Five women lawyers will be featured in the “100 Women of Influence” special section in the July issue of Today’s Chicago Woman magazine. They are: Anita Alvarez, State’s Attorney, Cook County; Laurel Bellows, Managing Principal, The Bellows Law Group P.C.; President, American Bar Association; Paula H. Holderman, Chief Attorney Development Officer, Winston & Strawn LLP; President, Illinois State Bar Association; Susan Levy, Managing Partner, Jenner & Block; and Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, State of Illinois. The special “100 Women of Influence” feature is a list of the most accomplished women in their respective fields.
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June 26, 2013 |
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June 26, 2013 |
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Querrey & Harrow welcomes Helena Gonzalez as an associate attorney in its Chicago office practicing general civil litigation. Ms. Gonzalez has worked with Querrey & Harrow since 2011, having served as a law clerk prior to being admitted to the Illinois Bar. As a law clerk, Ms. Gonzalez gained experience in legal research and all phases of the litigation process.
During law school, Ms. Gonzalez was a member of Chicago-Kent’s Moot Court Honor Society and served as its Vice President during her final year of law school. In 2011, her moot court team competed against more than 150 law schools in the nation’s largest moot court competition, where she became Regional Champion and a National Semifinalist. Ms. Gonzalez was also the recipient of the Moot Court Honor Society’s 2012 Marc Grinker Student Commitment Award.
Ms. Gonzalez is a member of the Chicago Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, Hispanic National Bar Association, and the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois.
Ms. Gonzalez obtained her JD from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2012 and her B.A. in Economics from the University of Florida in 2008. She is a resident of Chicago.
Querrey & Harrow is a full service law firm serving the Chicago metropolitan region, including Northwest Indiana.
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June 25, 2013 |
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John L. Nickels was raised on a dairy farm in rural Illinois, started his education in a one-room country schoolhouse at the age of four and rose to become a Justice on the Illinois Supreme Court.
Justice Nickels passed away in the company of his family on Monday after a long illness. He had served on Illinois’ highest court from December 1992 to his retirement in December 1998, earning a reputation as a quiet, private man but one who was unafraid to express his fidelity to fundamental beliefs and to call out publicly those he felt had abused their trust. Justice Nickels was 82.
"He was a gentle and most hospitable man," Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas L. Kilbride said. "He carried a wealth of compassion and internal resolve to bring out the best in all of us -- to be respectful professionals. He was a real role model and epitomized that it was quite acceptable 'to agree to disagree.' "
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June 19, 2013 |
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Robbins Schwartz is pleased to announce our newest associate.
Heeral A. Patel joins our Chicago office where she will concentrate her practice in the area of education law with a focus on special education and students' rights. Heeral received her J.D. from Boston College Law School while concurrently receiving a master’s degree in Higher Education Administration.
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Anthony M. Sam has joined the firm of Cray Huber Horstman Heil & VanAusdal LLC as an Associate. He will concentrate his practice areas in Catastrophic Injury and Loss Litigation and Commercial Transportation Litigation.
Mr. Sam is a graduate of Lewis University in Romeoville and received his J.D. from The John Marshall Law School.
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June 13, 2013 |
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Donald T. Morrison, Jr., 84, of Libertyville, formerly of Deerfield at rest May 20, 2013.
He was a life time Waukegan Trial Attorney at Morrison and Morrison and a past President of the Lake County Bar Association and a Fellow of American College of Trial Lawyers.
He was a beloved husband of Danielle Morrison, loving father of 10 children; Joseph (Hon. Julie) Morrison, J.D., Sheila (Mel) Smith, J.D., Mary Ellen (Tom) Murphy, B.S.N., Kathleen (Hon. Ray) Collins, B.S.N., Eileen Morrison, M.D., Margaret (Jim, J.D.) Borcia, J.D., Frances C. Morrison, M.S., Donald (Ellen J.D.) Morrison, J.D., Denise Breyne (David Grace), Mario L. Breyne, dear Grandfather of twenty Grandchildren, and one Great Grandson.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Catherine in 1975 and by his Grandson, Antonio "Tony" Borcia in 2012.
In Lieu of flowers memorials can be made to the www.y-notproject.com in loving memory of Tony Borcia or www.autismspeaks.org in honor of Jax Morrison. For Info: (847) 362-3009 or please sign the guestbook at www.burnettdane.com.
