Cynthia Y. Cobbs, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, has announced that Mark S. Goodwin received a majority of the votes cast by the circuit judges in the Fifth Judicial Circuit and is declared appointed to the office of associate judge.
Mr. Goodwin received his undergraduate degree in 1984 from Illinois State University and his Juris Doctor in 1987 from John Marshall Law School. Mr. Goodwin is currently affiliated with Dukes, Ryan, Meyer, Freed, Goodwin, et al., in Danville.
Central Illinois
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December 1, 2009 |
Practice News
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December 1, 2009 |
Practice News
Cynthia Y. Cobbs, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, has announced that Lisa Y. Wilson received a majority of the votes cast by the circuit judges in the Tenth Judicial Circuit and is declared appointed to the office of associate judge. Ms. Wilson received her undergraduate degree in 1984 from the University of Illinois, Urbana, and her Juris Doctor in 1987 from Northern Illinois University. Ms. Wilson is currently affiliated with the Prairie State Legal Services, Peoria.
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November 30, 2009
Central Illinois
- Colleagues pitch in to help Champaign lawyer, his clients, Champaign News-Gazette
Chicago area
- Report: FBI paid blogger accused of threatening judges in Chicago, Chicago Tribune
- Prosecutor: Suspect used drug money for bail, Daily Herald
- Abbott settles one of four Tricor patent suits, Chicago Business
- U. of I. sues over dorm's big cost overrun, Chicago Tribune
Northern Illinois
- Boone prosecutor: "We've made strides", Rockford Register Star
Nation
- Supreme Court won't disturb $82.6M award in SUV rollover, Belleville News-Democrat
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November 23, 2009
Central Illinois
- Peoria woman awarded $75 million in case against drug company, Peoria Journal Star
- Another lawsuit filed against insurance company stripped of license, Bloomington Pantagraph
Chicago area
- $6M settlement in 2006 Joliet crash, Joliet Herald News
- 10 indicted in "sham marriage" immigration scam, Chicago Tribune
- Man pleads not guilty in ESPN reporter videos case, Chicago Sun-Times
- Lawsuit filed by parents of boy hit by school bus, Chicago Tribune
- Woman testifies about escaping man accused of 11 murders, Chicago Tribune
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November 19, 2009
State
- Lawyer: Give Ryan Pension, Peoria Journal Star
Central Illinois
- Some Beason documents opened, but search warrant sealed, Bloomington Pantagraph
Southern Illinois
- Same pair of lawyers gather another 90 plaintiffs in suit over Avandia, Madison/St. Clair Record
Nation
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November 18, 2009
State
- Ryan's lawyers ask Supreme Court for partial pension, Springfield State Journal-Register
Central Illinois
- Child molester John White loses bid for reduced sentence, Bloomington Pantagraph
Chicago area
- Judge delays ID of "Hipcheck 16", Chicago Tribune
- Prosecutors rethinking death for dad in sons' burnings, Chicago Tribune
- More video shown in bar beating, Chicago Tribune
- Crystal Lake man insane when he tried to kill girlfriend, judge rules, Daily Herald
Northern Illinois
- Union has filed labor dispute charges against First Student, DeKalb Daily Chronicle
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November 13, 2009
Central Illinois
- Coliseum legal fees discrepancy remains unsolved, Bloomington Pantagraph
Chicago area
- Elgin attorney accused of cheating clients, Daily Herald
- Urlacher, "Tank" Johnson vouched for Vrdolyak to judge, Chicago Tribune
- Blagojevich wants new trial date, Chicago Sun-Times
- Child porn warrant leads to Crystal Lake pot bust, Daily Herald
- Court revives Chicago "mezuzah" case, Chicago Sun-Times
Southern Illinois
- Triple murder suspect Coleman complains about visits, trial set for August, Belleville News-Democrat
- Judge dismisses Cueto's invasion of privacy claims against Post and ICJL, Madison Record
State
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November 12, 2009
Central Illinois
- Knox County recorder arrested on theft charge, Peoria Journal Star
Chicago area
- Chicago wants to end court oversight of hiring, Chicago Tribune
- Prosecutor gets City Council OK as inspector general, Chicago Sun-Times
- Illinois foreclosures spike in October, Daily Herald
- Streamwood High teacher files discrimination charges against U-46, Daily Herald
- Latest Baker Hostetler growth spurts starts with new office in Chicago, ABA Journal
Southern Illinois
- U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin tours Tamms maximum security prison, Belleville News-Democrat
- Hearing set for former SIUE student accused of terrorist threat, Belleville News-Democrat
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November 12, 2009 |
ISBA News
[caption id="attachment_5637" align="alignright" width="150" caption="ISBA President John O'Brien"][/caption] ISBA President John O'Brien offered advice on avoiding home foreclosure and other topics in an interview in today's Champaign News-Gazette. "Be proactive. Call somebody. You've got 10 months before you're really in trouble. You've got a lot of time to do something," said John G. O'Brien, a real estate attorney from Arlington Heights who founded the Illinois Real Estate Lawyers Association. Click here to read the full story
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November 11, 2009 |
People
John Carlton Parkhurst "Parky", of Peoria, passed away last month in Peoria. Mr. Parkhurst graduated from Wabash College and served in the Army Air Forces from 1942-1945, earning the Bronze Star. He graduated from the University of Michigan Law School in 1948. He will forever be remembered as the "Father of Home Rule," creating the powers of local government later used by the City of Peoria to finance the Peoria Civic Center. He also served as Assistant Illinois Attorney General in charge of pollution prosecution and consumer fraud from 1969-1972. He retired from politics undefeated and returned to Peoria to raise his family and pursue his legal career. Click here to read the full obituary in the Peoria Journal Star.