CONTESTED -Third Vice-President (1 to be elected)

Michele M. Jochner, Chicago. ISBA Secretary (2006-2007); ISBA Board of Governors (2002–present); Board’s Committee on Scope and Correlation (2003 – present). Recipient of ISBA Presidential Commendation for “Indis-pensable Service to the ISBA and the Profession Through Many Leadership Roles” (2006). Created and developed the ISBA Solo and Small Firm Conference and chaired the Conference Planning Committee (2004-2006). Co-Chair, ISBA/IJA/CBA Joint Committee on the “Bench Raising the Bar” (2005-2006). Chair, General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section Council (2003-2004). Co-Editor, Bench & Bar Newsletter (2001 – present). Most Recent Memberships: Committee on Budget and Audit (2006 – present); Judicial Evaluations Committee, Cook County (2002 – present); Allerton House Conference Planning Committee (2007 – present); Steering Committee, ISBA Judicial Independence Conference (2007); Steering Committee, ISBA Long-Term Strategic Planning (2004-2005); Planning Committee, “Kids in a Jam” Mid-Year Meeting Symposium (2005). Record-holding seven-time Recipient of the ISBA Lincoln Award for Legal Writing (1994-2002). Coordinator and Speaker at over 50 CLE seminars statewide on a wide variety of legal issues. Author of over 60 articles on a wide array of legal topics - civil and criminal, substantive and procedural - appearing in publications nationwide. Produced and appeared as a Panelist on the ISBA “Illinois Law” cable television shows (2003-2007). Fellow, Illinois Bar Foundation. Recognized in several Who’s Who publications, and honored in 2004 as one of “40 Illinois Attorneys Under 40 to Watch” by the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin. Served as an adjunct professor at The John Marshall Law School and DePaul University College of Law.   Judicial Law Clerk to Justice Charles E. Freeman of the Illinois Supreme Court (2006-Present) and formerly to Justice Mary Ann G. McMorrow of the Illinois Supreme Court (1997-2006). J.D. conferred with honors and Order of the Coif, DePaul University College of Law, 1990; L.LM, Taxation Law, DePaul University College of Law, 1992. 

John G. Locallo, Chicago. Legal Experience: litigation attorney, partner at Amari & Locallo law firm, concentrating in real estate tax assessment law. Admitted to practice in Illinois, 1986. Education: LL.M., Taxation, Chicago-Kent College of Law-IIT, 1992; J.D., Chicago-Kent College of Law-IIT, 1986; B.S. Accountancy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1982; C.P.A., Illinois, 1983. ISBA: Treasurer (2007-present); Board of Governors (2004-present); Scope and Correlation (2005-present); Assembly (1996-2004); Committee on Budget and Audit (2007-present); Investment Committee (2007-present); Personnel Committee (2006-present); Steering Committee on Strategic Planning; Committee on Mentoring; State and Local Taxation Section Council, Vice-Chair (2003); Legislative Liaison (2001); Member since 1986. Illinois Bar Foundation: Board of Directors (2004-present); Incoming Fellows Chair; Gala Board Chair (2006 and 2007); Budget and Finance Committee; Development Committee; Scholarship Committee; Diamond Fellow. Other professional affiliations: President, Chicago-Kent College of Law-IIT Alumni Board of Directors (2007-present); Recipient of the Chicago-Kent College of Law-IIT Law School Association Distinguished Service Award (2002); Guest speaker on Fox News regarding real estate taxes. President, the Justinian Society of Lawyers (2001). ABA; CBA; ITLA; Phi Alpha Delta; Women’s Bar Association of Illinois; Advocates Society; Bohemian Lawyers Association; Cook County Bar Association; Decalogue Society of Lawyers; DuPage County Bar Association; Justinian Society of Lawyers; Kane County Bar Association; North Suburban Bar Association; Northwest Suburban Bar Association; Peoria County Bar Association; West Suburban Bar Association; Cub’s Care, the charitable arm of the Chicago Cubs. ISSUE STATEMENT: Responding to the needs of the practicing bar is my top priority. The ISBA must help lawyers succeed as lawyers through increased business opportunities, technology and networking. It is my commitment to increase ISBA membership through greater access. Increased recruitment of small and large law firms, sole practitioners, young lawyers, women and minorities will make the ISBA an entity of inclusion and participation. Visit my website at www.locallo.org.

