Member Appreciation Reception Honoring the 2026 Class of Distinguished Counselors

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Join us in Lombard on November 12 as we honor the 2026 class of Distinguished Counselors at our Fall Member Appreciation Reception!

Each year, the Illinois State Bar Association honors a new class of Distinguished Counselors—members who have been licensed attorneys for 50 years. The 2026 class of Distinguished Counselors comprises 301 attorneys and judges. Unless otherwise stated, all places of residence are in Illinois. 

The 2026 class of Distinguished Counselors honorees are as follows:

• Christopher Abbinante, Barrington
• Gary Adair, Chicago
• Robert Aicher, Lake Leelanau, Michigan
• David Alfassa, Northbrook
• James Alfini, Northfield
• Hon. J. Jeffrey Allen, Shorewood
• R. Alvarez, Petersburg
• Linda Amdur, Chicago
• Terry Anderson, Rockford
• Benton Armstrong, Edwardsville
• Gary Ashman, Skokie
• Myron Auerbach, Buffalo Grove
• John Balestri, La Salle
• Jack Beam, Chicago
• William Beatty, Edwardsville
• Ronald Belmonte, Chicago
• Richard Bernardoni, Marshall
• Hon. David Bernthal, Champaign
• David Bloom, Bartlett
• Marc Blumenthal, Lincolnshire
• Dale Bode, Belleville
• Michael Brandt, Peoria
• Jeffrey Brickman, Chicago
• Mark Bronson, Saint Louis, Missouri
• Charles Brown, DeKalb
• Kenneth Brown, Highland Park
• William Buenger, Chicago
• Norman Burdick, Peoria
• Patrick Burke, Olney
• Mary Ellen Cagney, Chicago
• Mary Cahill, Naperville
• Kristina Chapekis, Chicago
• Terry Chapman, Chicago
• Robert Chemers, Naperville
• David Clark, Monmouth
• John Clark, Olney
• Robert Clifford, Chicago
• Ernest Codilis, Burr Ridge
• Hon. Neil Cohen, Chicago
• Ted Collins, Lewistown
• Don Collins, Belleville
• Lee Ann Conti, Glen Ellyn
• Kevin Conway, Chicago
• Linda Crohn, Evanston
• Russell Custer, Oak Brook
• Richard Dale, Bluffton, South Carolina
• Nickolas Dallas, Skokie
• Steven Dallas, Chicago
• Larry Davis, Northbrook
• Richard Day, Saint Elmo
• Charles DeVriendt, Joliet
• Marcia Doane, Chicago
• Carole Doris, Downers Grove
• Daniel Doyle, Joliet
• Fred Dry, Skokie
• John Duggan, North Aurora
• David Dunn, Downs
• Donald Eddy, Chicago
• Daniel Edelman, Chicago
• Patricia Eggleston, Chicago
• H. Ellis, Huntley
• John English, Evanston
• Ira Epstein, Thiensville, Wisconsin
• John Erb, Traverse City, Michigan
• Hon. Clark Erickson, Kankakee
• John Etzkorn, Chicago
• Otto Faulbaum, Millstadt
• Irving Federman, Lincolnwood
• Richard Flood, Crystal Lake
• Gregory Friedman, Tavernier, Florida
• Hon. Steven Fruth, Oak Park
• Chester Fuller, Peoria Heights
• Caryl Gabe, Hoffman Estates
• William Gallagher, Caseyville
• James Gallen, Saint Louis, Missouri
• James Garlanger, Orland Park
• Daniel Gaumer, Decatur
• John Gazzoli, St Louis, Missouri
• Richard Gerber, Highland Park
• Irving Geslewitz, Glenview
• Paul Godlewski, Rockford
• Francis Golden, Chicago
• Capper Grant, Villa Park
• Philip Greenblatt, Northbrook
• Hon. John Griffin, Palos Hills
• Constance Groh, Lansing, Michigan
• Richard Grossman, Chicago
• J. Grosso, Bloomington
• Hon. David Grounds, Alton
