Stacy Campbell-Viamontes, a Chicago-based attorney in the Defense Litigation Practice at Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, has been elected President of the Young Professionals Board for the Center for Disability and Elder Law (CDEL) for the 2012-2013 term. She was also chosen to be a member of CDEL's 2013 Winter Benefit Committee. CDEL is a non-profit legal services organization that provides pro bono legal services to low-income seniors and/or persons with disabilities in Cook County.
In addition, Stacy has also been selected to Just The Beginning Foundation’s (JTBF’s) 20 Under 40 List. She will be honored during an event at Northwestern University Law School on Thursday, September 20, 2012. Stacy was selected for this honor in recognition of her extensive advocacy on behalf of the disabled community and her efforts to assist disabled law students and lawyers, and the disability community.
At Hinshaw, Stacy defends clients in a broad range of business and personal injury matters and litigates cases involving corporation and partnership disputes, construction law, products liability and transportation law.
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September 13, 2012 |
People
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September 13, 2012 |
ISBA News | Events
The Annual Solo & Small Firm Conference is underway in Itasca. This event features the ISBA's first app, available for free download at http://crwd.cc/isba2012 Online registration is closed, but onsite registration is still available. Find out more about the conference at www.isba/soloconference.
Follow along from your office on Twitter via the hashtag #isbassf2012
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September 13, 2012 |
Practice News
Michael J. Tardy, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, announced today that Christen L. Bishop, received most of the votes cast by the circuit judges in the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit and is declared to be appointed to the office of associate judge.
Ms. Bishop received her undergraduate degree in 1991 from the University of Illinois and her Juris Doctor in 1994 from the University of Illinois. Ms. Bishop is currently affiliated with the Lake County State's Attorney's Office in Waukegan.
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September 10, 2012 |
People
Polsinelli Shughart welcomes Nura A. Yanaki to the Chicago office as an associate in the Litigation Department where she will concentrate her practice in the defense of companies involved in complex toxic and mass tort litigation. Yanaki joins a national team of toxic and mass tort attorneys who practice in Chicago, Kansas City, Phoenix and St. Louis.
“We are pleased to have Nura join our growing Chicago office,” said Chicago Managing Director Anthony J. Nasharr. “Nura was an outstanding law student and excelled in her undergraduate work in California. Her work since leaving law school has also prepared her for the broad-based litigation she will help handle for clients at the firm.”
Yanaki most recently worked with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, with a team of trial attorneys on class action cases involving Title VII and ADA violations.
While in law school Yanaki externed with various federal agencies including; the U.S. Department of Justice – Executive Office for Immigration Review, and the U.S. Department of Labor – Employee Benefits Security Administration, as well as the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. She also served as an Illinois 711 certified senior law student where she represented a child as a guardian ad litem in Cook County Probate Court.
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September 7, 2012 |
ISBA News | Events
The Illinois State Bar Association's 8th Annual Solo & Small Firm Conference returns to Chicagoland Sept. 13-15 at the Westin Northwest Chicago in Itasca. Online registration closes today (Sept. 7) - ISBA members register today to save $75 off the onsite fee. Earn up to 15 hours of MCLE credit, including all 6 hours of PMCLE credit.
Top 10 Reasons To Attend This Year’s Conference
- Networking with like-minded peers from across the state!
- Crowd favorite program Gizmos & Gadgets returns
- Basic and advanced Fastcase legal research training
- New location in Itasca, just northwest of Chicago
- Individual counseling on how to market your firm
- Mobile Device App to put Conference info you need at your fingertips
- Comedians-at-Law at Friday night social event
- Plenary speaker Todd Winegar's Trials of the Century Overview program
- New 4th track of programming – Practice Fundamentals
- 15 HRS MCLE/ 6 HRS PMCLE credit available
Learn more and register today at www.isba.org/soloconference
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September 7, 2012 |
Events | CLE
The Just The Beginning Foundation, ISBA's Law and Leadership partner, is offering free CLE credits at its 20th Anniversary Conference "Reaching Back, Lifting Up." Each panel (list below) awards between .50 and .75 Illinois Professional Responsibility credits. The conference will be held Sept. 21-22 at the Chicago Marriott, 540 N. Michigan Ave. Click here to register.
