Honoraria

Alliance honors Joan Lefkow

Judge Joan Humphrey Lefkow of U.S. District Court will receive a Founder's Award from the CBA Alliance for Women during its annual luncheon Thursday, May 22, at the Standard Club of Chicago.

Deborah H. Telman, assistant corporate secretary and counsel of the Boeing Co., will receive the Alta May Hulett Award at the event, which begins with an 11:30 a.m. reception.

For reservations, call (312) 554-2057 or send an e-mail to tdrees@chicagobar.org.

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Jessica Arong O'Brien, a special assistant attorney general in the Illinois Department of Revenue, will receive a Community Leadership Award from Cook County State's Attorney Richard A. Devine on Monday, May 19.

The sixth annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Month ceremony at the Chinese American Service League, 2141 S. Tan Court, Chicago, will follow a 5:30 p.m. reception.

Chicago Police Commander Lucile Moy-Bartosik of the 20th District also will be honored. CBS television reporter Joanie Lum will be mistress of ceremonies. Call Christine Chan at (312) 603-8724 for reservations.

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Chicago mediator John W. "Jack" Cooley, a former U.S. magistrate judge, was honored May 13 during the annual meeting of the Chicago chapter of the Association for Conflict Resolution.

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Founding Northern District federal defender Terence F. MacCarthy, a Laureate of the ISBA Academy of Illinois Lawyers, has received the inaugural Lifetime Excellence in Advocacy Award from the Stetson University College of Law.

A 1960 graduate of the DePaul University College of Law, MacCarthy became head of the nation's first Federal Defender Program in 1966.

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The Addison Police-Fire Merit Review Board honored four members of the DuPage County state's attorney's office during an April banquet. They are assistant state's attorneys Steven Knight and Paul A. Marchese, and investigators Robert Holguin and Rachel Rieger.

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John A. Biek of Neal, Gerber & Eisenstein, Chicago, has been elected a Fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel in recognition of his outstanding reputation and contributions in the field of tax law.

An adjunct professor in the Chicago-Kent College of Law graduate tax program, Biek chairs the Unclaimed Property Subcommittee of the State and Local Tax Committee of the American Bar Association Section of Taxation.

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Bannockburn attorney Myron Siegel has been appointed to the Hoffman Estates Economic Development Commission. He also serves on the boards of Northern Illinois University and Charter National Bank and Trust Co.

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Glen Carbon alternative dispute resolution attorney Kim L. Kirn has been certified as an arbitrator for securities-related disputes filed before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

Former legal counsel to Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, Kirn is affiliated with St. Louis-based U.S. Arbitration and Mediation-Midwest.

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Timothy S. Tomasik, a partner in Clifford Law Offices, Chicago, will speak in mid-July during the annual convention of the American Association of Justice in Philadelphia.

Author of the article, "Air Traffic Control Liability," Tomasik will discuss the subject before the association's Aviation Law Section. He serves as counsel in property damage claims from the September 2001 collapse of the World Trade Center buildings in New York City.

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Thomas J. Handler, managing principal of Handler, Thayer & Duggan, Chicago, was co-chair of the Southeast Asia Family Wealth Conference last month in Singapore. He also spoke on asset protection trusts and family office captives.

Handler will chair a conference on Advanced Planning: Domestic and International Trusts on May 22 and 23 in New York City, and present a session on integration of trusts and family offices. It is sponsored by Financial Events International of Geneva, Switzerland.

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Frederick H. Cohen of Goldberg, Kohn, Bell, Black, Rosenbloom & Moritz, Chicago, has been appointed to the board of the Public Interest Law Initiative.

Cohen's extensive record of volunteer representation earned him an Excellence in Pro Bono Award from the U.S. District Court in 2006 and a Trial Lawyer of the Year Award from the Public Justice Foundation in 2007.

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