.

The conference will begin Thursday with a gala reception and dinner at the St. Louis Science Center. Supreme Court Justice Lloyd A. Karmeier is guest speaker for the Friday luncheon.

Members of the bench and bar in the 16th Circuit will attend the 49th annual Kane County Bar Association Steer Roast from 5 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, at the Batavia VFW Hall. Call (630) 762-1915.

The yearly presentation of Volunteer Lawyers Program Awards by the Lake County Bar Association and Prairie State Legal Services will take place during a luncheon Tuesday, Sept. 25, in the Waukegan City Council chambers. Call (847) 244-3143.

A Night at the Races has been scheduled Friday, Sept. 21, at Fairmount Park by the St. Clair County Bar Association. A pizza buffet will begin at 6 p.m. in the First Turn Café, and racing begins at 7:30 p.m.

The date of the annual dinner of the Sangamon County Bar Association has been changed from Nov. 15 to Thursday, Nov. 8, at Panther Creek Country Club, Springfield.

The monthly luncheon meeting of the Vermilion County Bar Association is scheduled Tuesday, Sept. 25, at Old National Bank, Danville. State Rep. William Black will be guest speaker. Call President Thomas J. Mellen at (217) 431-0685.

The West Suburban Bar Association will meet Monday, Oct. 15, for dinner and program at Molly Malone's in Forest Park. Call (708) 352-5678.

Sterling attorney Mark L. Holldorf is the new president of the Whiteside County Bar Association. Call him at (815) 625-7409 for information about meetings and programs.

Other officers are Vice President Thomas L. Sanders, Secretary Matt Kegan and Treasurer Julie Orr.

Federal Judges Philip Reinhard and Frederick Kapala will be distinguished guests of the Winnebago County Bar Association during a luncheon meeting Wednesday, Sept. 19, at Forest Hills Country Club, Rockford. Call (815) 964-4992.

The Women's Criminal Defense Bar Association will hold its second annual celebration dinner from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28, at the East Bank Club, Chicago. Proceeds will benefit the Enterprising Kitchen. Call Jennifer Bae, (312) 364-0443.