• Michael Haber, Highland Park
• Eldon Ham, Chicago
• Kenneth Hand, St. Louis, Missouri
• Michael Hansen, Joliet
• Michael Hanson, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Hon. Russell Hartigan, Western Springs
• Charles Haskins, Chicago
• Mark Hassakis, Chicago
• Eric Hasselberg, Peoria
• Thomas Hennessy, O Fallon
• Kenneth Henry, Chicago
• Frederick Hess, Gold Canyon, Arizona
• John Hiskes, Tinley Park
• Russell Holesinger, Morrison
• Stephen Holland, Bushnell
• Cary Horvath, Evergreen Park
• Timothy Howard, Dunlap
• Thaddeus Hubert, New Brunswick, New Jersey
• James Huls, Crystal Lake
• Robert Huntington, Oak Brook
• Joel Hurwitz, Chicago
• Lawrence Hyman, Chicago
• Carl Jefferson, Chicago
• Robin Jesk, Oak Forest
• Michael Jones, Centralia
• Darrell Jordan, Aurora
• Terrence Jordan, Riverside
• James Kane, Peoria
• Ronald Kaplan, Northbrook
• Robert Kealy, Glenview
• K. Keller, Effingham
• Terrence Kennedy, Chicago
• Charles Knell, Peoria
• P. Knowles, Kenilworth
• Bradley Koch, Rockford
• Lisa Kohn, Chicago
• David Koivun, Barrington
• Stephen Komie, Chicago
• Kathryn Korn, Chicago
• Daniel Kramer, Yorkville
• Phillip Kramer, St. Louis, Missouri
• Robert Kreisman, Chicago
• Jerry Latherow, Chicago
• Richard Laukitis, Chillicothe
• James Leahy, Elgin
• Marvin Leavitt, Chicago
• Phillip Lenzini, Peoria
• Steven Levin, Chicago
• Louis Levinson, Chicago
• David Levy, Chicago
• Robert Lewinthal, Northbrook
• Charles Lewis, Hinsdale
• Thomas Lichten, Chicago
• Theodore Liebovich, Rockford
• Craig Linn, Waukegan
• Marcia Lipkin, Park Ridge
• Joseph Locallo, Northbrook
• Robert Loeb, Chicago
• John Long, O'Fallon
• Mark Luscombe, Chicago
• Herman Marino, Chicago
• Robert Markoff, Chicago
• Kathryn Marshall, Fitchburg, Wisconsin
• David Martin, Chicago
• Robert Masini, Libertyville
• Raymond Massey, St. Louis, Missouri
• Patrick McAndrews, McHenry
• James McCann, West Palm Beach, Florida
• Edward McGinnis, Glen Ellyn
• Samuel McHard, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
• Thomas McNulty, Chicago
• Hon. John Mehlick, Springfield
• Richard Metzger, Arlington, Virginia
• Stanley Meyer, Alton
• Stephen Mikus, Lake Forest
• Lee Miller, Chicago
• Robert Montgomery, Chicago
• John Moran, Lake Barrington
• James Mulvaney, Danville
• F. Murnighan, Chicago
• John Murphey, Evergreen Park
• Thomas Murray, Chicago
• Lonn Myers, Glenview
• Brien Nagle, Naperville
• Robert Nash, Rochester, Minnesota
• Joseph Neely, Metropolis
• John Nelson, Loves Park
• William Nissen, Chicago
• Alan Novick, Normal
• Timothy Okal, Elmwood Park
• William Page, Oswego
• Sam Panger, Winfield
• John Passarelli, Huntersville, North Carolina
• Jeffrey Pattee, Evanston
• Marilyn Pearson, Melrose Park
• Robert Pehlke, Naperville
• Frank Pellegrini, Oak Park
• Raymond Polach, Schaumburg
• Michael Polachek, Barrington
• Joseph Porto, Schererville, Indiana
• Alan Post, Chatham
• John Power, Oak Brook
• John Purtill, Trout Valley
• Gayl Pyatt, Carbondale
• Michael Radtke, Burr Ridge
• Bruce Radzin, Chicago
• Michael Ralph, Vernon Hills
• Randall Rapp, Harvard
• Edward Reda, Chicago
• John Redfield, Chicago
• Robert Reidy, Chicago