CONTESTED - Board of Governors – Cook County (3 to be elected)

Kimberly J. Anderson, Chicago. Partner at the firm of Anderson & Boback, a law firm concentrating in family law, including adoptions, divorces and post decree actions. As a past Assistant State’s Attorney, Ms. Anderson also handles criminal matters. Ms. Anderson’s law related activities include activities in the American Bar Association, a lawyer at CARPLS, as chair of the Chicago Bar Association’s Domestic Relations Committee, a Child Representative in Cook County, the Treasurer of The John Marshall Law School Alumni Association, and for the Illinois State Bar Association as an Assembly Member (2002-2006, 2007-present), Member of the Committee on Bar Services & Activities (2000-2008/Vice-Chair: 2007-2008), Member of the Committee on Law Related Education for the Public (2003-2008/Secretary 2007-2008), Member of the Committee on Women and the Law (2000-2006), Member of the Family Law Section Council (2005-2008), Co-Recipient of the Illinois State Bar Association Community Service Award (2001), Member of the Solo and Small Conference Planning Committee (2007-2008), Member of Standing Committee on Bar Elections Supervision (2002-2008), Member of Standing Committee on Judicial Evaluations-Cook County (2002-2008), Young Lawyers Division Board Member (1999-2002). Past Member of the Illinois LEARN Board of Directors (2000-2005).

Umberto S. Davi, Western Springs. Graduate with distinction from The John Marshall Law School (1982), ranked upper 10%. Elected to the Order of John Marshall and Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity. Current Member of the JMLS Alumni Board of Directors (President/2005-2006); Recipient of the Distinguished Service Award (1997) and Member of the School Board of Trustees. B.S. in Psychology, Western Illinois University; Graduated Phi Kappa Phi (National Honors Society), Dean’s List and with high honors.  Born May 16, 1950, in Italy; Immigrated to America in 1964, with mother and two brothers.  Solo practitioner with offices in Western Springs since 1984; Practice concentrated in family law and real estate. Member of the ISBA (since 1982), the Assembly (6 years), Board of Governors (two terms), ISBA past Secretary and Treasurer; Family Law Section Council, Judicial Evaluation Committee, Bar Election Committee, Scope and Correlation Committee, past Member and Chair of the Agenda Committee. Illinois Bar Foundation, Past-Chair of the Fellows; Member of the DuPage County Bar Association; Chair- Family Law Committee, Chair- Real Estate Committee, and Panel Member of the expedited matrimonial fees arbitration program. Arbitrator for Cook County Arbitration Program. Past President of the Cook County Justinians and current Co-Chair of Scholarship Committee. Member of the DuPage County Justinians and Recipient of the Justice Anthony M. Peccarelli Award (2006). Life Member of the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans (President’s Advisory Board and Human Relations Committee), the Sicilian American Cultural Association (SACA), the Western Springs Business Association. President of the Willowbrook Police Pension Board (7 years). Married to Janet for 29 years and proud father of four boys: Dion (36), an attorney, Michael (19), Ryan (17) and Evan (14).

Keith A. Hebeisen, Chicago. Partner, Clifford Law Offices, P.C.; civil trial practice. DePaul College of Law, J.D., with honor, 1983; University of Illinois, B.A., 1976. Admitted: Illinois; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Courts of Appeal, 6th and 7th Circuits; Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar. ISBA Activities: Standing Committee, Illinois Bar Journal Editorial Board Member (1995-2006), Editor-in-Chief (2002-2004), Ex-Officio (2004-2006), Associate Editor/Vice Chair (2000-2002), Secretary (1998-2000); Member: Civil Practice and Procedure Section (1990-present); Insurance Law Section (1990-present); Tort Law Section (1990-present). Member: Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Past President (2005-2006), Executive Committee (1999-present), Board of Managers (1989-present), Amicus Volunteer Award (2002, 2003), Seminar Planning Chair (1990-1991). Medical Negligence Committee Co-Chair (1998-2003), Membership Committee (1995-present), Legislative Committee Co-Chair (2003-2004). American Bar Association: Standing Committee on Medical Professional Liability (2007-present), Health Law Section (2003-present), Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section (2003-present), Litigation Section (2003-present). American Association for Justice: Governor (2001-2002), Executive Committee (1999-2000), State Delegate (1995-2000), Chair (1999-2000), Chair-Elect (1998-1999), Coordinating Committee on State Relations (1999-2000), State Affairs Liaison Committee (2000-2001), Insurance Committee (2001-2002). Member: Chicago Bar Association. Author: “How New SCR 213 Will Affect Your Practice: A Trial Lawyer’s Perspective,” ISBA Bench & Bar (Sept. 2002); Co-Author, “Medical Malpractice,” Trial, Chapter 12, IICLE (2006); Editor, ITLA Medical Malpractice Trial Notebook (1990-2007); Adjunct Lecturer, DePaul University College of Law, Medical Malpractice Law, (Fall 1992, 1993, 1999-2002/Spring, 2002). ISSUE STATEMENT: Keith A. Hebeisen will be a strong advocate for the needs and concerns of all Illinois lawyers, as ISBA leads the effort to achieve greater public recognition of the honorable professional services provided by Illinois lawyers in the tradition of Abraham Lincoln, as the country celebrates President Lincoln’s bicentennial next year. For a full bio and list of supporters, visit www.CliffordLaw.com

