The Illinois State Bar Association welcomed a delegation from Ukraine last Friday to discuss the U.S. justice system. The visit was titled "Legislative Reform in the Criminal Justice System" and took place before a scheduled meeting of the ISBA Bench and Bar Section.
Among those on hand for the meeting included ISBA member Alexandria Bell, of Johnson & Bell, Ltd., who immigrated to the U.S. from Ukraine and the age of 19.
Bell is pictured at right with members of the Ukrainian delegation and ISBA President Mark Hassakis (from left): Rostyslav Gerasymov, senior counsel to the chairman of the Committee on Justice; Bell; Elina Shyshkina, a member of Parliament; Iryna Mostova, head of the Department of Legistlation on Justice and President Hassakis.
Chicago Area
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August 16, 2010 |
Events | ISBA News
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August 16, 2010
Central Illinois
- Mother's lawsuit against LeRoy police moved to federal court, Bloomington Pantagraph
Chicago area
- Jury in Blago trial asks for Bradley Tusk testimony, Chicago Tribune
State
- Mortgage closing costs jump 40% in Illinois, Chicago Tribune
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August 12, 2010
Central Illinois
- Knox courthouse renovation would cost over $25 million, Peoria Journal Star
Chicago area
- Blagojevich jury finished with only 2 of 24 counts, Chicago Sun-Times
- Banker pleads guilty in "Robin Hood-like" scheme, Chicago Tribune
- Lawyers for murder suspect: Cop did poor job, Chicago Tribune
Nation
- Judge orders Skype visits as condition of mom's move, ABA Journal
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August 12, 2010 |
People
Robert Clifford, Keith Hebeisen and Kevin Durkin, partners at Clifford Law Offices, were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2011. Clifford, principal partner of the firm, was recognized in the Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury Litigation and Product Liability Litigation categories. He was named the 2009 Chicago Personal Injury Litigator of the Year and the 2010 Chicago Medical Malpractice Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers. Hebeisen was listed in the Medical Malpractice field of law, and Hebeisen and Durkin were recognized by their peers in the Personal Injury Litigation area of law along with Clifford. Since its inception in 1983, Best Lawyers has become regarded as one of the definitive guides to legal excellence. Because Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer review survey in which more than 39,000 leading attorneys cast nearly 3.1 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Clifford has been named by Best Lawyers in the field of personal injury law since its inception.
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August 11, 2010
Chicago area
- Blagojevich jury deadlocked on some counts, Fox News Chicago
- Leech Tishman firm taps Seyfarth partner to open Chicago office, its first outside of Pittsburgh, ABA Journal
- Blagojevich jurors have a question, Chicago Sun-Times
- Ex-doctor gets 5 years in $13 million insurance fraud, Chicago Tribune
- Death penalty not in play for accused gunman in Darien triple slaying, Daily Herald
Southern Illinois
- Jury deliberating in case of Highland man trying to abduct teen girl, Belleville News-Democrat
Nation
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August 10, 2010
State
- New state law bans employer credit checks in hiring, Chicago Tribune
Chicago area
- Blagojevich defense regret? Not calling Jesse Jackson Jr. to the stand, Chicago Sun-Times
- Overcrowding leads to early release from jail, Daily Herald
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August 9, 2010
Chicago area
- Blagojevich case: Putting fact and fiction in a blender, Chicago Tribune
- Ryan jurors know what Blagojevich jury is facing, Bloomington Pantagraph
State
- Illinois to pay only 40% of its share for salaries of state's attorneys, public defenders, ABA Journal
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August 9, 2010 |
People
Longtime Joliet attorney Wellington S. Smith passed away last month at the age of 96. Mr. Smith was born in Chicago and was a graduate of Morgan Park Military, Lake Forest College and John Marshall Law School. He was employed for 43 years at Chicago Title and Trust. After retiring, he practiced at law with Galowich & Galowich in Joliet as well as acting as an Arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association and the Will County Arbitration Commission. Mr. Smith was a WWII and Korean Conflict Veteran and received three Battle Stars. Read the full obituary at www.bgsfuneralhome.com.
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August 6, 2010
Central Illinois
- Court upholds conviction of woman who suffocated daughter, Bloomington Pantagraph
Chicago area
- Elgin attorney facing new charges, Daily Herald
- Blago jury leaves early without a verdict, Chicago Tribune
- Embattled Kane County coroner pleads not guilty, Daily Herald
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August 5, 2010
SCOTUS
- Elena Kagan OKd as 112th Supreme Court Justice, Chicago Tribune
Central Illinois
- County ignores youth traffic safety course law for two years, Springfield State Journal-Register
Chicago area
- Freed Hobbs says truth will come out, Chicago Tribune
Southern Illinois
- Fluker, charged in murder of Belleville boy, hires big-leaguer Scott Rosenblum, Belleville News-Democrat
