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  • August 9, 2012 | People
    Warren Peters 1929-2012

    Warren Peters, 82, of Lincoln died at 12:30 A.M. Sunday, July 22, 2012 at the Christian Nursing Home in Lincoln.

    Warren was born on August 10, 1929 in New Holland, IL to Andrew Thomas and Mary Jane Gallagher Peters. He married Jean Fults on March 7, 1961. She survives. Jean and Warren recently celebrated 51 years of marriage together.

    Also surviving are six daughters, Mary (Ron) Harmsen of Emden, IL, Jane (Greg) Fox of Atlanta, GA, Gail (Don) Vitek of Elmhurst, IL, Anne (Dan) Conrady of Lincoln, IL, Ruth Brackney of Kansas City, MO, and Amy (Steve) DiLullo of Long Grove, IL, one sister, Edith Ellen Warn of San Diego, CA and fifteen grandchildren, Amanda, John and Katelyn Harmsen, Rachel, Jill and Robert Fox, Andrew, Grace, Gretchen and Robert Vitek, Benjamin, William and Adam Conrady, and Jackson and Lauren Brackney.

    He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters Ruth Marie Peters and Jane Strien and one brother Thomas Peters.

  • August 9, 2012 | People
    Kocourek joins Much Shelist as Special Counsel

    Tracy Kocourek recently joined Much Shelist as Special Counsel in the IP & Technology practice group. Kocourek focuses on intellectual property and technology law and represents clients in a broad range of related transactional matters. She has significant experience in drafting and negotiating global technology contracts with Fortune 500 corporations, including agreements for professional services, outsourcing, systems integration, software licensing and software as a service, among others. 

    Kocourek holds a J.D. degree from the Chicago-Kent College of Law and a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Before joining Much Shelist, she served as Senior Legal Counsel and the North America Legal Lead for Accenture Software in Chicago.

    Chicago-based Much Shelist is an independent, full-service business law firm focused on the middle market. For more information, visit www.muchshelist.com or follow us on Twitter at MuchShelistLaw.

     

  • August 9, 2012 | People
    Clinton Samelson McHugh 1980-2012

    Clinton Samelson McHugh, 31, was born on Sept. 18, 1980, in Lake Forest. He passed away suddenly on July 17, 2012, in Crest County, Colo.

    Clinton dearly loved and was treasured by his wife, Susan (nee Keeler); parents, Dr. Carl and Linda McHugh; brother, Colin (Amber) McHugh; nieces, Bryn and Rory McHugh and nephew, Griffin McHugh; Susan's parents, Dr. Brent and Marianne Keeler; sister-in-law, Cindy Keeler; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.

    Clinton was a graduate of Fremd High School, Duke University, Virginia School of Law, and was in the process of completing a Masters of Public Policy/Public Administration at Northwestern University. After receiving his Juris Doctorate in 2005, he was an associate at Kirkland Ellis LLC and Skaden Arps LLC in Chicago. He served as General Counsel for the Rapid Transit Authority in Chicago until June 2012, when he and Susan relocated to Greenwood Village, Colo. to begin a new chapter in their lives together.

    To all who knew him, Clinton expressed his spirituality as a truly kind, loving and giving young man. He felt a strong affinity for nature and spent as much time as possible engaged in outdoor activity. With Susan, he enjoyed bicycling, hiking, kayaking, swimming and photography. Sadly, he did not survive a tragic accident while hiking in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado on July 17, 2012.

  • August 2, 2012 | People
    Mollet named VP of Legal Services and General Counsel for Edward Hospital

    Chris Mollet has been named Vice President of Legal Services and General Counsel for Edward Hospital & Health Services in Naperville, Illinois.  Edward is the 8th largest hospital, based on net patient revenue, in the Chicago area according to Crain’s Chicago Business.

    Mollet has more than 30 years of experience in healthcare law.  He was most recently the Associate University Counsel (Chief Health Law Counsel) at the University of Illinois at Chicago, including the University of Illinois Medical Center, Medical Faculty Practice Plans and Health Sciences Colleges. 

    Previously, Mollet was Senior Vice President and General Counsel for American Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. in Naperville and Partner and Chair, Chicago Health Practice Group of the Foley & Lardner law firm in Chicago. 

    Mollet earned his law degree and a Bachelor of Arts with Distinction from the University of Wisconsin.

  • August 1, 2012 | People
    Lawrence J. Ferolie 1922-2012

    Former ISBA Board member Lawrence "Larry" J. Ferolie passed away on July 29, 2012, at his Rockford home. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 4, at St. James Catholic Church, 428 N. Second St., Rockford. Burial in Calvary Catholic Cemetery. Visitation is from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 3, at Fitzgerald Funeral Home & Crematory, 1860 S. Mulford Rd., Rockford, and from 9 a.m. Saturday to time of service at the church.

  • July 26, 2012 | People
    Robert J. Kennedy 1921-2012

    Robert J. Kennedy, age 91; U.S. Navy Veteran W.W. II. Practicing attorney for over 50 years. Associated with Dowd, Kennedy & Dowd. He received J.D. and L.L.M. degrees from John Marshall Law School. He received a certificate to practice law before the United States Supreme Court.

    Dear uncle to Michael, Kevin, Kathleen Joy, Timothy, Dennis, Colleen and John; and many nieces and nephews; preceded in death by his parents, George I. Kennedy and Martha, nee Loughran, Kennedy; and his sister, Sr. Marie Martha Kennedy, O.P.; his brothers, Rev. George I. Kennedy, O'Carm. and William C. Kennedy.

