ISBA leaders attended the 12th Annual Peoria County Bar Association Diversity Luncheon on Oct. 21 at the Peoria Marriott Pere Marquette. Bradley University Athletic Director Chris Reynolds (left) served as the keynote speaker. ISBA leaders in attendance included (from left after Reynolds) ISBA President Umberto S. Davi, ISBA Board member Sonni Choi Williams, ISBA President-elect Vincent F. Cornelius and ISBA 3rd Vice President James F. McCluskey.
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October 27, 2015 |
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October 26, 2015 |
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Christopher Hughes was recently named a partner, concentrating his practice in Estate Planning, Commercial and Residential Real Estate, and Civil Litigation. Prior to joining Gartner Law Offices in January 2013, Christopher spent 10 years working for a large civil litigation firm in Chicago.
Matt DeMartini joined Gartner Law Offices as a partner concentrating in the areas of Criminal Law and Family Law. Prior to joining Gartner Law Offices, Matt spent 11 years with the Lake County State’s Attorney’s office.
Monica Banasiuk joined Gartner Law Offices as an associate in its’ Chicago location, focusing her practice on Real Estate transactions, Civil Litigation matters, and Estate Planning. Prior to joining Gartner Law Offices, Monica was an associate with Beermann Pritikin Mirabelli Swerdlove, LLP, concentrating in Family Law.
About Gartner Law Offices:
Since 2009, Gartner Law Offices, Inc. has been primarily practicing general civil litigation, commercial and residential real estate transactions, estate planning, criminal law and family law. We represent individuals and businesses from the greater Chicago area and Southeastern Wisconsin with offices conveniently located in downtown Chicago and Lake County, Illinois.
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October 26, 2015 |
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DLA Piper is pleased to announce that Sandy Wall has rejoined the firm's Franchise & Distribution practice after spending more than ten years at McDonald’s Corporation. Sandy practiced franchise and distribution law with DLA Piper for almost nineteen years before she began her tenure at McDonald’s.
Most recently, Sandy served as Managing Counsel of the Franchise practice at McDonald’s, where she led the team of lawyers responsible for franchise law compliance matters. Sandy was responsible for the preparation of the company’s disclosure document and the issuance of all franchise agreements. She also oversaw the transfers of all McDonald’s restaurants, including sales between franchisees and the purchase and sale of company-owned restaurants. Gloria Santona, McDonald’s General Counsel characterized Sandy as “an excellent attorney and a true client advocate, with exceptionally deep expertise in franchising law. She has a nuanced understanding of how to effectively navigate complex relationships with owner/operators and in preparing and handling franchise disclosures.”
Sandy’s extensive in-house experience also includes over three years at Sears, Roebuck and Co., where she was an associate general counsel. In that role, Sandy oversaw commercial contacts, including vendor agreements, dealer agreements, license agreements with third-party independent contractors, consulting agreements and strategic sourcing initiatives. She was also integrally involved in putting together several start-up franchise programs while at Sears.
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October 23, 2015 |
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On October 16, 2015, at Harper College in Palatine, Illinois, Judge Mike Chmiel met with Mary Todd Lincoln (a/k/a Laura F. Keyes), President Abraham Lincoln (a/k/a Kevin J. Wood), and Dean Cantú at the Fall 2015 Conference of the Illinois Council for the Social Studies. Cantú serves as Executive Director for the Council. Chmiel serves as Chair of the Civics Education Subcommittee of the Standing Committee for the Law Related Education of the Public of the ISBA, and attended the conference to share opportunities provided by volunteers of the ISBA and the Illinois Judges Association to teach students about civics.
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October 22, 2015 |
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Miller Canfield announces that Illinois State Representative Arthur Turner II (D-Chicago) has joined the firm as Of Counsel in the Chicago office. Rep. Turner was elected as State Representative from Illinois’ 9th Legislative District in 2011, and has since joined the House of Representatives leadership as Assistant Majority Leader, where he continues to serve. He has served as a member of the Committees for Appropriations-General Service, as well as the Committees of Judiciary; Revenue & Finance; Sex Offenses Subcommittee (for which he is sub-Chairperson); Real Estate, Property, Probate, Trust; Property Tax Subcommittee; Sales and Other Taxes Subcommittee. In addition to his work as State Representative, Mr. Turner was an associate at Johnson & Bell (Chicago, IL) from 2013 until earlier this year, and received his Juris Doctor degree from Southern Illinois University School of Law.
“We’re delighted to have Representative Turner join our firm,” said Michael McGee, CEO of Miller Canfield. “We continue to strengthen our growing presence in Chicago, and Rep. Turner joins a strong team of public finance lawyers with a broad range of capabilities, to which we continue to add.”
Rep. Turner joins other Miller Canfield municipal finance law experts including Darryl R. Davidson, Paul Durbin and Maribel Mata Benedict in the Chicago office. The addition of Rep. Turner to Miller Canfield’s Chicago office follows on the heels of the firm recently adding Mata Benedict, 12 lawyers from the law firm of Kubasiak Fylstra Thorpe & Rotunno, as well as environmental principal Lawrence Falbe, labor and employment principal Amy Zdravecky, and real estate principal Joseph Huntzicker.
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October 19, 2015 |
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Joseph J. Tryner, 81, of Wilmington, passed away peacefully with his family by his side, Saturday (Oct. 3, 2015) at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee.
He was born on July 5, 1934, in Wilmington, the son of John and Bessie Mary (nee Morey) Tryner. His parents preceded him in death.
