Winston & Strawn LLP has announced the addition of real estate finance attorney Andrew White as a partner in the firm’s Chicago office.
White, who served as office practice chair at his prior firm, focuses his practice on raising private equity capital and forming joint ventures to own, operate, develop, and finance a full range of property classes including office, industrial, residential, hotel, and retail properties.
The ISBA Young Lawyers Division hosted speed networking and wine tasting events on Friday, Feb. 22, at the ISBA Mutual office in Chicago. Young lawyers, newly-admitted lawyers, and law students came together to sample and learn about wine, socialize, and network. Thank you to everyone who attended and our event sponsors!
The Stogsdill Law Firm, P.C. has announced that attorney Eric T. Telander joined the firm, representing clients in cases involving family law and criminal defense.
Andrew Cores Family Law Group Managing Partner Andrew P. Cores and Partner Wendy M. Musielak have been selected for the Super Lawyers list of outstanding lawyers in Illinois for 2019.
Bernstein Law Firm LLC has announced the addition of attorney Jay D. Stein to the firm.
Stein’s addition to the team will allow the firm to offer representation to individuals in all aspects of family law, including valuation and disposition of high value business interests, maintenance, and child concerns, such as support, custody and visitation, parentage cases, premarital and post-marital agreements, and other aspects of family law.
You are invited to represent the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) alongside the DuPage County Bar Association by marching in the 2019 West Suburban Irish St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Naperville on Saturday, March 16. An annual tradition for ISBA, participating in the parade is a great opportunity to represent the association and our lawyers to the public.
The parade begins at 10 a.m. at Naperville North High School. Members interested in participating can meet at the high school between 9 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. The ISBA parade number will be released the week of the parade and will be updated here.
Contact Rhys Saunders at rsaunders@isba.org if you would like to participate or for additional information.
Hon. Charles Patrick “Charlie” Connor, 90, died Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019.
He was born Dec. 14, 1928, in Joliet, to the late John F. and Anna Marie (nee McCauley) Connor. He was a proud graduate of St. Patrick's School and Joliet Catholic High School before studying engineering at Marquette University, and obtaining his law degree from the University of Chicago. Charles served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He practiced law at Grey, Thomas, Wallace & O'Brien before taking the bench in 1965, and became chief judge of the Twelfth Circuit in 1982. After leaving the bench in 1986, he was elected mayor of Joliet, serving from 1987 to 1991.
Carlson Dash started the new year with a bang by expanding its Illinois estate planning practice and joining forces with Milwaukee-based Thomadsen & Hoeschen.
Carlson Dash expanded its Illinois estate planning practice Jan. 1 with the addition of Julia Steinway. Steinway concentrates her practice on designing and implementing estate plans and leveraged wealth transfer techniques for individuals and families. Steinway works primarily out of the firm’s Chicago office.
Chicago Law Partners, LLC has announced that Danielle N. Twait has joined the firm as an attorney in its trade and association law practice.
She has broad counseling and litigation experience, having handled matters involving defamation, invasion of privacy, commercial contracts, class actions, intellectual property, and consumer fraud. In the course of her practice, she also has represented clients in connection with employment matters, restrictive covenants, non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements, and a variety of trademark, copyright, and contract issues.
Kelleher & Buckley, LLC has announced that attorneys Linda S. Fine and Robert A. Holland are joining Andrew J. Kelleher, Jr. and David P. Buckley, Jr. as equity members of the firm.
As co-chairs of the firm’s estate planning and estate settlement groups, Fine and Holland enjoy helping their clients plan for the future and providing peace of mind.