The Illinois Supreme Court has announced the appointment of Thomas J. Carroll as a Circuit Judge of Cook County, At Large. This appointment is effective May 18, 2012, to Dec. 1, 2014. This vacancy was created by the death of the Hon. Donna Phelps Felton.
Chicago Area
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May 21, 2012 |
Practice News
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May 18, 2012 |
People
Warren Haskin was a lawyer other lawyers turned to for advice on difficult issues.
Mr. Haskin spent 40 years with the former Chicago law firm Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, since merged as the Chicago office of K&L Gates. He specialized in corporate, securities and commercial law and was managing partner of the firm before retiring in 1998.
"Lots of us went to Warren for help," said John Blew, also a partner with Bell, Boyd and recently retired from K&L Gates. "He was a very bright man and a penetrating legal analyst."
Mr. Haskin, 79, died of complications of lung cancer Sunday, April 29, in his Chicago home, according to his stepdaughter, Ruthie Beam.
Read the full obituary in the Chicago Tribune
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May 16, 2012 |
Events
ISBA President John G. Locallo (right) and ISBA Board member Gina Arquilla DeBoni (second from right), both alumni of Chicago-Kent College of Law, participated in the hooding ceremony during the school's 2012 Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 13, at the UIC Forum in Chicago. President Locallo hooded his nephew and DeBoni hooded her brother. Keynote speakers included (from left) Laurel G. Bellows, president-elect of the American Bar Association, and Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol of Thailand.
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May 16, 2012 |
People
Associate Andrew J. Albright joins Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP from Eichhorn & Eichhorn, LLP, where he was also an associate. He focuses his practice on Medical Negligence and Healthcare, Product Liability, and Commercial Litigation and Business Disputes. Mr. Albright received his J.D. from Indiana University – Robert H. McKinney School of Law in 2010 and his B.A. from the University of Michigan in 2006. He is admitted to practice law in both Illinois and Indiana.
Associate Claire A. Floore comes to Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP from Larsen Law Firm, PC, where she was also an associate. She focuses her practice on Asbestos Litigation. Ms. Floore received her J.D. from The John Marshall Law School in 2011 and her B.A. from the College of Charleston in 2008. She is admitted to practice law in Illinois.
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May 15, 2012 |
CLE
The practice of law involving local government is diverse and, although one’s practice may be focused, a good local government lawyer needs to be well-versed in all aspects of local government representation. Get the information you need on economic development issues, mid-contract actions, and the role of social media with this informative half-day seminar in Chicago on May 24th! A discussion on the ethical issues concerning the secrets within the attorney-client relationship and a transparent government is also included. Attorneys engaged in representing or dealing with any form of municipal government will benefit from the information presented throughout this seminar.
The program is presented by the ISBA Local Government Law Section and qualifies for 4.0 hours MCLE credit, including 2.0 hours approved Professional Responsibility MCLE credit.
Click here for more information and to register.
Can’t attend on May 24th?Visit http://isba.fastcle.com for access to the online recorded version of this program approximately 6 weeks after the program.
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May 11, 2012 |
ISBA News
Illinois State Bar Association President John G. Locallo recently met with Moldovan Bar Association President Alexander Turcan. Mr. Turcan was visiting the ISBA to get a greater understanding of the operations of bar associations.
The Moldovan Bar Association has grown from 300 to over 3,000 lawyers in the last 10 years. The former Soviet republic is a land-locked country that sits between Romania and Ukraine.
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May 10, 2012 |
ISBA News
ISBA 2nd Vice President Paula H. Holderman was one of six ISBA members honored by Chicago Lawyer Magazine as Women Making an Impact in 2012.
Holderman, who will become ISBA President-elect at the Annual Meeting in June, is the chief attorney development officer for Winston & Strawn LLP. She took the lead to establish the ISBA's Law and Leadership Institute to expose diverse young women and men to the profession of law.
Other ISBA members honored included Women's Bar Association of Illinois President Deane Brown of Beerman Pritkin Mirabeli Swerdlove LLP, Jean Golden of Cassidy Schade, Jill B. Berkeley of Neal Gerber & Eisenberg, Meighan A. Harmon of Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP and Amy Manning of McGuireWoods LLP.
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May 10, 2012 |
People
Frederick C. Leydig, 87, passed away April 17, 2012, at his home in Barrington with his wife of 62 years, Patricia, by his side.
Fred was born in Denver, Colo., and grew up in Detroit, Mich. He attended and was a proud alum of the Jesuit University of Detroit High School. In the midst of World War II, Fred earned his B.S. in chemical engineering (1945) from the Illinois Institute of Technology through the Navy's V-12 officer training program, was commissioned an ensign and served aboard the battleship USS New Jersey. While attending IIT, he earned varsity letters in tennis and basketball. As IIT's "giant" center, Fred played against such future basketball greats as George Mikan and Otto Graham.
Attending night school, Fred received his J.D. from DePaul Law School in 1950. He was employed in the patent department of Standard Oil Company and, in 1954, joined the intellectual property firm of Carlson, Pitzner, Hubbard & Wolf, which later came to bear his name: Leydig, Voit & Mayer Ltd. He became one of the nation's preeminent intellectual property attorneys. Testament to his leadership in the firm and renown as a lawyer, the firm continues to bear his name more than 20 years after his retirement.
Along the way, Fred was chairman of Young Republicans of Illinois (1953 - 55), president of the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (1980), president of the United Way of Arlington Heights (1965 - 66), and board member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association and the Law Club of Chicago. He was a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.
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May 10, 2012 |
People
DuPage County lost one of its most prominent attorneys Wednesday night as Robert E. Jones of Wheaton, 63, died after an 18-month battle with lung cancer, despite being a non-smoker.
A trial lawyer, Mr. Jones led the litigation department of DuPage County’s largest law firm, Huck Bouma PC. Mr. Jones did his undergraduate work at Wheaton College, where he received a bachelor of arts degree in history in 1971. He later received his law degree from Vanderbilt University in Nashville in 1974.
Mr. Jones was a member of the Federal Trial Bar, the American Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association and the American Trial Lawyers Association.
Read the full obituary in the Naperville Sun
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May 10, 2012 |
People
John J. "Jack" Schaller, age 63, entered eternal rest April 23, 2012 at Joliet Area Community Hospice Home as the result of complications from liver failure.
A lifelong Sox and Bears fan, Jack was raised on the Southside of Chicago. He graduated from St. Ignatius College Prep, and he later enlisted in the Army and was a soldier in Vietnam. Upon returning from the war, Jack graduated from Illinois State University and began a brief career as a junior high teacher and football coach. While working at Gompers Junior High, Jack met and later married Melissa Stanclik. With his wife's support, he attended Lewis University and pursued his dream of becoming a lawyer, a career he held most of his adult life. Notably, Jack became a prosecutor for the Grundy County States Attorney's office in 1994 and remained until his retirement in June of 2010.
An avid golfer, Jack played the area courses regularly making many friends along the way. Throughout all of these stages of life, Jack could not go anywhere without seeing a familiar face and sharing one of his funny stories. A member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, American Legion Post 1080, and the Will County Irish American Society, Jack will be remembered for his humor and larger than life personality; his pride in his family and his father's bar, Schaller's Pump; and, his devotion to his first grandson, Scotty. Jack will be missed by many and forgotten by none.