Jennifer S. (Walz) Holloway died Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019.
Currently of McHenry, and formerly of Mount Prospect, she will be remembered by her husband, Robert; and daughters, Miranda and Veronica. Jennifer is also survived by her mother, Lisa Walz; siblings, Mark Walz, Charles Walz, Ruth Thompson, Paul Walz, and Paco Walz; and a large extended family.
United States Arbitration & Mediation (USA&M) has hired Kim L. Kirn as director.
Kirn will be responsible for expanding USA&M’s arbitration and mediation services, as well as managing training programs for attorneys, business personnel, and arbitrators.
Winston & Strawn LLP has announced the addition of real estate finance attorney Andrew White as a partner in the firm’s Chicago office.
White, who served as office practice chair at his prior firm, focuses his practice on raising private equity capital and forming joint ventures to own, operate, develop, and finance a full range of property classes including office, industrial, residential, hotel, and retail properties.
The Stogsdill Law Firm, P.C. has announced that attorney Eric T. Telander joined the firm, representing clients in cases involving family law and criminal defense.
Dylan McCaughey Hartigan, 38, of Newton, died Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, in Chicago, Illinois.
He was born on Sept. 20, 1980, in Effingham, the son of Daniel E. and Renee (McCaughey) Hartigan.
Andrew Cores Family Law Group Managing Partner Andrew P. Cores and Partner Wendy M. Musielak have been selected for the Super Lawyers list of outstanding lawyers in Illinois for 2019.
Bernstein Law Firm LLC has announced the addition of attorney Jay D. Stein to the firm.
Stein’s addition to the team will allow the firm to offer representation to individuals in all aspects of family law, including valuation and disposition of high value business interests, maintenance, and child concerns, such as support, custody and visitation, parentage cases, premarital and post-marital agreements, and other aspects of family law.
Hon. Charles Patrick “Charlie” Connor, 90, died Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019.
He was born Dec. 14, 1928, in Joliet, to the late John F. and Anna Marie (nee McCauley) Connor. He was a proud graduate of St. Patrick's School and Joliet Catholic High School before studying engineering at Marquette University, and obtaining his law degree from the University of Chicago. Charles served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He practiced law at Grey, Thomas, Wallace & O'Brien before taking the bench in 1965, and became chief judge of the Twelfth Circuit in 1982. After leaving the bench in 1986, he was elected mayor of Joliet, serving from 1987 to 1991.
Carlson Dash started the new year with a bang by expanding its Illinois estate planning practice and joining forces with Milwaukee-based Thomadsen & Hoeschen.
Carlson Dash expanded its Illinois estate planning practice Jan. 1 with the addition of Julia Steinway. Steinway concentrates her practice on designing and implementing estate plans and leveraged wealth transfer techniques for individuals and families. Steinway works primarily out of the firm’s Chicago office.
Craig L. Kavensky, 61, of Rock Island, died Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, at home surrounded by his loving family.
Craig was born on Sept. 12, 1957, to Louise (Rosengard) and Harrison Kavensky. After graduating from Rock Island High School, he received a bachelor’s degree from University of Illinois, and his Juris Doctor from Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law. He was admitted to the Illinois bar in 1982 and joined his father as an attorney at one of the Quad-Cities' oldest law firms, now known as Winstein, Kavensky and Cunningham LLC.