The ISBA will stop business services on Friday, July 3 in recognition of Independence Day. Services will resume on Monday, July 6.
During this time, members can expect the following:
- E-Clips will not be delivered Friday, July 3.
The ISBA will stop business services on Friday, July 3 in recognition of Independence Day. Services will resume on Monday, July 6.
During this time, members can expect the following:
Land of Lincoln Legal Aid, a non-profit organization that provides free legal services to low-income individuals in central and southern Illinois, is seeking a staff attorney at the Northern Regional Office in Springfield.
The position includes providing legal assistance and representation of low-income individuals in private and public housing matters, sealing and expungement of criminal records, and public benefits appeals such as Medicaid, SNAP, and Social Security. Participation in community legal education and outreach are a significant part of these responsibilities.
The U.S. Attorney's Office Central District of Illinois is accepting applications for an assistant United States attorney opening in its Appellate Division.
The applicant selected will be responsible for researching and drafting briefs and motions for filing in the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, handling post-conviction Habeas Corpus (28 U.S.C § 2241) matters in district courts, reviewing and editing briefs and motions for colleagues, participating in moot courts to prepare for oral argument, and providing research support for AUSAs in the Criminal and Civil Divisions. Briefs will involve a wide variety of constitutional, statutory, and other claims arising under substantive and procedural federal criminal and civil law and primarily respond to defense claims of error in convictions and/or sentences, while at times, the government will file an appeal challenging district court decisions or orders.
The U.S. Attorney's Office Central District of Illinois is accepting applications for an assistant United States attorney opening in its Criminal Division.
The applicant selected will advise federal law enforcement agents on criminal investigations, present criminal cases to the grand jury, try criminal cases before the United States District Court, and may represent the United States in criminal appeals before the Circuit Court of Appeals. Candidates should be capable of handling a variety of significant and complex criminal prosecutions.
Joseph VanFleet, a partner with the Royal Oak, Mich.-based Howard & Howard law firm, has been selected as a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America (LCA). VanFleet, a nationally recognized trial lawyer, is a member of Howard & Howard’s Business Litigation Practice Group.
Janet Grove is pleased to announce she has been joined in full partnership by Angel Wawrzynek.
Grove and Wawrzynek will be focusing their practice on trusts, estates, and guardianships. Their firm, Armstrong, Grove & Wawrzynek LLC, is located on the second floor of the US Bank in Mattoon.
ISBA Pesident David Sosin and ISBA President Elect Dennis Orsey met with Peoria County Bar President Michael Gifford at the 112th Annual Lincoln Memorial Banquet in East Peoria on Feb. 20, 2020.
PILI seeks a managing attorney, who will serve as a member of PILI’s Programs Team, with primary responsibility for managing PILI’s statewide efforts to expand and enhance pro bono. This is a dynamic position that requires both the ability to organize and coordinate at a high level, while also being actively engaged in administration and implementation. The ability to do regular and significant statewide travel, and limited national travel, is required.
Marvin Gerstein, 79, of Urbana passed away on the morning of Monday, Feb. 17, 2020, at the Champaign Rehabilitation Center, Champaign.
He was born Feb. 27, 1940, in Chicago, the son of Abe and Ida (Glass) Gerstein. He is survived by a brother, Ronald (Joy) Gerstein of Glenview.
The Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC) is seeking law clerks for its Chicago and Springfield offices beginning in the summer of 2020.
Law clerks are eligible to work up to 35 hours per week during the summer months. In the Chicago office only, when school starts in the fall, the ARDC allows law clerks to work approximately 12 to 15 hours per week.