Franczek Radelet is pleased to welcome Tejas Shah to the Firm as immigration counsel. Tejas, who will lead the Firm’s immigration practice, provides employers with comprehensive advice and counsel with respect to virtually all immigration issues affecting employers. Tejas assists employers in hiring and retaining talented foreign-national employees, sponsoring employees for permanent residency or temporary visas (H-1B, O-1, E-2, R-1, E-3, L-1), assisting with I-9 audits, and offering guidance to ensure compliance with the complex and evolving immigration rules, executive actions, and legislation.
“Tejas’ experience and practice are a perfect complement to our extensive labor, employment, employee benefits, and education practices,” commented David P. Radelet, co-chair of the Firm’s Labor & Employment Practice. “With the arrival of Tejas, we can offer employers an even more robust and comprehensive scope of services, advice and counsel on the wide range of issues they are facing each and every day,” add James C. Franczek, Jr., president of the Firm.
Tejas’ experience has led to several leadership appointments, including current co-chair of the South Asian Bar Association of North America’s immigration committee, 2014 president of the Indian American Bar Association of Chicago, and, starting in mid-2015, chair of the Illinois State Bar Association’s International and Immigration Law Section Council. Tejas earned his J.D. from George Washington National Law School in 2006 and his B.S. in economics from Duke University in 2002.
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February 25, 2015 |
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February 25, 2015 |
Events
Networking and Social Event sponsored by the Illinois State Bar Association's Young Lawyers Division
Join your peers for an evening of socializing and wine tasting!
When: Friday, February 27, 2015
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.Where: ISBA Chicago Office - 20 S. Clark Street, Suite 900
Cost: $40 at the door
Online registration has closed, tickets are available at the door.
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February 20, 2015 |
CLE
Join us in Chicago or via live webcast on March 18, 2015 to learn how you can effectively resolve disputes for your clients instead of incurring the expense of a hearing with this informative half-day seminar!
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February 19, 2015 |
Practice News
Michael J. Tardy, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, announced Tuesday that the Twelfth Judicial Circuit judges voted to select Arkadiusz Z. Smigielski as an associate judge of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit.
Mr. Smigielski received his undergraduate degree in 1985 from DePaul University in Chicago, and his Juris Doctor in 1988 from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law in Chicago. Mr. Smigielski is currently affiliated with the Law Offices of Smigielski & Wrobel in Homer Glen.
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February 19, 2015 |
People
The national law firm of Arnstein & Lehr LLP has elevated Kevin H. Morse to partner in the Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights and Commercial Litigation practice groups.
Mr. Morse’s practice involves the representation of businesses, financial institutions, trustees, and individuals in a broad range of insolvency related matters, including out-of-court restructurings, distressed sales, in-court Chapter 7 and 11 bankruptcy cases, and litigation. Prior to joining Arnstein & Lehr LLP, he served as the judicial law clerk for the Hon. Thomas B. Donovan in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California (Los Angeles). He earned his J.D. from Pepperdine University School of Law and his B.A. from University of Colorado at Boulder.
About Arnstein & Lehr
Arnstein & Lehr LLP, with offices in Illinois and Florida, is one of the country’s oldest and most respected law firms. Since its founding in 1893, the firm has served clients of all sizes throughout the U.S. and abroad. It is a full-service firm with attorneys practicing in five main practice areas - business, litigation, local government, tax and estate planning services and real estate. Clients include governmental bodies, health care entities, financial institutions, trade associations, individuals and a broad range of businesses in the retail, industrial, manufacturing, distribution, technology and services sectors. For more information visit: www.arnstein.com. -
February 18, 2015 |
Events
Visit with general counsel of four leading Chicago construction firms. Hear firsthand what they expect from their attorneys. Find out from the clients who hire you how you can best serve them. Also, discover what they look for in construction attorneys to do work for their companies.
- When: Tuesday, March 10, 2015, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
- Where: ISBA Chicago Office, 20 S. Clark, Suite 900
- Register: https://www.isba.org/sections/construction/generalcouncilforum
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February 17, 2015 |
People
The law firm of Bozeman, Neighbour, Patton & Noe, LLP is pleased to announce that Jeffrey D. Jacobs has been named a partner in the firm.
Jacobs joined the firm in 2010 as an associate. He graduated from Alleman High School in 2002 and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Drake University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Jacobs is a graduate of the Chicago-Kent College of Law earning his degree in 2010.
Jacobs is licensed to practice in Illinois and Iowa. His practice areas include corporate law, tax law, business planning, commercial law, probate, estate planning, employment law, real estate and commercial litigation.
Recently Jacobs was named an Emerging Lawyer by the Leading Lawyers organization. This designation was based on a poll of his peers.
Bozeman, Neighbour, Patton & Noe, LLP was founded by Virgil Bozeman in 1954 and has been located in the Fifth Avenue Building in downtown Moline since that time. The firm also has offices in Davenport and Cambridge.
The firm’s 16 attorneys provide consistent, professional and quality representation for its many clients in Western Illinois and Eastern Iowa.
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February 13, 2015 |
Events
The Illinois Bar Foundation will honor Christine M. Ory and Joseph Mirabella, Jr. with the Beacon of the Profession Award on Feb. 26 at the DuPage County Fellows Reception. This event will be held from 5:30-7 p.m. at Maggiano's Little Italy in Naperville.
General tickets to the reception are $55 a piece. Preferred tickets at $100 are available, and include special recognition during the formal program. Sponsorships are also available.
Find out more and purchase tickets at www.illinoisbarfoundation.org/static.asp?path=4510
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February 12, 2015 |
Practice News
Listed below are the 283 candidates seeking one of six associate judge positions in the Circuit Court of Cook County. Anyone with relevant information regarding any associate judge candidate is invited to communicate by letter to the Circuit Court of Cook County Nominating Committee, c/o Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans, 50 West Washington Street, Room 2600, Richard J. Daley Center, Chicago, Illinois 60602.
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February 10, 2015 |
Practice News
The Circuit Court of Cook County’s Executive Committee today ordered the reassignment of Judge Beatriz Santiago from her current assignment after the Judicial Inquiry Board (JIB) filed a complaint against her on February 6, 2015, with the Illinois Courts Commission.