Stephen M. Komie, Chicago. Principal, Komie and Associates, trial and appellate practice; DePaul College of Law, J.D., 1976. Admitted: Illinois Supreme Court (1976); U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th, 7th, 8th Circuits; U.S. District Court for Central, Northern, Southern Illinois. Member: ISBA, 1973. Elected: Secretary & Treasurer; Board of Governors (1992-1998/1999-2005); Assembly (1985-2008); Past Chair, Committee on Credentials; Criminal Justice Section. Committee/Section Service: ARDC; By-Laws; Criminal Justice; Family Law; Professionalism; Traffic Court; Young Lawyers Division. ISBA Task Force Service: GATS; Judicial Compensation; and MCLE; Director, Illinois Bar Foundation. Speaker: ISBA Continuing Legal Education Seminars. CBA: Past Chairman, Criminal Law Committee (1983-84) and Defense of Prisoners Committee (1986-87); Member, Matrimonial Law Committee. Member: ABA Task Force, Small Firm & Solo Practitioners & Elected Member Criminal Justice Section Council; American Association for Justice; Illinois Trial Lawyers Associations; North Suburban Bar; Northwest Suburban Bar; and Past Director & Parliamentarian, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Articles: IICLE Illinois Family Law (1998); “Little RICO Bill Should Not Be Passed.” The Bar News (1984); “Little RICO in Illinois, The Case Against It,” Chicago Law Bulletin (1984). Awards: American Trial Lawyers Association National Public Service Award for Pro Bono Legal Representation (1994); Recipient ISBA Board of Governors Award for Service to the Bar (1991); ISBA Certificates of Appreciation (1986, 1990, 1991); CBA Certificates of Appreciation (1984 and 1987). ISSUE STATEMENT: Leader in advocating individual rights of lawyers through “Attorney’s Bill of Rights,” (1989), providing expungement of ARDC complaints made against attorneys and other procedural safeguards; “ISBA Legislation Proposed To Protect Attorney/Client Relationship,” Chicago Law Bulletin (1987); Author: Code of Professional Conduct Rule 3.8 (c) prohibiting governmental subpoenas against lawyers without prior judicial approval (1991); and ISBA proposal for one ID card for attorneys to be admitted to courts statewide without search.

Pamela J. Kuzniar, Chicago. Solo practice limited to family law. Education: Loyola University School of Law, J.D., 1991; Loyola University of Chicago, B.S, 1980. Admitted: State of Illinois Supreme Court (November 1991); Northern District of Illinois (December 1991); Supreme Court of the United States of America (June 2003). Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (May 2007). Certified as Cook County Child Representative (2006-present). Fellow of the Illinois Bar Foundation. Illinois Super Lawyer (2007 & 2008). In addition to ISBA, Member: Chicago Bar Association, DuPage County Bar Association, and Lake County Bar Association. Author of CLE materials and presenter at CLE seminars sponsored by the ISBA, DCBA, NBI and Circuit Court of Cook County. ISBA Membership Activities: Assembly (2007-present), ISBA Family Law Section Council (2001-2007), CLE Liaison for Family Law (2007-present). Past practice experience (bench and jury) civil trials, criminal litigation, as well as transactional experience involving corporate and partnership dissolution, and estates and trusts. Married to Mark Simons. Mother of Pamela and Kate Izvanariu. Issue Statement: The law is an honorable profession and active participation in bar organizations advance the practice of law. The ISBA serves its membership by providing mentoring, continuing legal education, and access to information technology thereby allowing its membership to advance their practice. I am committed to advancing the ethical and competent practice of law by building upon the existing foundation and creating further opportunities within the ISBA to address the needs of new and seasoned practitioners. I am willing to devote my time and energy to do so through active participation in the Board of Governors.

