2014 Press Releases

October 9, 2014

All Judicial Candidates Outside Cook County Rated In Illinois State Bar Association Judicial Advisory Poll and Evaluations

All judges outside of Cook County who are running for election and retention, as well as candidates for Illinois judicial offices who won in the March 18 primary election, have been rated by an Illinois State Bar Association evaluations committee, or in a poll of lawyers conducted by the ISBA.

October 9, 2014

Cook County Judicial Candidates Rated In Illinois State Bar Association Judicial Evaluations

Cook County judges running for election and retention, as well as candidates for Illinois judicial offices who won in the March 18 primary election, have been rated by an Illinois State Bar Association evaluations committee. Results are available at www.isba.org/judicialevaluations.

September 18, 2014

Illinois State Bar Association Receives Two Awards for CLE Programs

The Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) received two of only 20 awards given annually from the International Association for Continuing Legal Education (ACLEA) at the organization’s annual meeting in Boston. 

September 18, 2014

Illinois State Bar Association President Felice Receives Alumnus of the Year Award

 

Richard D. Felice, a lawyer in private practice in Wheaton and president of the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA), received the Alumnus of the Year Award from Northern Illinois University (NIU) College of Law on Wednesday, Sept. 17, at a ceremony at the University Club of Chicago.

August 20, 2014

Solo & Small Firm Practice Institute Series Kicks Off September 19 in Fairview Heights

The Illinois State Bar Association’s (ISBA) Best Practices for Solo and Small Firm Practitioners – Fall 2014 will be held on Friday, September 19, 2014 from 8 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. at Four Points Sheraton, 319 Fountains Parkway, in Fairview Heights.

July 24, 2014

Karen McNulty Enright Elected Secretary of Illinois State Bar Association

Karen McNulty Enright, a resident of Elmhurst, has been elected secretary of the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA). She is a partner with McNabola Law Group in Chicago. Long active in the ISBA, Enright was first elected to the ISBA Board of Governors in 2010 and re- elected in 2013. She is a member of its Assembly and has been active on numerous committees. Enright received the ISBA Board of Governors Award in 2009.
July 18, 2014

Lisa Nyuli Elected Treasurer of Illinois State Bar Association

Lisa M. Nyuli, a partner in the South Elgin law firm of Ariano Hardy Ritt Nyuli Richmond Lytle & Goettel P.C., has been elected treasurer of the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA).

July 2, 2014

Vincent F. Cornelius Installed as Second Vice President of Illinois State Bar Association

Vincent F. Cornelius has been installed as second vice president of the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA). He previously served as third vice president and will be installed as president in June 2016-17. Cornelius is the principal of The Law Offices of Vincent F. Cornelius, with offices in Wheaton and Joliet, where he concentrates in civil and criminal litigation.

July 2, 2014

Umberto Davi Installed as President-Elect of Illinois State Bar Association

Umberto Davi, of Willowbrook, a principal in the Western Springs Law Firm of Umberto S. Davi, P.C., has been installed as president-elect of the Illinois State Bar Association. Previously, he served as second and third vice president and will be installed as president in June 2015-16.

June 16, 2014

Richard D. Felice to Be Installed as 138th President of Illinois State Bar Association

Richard D. Felice, a lawyer in private practice in Wheaton, will be installed as president of the Illinois State Bar Association at the organization’s 138th Annual Meeting on Friday, June 20 at the Grand Geneva Resort in Lake Geneva, Wis.

May 13, 2014

Cook County State’s Attorney Receives Presidential Commendation From Illinois State Bar Association

Joseph Hudson, a prosecutor in the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, has received a Presidential Commendation from the Illinois State Bar Association for his extensive work on a complex case that involved a non-lawyer doing business on mechanics lien cases.

May 9, 2014

Western Springs Resident Elected Third Vice President of Illinois State Bar Association

Hon. Russell W. Hartigan, of Western Springs, a judge in the Circuit Court of Cook County, has been elected third vice president of the Illinois State Bar Association. He will serve a one-year term in each of the three vice presidential offices and become president of the 32,000-member organization in June 2017.

April 1, 2014

Consult a Lawyer – At No Cost – On Saturday, April 26, During Ask-A-Lawyer Day

Anyone in Illinois with a question about a legal matter can consult a lawyer – at no cost – during the 33nd Annual Ask-a-Lawyer Day, Saturday, April 26, from 9 a.m. to noon. The event is sponsored by the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) in cooperation with bar associations in Cook, DuPage, Lake and Will counties.

March 11, 2014

St. Charles North High School is Statewide Mock Trial Champion

St. Charles North High School, in St. Charles, placed first in the 32nd annual Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) High School Mock Trial Invitational held at the University of Illinois College of Law in Champaign March 8 and 9, 2014.

February 24, 2014

Noted Author on Work and Family Issues to Keynote State Bar Association Luncheon March 13

Joan C. Williams, a law professor and prolific author on work and family issues, will be the keynote speaker at a “Celebration of Women in the Profession” luncheon hosted by the Illinois State Bar Association on Thursday, March 13, at the Union League Club, 65 W. Jackson, Chicago.

February 24, 2014

All Illinois Judicial Candidates Rated In Illinois State Bar Association Lawyers’ Poll and Evaluations

All Illinois judges running for retention, as well as candidates for Illinois judicial offices who are running in the March 18 primary election, have been rated by Illinois State Bar Association evaluations committees, or in a poll of lawyers conducted by the ISBA.

February 20, 2014

Illinois State Bar Association’s High School Mock Trial Invitational to Take Place March 8 – 9 in Champaign

Teams from 42 high schools statewide will participate in the 32nd annual Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) High School Mock Trial Invitational on March 8 and 9, 2014, at the University of Illinois School of Law in Champaign.

February 19, 2014

Recognizing the Progress of Illinois’ Women Lawyers

Three Female Illinois Supreme Court Justices to

Participate in Panel Discussion at NIU on March 21

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