The Illinois State Bar Association's 135th Annual Meeting kicked off Thursday night at the Abbey Resort at Lake Geneva. The evening featured an Opening Reception with food and games for the kids on the lakeside lawn and Workshop on “Who Me? A Law School Professor,” presented by the Southern Illinois University School of Law.
Chicago attorney John G. Locallo will be sworn-in as the next ISBA president at Friday night's Annual Dinner.
Click here to view pictures from the Opening Reception.
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June 16, 2011 |
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June 15, 2011 |
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The ISBA Illinois Law and Leadership Institute will kick off next Tuesday at John Marshall Law School. The Institute is a pilot program for 35 students entering the 9th and 10th grades. It is designed to increase the academic aspirations of the students by exposing them to a variety of careers in the legal field. Students will participate in classroom activities and take field trips to law firms and courthouses. The Law and Leadership Institute is a state-wide initiative undertaken in collaboration with the legal community and designed to assist minority youth in achieving academic success beyond high school and encouraging them to aspire to a career in the law. This program is being administered by the ISBA’s Standing Committee on Diversity Pipeline with the assistance of Illinois lawyers who share a similar commitment. The ISBA will be closely monitoring this pilot program with a goal of expanding it to other locations in the state. Find out more about the program at www.isba.org/lawandleadershipprogram
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June 7, 2011 |
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[caption id="attachment_19831" align="alignright" width="300" caption="ISBA President Mark D. Hassakis (front row, center) with the 45 new admittees to the U.S. Supreme Court."][/caption] U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts granted the motion by ISBA President Mark D. Hassakis on Monday to admit 45 ISBA members to practice before the nation's highest court. The admittees and their families enjoyed a continental breakfast in the East Conference room of the Supreme Court before the admission ceremony and to a history of the court after the ceremony. The group was also treated to special appearances by Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor. The Illinois State Bar Association conducts trips to the U.S. Supreme Court every two years - the next trip will be led by current ISBA 2nd Vice President John Thies of Urbana on June 3, 2013. Click here to view a photo gallery from this event.
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June 2, 2011 |
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[caption id="attachment_19718" align="alignright" width="150" caption="ISBA President Mark D. Hassakis"][/caption] The Illinois Bar Foundation will host a reception honoring ISBA President Mark D. Hassakis on July 14 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The reception will be held in Chicago at the 33 Club, 1419 N. Wells. President Hassakis has focused his year on juvenile justice reform and has visited multiple juvenile justice facilities throughout the state. For more information, contact Karen Kossart at (312) 726-6072 or visit the IBF website at www.illinoisbarfoundation.org.
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June 2, 2011 |
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[caption id="attachment_19712" align="alignright" width="300" caption="On hand for the Hellenic Bar Association's Judge's Affair were (left to right): Dean Kanellos (Director of the HBA), Hon. Anthony C. Kyriakopoulos, Hon. Nicholas Geannopoulos, Hon. Paul C. Lillios, Hon. Demetrios G. Kottaras, The Honorable Peggy Chiampas (Director of the HBA), and Harry J. Fournier, president of the HBA."][/caption] On March 21, 2011 the Hellenic Bar Association hosted a reception at the Greek Islands Restaurant in Greek Town to honor The Honorable Paul C. Lillios, The Honorable Demetrios G. Kottaras, The Honorable Nicholas Geannopoulos, and The Honorable Anthony C. Kyriakopoulos. Judge Lillios, a past president of the Hellenic Bar Association, was recently appointed as the Associate Chief Administrative Law Judge for the United States Social Security Administration. Judge Lillios leads and manages nationwide the administrative judiciary hearings process of the Social Security Administration.