James J. Morici, Jr., Chicago. Incumbent. Board of Governors.  Founding partner, Morici, Figlioli & Associates. Plaintiff’s personal injury and workers’ compensation practice. ITLA member, Board of Managers. Three terms ISBA Assembly. Assistant Cook County State’s Attorney (1980-1987). Chicago-Kent College of Law, J.D., 1979; DePaul University, B.A., 1976. Past President of the Justinian Society of Lawyers. Past President of Italian American Political Coalition. Member of CBA, ABA, WBAI, HLAI, NWSBA, ATLA.  Illinois Bar Foundation Diamond Fellow; IBF Board of Directors, (2006-2007); Member ISBA Committee on Strategic Marketing, (2004-present). Member of the ISBA Standing Committee on Judicial Evaluations (2001-2004). Mr. Morici has served the ISBA on the Tort Law Section Council and the Resolutions and Drafting Committee. He has spoken at multiple ISBA, ITLA and CBA practice seminars. Mr. Morici has served on the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois as a member of the Board of Trustees of WILPOWER, the political action committee of the WBAI with special emphasis on the preservation of women’s right to choose. Committee in formation includes: Robert Clifford, Philip H. Corboy, Jr., Bruce M. Kohen, Patricia C. Bobb, Herb Franks, Joseph R. Curcio, Syd Froelich, Geoffrey L. Gifford, Kerry Peck, Nat P. Ozman, John L. Nisivaco, Kevin E. O’Reilly, Marvin J. Leavitt, Gino L. DiVito, G. Grant Dixon, and John C. Sciaccotta. ISSUE STATEMENT: Mr. Morici is an opponent of tort reform. He strongly supports the ISBA’s position against the unauthorized practice of law. He strongly opposes limitations on class action lawsuits in the State of Illinois and successfully moved the ISBA Assembly to vote in opposition to Supreme Court rule changes regarding the certification of class actions.

Andrea M. (Andy) Schleifer, Chicago. A general civil and family law solo practitioner, active in ISBA since 1980. Now on Bench & Bar Section and Committee on ARDC. Elected Governor (2004-2007); served on Scope and Correlation and as liaison to Business Advice & Financial Planning Section, Family Law Section, Child Law Section, and Committee on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity.  Served several terms in the Assembly; elected to Agenda & Program Committee. In recognition of her commitment to diversity, was appointed first Chair of the ISBA Standing Committee on Minorities in the Profession, and first Chair of the Committee on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. Has also chaired General Practice Section, Committee on Membership and Bar Activities, and Committee on Insurance Programs. Co-Chaired Special Committee on Communications for the 21st Century. Served on Gender Bias Task Force. Family Law Section Council. Honored for pro bono efforts by the ISBA, and named "Outstanding Working Woman of Illinois" by Illinois Business and Professional Women for efforts in improving the courts, aiding domestic violence victims, and developing legislation more responsive to the needs of children. A frequent speaker, taught volunteers how to do divorces in return for representing battered women. Vice-President of Decalogue Society of Lawyers; on the Board of Chicago Volunteer Legal Services. Member of WBAI, Black Women Lawyers’ Association, Justinian Society, Alliance of Latinos and Jews, Attorneys’ Title Guaranty Fund.  Silver Fellow of Illinois Bar Foundation. ISSUE STATEMENT: I am committed to improving the profession and our image, by making the ISBA ever more inclusive, diverse and responsive to honorable practitioners and their communities. Involvement in the ISBA can and does provide camaraderie, excellent continuing education, and enhances the ability of lawyers to have satisfying and successful professional lives.

