Enterprise Law Group, LLP is pleased to announce that Samuel L. Pappas has joined the firm as Of Counsel. Samuel is a business lawyer with 20 years' experience in areas including banking and bank regulation, business finance, complex structured and mezzanine finance, commercial real estate transactions, and securitized lending, as well as consumer finance and regulation. During his career, Samuel practiced in a large law firm, and has also been a transactional attorney for various banks and financial services companies, including Parkway Bank & Trust Company, Transamerica Finance Corporation, Bank One (n/k/a Chase Bank), and The Asahi Bank, Ltd. (a Japanese bank). He will be providing legal services to entrepreneurs, middle market companies, private enterprises and financial services clients.
Samuel received his J.D. degree from Washington University School of Law in St. Louis. He received a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from Northwestern University, where he served as President of Pi Sigma Alpha (a national honor society for political science majors).
Chicago Area
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January 29, 2010 |
People
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January 29, 2010
Chicago area
- Carothers expected to plead guilty to bribery charges, Chicago Sun-Times
- Vrdolyak's probation-only sentence overturned, Chicago Sun-Times
- Ex-legislator, newspaper dropping suits, Daily Herald
- Woman sues Metra, says toilet on train "exploded", Chicago Tribune
- Ex-Niles Mayor Nicholas Blase gets year and a day in prison, Chicago Sun-Times
- Chicago Sports Webio backer pleads guilty to fraud, Chicago Tribune
- Personal data found blowing in the wind, Chicago Tribune
Northern Illinois
- Man accused of killing mother waives jury trial, Rockford Register Star
Southern Illinois
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January 28, 2010
Central Illinois
- Champaign district's attorney fees cut in half, Champaign News-Gazette
Chicago area
- Former DuPage Co. chief judge dies, Daily Herald
- Co-worker: Peterson offered $25,000 to have wife "taken care of", Chicago Tribune
- Walsh vs. Walsh battle continues as candidate fires back at Hollywood, Daily Herald
- Woman sues Target, says she slipped on pillow cover, Chicago Tribune
Northern Illinois
- Former Sherrard clerk neglected in prison, family says, Quad-City Times
Southern Illinois
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January 28, 2010 |
ISBA News | People
The ABA Young Lawyers Division will honor Justin Heather, co-editor of the Illinois State Bar Association's YLD newsletter, with its National Outstanding Young Lawyer Award. The YLD will present the award during the ABA Midyear Meeting in Orlando, Fla., on Saturday, Feb. 6. The YLD presents this award annually to a young lawyer who exemplifies professional excellence, service to the legal profession and the bar, service to the community, and who has a reputation for the advancement of legal ethics and professional responsibility. Heather, a litigation associate with the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, concentrates his practice on complex corporate litigation. He represents clients in a variety of disputes, including international gas and oil matters, intellectual property, securities law, bankruptcy, franchise law, complex commercial contracts, and mergers and acquisitions. In his eight years of practice, Heather has logged more than 4,000 pro bono hours, more than 10 times the ABA's recommended 50 hours a year. His pro bono service involves working with such clients as death row inmates, West African citizens suffering political persecution, and other clients in various race and disability discrimination lawsuits. In addition to his frequent pro bono contributions, Heather actively supports a variety of bar activities.
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January 28, 2010 |
ISBA News
[caption id="attachment_7828" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Chief Judge Holderman and the mock trial team from Oak Park/River Forest High School"][/caption] On Friday, January 22, 2010, the Illinois State Bar Associations' Law Related Education Committee conducted one of four regional high school trials at the High School Mock Trial Invitational. The invitational is co-sponsored by Illinois LEARN, the University of Illinois Springfield, The Illinois Judges Association, and the Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago. Two teams, Evanston and Oak Park/River Forest, took the top two placements and will proceed to the finals in Springfield later this spring. Over 16 teams competed in the trials on Friday and Saturday. Chief Federal Judge James F. Holderman presided over the last trials between Evanston and Oak Park/River Forest. The teams presented the case of Logan Lovell v. Pat Sainsbury, which was a civil case dealing with teenage drivers who get into a traffic accident after leaving a party where alcohol is being served.
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January 27, 2010
Central Illinois
- Attorneys vie for judge's seat, Danville Commercial-News
Chicago area
- Testimony: Peterson limited investigators, Chicago Tribune
- Lockdown ends at Northwestern Law, Chicago Business
- McHenry man caught driving 140 mph gets 18 months, Daily Herald
- Judge lets Tribune pay $45 million in exec bonuses, Chicago Business
- Ten judicial candidates speak out at forum, Kane County Chronicle
State
- Feds: Grand jury close to voting on reindictment of Blago, Chicago Tribune
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January 26, 2010
Chicago area
- Northwestern Law offers to wipe out entire loans of public sector grads, ABA Journal
- 8 felons arrested in sweep of area nursing homes, Chicago Tribune
- Court tosses ex-McHenry Co.worker's lawsuit, Daily Herald
- Judge closes Peterson hearing to media, public, Chicago Tribune
- Minister testifies in Drew Peterson hearing, Chicago Sun-Times
- New property tax law hits Cook Co. homeowners, Chicago Sun-Times
- Judge hopefuls offer experience on the bench, Geneva Sun
Southern Illinois
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January 25, 2010 |
Events
The Illinois Bar Foundation will host a "Taste of France" fundraiser on Thursday, Feb. 18, at Genevieve Lethu, 900 N. Michigan Level 4 in Chicago. This event will feature wine and cheese tastings by Chef Vincent Colombet and a French cooking demonstration. Tickets are $60. Seating is limited, so please respond to the IBF by Monday, Feb. 15. Download and return the flyer at the IBF Web site, e-mail ldriscoll@isba.org or call (312) 726-6072. This event supports the programs of the Illinois Bar Foundation.
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January 25, 2010
Central Illinois
- Judge declares man charged with daughter's killing unfit for trial, Bloomington Pantagraph
Chicago area
- Peterson's neighbor: Stacy warned Drew would kill her, Chicago Sun-Times
- Chicago man accused in Mumbai attacks pleads not guilty, Chicago Tribune
Southern Illinois
- SC Johnson attorney asks for funds owed under Buske settlement, Madison/St. Clair Record
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January 22, 2010
Central Illinois
- SHG coaches file libel suit against ex-SHS coach, Springfield State Journal-Register
- Jury asks for definition of "lewd" in child pornography case, Bloomington Pantagraph
Chicago area
- 8th Cong. candidate sued by former campaign manager, Daily Herald
- Large jury pool summoned in DuPage death penalty trial, Daily Herald
- Receiver taking over Block 37 mall today, Daily Herald
State
- Proposed law would change Illinois license plate requirement, Bloomington Pantagraph
- Corrections: Wrong early release prisoners listed, Springfield State Journal-Register
Nation
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