• Bruce Reppert, Belleville
• Shari Rhode, Carbondale
• James Rhodes, Arlington Heights
• Stephen Rice, Belleville
• Ellen Rindal, Roselle
• Roger Ritzman, Wheaton
• Michaelangelo Rocco, Buffalo, New York
• Mark Rodriguez, Glen Ellyn
• Steven Rogers, Arlington Hts
• Michael Rooney, St. Charles
• Michael Ross, Deerfield
• Larry Rothman, Anaheim, California
• John Rotunno, Chicago
• Jack Rovner, Chicago
• Brian Rubin, Buffalo Grove
• Anthony Rusnak, Evanston
• Edward Rust, Bloomington
• John Ryan, Carbondale
• Robert Sabin, Deerfield
• Jeffrey Saltz, Chicago
• Alan Samlan, Chicago
• Howard Samson, Skokie
• Philip Sandler, Chicago
• Terry Saunders, Chicago
• Thomas Sbertoli, Lake Bluff
• Michael Scalzo, Wheaton
• Edmund Scanlan, Chicago
• Hon. Thomas Schanzle-Haskins, Springfield
• David Schechtman, Schaumburg
• James Schrempf, Alton
• Jeffrey Schulze, Crystal Lake
• Joseph Schuman, Chicago
• Gary Schwartz, Carmel, California
• Bruce Self, Aurora
• Randall Server, Chicago
• Kenneth Shepro, Wayne
• Larry Siegel, Evanston
• John Simpson, Springfield
• Steven Skelton, Bloomington
• Hon. David Slater, Pana
• Hon. Timothy Slavin, Morrison
• Richard Slocum, Aurora
• Todd Smith, Chicago
• Gary Smith, Springfield
• Mark Smith, Evanston
• S. Smith, Paris
• William Smith, Palos Park
• Donna Socol, Chicago
• Mark Spadoro, Chicago
• Nancy Spain, Chicago
• Keith Spielfogel, Chicago
• Russell Standlee, Bonita Springs, Florida
• Frederick Stavins, Champaign
• Michael Sterling, Phoenix, Arizona
• Douglas Stiles, Waukegan
• James Stoddard, Sycamore
• Jim Stortzum, Orland Park
• Lamont Strong, Lake Balboa, California
• Guice Strong, Murphysboro
• Stephen Studer, Mishawaka, Indiana
• David Sugar, Chicago
• Peter Sweders, Naperville
• Thomas Sweeney, Urbana
• Edward Szewczyk, East Alton
• Harvey Teichman, Hoffman Estates
• Eric Terlizzi, Salem
• Stephen Tillery, Saint Louis, Missouri
• Gerald Timmerwilke, Quincy
• Hon. Henry Tonigan, North Barrington
• Gary Topol, Elgin
• Timothy Touhy, Chicago
• Richard Trainor, Chicago
• Dennis Triggs, Morton
• Jay Trost, Rockford
• Eileen Trost, Wheaton
• Anthony Trotto, Wood Dale
• James Tueth, Decatur
• Hon. Susan Tungate, Watseka
• Cleveland Tyson, Bannockburn
• Keith Vanden Dooren, Tallahassee, Florida
• Hon. E. Kyle Vantrease, Estero, Florida
• David Waggoner, Crystal Lake
• James Wagner, Fox River Grove
• Bruce Wall, Washington, District of Columbia
• Michael Ward, Evanston
• John Washburn, Chicago
• Stanley Wasser, Springfield
• Gary Weintraub, Northfield
• Craig Westfall, Bloomingdale
• John Wienold, Aurora
• James Wilber, Fish Creek, Wisconsin
• Joseph Winne, Washington
• Richard Witry, Skokie
• Michael Wlodek, Elgin
• Edmund Wohlmuth, Arlington Heights
• Marc Wolfe, Woodridge
• Paul Wolfman, Chicago
• Darrell Woolums, Decatur
• James Ziegler, Chicago
• Robert Zimmerman, River Forest
• Richard Zuckerman, Peoria

Celebrate this year’s class of Distinguished Counselors, connect with your ISBA friends and colleagues, and enjoy an evening of networking at The Westin Chicago Lombard. The reception will feature hors d’oeuvres, beer, and wine.

For questions, please reach out to Kim Weaver.