Nominations for '08 Laureates are due December 1

Nominations for '08 Laureates are due December 1

Six distinguished attorneys will be inducted next year as Laureates of the ISBA Academy of Illinois Lawyers, bringing the total to 86 who have been so honored since the Academy was established in 2000. Nominations are open for the 2008 class.

Candidates must be ISBA members who have practiced law primarily in Illinois for at least 25 years, including service on the bench by retired judges, and have demonstrated commitment to principles of the profession through a record of service.

A Laureate may be selected posthumously within three years after his or her death.

Those who are not eligible are ISBA past presidents, current members of the Board of Governors, and sitting jurists.

Complete details may be found at the Web site, www.isba.org, by clicking on “ISBA Laureates” under “ISBA and You” on the left-hand navigation bar. Names of Laureates are also listed by year of induction.

Nomination packets must reach Stephen Anderson, liaison to the Academy Board of Regents, in the ISBA Chicago Regional Office no later than Dec. 1.

For specific questions not covered on the Web site, submit an e-mail to sanderson@isba.org.