Naomi H. Schuster, Chicago. Incumbent. Associate Judge, Domestic Relations Division, Circuit Court of Cook County; DePaul University College of Law, J.D. 1978; Admitted: Illinois Supreme Court and United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 1978; United States Supreme Court, 1998;  Private practice (1978-2007) concentrating in real estate, litigation, estate planning and commercial law. ISBA: Board of Governors (2005-present); Scope and Correlation Committee Member (2006-2007); Assembly Delegate (1998-present); Recipient of Board of Governors Award (2003); General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section Council (Chair-1995/1996); Elder Law Section Council (Chair-2003/2004); Finance & Budget Committee (Chair-2003/2004); Task Force on Unauthorized Practice of Law (Chair-2006/2007); Member: Committee on Communications for Next Century (1998), Legislation Committee (1999-2006), Standing Committee on Bar Elections (2000), Bar Election Supervision Committee/Election Teller (2002-2004), Special Committee on Future of the Courts (2004), Special Committee on Ancillary Services (2004), Future of the Profession Conference Committee (2004-2006), Investment Committee (2003-present); Board Liaison (2007-2008) for Corporation and Securities Law Section Council, Standing Committee on Legal Education, Admission and Competence, Corporate Law Departments Section and Standing Committee on Professional Conduct; Judge of 2008 Annual Lincoln Award Legal Writing Contest; Illinois Bar Foundation Gold Fellow (Chair of Fellows-2005/2006); Member: 2007 Illinois Supreme Court Conclave on Professionalism; Member: Illinois Judges Association, Attorneys’ Title Guaranty Fund, Inc.(Board of Directors 2006-2007), Illinois Real Estate Lawyers Association (Board Member 2001-2007), Women’s Bar Association of Illinois (Director 1994-1996), Southwest Bar Association (President- 1998); Lecturer/speaker: ISBA and IICLE programs on general practice, real estate and elder law issues and contributor to the General Practice and Elder Law Newsletters. ISSUE STATEMENT: Past experience in the legal community with various organizations and almost 30 years in private practice have prepared me to continue to serve the ISBA to keep our Association the leader among bar associations serving Illinois lawyers.

Mary Jane Theis, Chicago. Justice of the Illinois Appellate Court, First District, since 1993; former Presiding Judge, Third and Fourth Divisions; former Vice-Chair of the Executive Committee. Appellate Court Conference (Chair-2001). Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County (1988-93), Criminal and Chancery Divisions. Associate Judge (1983-88), First Municipal Division. Assistant Cook County Public Defender (1974-83), Felony Trial and Juvenile Divisions. Active member of the Illinois State Bar Association since 1974; Co-Chair, Special Committee on Appellate Practice; Member: Ad Hoc Committee on the Judiciary, Special Committee on the Future of the Profession, Civil Practice & Procedure Section; Speaker: Future of the Courts Conference 2002, Law Ed: Illinois Supreme Court in Review (2006-2007); Access to Justice Special Recognition Award, 1998. Illinois Judges Association: President (1997-98); Member, Board of Directors (1992-2007); Current Chair, Illinois Judges Association Foundation; Lifetime Achievement Award (2004). Appellate Lawyers Association: President (2006-07); Member, Board of Directors (1995-97). Chicago Bar Association: Member, Board of Managers (1996-98); Member, Nominating Committee; Chair, Judiciary Committee. Illinois Judicial Conference Committee on Education: Member (1996-present); Chair (2003-05). Judicial Education: Faculty - Judicial Ethics, Criminal Law, Sentencing, Appellate Issues, New Judge Seminar; Current Editor in Chief, the Judicial Benchbook Project. Illinois Judicial Ethics Committee: Member (1994-98). Illinois Supreme Court Rules Committee: Current Member. Supreme Court Judicial Conduct Committee: Current Chair. Senior Lecturer: Loyola University School of Law - Trial Advocacy, Appellate Advocacy, Illinois Civil Litigation. Lecturer: Northwestern University Law School, The John Marshall Law School. Honors and Awards: Women’s Bar Association of Illinois, Mary Heftel Hooten Award (1998); Celtic Legal Society, Celtic Lawyer of the Year (2000); Catholic Lawyers Guild of Chicago, Catholic Lawyer of the Year (2002). B.A., Loyola University of Chicago, 1971. J. D., University of San Francisco School of Law, 1974. Admitted: Illinois, 1974. Married: John T. Theis. Children: Jack Theis, Claire Merok.

Board of Governors – Area 7 – Uncontested

Shari R. Rhode, Carbondale. Incumbent. Partner, Rhode & Jackson, P.C.; employment and business litigation practice. Southern Illinois University School of Law, J.D., 1976; L.L.M – Litigation, Emory University, Atlanta, 1987. Admitted: Illinois Supreme Court (1976); U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Courts of Appeal 7th & 11th Circuit; U.S. District Courts Central and Southern Illinois; Northern District of Georgia. ISBA Board of Governors (1985-1989); Past Chair of various sections; Member of ISBA Committee on Supreme Court and Appellate Court Election Campaign Tone and Conduct. Member of Jackson County Bar Association. Former Chief Trial Counsel for Southern Illinois University and former Associate Professor of Law at Southern Illinois University School of Law, teaching pre-trial, trial advocacy and advance trial advocacy/advanced evidence. ISSUE STATEMENT: I am committed to serving my profession. I take this commitment seriously and seek your vote to allow me the honor of continuing to service the lawyers of the ISBA.

