Edward J. Cunningham, 91, of Springfield, passed away on Friday, July 4, 2025, at Cedarhurst Senior Living, surrounded by his loving family.
He was born on October 30, 1933, in Chicago, the son of James A. and Elizabeth (Berkley) Cunningham. Edward married Caroline C. Lanham on June 27, 1964, in Champaign, IL.
First District Appellate Court Justice Thomas E. Hoffman passed away on July 4, 2025. Justice Hoffman had served on the First District Court since 1993.
Justice Hoffman was born in Chicago on Dec. 23, 1947. He earned his undergraduate degree from Loyola University in 1969 and his J.D. from the UIC School of Law (formerly John Marshall Law School) in 1971.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Congratulations to the following members, selected at random, for winning the ReliaGuide, ISBA Mutual, and ISBA Membership Renewal Contests!
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.
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.