Joseph graduated from Wilmington High School with the Class of 1952. He then graduated from Northwestern University School of Law in 1958. In 1958, he established his first solo practice in Joliet. In 1960, he moved his practice to Wilmington where it is known today as Tryner Law Firm. He was proud to have had his son, John, join the firm in 1999. Joseph eventually retired in 2012 and his son continues his legacy at the firm.
Mr. Tryner was the city attorney for Wilmington from 1969 to 1993. He served as alderman on the Wilmington City Council from 1995 to 1999. He also served as attorney for Wilmington Township, Braidwood, Diamond, Wilmington Fire Protection District, and Wilmington Park District. He was a former director at the First National Bank in Wilmington for many years, past president of the Wilmington Rotary and served on the board for Trinity Services Foundation. Joseph was a member of the Island City Baptist Church in Wilmington and the Masonic Lodge 208 in Wilmington. Other than enjoying his life as an attorney, he loved to hunt with his father and his son, and he enjoyed photography.
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October 19, 2015 |
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Starting in November, Champaign attorney Mark C. Palmer will join the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism as its full-time Professionalism Counsel. While he will maintain an office at the Commission’s Chicago office, he primarily will be based in Champaign and serve the entire State.
Palmer will lead the development and delivery of programs state-wide on promoting integrity, professionalism and civility among Illinois lawyers and judges on behalf of the Illinois Supreme Court. His role will include collaborating with law schools, bar associations, courts, civic and lay organizations in addressing matters of professionalism, ethics, and public understanding of the legal profession.
Prior to joining the Commission, Palmer was in private practice at the Champaign law firm Evans, Froehlich, Beth & Chamley where his law practice focused on areas including commercial litigation, municipal law, banking law, and creditor’s rights, among others. He represented private and appointed clients in both civil and criminal cases in state and federal courts.
Palmer will continue his work as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Illinois College of Law in its trial advocacy program and as a Trial Teams’ Coach since 2009. Additionally, he will stay on as an Instructor for the University of Illinois Police Training Institute where he has trained hundreds of law enforcement officers in Illinois on topics such as use of force and police liability.
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October 19, 2015 |
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John Patrick Daly, 66, of Champaign passed away at 2:39 p.m. Friday (Oct. 16, 2015) at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana.
A memorial Mass will be at 11 a. m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015, at St. Mary's Church, 612 E. Park St, Champaign. A luncheon will be held after the service. Visitation will be from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, at Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Road, Urbana. A private burial will be held at Woodlawn Cemetery.
John was born in Evergreen Park on Dec. 17, 1948, to parents William James and Jean Elizabeth (Carlson) Daly. On Aug. 24, 1973, John married Barbara Jones in Champaign. She survives. Also surviving is his mother, Jean of Champaign; son, Christopher Daly (Charlene Wahl) of Carbondale; brothers, William J. Daly Jr. (Diane) of Savoy and Timothy C. Daly (Kay) of Champaign; his sister, Carla M. Zych (Rob) of Champaign; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
His father, William, preceded him in death.
John was a graduate of Thornridge High School in Cook County. After high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. After being honorably discharged from the Air Force, he attended Illinois State University, where he received his Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice. John was a Champaign police officer for 10 years. He returned to school in 1983 receiving a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Illinois in 1985. He served as an assistant state's attorney for Champaign County for 15 years, retiring in 2001. John was a member of the Champaign County Bar Association and the Illinois State Bar Association.
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October 14, 2015 |
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The widely respected Chicago-based personal injury law firm of Burke Wise Morrissey Kaveny (BWMK) recently named Brian T. Monico a partner of the firm.
Monico joined BWMK in 2011. Before that, he practiced for six years at Propes & Kaveny LLC with Lorna E. Propes, now a judge in the Cook County Circuit Court Law Division, and BWMK’s Elizabeth A. Kaveny.
Monico also served as an assistant state’s attorney in the Criminal Appeals Division of the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office and was a judicial extern to Chief Judge Charles P. Kocoras of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Before that he worked for Merrill Lynch and the Bank of New York Capital Markets.
“It is easy to spot a star in a dark starry-filled night sky, but not quite so easy in the crowded streets of the Chicago Loop and the dark halls and courtrooms of the Richard J. Daley Center,” said Kaveny of her long-time colleague. “Nonetheless, Brian Monico shone like a star from the beginning of his legal career, and I am so thankful that my former partner, Lorna Propes, and I had the vision to see what an outstanding trial attorney he would rise to become. I am proud to now see him rise even higher and welcome him as my partner at BWMK.”
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October 13, 2015 |
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Eva Matela Kogut and Bryan J. Wilson are pleased to announce the opening of their family law firm Kogut & Wilson, L.L.C.
Eva Matela Kogut has practiced exclusively in family/divorce law since 2004. She is an experienced Collaborative Law attorney and mediator. She is a graduate of The John Marshall Law School and is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and is on the Board of the Collaborative Law Institute of Illinois. Eva can be contacted at Eva@kogutwilson.com.
Bryan J. Wilson has practice exclusively in family law since 2008. He is an experienced litigator. He graduated from DePaul University College of Law and is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association. He serves on the ISBA Assembly and the Young Lawyers Division. Bryan can be reached at Bryan@kogutwilson.com.
The new office is located at 155 N. Michigan Ave., Ste. 715, Chicago, IL 60601. They can be reached via phone at 312-565-4100.