    In lieu of flowers donations to St. Columbanus Church, 331 E. 71st St., Chicago, IL 60619, appreciated. 708-636-2600 or www.brady-gill.com

  • July 26, 2012 | People
    Kathryn Grace Ward 1950-2012 ‎

    Kathryn Grace Ward of Palatine passed away on July 9.

    Kathy was born Nov. 17, 1950 in Alliance to J. Keith Davis, Sr. and Dorothy (Garrett) Davis. She lived with her family on a farm on the Mirage Flats south of Hay Springs, until she was 13, attending rural school at District 30.

    She was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church on Mirage Flats.

    In 1963 she moved with her family to Sargent for two years, and then to St. Paul, where she graduated from high school in 1969. Kathy attended Kearney State College for two years, and in the summer of 1971 she took a position with the Lutheran Church Youth Ministry, traveling throughout southeastern Canada.

    There she met her future husband Larry Ward. They were wed May 4, 1974 and made their home in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Kathy continued her education at Wilfred Laurier University graduating that same year.

    In 1986, Kathy and Larry moved to Texas, where Kathy entered law school at Baylor University in Waco. They later moved to Palatine, IL where Kathy completed her Juris Doctorate in Law at John Marshall Law School in Chicago in 1990.

    Kathy served as an Assistant Public Defender in the Cook County judicial system from 1990 until her death.

    She is survived by: her husband; son J. Kristopher Ward; mother Dorothy Davis of St. Paul; brother Don (Rosemary) Davis of Broken Bow; brother-in-law Kenneth (Diane) Ward of Winnipeg, Canada; two nephews; and two nieces.

    Kathy was preceded in death by her father and brother Rev. J. Keith Davis, Jr.

    Interment will be at Forest Lawn Rural Cemetery near Morrill.

  • July 26, 2012 | People
    Thomas Arthur 1930-2012

    Thomas Arthur passed away on June 5, 2012. Tom lived most of his full life in Glencoe, Illinois. His parents, John W. Arthur and Hazel Welsh Arthur moved with him from Chicago to Glencoe in 1932.

    Tom attended the Glencoe schools, New Trier High School, Hamilton College and Northwestern Law School. At Hamilton College he was a member of Sigma Phi, the tennis and squash teams. He majored in history and political science. His favorite professor and mentor was Edgar B. "Digger" Graves, Chairman of the history department. He attended most of the Hamilton College reunions until 2012.

    He was drafted into the Army in 1952 immediately following graduating from Hamilton. After basic training and armored leadership school at Fort Knox he went to Officer Candidate School at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. He served with the 61st Field Artillery in Hokkaido, Japan for 18 months where he was a forward observer, directing fire for 105 howitzers. He was a recon and survey officer and battery exec.

    Tom played tennis on the Corps tennis team, attended mountain climbing school and managed the ski team. Tom was class of '58 at Northwestern Law School. He was a member and magister of Phi Delta Phi and was a member of the Law School's Board of Governors.

  • July 26, 2012 | People
    Sullivan named to management committee of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

    The national law firm of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that Peter D. Sullivan has been appointed to the firm’s Management Committee. The seven-member Management Committee is Hinshaw’s highest governing body.

    Mr. Sullivan serves on the firm’s Executive Committee and previously served as the leader of Hinshaw’s Business Litigation Department. He handles complex professional liability and commercial litigation, including actions against accountants and attorneys, director and officer liability and coverage cases, consumer class action cases and breach of contract cases. He also focuses on lender liability suits, real estate litigation, UCC litigation, state and federal securities law claims, RICO claims, business tort litigation and common law fraud actions. Mr. Sullivan earned his J.D. (1983) from Loyola University Chicago School of Law, where he graduated with honors, and his B.A. (1980) from the University of Notre Dame.

    Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is a full-service national law firm providing coordinated legal services across the United States, as well as regionally and locally. Hinshaw lawyers represent businesses, governmental entities and individuals in complex litigation, regulatory and transactional matters. Founded in 1934, the firm has approximately 500 attorneys in 24 offices located in Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Wisconsin.

  • July 24, 2012 | People
    Richard M. Batcher 1945-2012

    Richard M. Batcher, 70, of Bettendorf, Iowa, died unexpectedly at University Hospitals in Iowa City, Iowa, on Saturday, June 9, 2012. 

    Richard was born August 9, 1941 in Waterloo, Iowa to Robert and Maxine (Edsel) Batcher. He graduated from Iowa State University in 1963 with a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering. In 1967 he received his law degree from the University of Iowa.

    Mr. Batcher practiced law at Heninger and Heninger in Davenport, Iowa, for seven years. He continued practicing law for 38 years at Bozeman, Neighbor, Patten and Noe in Moline, Illinois.

    Richard was a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, the Scott County and Rock Island County Bar Associations, the Bettendorf Rotary Club, Transitions Board, Quad City Astronomy Club and the Cornbelt Running Club.

    Richard married Lynn Hagglund on June 17, 1967 in Ottumwa, Iowa.

    He was a gentle man with an avid curiosity about a variety of subjects. Even after achieving a professional degree he took college courses and tutored high school physics students for fun. He was an avid reader and especially enjoyed true survival stories. Dick loved the outdoors, in particular the Rocky Mountains. He took up running in his 50's and solo hiked 176 miles of the John Muir Trail in his 60's. He was a 44 year member of St. Paul Lutheran Church. He adored his wife and children, his son in law and most recently his granddaughter, Leah Grace, all of whom loved him fiercely.