John E. Thies, a shareholder at Webber & Thies, P.C., in Urbana, will be installed Friday as the 136th president of the Illinois State Bar Association at the Annual Meeting at The Abbey Resort in Fontana, Wis. His installation marks the first time both a father and son have led the Association. Thies’ father, Richard L. Thies, was ISBA president from 1986-87.
“It’s a great responsibility and opportunity. As the largest state-wide organization of Illinois lawyers and judges, the ISBA has an enormous capacity to champion the core values of our system of justice, and the lawyers who serve it,” John Thies said. “As ISBA President, it is my top priority to make the most of this capacity for the benefit of our membership and the public our members serve.”
During his term as president, Thies will place special emphasis on four major projects that derive from his own experiences in life and the law. A Law School Debt task force will examine the heavy educational debt burden faced by new lawyers as they begin their careers and how that impacts the delivery of legal services. A Committee on Fair and Impartial Courts will coordinate the ISBA’s efforts to identify and publicize threats to fair and impartial courts due to lack of funding.
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June 14, 2012 |
ISBA News
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June 13, 2012 |
ISBA News
The Illinois State Bar Association will present Board of Governors Awards to Oak Forest attorney Edward J. Burt, 4th District Appellate Justice M. Carol Pope and Cook County Assistant State's Attorney Julie Ann Sebastian on Friday at the Annual Awards Luncheon during the 136th Annual Meeting at the Abbey Resort on Lake Geneva. Board of Governors Awards are given to ISBA members for significant service to the profession and the public.
Burt is partner with the law firm of Urban & Burt, Ltd. He is a past member of the ISBA Assembly and a current member of the ISBA Family Law Section. He also currently serves as a Board member of the Illinois Bar Foundation.
He is a 1970 graduate of the University of Notre Dame and received his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law in 1973.
Pope, of Petersburg, is a Justice with the 4th District Appellate Court in Springfield. She recently finished her term as president of the Illinois Judges Association. Pope was elected Menard County State’s Attorney in 1984 and 1988. In 1991, she was appointed a resident circuit judge of Menard County by the Supreme Court of Illinois and was elected to that position in 1992 and retained in 1998, 2004, and 2010. She was assigned to the Appellate Court in 2008.
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June 13, 2012 |
ISBA News
Illinois State Bar Association President John G. Locallo talks about Cameras in the Courtroom in his final Tech Minute -- and thanks all ISBA members for his past year as president.
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June 13, 2012 |
ISBA News
The Illinois State Bar Association invites members of the Young Lawyers Division to enter the Lincoln Award Legal Writing Contest and take aim at the $2,000 First Place Prize!
You're out in the trenches... you know the hot topics in your field...the legal developments you and your colleagues grapple with in the real world of lawyering. We invite you to share your hard-won knowledge and maybe win $2,000 in prize money by entering the 2013 Lincoln Award Legal Writing Contest.
Get the details at www.isba.org/ibj/lincolnwritingaward. And don't delay – the deadline for filing a notice to enter the contest is July 16. Good luck! -
June 8, 2012 |
ISBA News
President John G. Locallo (left) presents the Illinois State Bar Association's John C. McAndrews Pro Bono Service Award to Patrick M. Kinnally at a dinner meeting of the Kane County Bar Association Wednesday evening at Two Brothers Roundhouse in Aurora.
Kinnally is a partner with Kinnally Flaherty Krentz & Loran PC in Aurora. He received the ISBA's Tradition of Excellence Award in 2003.
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June 4, 2012 |
Member Services | Practice News | ISBA News
The Illinois State Bar Association’s Lawyer Finder Service provides referrals to local lawyers Mondays through Fridays. The Service makes referrals in a number of areas of law. For the month of May 2012, ISBA helped people in need of legal services find lawyers in the following areas:
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June 4, 2012 |
ISBA News | Events
The Board of Directors of the Illinois Bar Foundation cordially invites you to a reception honoring ISBA President John G. Locallo. This event will take place on Wednesday, June 20, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Moe's Cantina, 155 W. Kinzie, Chicago.
Please RSVP by June 15 to to kkossart@isba.org or mburkholder@isba.org. You can also call the IBF directly at (312) 726-6072.
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May 29, 2012 |
ISBA News
John Lafond is one of those rare people who enjoys being slapped up side the head day after day with perspective.
"Every day I see people getting by with not very much at all. I'm grateful for every little bit of what I've got. It's just an added bonus when you can do something that brings spiritual satisfaction to the material comforts," he said.
Lafond is not a minister or a counselor. He's a lawyer practicing in a niche that few pursue: public service law.
The 52-year-old Urbana man has spent all of his 25-year career with Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation, advocating in civil matters for those who can't afford a lawyer. For that, he's being honored next month by the Illinois State Bar Association with the first annual Joseph Bartylak Memorial Legal Services Award.Read the full feature story in the Champaign News-Gazette
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May 24, 2012 |
ISBA News | Practice News
ISBA President John G. Locallo uses his latest Tech Minute to highlight legal apps for your smartphone. He discussed legal apps previously in his December Bar Journal column - but not with a guitar in his hands.
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May 24, 2012 |
ISBA News
Jean A. Kenol, an attorney with the Joliet law firm of Mahoney, Silverman & Cross, LLC, has been appointed to an at-large Board of Governors seat of the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA). The 27-member board directs the operations and activities of the bar association.
ISBA President-elect John E. Thies nominated Kenol at the May 18 meeting of the Board of Governors. The Board approved the appointment of Kenol to a two-year term beginning at the ISBA Annual Meeting in June. The at-large board seat, subject to nomination each year by the incoming president, was established in 2011 to reflect under-represented segments of the association in its governance.