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September 6, 2012 |
People
Chester Charlton McCullough, Jr., who went to be with his Lord Sunday, August 19th, at age 95 years, 5 months, was a resident of River Forest, Illinois, from 1953 to 2012. A long-time member of First Presbyterian Church of River Forest, he served as Deacon and Elder and in several other capacities. Mr. McCullough was born March 18, 1917, in the city of Chicago, son of Chester C. and Una (McFarland) McCullough. He attended the Harvard School for Boys, Beloit College (B.A., 1939), Chicago Kent College of Law (LL.B., 1947, and J.D., 1948), and the University of Chicago (MBA, 1953). While at Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconsin, he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa; in law school, at Kent, he worked on the Law Review; at the University of Chicago, he was elected to Beta Gamma Sigma.
In 1942, Mr. McCullough married Jean Lenore Coffman. She passed away in 1986. Their two children, Dr. Celia M. (Gary Kaplan) and Major Daniel C. (Sue) survive.
Mr. McCullough served in World War II (Private to Captain), training with the 63rd Infantry Division, in the U. S., and then serving with the 26th Infantry Division in Europe; after V. E. Day, he was assigned to Military Government of Germany. Recalled for the Korean Conflict, he served as a Civil Affairs Officer in Korea.
In 1939, Mr. McCullough went to work for Chicago Title and Trust Company as a Junior Clerk. He was elected Vice President of that company in 1957. In 1964, he transferred to the subsidiary, Chicago Title Insurance Company, from which he retired in 1982, as Senior Vice President and Secretary.
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September 4, 2012 |
Events | People
Amari & Locallo Partner Franco A. Coladipietro will receive the prestigious Award of Excellence from the Justinian Society on Sept. 12 at the Renaissance Hotel, 1 W. Wacker. Cocktails start at 5, Dinner is at 6:30. Click here for ticket information.
Dominic DiFrisco will received the Lifetime Achievement Award and Presidential Service Awards will go to Richard Caifano, Hon. Gloria Coco, Hon. Bruno J. Tassone and Salvator Tornatore.
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August 30, 2012 |
Practice News
United States Bankruptcy Judge Carol A. Doyle of the Northern District of Illinois has
applied to be reappointed by the United States Court of Appeals to a new 14-year term when her current term expires on July 25, 2013. A United States Bankruptcy Judge is a judicial officer of the United States District Court who exercises the authority of the district court with respect to any action, suit, or proceeding under Chapter 6 of Title 28 of the United States Code. 28 U.S.C. § 151. Comments are invited from the public and the bar as to whether Judge Doyle should be reappointed. Those comments should be in writing and sent by November 15, 2012 to:- Collins T. Fitzpatrick
- Circuit Executive
- 219 S. Dearborn
- Room 2780
- Chicago, IL 60604
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August 30, 2012 |
People
Maury Kravitz was a lawyer, a gold trader and a student of history, but he was best known for his fascination with 13th century Mongolian leader Genghis Khan, a fascination that led to four expeditions in search of the emperor's grave site in Mongolia.
"I got a call in early 1995 … about some cockamamie scheme to look for a burial site in Mongolia of Genghis Khan," said John Woods, a professor of history at the University of Chicago, adding that the call led to a lunch with Mr. Kravitz.
"Although the scheme seemed strange, he was so magnetic that I couldn't turn away," said Woods, who soon got involved in an effort to raise funds for an expedition. Though that early effort didn't raise any money, Mr. Kravitz by 2000 had convinced a small group of investors to put $1.2 million into funding expeditions over four summers.
The expedition located a grave site in Mongolia with artifacts from Genghis Khan's time, Woods said. But the professor also said he didn't know if it is "the right place." Woods said that if time, money and the political climate had allowed, there were other likely sites to explore.
Mr. Kravitz, 80, died of complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Tuesday, July 31, in Highland Park Hospital, according to his wife, Mona. He had lived in Highland Park for more than 40 years.