With the arrival of several new partners and associates in recent months, Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP now has 100 attorneys practicing among its three offices.
Attorneys John D. Malarkey and Richard P. Tauras have joined Swanson, Martin & Bell as partners. Mr. Malarkey, formerly at Freeborn & Peters, now serves as Chair of the firm’s Real Estate Litigation and Services Practice Group. Mr. Tauras, formerly at Bollinger, Ruberry & Garvey, focuses his practice on the defense of toxic tort, product liability and professional negligence.
The firm has also welcomed associates Eric M. Anderson, Jeffrey S. Becker, Dane A. Bolinger, Andrew H. Calcutt, Jason M. Clarke, Megan E. Schneider, Ryan J. Sullivan, Christopher D. Wehrman and Shera D. Wiegler.
These partners and associates are preceded by numerous other additions in past months. In fact, since February 2009, Swanson, Martin & Bell has added 18 new attorneys.
“We are thrilled with our ability to grow despite a challenging economy,” said Managing Partner Timothy D. Nickels. “These additional attorneys allow us to offer a broader range of experience to our clients.”
Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP is a nationally recognized litigation firm with offices in Chicago, Libertyville and Lisle. Since its inception in 1992, the firm has grown to approximately 100 attorneys in nineteen practice areas. Website: www.smbtrials.com.
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May 6, 2010 |
People
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May 5, 2010
State
- State attorney general says ComEd deal bad for customers, Daily Herald
Central Illinois
- Lawyers rest cases in Skinner murder trial, Springfield State Journal-Register
Chicago area
- Dwyane Wade lashes out at estranged wife over lawsuit, Chicago Tribune
- Suspect in Vernon Hills murder eligible for the death penalty, Daily Herald
Northern Illinois
- Grads return to Winnebago County Drug Court, Rockford Register Star
Southern Illinois
- Prosecutors drop sex assault case against suspended Washington Park police officer, Belleville News-Democrat
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May 4, 2010 |
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Clarence Graves, 96, passed away on April 24, 2010. Mr. Graves was a former founding member and attorney for the Elmhurst Art Museum. Mr. Graves graduated from North Park College in 1938. He received his J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1943. He passed the bar in 1943 and enlisted in the Navy the next day. He served in WWII and started to practice probate and real estate law in 1946 at 77 W. Washington in Chicago. Mr. Graves moved his practice to Elmhurst in the 1980s. "Even in retirement he helped whoever he could with legal matters," said his daughter, Nancy Olson.
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May 4, 2010
State
- After DUI, Illinois Senate Dems change car policy, Springfield State Journal-Register
Chicago area
- Judge imposes code of silence at wedding, Chicago Tribune
- Chicago attorney on trial in sex attack, Chicago Tribune
Southern Illinois
- Murder plot charges dropped against Ill. sheriff, Belleville News-Democrat
- Trial under way involving former So.
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May 3, 2010
Chicago area
- Retiring Justice Stevens to speak in Chicago, Daily Herald
- 168 fugitives caught after signing up for food stamps, Chicago Sun-Times
- Judge OKs change in charges for priest in theft case, Chicago Tribune
- Jury selection begins in fatal crash cops blamed on nail painting, Daily Herald
- Des Plaines man gets 3 years for cyberstalking, Chicago Tribune
Southern Illinois
- Uhl parents seek $46 million in damages from state over accident that killed their daughters, Belleville News-Democrat
Nation
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April 30, 2010 |
People
Berger Schatz has announced that Brian J. Blitz and Claudia Gallo have become partners of the firm. Blitz received his B.A. from the University of Texas in 1999 and his J.D. from the University of Illinois in 2002. He represents clients in all areas of family and matrimonial law, dispute resolution and litigation. Mr. Blitz is also the author of several articles on the financial aspects of divorce. Gallo received her B.A. from Loyola University in 1996 and her J.D. from IIT-Kent in 1999. She represents clients in all areas of family and matrimonial law, including divorce, paternity and custody matters. Her work includes every aspect of representation necessary in family law matters such as contested court proceedings, complex negotiation and financial analysis.
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April 30, 2010
Nation
- Judge: Obama won't have to testify at Blagojevich trial, Chicago Sun-Times
- College student brought to court in chains after missing jury duty, ABC News
- As hundreds of law firms report e-mail scams, one loses bid for insurance coverage, ABA Journal
Central Illinois
- Bloomington man denied sex assault conviction reversal, Bloomington Pantagraph
Chicago area
- Judge denies gag order in McHenry murder case, Chicago Tribune
- Metra board hires attorney to investigate its director, Daily Herald
- Former Blago chief of staff enters new guilty plea, Chicago Tribune
- Foreclosure suit hits St.
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April 29, 2010
Chicago area
- Jury hears testimony in Kane County coroner probe, Daily Herald
- Jury ordered, again, to continue deliberations in sex case, Daily Herald
Nation
- Senate Committee Advances Federal Court Camera Access, The Blog of Legal Times
- Partner push-out: Nearly 8 percent of women partners were de-equitized, survey finds, ABA Journal
- With Missouri move, idea of uniform bar exam finally gets legs, ABA Journal
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April 29, 2010 |
People
Longtime municipal attorney Louis Cainkar, 98, passed away on April 20 at his Evergreen Park home. Mr. Cainkar was considered the pre-eminent municipal attorney in the southwest suburbs for decades. His timing for going into municipal law was propitious, as the Chicago area was in the midst of its postwar boom and suburban cities and villages were blossoming throughout the region. Over the years, his firm's clients included suburbs from Alsip to Summit in addition to many municipal units such as park and library districts. He was a hands-on attorney who sat through many long, tedious sessions of city councils and village boards. Read Mr. Cainkar's full obituary in the Chicago Tribune.
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April 28, 2010
Chicago area
- Des Plaines lawyer charged over bad checks, Daily Herald
- Murder suspect can't act as own attorney in retrial, Chicago Sun-Times
- 100 years old and facing foreclosure, Chicago Tribune
- Judge: Indiana doctor accused of fraud competent for trial, Chicago Tribune
Southern Illinois
- Judge O'Malley to retire July 31, Belleville News-Democrat
Nation
- McDonald's Happy Meals on wrong end of the law in California county, Crain's Chicago Business
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