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May 24, 2011 |
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[caption id="attachment_19611" align="alignright" width="214" caption="M. Carol Pope"][/caption] Hon. M. Carol Pope, of Petersburg, an Illinois Appellate Court Judge in the Fourth Appellate District, which includes thirty counties in central Illinois, will be installed as the 40th president of the Illinois Judges Association (IJA) at the organization’s Annual Meeting, on Friday, June 3, noon, at The John Marshall Law School, 315 S. Plymouth Court, Chicago. Illinois Supreme Court Justice Rita Garman will officiate at the swearing-in ceremony of Judge Pope and the other officers who are Rita M. Novak, of Chicago, first vice president; Mary S. Schostok, of Libertyville, second vice president; Michael B. Hyman, of Northfield, third vice president; Robert J. Anderson, of Wheaton, secretary; and Israel Abaya Desierto, of Chicago, treasurer. During her presidency, Judge Pope plans to expand the IJA’s “Courtroom in the Classroom” education program to encourage high school students to learn more about the rights and duties of citizenship, government, and the Illinois and United States Constitutions. “Many citizens lack an understanding of the courts’ role in society and in protecting Constitutional rights and access to justice. We hope we can contribute to the educational process,” she said.
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May 18, 2011 |
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The Illinois Judges Foundation will hold its third annual “Batter Up for Justice” benefit on Friday, June 3, in the Terrace Suites at U.S. Cellular Field, where the Chicago White Sox will play the Detroit Tigers. Proceeds from the fundraiser will support a summer Judicial Intern Opportunity Program for qualified women, minority and financially disadvantaged law students. The gates will open at 5:30 p.m., and the first pitch is scheduled at 7:10 p.m. A silent auction will be conducted during the benefit, and fireworks will follow the baseball game. Admission prices, which include food and drinks, are $200 for lawyers and guests, and $150 for judges, law students, government and legal service attorneys. The collegial outing will help provide full-time, minimum six-week internships in state and federal courts, plus stipends, for first- and second-year law students who qualify because of minority status or financial need. The philanthropic event is open to the public, but space is limited. Reservations may be made by calling (312) 554-2008, or e-mailing khosty@chicagobar.org. Sponsorships at various levels are partly tax-deductible.
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May 11, 2011 |
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The Illinois Bar Foundation will host a Wine Tasting Event to support the Warren Lupel Fund on Wednesday, June 8, at The Tasting Room, 1415 W. Randolph. This reception will feature a pairing of wine and hors d'oeuvres from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Find out more on the IBF website.
Why is your support so important?
Donations to the Lupel Fund are used for the Illinois Bar Foundation’s Lawyers Care Program. The Lawyers Care Program provides support to those lawyers or their families who are unable to support themselves due to age, infirmity or other tragedy. The typical subsistence recipients are active bar members. They have a severe and debilitating illness that prevents them from practicing law. The illness is such that their medical expenses have depleted their savings and, with no current income, they can’t support their family or pay their mortgage. The Foundation steps in to keep the family in their home and put some food on the table. We don’t provide anything extravagant, just enough to keep them going through this difficult time. With your help, we can continue. -
May 6, 2011 | Events
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May 5, 2011 |
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[caption id="attachment_19265" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Over 400 new lawyers were sworn-in on Thursday at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago."][/caption] Over 600 new attorneys were admitted to practice in Illinois on Thursday, May 5 with Justices of the Illinois Supreme Court and Illinois Appellate Court administering the attorney's oath at five separate locations. All of the candidates have passed the Illinois State Bar Examination, a required ethics examination and have been certified by the Committee on Character and Fitness. The largest group, 428, were admitted in the First Judicial District during ceremonies starting at 10:30 a.m. in the Auditorium Theatre at Roosevelt University, 50 East Congress. Illinois Supreme Court Justice Anne M. Burke presided over the ceremony with Justice Mary Jane Theis participating. Illinois Appellate Justice Thomas R. Appleton from the Fourth Judicial District made the motion to admit the class and Cook County Associate Judge Brian K. Flaherty will seconded the motion to admit the class. The 628 men and women were certified as candidates and were sworn in as Illinois attorneys Thursday at ceremonies in the five Supreme Court judicial districts: Justice Robert R. Thomas presided over the Elgin ceremony; Justice Rita B.
