Thomas Mathew Welch, 86, of Collinsville, IL, passed away peacefully on July 7, 2025, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital with his beloved and devoted wife Cindy (Lapicola) Welch of 55 years by his side.
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July 11, 2025 | People
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July 7, 2025 | People
ALTON, Ill. (July 3, 2025) – Simmons Hanly Conroy, a national leader in the legal representation of mesothelioma patients and their families, is pleased to announce that firm partner Melissa Crowe Schopfer was selected as the winner of the 2025 Women of Plaintiffs Asbestos Litigation Seminar (PALS) Award. Her selection was announced at this year’s seminar, which took place May 13-15 in Las Vegas.
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July 7, 2025 | People
Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice is pleased to announce the addition of Courtney Ragland as an associate in the firm’s Belleville office.
Ragland joins Baker Sterchi as an associate in the firm’s Belleville office. Her practice focuses on defending premises liability, products liability and personal injury matters on behalf of Illinois municipalities, as well as individual and corporate clients.
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July 1, 2025 | People
Aronberg Goldgehn is pleased to welcome Andrew R. Schwartz as a Member.
With more than 35 years of litigation experience, Schwartz brings deep knowledge and a proven track record to the firm’s Business Litigation practice group. He focuses on complex commercial disputes, including contested lien priorities, fraudulent transfer litigation, successor liability, and veil-piercing actions.
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June 23, 2025 | People
Judge Steven M. J. Bost, an At-Large Circuit Judge in the First Judicial Circuit and a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Marine Corps Reserve, has successfully completed the Military Judge’s Course at The Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School in Charlottesville, Virginia. The intensive three-week program, completed on June 6, 2025, brings together military legal professionals from across all branches of the armed forces—including the Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Army, and Coast Guard—for advanced training in the law and role of military judge.
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June 12, 2025 |
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Congratulations to the following members, selected at random, for winning the ReliaGuide, ISBA Mutual, and ISBA Membership Renewal Contests!
- ReliaGuide Contest Winner (free year of Profile Plus) – James DiTommaso
- ISBA Mutual Contest Winner (four tickets to upcoming Cubs game) – Anthony Trotto
- ISBA Membership Renewal Winners (Yeti Tundra Haul Wheeled Cooler) – Hon. Joel Chupack, Hans Mast, Richard Labovitz, Eva Adams, and Case Ellis
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June 12, 2025 |
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As the Chicago representative of Legal Netlink Alliance, Aronberg Goldgehn will host global legal leaders June 18-21.
CHICAGO — Aronberg Goldgehn, one of Chicago’s oldest and most respected law firms, is proud to announce it will host the 2025 Legal Netlink Alliance (LNA) Global Meeting June 18-21, 2025.
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June 4, 2025 | People | Events | ISBA News
Bridget C. Duignan, currently a Circuit Judge in the 19th Subcircuit in Cook County, was installed as president of the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) on June 3, 2025, at the Illinois Supreme Court building in Chicago. President Duignan is the 149th president of the ISBA.
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June 4, 2025 |
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PARK RIDGE, IL (June 4, 2025) - Robbins DiMonte, Ltd., a full-service law firm based in Park Ridge, Illinois, with a longstanding presence in the Chicagoland legal community, is proud to announce the recent addition of five distinguished attorneys to its team—John J. Pembroke (Of Counsel), Artur Zadrozny (Partner), and Associates Sarah D. Jeong, Samantha J. Martin, and Matthew E. Suhl. This expansion reflects the firm’s continued growth and unwavering commitment to delivering high-caliber legal services to individuals and businesses across the region.
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May 28, 2025 | People
We are pleased to announce the Hon. Louis G. Apostol, Public Administrator of Cook County, has been re-elected Vice President to the Hellenic Foundation of Chicago. The Hellenic Foundation has granted more than $20,000,000 to not-for-profit organizations in the Chicago Area. Mr. Apostol formerly served as the Executive Director & General Counsel to the Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board and as a Commissioner/Trial Judge on the Illinois Court of Claims.