The Women’s Bar Association of Illinois (WBAI) will kick off a new term of office on Wednesday, June 8, 2016, during its 102nd Annual Installation Dinner at the Chicago Hilton Towers, located at 720 S. Michigan Avenue. The event will feature keynote speaker Mary Cranston and presentation of the Myra Bradwell Woman of Achievement Award to Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court Rita B. Garman. The Annual Dinner serves as one of the largest annual celebrations within the Chicago legal community, with over 700 judges, attorneys, corporate supporters and prominent community leaders in attendance each year. The cocktail reception begins at 5:00 p.m. with dinner to follow at 6:00 p.m.
Chicago Area
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May 12, 2016 |
Events
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May 11, 2016 |
Practice News
Authorization pursuant to Illinois Supreme Court Rule 39 has been received by the Chief Judge of the 18th Judicial Circuit to post a notice of vacancy for associate judge. The associate judge position is the result of the resignation of Associate Judge Jane Hird Mitton effective July 4, 2016. Applications are now being accepted for this vacancy which will be filled by vote of the Circuit judges of the 18th Judicial Circuit.
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May 9, 2016 |
People
Chicago trial attorney Michael J. Sorich has joined Cavanagh Law Group after working 13 years at the Cook County State’s Attorney's Office, most recently as a Supervisor in the Civil Division. Michael’s primary areas of practice are in personal injury, wrongful death, and medical malpractice litigation.
While at the State’s Attorney's Office, Michael tried more than 50 criminal and civil cases in state and federal courts and argued before the Illinois State Appellate Court. He was the youngest supervisor in the office there. His unique and successful experience in both criminal and civil law serve his clients well.
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May 9, 2016 |
CLE
Don’t miss this full-day seminar in Chicago or via live webcast on May 20, 2016 that offers practical advice from experienced estate planning attorneys on how to efficiently and effectively run an estate planning practice. New attorneys, young attorneys, and attorneys with limited experience in the estate planning process who attend this seminar will better understand: the purpose and limitations of powers of attorney; the importance of obtaining an accurate value of your client’s assets; the challenges of representing couples jointly; how to create a successful management process for your estate planning engagements; how and why to use engagement/disengagement letters; how to advise clients with both large and small net worths; the types of clauses to use when drafting an estate plan; how to handle clients with limited or diminished capacity; what to do when your client is being pressured by an outside party; and much more!
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May 9, 2016 |
Events
The Lawyers' Assistance Program will host its Volunteer Training on Friday, June 3, 2016 from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM at Loyola Univeristy School of Law, Chicago & Illinois Wesleyan, Bloomington
- Learn about our services
- Better understand addiction and mental health issues
- Learn how to help colleagues and friends
To register call the LAP office at 312-726-6607 or email us at rbelleau@illinoislap.org
Find out more at http://illinoislap.wpengine.com/event/lap-annual-volunteer-training/
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May 3, 2016 |
Practice News
The Illinois Supreme Court has appointed the Hon. James B. Kinzer, associate judge of the 21st Circuit, to Resident Circuit Judge of Iroquois County, the 21st Circuit. This vacancy was created by the retirement of the Hon. Gordon Lee Lustfeldt.
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May 3, 2016 |
People
Lawrence B Brodsky JD, born August 1, 1934, died April 15, 2016, age 81.
Mr. Brodsky concentrated his practice in the area of real estate assessments and tax exemptions. He had extensive experience in representing a variety of commercial, industrial and multi-residential property owners. Mr. Brodsky served in the Civil Division of the Cook County State's Attorney's Office for fifteen years where he was Supervisor of the Real Estate Tax Section. He had been lead counsel in numerous tax trials.
Mr. Brodsky frequently wrote and lectured on real estate taxation issues. He is the author of the chapter "Tax Objection Complaints" for the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education's publication "Real Estate Taxation." Mr. Brodsky was a member of the Chicago Bar Association's Real Estate Taxation Committee and a member of American, Illinois State and Chicago Bar Associations. He received his B.A. and J.D. degrees from DePaul University.
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May 2, 2016 |
ISBA News | Events
Nearly two dozen volunteer attorneys helped answer hundreds of phone calls, emails and Skype calls at the 35th Annual Ask A Lawyer Day on Saturday, April 30. Those calls helped members of the public resolve their legal issues or gave them the next steps toward resolving those issues. The endeavor also garnered much positive media coverage throughout Illinois.
On hand to answer calls in the Chicago office were (seated, left to right) Cynthis Koroll, Pamela Menaker and Alexas Collier; (standing, left to right) Daniell Saeddi, Kristi Vetri, Frank Soto and Joseph Kramer. Volunteers not pictured because they were still answering calls were Jeffrey Bunn, Joyce Wixson, Margherita Albarello, Alice Dolan and James Coogan. The ISBA would like to extend a hearty thank you to volunteers in the Chicago and Springfield offices.
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May 2, 2016 |
People
Pilgrim Christakis LLP, a financial services litigation boutique based in Chicago, has announced the promotion of Matt Stromquist to the firm’s partnership.
Stromquist is a seasoned trial lawyer who has tried cases in state and federal courts around the country, as well as a skilled appellate advocate. He represents banks, mortgage servicers, credit card companies, auto finance companies, and other financial services providers in a wide array of individual and class action litigation.
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May 2, 2016 |
CLE
Enhance your competence as an attorney by learning the intricacies of proper e-discovery procedures with this full-day seminar in Chicago on May 19, 2016. Learn how to avoid the consequences of expensive and improperly conducted e-discovery, particularly for your smaller cases. Because most discovery documents and information are now in electronic format – whether medical, financial or corporate records – it is essential to understand the complexities of e-discovery and to obtain accurate and complete documents. Attorneys with all levels of practice experience who attend this seminar will better understand: how technology is changing the way we practice; how technological incompetence can affect your practice; when you are allowed to search someone’s computer; best practices for document retention and destruction; how to obtain medical records; using e-discovery in employment law cases; how to use social media as evidence; how to obtain mobile device discovery; what metadata is and how to get it; which affordable e-discovery software you should be using in your practice; and much more!