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June 13, 2013 |
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Michael J. Merlie, 63, of Danville, passed away on Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at Presence United Samaritans Medical Center in Danville.
He was born July 18, 1949, in Danville to Donald and Eleanor (Dowiatt) Merlie.
He married Nancy J. Fadale on June 17, 1972, in Westville. She survives.
Michael was a 1967 graduate of Westville High School and went on to earn his undergraduate at the University of Illinois before attending law school at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. He then ran Merlie Law Office, which he began with his father. He was a member of the Vermilion County Bar Association, State of Illinois Bar Association and was the former attorney for the Village of Westville.
Michael was an avid golfer at Turtle Run and loved to read.
Most of all, he enjoyed spending time with his family.
Also surviving are two sons, Tony (Katie) Merlie of Indianapolis and Jim (Tina) Merlie, also of Indianapolis; parents, Don and Eleanor Merlie of Westville; three sisters, Melissa Merli of Urbana, Carol (Mike) Hatfield of Champaign, and Patty Merlie of Leawood, Kan.; three grandsons, Kyle, Joe and Max Merlie; four nieces and a nephew. He was preceded in death by his grandparents.
Services have been held. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association. Please join Michael’s family in sharing memories, photos, and video of his life through his tribute wall at www.sunsetfuneralhome.com.
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June 13, 2013 |
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William James Wimbiscus Jr., 86, passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2013.
Born Aug. 29, 1926, to Judge William J. and Mae (Walsh) Wimbiscus of Spring Valley, he married Eleanor Bruder Sept. 24, 1955. She survives.
He was a 1944 graduate of St. Bede Academy and then served in the U.S. Army during World War II. After graduating from the University of Illinois in 1949 with a bachelor of science degree in law, he then earned a juris doctor in law from DePaul University College of Law in 1951, passing the Illinois State Bar exam while still a student. He was admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois in 1951, the U.S. Supreme Court in 1972 and the U.S. Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit in 1981.
He joined his father, Judge William J. Wimbiscus Sr., at the Wimbiscus Law Firm in 1951. The firm was established in 1917 and continues to this day. He also served as Spring Valley City Attorney from 1965 to 1981 and DePue Village Attorney from 1975 to 2010.
He was a member of Illinois State Bar Association, past president and member of Bureau County Bar Association and a member of LaSalle-Peru-Oglesby Bar Association. He was a member and past president of St. Margaret’s Hospital Board of Directors, as well as a member of Hall Township High School Education Foundation, Prairieland Home Care Advisory Committee and Dominic O’Berto Post 182 of the American Legion. He donated legal services to many community and civic organizations.
Also surviving are six children, John (SangHui), Sarah, Bill (Sara), Tom (Maureen), Neal and Mary (Phillip) Telfer; one brother, Judge James (Jude) Wimbiscus; one sister, Jane Johnson; 11 grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. -
June 10, 2013 |
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Shannon McNulty has been named a partner at Clifford Law Offices, a nationally renowned firm recognized in personal injury and wrongful death law. Also, Bradley Cosgrove, formerly of another personal injury firm in Chicago, has been named a partner at the firm.
McNulty has obtained more than $30 million in verdicts and settlements with Clifford Law Offices since she joined the firm 10 years ago. She was appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court to a blue ribbon Special Committee on Illinois Evidence. In 2007 she was named by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company one of the top 40 Attorneys Under 40.
Cosgrove, recently came to the firm with a wealth of experience in trying cases in medical malpractice, personal injury and wrongful death. He has lectured at John Marshall Law School, his alma mater. The National Trial Lawyers Association has named him one of the Top 40 Attorneys Under 40 since 2012.
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June 6, 2013 |
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Levin Ginsburg is pleased to announce that Eli Korer has joined the firm. Eli is an honors graduate and honors scholar of Valparaiso University School of Law, J.D., 2011, and of Boston University, B.A., magna cum laude, 2008. Eli has joined the firm as an associate attorney in its Corporate Practice area. While in law school at Valparaiso University, Eli was elected Chief Justice of the Moot Court Society, was a Semi-Finalist and Best Oralist of the 2011 Irvin R. Kaufman Memorial Securities Law Moot Court Competition and was the recipient of the Corpus Juris Secundum Award for the most significant overall contribution to the School of Law.
Eli externed at the United States Attorney’s Office in Hammond, Indiana, and was an associate attorney at another Chicago law firm prior to joining Levin Ginsburg.