Marvin Gerstein, 79, of Urbana passed away on the morning of Monday, Feb. 17, 2020, at the Champaign Rehabilitation Center, Champaign.
He was born Feb. 27, 1940, in Chicago, the son of Abe and Ida (Glass) Gerstein. He is survived by a brother, Ronald (Joy) Gerstein of Glenview.
Angelina & Herrick, PC, a leading suburban law firm with a concentration in real estate law has announced that attorney Joseph F. Delaney has joined the firm as a Partner. Delaney brings more than three decades of experience to the firm.
As a life-long resident of the northwest suburbs, Delaney is highly regarded among his peers and the many real estate agents and mortgage lenders with whom he has worked throughout his career.
The ISBA was represented by ISBA Past President John Thies, ISBA President Elect Dennis Orsey, and ISBA President David Sosin, who served as delegates during the ABA Midyear Meeting, which was held Feb. 12-17 in Austin.
Gerald Hart Johnson of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, died Tuesday, January 21, 2020, at his home at the age of 85.
He was born October 17, 1934, on his father’s birthday, in Anna, Illinois, the only child of Dr. O.E. Johnson and Elsie Hartline Johnson.
Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C., has announced that the firm’s attorneys Courtney A. Adair, Cassie L. Barr, Jody B. Forsee, and Heather M. Mehta have been elevated to Officer, effective Feb. 1.
Adair works from the firm’s Chicago office. Barr, Forsee, and Mehta are based in Greensfelder’s St. Louis office.
Today Foley announced the election of 18 lawyers to the firm’s partnership, including John Litchfield, a litigation attorney based in the Foley Chicago office.
Perkins Coie has announced that Michael Hanahan has joined the firm’s Chicago office as a partner in the Construction practice.
Hanahan represents commercial and public project owners and other industry participants on a wide variety of construction-related matters, including contract drafting and negotiations, disputes, and overall contract administration. He also provides procurement counsel to government entities and private organizations, which in the past has included public entities in Chicago. In recent years, Michael has helped draft and negotiate contracts with a combined value of over $2 billion.
Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP announces that seven associates based in the Chicago office have been named partner.
Joseph A. Power Jr., managing partner at Power Rogers & Smith and co-founding partner Todd A. Smith have announced that Todd has withdrawn as a partner in the firm.
Until April 30, Smith will remain at the firm while he transitions his practice and his clients to his new offices. Until then, Smith can be reached at the firm through his assistant Kathy Beardsley at 312-827-6107 and via his direct line 312-827-6108.
On Jan. 21, the Chicago office of Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C., celebrated the opening of the new Norwegian Honorary Consulate for Illinois—located at Greensfelder—and introduced Greensfelder Officer Susan Meyer as the newly appointed Norwegian Honorary Consul.
In conjunction with Meyer’s appointment late last year, Greensfelder’s Chicago office was designated by Norway’s Foreign Ministry as the Norwegian Honorary Consulate. Norway’s Honorary Consul assists with consular affairs and helps to facilitate development of business, cultural and educational relations between Norway and the United States.