CONTESTED - Board of Governors – Under Age 37 – Cook County – (1 to be elected)

Peter R. Olson, Chicago. Principal and Founder, The Olson Law Firm, LLC, practicing domestic relations, elder and real estate law. Former associate attorney Garr & Schlueter, Ltd. (Elk Grove Village) and the Law Office of Gordon A. Cochrane (Olympia Fields). Southern Illinois University School of Law, J.D., 2002 and Winona State University (MN), B.S. Magna Cum Laude, 1996. Admitted: Illinois Supreme Court (2002). ISBA: Member since 1999; Member of Law Office Management and Economics Section and General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm Section; Elder Law Section Newsletter Editor and Member (2004-2007). Former Member: Chicago Bar Association, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Northwest Suburban Bar Association, South Suburban Bar Association. Articles: “I Hung My Shingle: What I’ve Learned in Two Years of Solo Practice,” ISBA General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section Newsletter (2008); “Pay Yourself in Residential Real Estate Transactions,” ISBA Real Estate Law Section Council Newsletter (2007); “My First Year as the First Associate,” ISBA Young Lawyers Division Newsletter (2004). Presentation: “Communicating with Clients Electronically: E-mail, List Serves, and Blogs,” Solo and Small Firm Conference (with Bryan Sims). Member: Rotary International, Des Plaines Chapter; Barnabus Project, Board of Directors.

Frank A. Sommario, Chicago. Associate in the law firm of Romanucci & Blandin, LLC, concentrating in workers' compensation, personal injury, and medical malpractice. Admitted to practice in Illinois (2000), Minnesota (2001), and District of Columbia (2001). Also an Illinois Certified Public Accountant (1998) and a Registered Investment Advisor (2003). Education: DePaul University, Commerce/Accounting, 1997; DePaul University College of Law, Juris Doctor, 2000. ISBA Activities: Member of the Assembly (2006-present), Illinois Bar Foundation - Silver Fellow, and Workers’ Compensation Law Section Council (2007-present). Other Professional Affiliations: Member of American Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants, American Bar Association, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, American Association for Justice, Chicago Bar Association, Chicago Council of Lawyers, District of Columbia Bar Association, Fenwick High School Bar Association, Illinois CPA Society & Foundation, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Justinian Society of Lawyers, Minnesota State Bar Association, National Italian American Bar Association, National Italian American Foundation, Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Association – Board of Directors (2008).

CONTESTED - Board of Governors – Under Age 37 – Downstate (1 to be elected)

Christopher S. Haaff, Crystal Lake. Practices family law throughout northeastern Illinois. His solo practice (website www.haafflaw.com) is located in Crystal Lake, McHenry County. Chris began his ISBA involvement with the Law Student Committee while at the University of Illinois College of Law, from which he graduated in 1997. Two years later he returned to the Law Student Committee, which he chaired (2000-2006). Chris already served two full terms on the ISBA Assembly. This year he is Vice-Chair of ISBA’s Mentoring Committee and Unauthorized Practice of Law Task Force, and also serves on the Family Law Section Council and Young Lawyers Division Council.  Chris was the ISBA’s "Young Lawyer of the Year" from outside Cook County (2005). In addition to committee work, Chris supports other ISBA causes. He sponsored the Young Lawyers Division Holiday Party, the YLD Golf Outing, and the Solo and Small Firm Conference, and is a Fellow of the Illinois Bar Foundation. This year Chris will write CLE materials and present at programs sponsored by the ISBA, IICLE, and other organizations, and will attend the ISBA’s Allerton Conference. He also helped judge the most recent Lincoln Award Legal Writing Contest for the Illinois Bar Journal, which has published some of his many articles. ISSUE STATEMENT: Chris aspires to use his experience, dedication, and passion for the ISBA on the Board of Governors for the next three years as an under age 37 representative from outside Cook County.

