New attorneys were admitted to practice in Illinois on May 9 at four separate locations across the state. The largest group, 245, was admitted in the First Judicial District during three ceremonies at the James R. Thompson Center Assembly Hall, located at 100 W. Randolph St., in Chicago.
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May 9, 2019 | ISBA News
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May 9, 2019 | ISBA News
New attorneys were admitted to practice in Illinois on May 9 at four separate locations across the state. The Second Judicial District ceremony was held at Hemmens Memorial Building in the Elgin Civic Center Plaza, 45 Symphony Way, in Elgin.
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May 8, 2019 |
People
Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C., has announced that Thadford A. Felton has been named managing officer of the firm’s Chicago office, effective May 3.
Felton succeeds David B. Goodman, who recently left the firm after serving as the Chicago managing officer since March 2014.
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May 8, 2019 |
People
The Illinois Lawyers’ Assistance Program (LAP) has announced that Diana Uchiyama, JD, PsyD, has been named executive director.
LAP Board President Mary K. O’Brien said: “Dr. Uchiyama was selected from a number of talented candidates because her qualifications as an attorney, psychologist, and program administrator demonstrated to our board that she will be successful in increasing the reach of LAP to every part of Illinois. We are looking forward to working with Dr. Uchiyama in her new role as executive director and offer her our sincere congratulations.”
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May 7, 2019 |
ISBA News
All ISBA systems will be down due to a network upgrade beginning Tuesday, May 7 at 5:00 p.m. The interruption is expected to be short (20 minutes), but could last up to two hours. During this time the ISBA website will not be available. As a result you will also not be able to log into Fastcase, online CLE, and ISBA Central. Here is what you need to know and steps you can take to ensure continued service.
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May 6, 2019 |
Practice News
New attorneys will be admitted to practice in Illinois on Thursday, May 9, with Illinois Supreme Court justices presiding and administering the attorney's oath to 335 new attorneys across the state.
All of the candidates set to be sworn in have passed the Illinois State Bar Examination and a required ethics examination and were certified by the Supreme Court Committee on Character and Fitness. They will bring the total number of licensed attorneys in Illinois to approximately 96,300.
The largest group, 245, will be admitted in the First Judicial District during three ceremonies at the James R. Thompson Center Assembly Hall, located at 100 W. Randolph St., in Chicago. The ceremonies will be at 9 a.m., 11:30 a.m., and 2 p.m. Illinois Supreme Court Justice Anne M. Burke will preside over the 9 a.m. ceremony, Illinois Supreme Court Justice P. Scott Neville, Jr. will preside over the 11:30 a.m. ceremony, and Illinois Supreme Court Justice Mary Jane Theis will preside over the 2 p.m. ceremony.
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May 1, 2019 |
People
Lathrop Gage has announced that Danielle N. Twait joined the firm’s Chicago office as Of Counsel.
Twait began her legal career with Lathrop Gage 10 years ago and rejoins the firm’s Business Litigation team.
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April 29, 2019 | Events
The ISBA Young Lawyers Division hosted their annual Bean Bag Tournament on April 27 at SPIN Chicago.
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April 17, 2019 |
People
Davi Law Group, LLC has announced that attorney Dion U. Davi has been named to the 2019 Super Lawyers list as a top-rated family law attorney in Wheaton.
Davi has now earned the designation for five consecutive years.
Super Lawyers, a nationally recognized rating service, annually chooses the best attorneys in every state based on independent peer evaluation. Selected Super Lawyers are among the top 5 percent of attorneys nominated in their state.
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April 16, 2019 |
People
Michael T. "Mike" Haughan, 51, died Friday, April 12, 2019, surrounded by his loving family.
He was born in Jan. 12, 1968, in Oak Park, the only son of Robert and Joyce Haughan. Michael received a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, followed by a law degree from Chicago-Kent College of Law at IIT.