April G. Troemper, Springfield. Employment: litigation attorney - Sorling, Northrup, Hanna, Cullen & Cochran. Education/Awards:  Southern Illinois University School of Law, J.D., 1998 (Dean’s List, Order of Barristers, Excellence for the Future Award, Captain of National Trial Competition Team); Eastern Illinois University, M.A., 1995, B.A. cum laude, 1994; Lincoln Land Community College, A.S. high honors, 1992. Admitted: Illinois Supreme Court, 1998, U.S. District Court for Central and Southern Illinois; Professional Activities: ISBA Member, (1998-present); Assembly (2004-2008); Current Chair and Member of the Assembly Agenda and Program Committee (2006-2008); Illinois Bar Foundation Board of Directors (2002-2008); Immediate Past Chair of the IBF Subsistence Committee; Member of Judicial Evaluations Committee – Outside of Cook County (2001-2008); Member of Bar Election Supervision Committee (2001, 2003, 2005); Member of Drafting and Resolutions Committee (2004-2006); Future of the Courts - Special Funding of the Courts Committee (2001-2002); IBF Fellow; Speaker for ISBA Women and the Law and Women and Minority Committees’ seminar regarding career development and networking; Current President of the Sangamon County Young Lawyers Division; Past President and Member of the Central Illinois Women’s Bar Association; Member of the American Bar Association, Sangamon County Bar Association, and the Lincoln-Douglas Inn of Court; Speaker at Swearing-In Ceremony for newly admitted attorneys in the Fourth District; Speaker for Southern Illinois Trauma Center’s (SITC) Trauma Nurse Specialist Course regarding professional, legal issues. Community: Recipient of “Forty Under 40” Business Leader Award (2000); Past Vice-President of Parent-Teacher Organization; Past Member of Junior League of Springfield. Personal: Married to Brett and mother of two – Austin 9 and Brooklynn 3. Issue Statement: To represent the “Downstate Voice”, energize the legal community by encouraging more involvement in ISBA and its related activities, and to effect change for the benefit of ISBA members.

Assembly - Law Students – (1 to be elected from each school) * Indicates Contested Races

• The John Marshall Law School - Anthony A. "Tony" Bruno
• *Northern Illinois University College of Law - Michael T. Mannion and Kenya N. McCarter
• Valpraiso University School of Law - Cade Cummins
• Southern Illinois University School of Law - Ashley R. Niebur

ASSEMBLY CANDIDATES For Cook County - 26 to be Elected

• Thomas J. Ahern, Rolling Meadows
• Michael Alvarado, Chicago
• Mark A. Brown, Chicago
• David L. Buffen, Chicago
• Angela M. Buttitta, Chicago
• Cheryl D. Cesario, Chicago
• Sandra Crawford, Chicago
• Frank J. Di Bella, Chicago
• Gina M. Di Bella, Chicago
• Joseph Di Bella, Chicago
• Michael J. Di Bella, Chicago
• Dawn Bode, Glenview
• Peter D. Corti, Chicago
• Bridget Duignan, Chicago
• Al Durkin, Chicago
• Melanie Frazek, Blue Island
• Celia G. Gamrath, Chicago
• Michael T. Gill, Chicago
• Belle Lind Gordon, Chicago
• David P. Huber, Chicago
• Mark L. Karno, Chicago
• Annemarie E. Kill, Chicago
• Stephen M. Komie, Chicago
• Anna P. Krolikowska, Chicago
• Scott D. Lane, Chicago
• Stephen I. Lane, Chicago
• Dominick L. Lanzito, Chicago
• Lori G. Levin, Chicago
• Samuel H. Levine, Chicago
• Robert Loeb, Chicago
• Raquel G. (Rocky) Martinez, Chicago
• Timothy E. Moran, Chicago
• Brian Murphy, Chicago
• Sean P. Murray, Chicago
• J. Damian Ortiz, Chicago
• Angela Peters, Arlington Heights
• Arlette G. Porter, Chicago
• Matthew D. Ports, Chicago
• John W. Powers, Chicago
• Ronald Anthony Rascia, Chicago
• Jeanne M. Reynolds, Glenview
• Steven J. Rizzi, Chicago
• George L. Schoenbeck, Palos Heights
• Lawrence A. Scordino, Chicago
• Brian S. Shallcross, Chicago
• Frank A. Sommario, Chicago
• Craig J. Squillace, Chicago
• Alan J. Toback, Chicago
• Matt Walker, Chicago
• Alexander P. White, Des Plaines