William T. Eveland (Toby), an associate in the Litigation practice of law firm Arnstein & Lehr’s Chicago office, has been selected as one of the ‘Best LGBT Attorneys Under 40’ by the National LGBT Bar Association. Eveland is the chair of the Illinois State Bar Association's Diversity Leadership Council and is immediate past chair of the ISBA's Committee on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI).
The National LGBT Bar Association established this award to recognize lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender legal professionals under the age of 40 who have distinguished themselves in their field and demonstrated a profound commitment to LGBT equality.
The Association's committee determined Eveland’s nomination was exceptionally strong and he should be included in the Class of 2011 listing of the best and brightest in the LGBT legal community. The Best LGBT Attorneys Under 40 will be formally recognized at the 2011 Lavender Law Career Fair & Conference on Sept. 8-10.
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August 25, 2011 |
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August 24, 2011 |
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Stacey Smiricky has joined Baker & Daniels' labor and employment group where she will practice as a partner in the firm's Chicago office.
With an extensive background in litigation and risk management relating to employment matters, Smiricky's experience is an asset to the labor team at Baker & Daniels. Before joining the firm, Smiricky practiced as a partner on the employment and labor team of Wildman Harrold, Allen & Dixon, where she represented employers before government agencies and in federal and state court in all aspects of employment law, including discrimination, sexual harassment, wage and hour claims, wrongful discharge, family leave, workers' compensation, breach of employment contract, breach of fiduciary duty and employee dishonesty. She also handled temporary and preliminary injunction actions against employees, advised clients on employment procedures and contracts, and managed investigations of employees.
Smiricky is committed to expanding access to justice for underserved communities and serves on the board of the Coordinated Advice and Referral Program for Legal Services, which provides legal advice and referrals to low income Cook County residents. As a volunteer for the Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Smiricky assists low income employment discrimination plaintiffs in settlement conferences.
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August 23, 2011 |
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Levin Ginsburg is pleased to announce that Dean J. Tatooles has joined the firm as a Partner in its Commercial Litigation and Banking Practice Groups. Mr. Tatooles is a graduate of The John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1998) and Michigan State University (B.A., 1995). He was previously a partner with Tressler LLP.
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August 23, 2011 |
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During the recent annual meeting of Shriners International and Shriners Hospitals for
Children®, Robert O. Kuehn of Park Ridge was appointed General Counsel for both organizations by Shriners International’s Imperial Potentate (President and CEO) Mike Severe.As General Counsel, he will attend all Director and Trustee meetings, be responsible for legal matters and render legal advice to the Board of Directors and Board of Trustees of Shriners Hospitals for Children and the Board of Directors for Shriners International.
A member of the Illinois State Bar Association, Kuehn is a partner at the Barrington law firm of Williston, McGibbon, and Kuehn, and concentrates his practice in estate planning, real estate, corporations, business planning, trusts, guardianship and taxation.
He earned a bachelor’s degree from North Park College (now North Park University) and a Juris Doctorate from Loyola University Law School. Robert and his wife, Natalie June (nee Benziger) have resided in Park Ridge for 35 years where they raised three children, William, Natalie and Elizabeth.
Kuehn served as the Medinah Shriners’ attorney from 1986 to 1995, Potentate in 2000, as well as Chairman of the Board of Governors for Shriners Hospitals for Children — Chicago from 2006 to 2009. He has also served on several national-level committees for the organizations.
Although Kuehn’s work with the Masonic and Shriners organizations has occupied his time recently, in past years he served on the Board of Directors of St. Paul’s House, a Lutheran home and rehab center in Chicago, as well as the Boards of Directors of two local YMCA’s and the Children's Dyslexia Center of Metropolitan Chicago.
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August 19, 2011 |
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Former Kankakee County Judge Frederic Scott Carr Jr. was born Aug. 28, 1936 in Kingston, N.Y., the oldest son of Frederic Scott Carr Sr. and Cornelia Dwyer Carr. He peacefully passed away July 9, 2011 in Virginia Beach.
Fred joined the Marine Corps in 1955 and served honorably until he retired as a lieutenant colonel in 1976. He served two tours in Viet-nam where he earned two bronze stars for valor. After a short time working in the business world, he decided to attend John Marshall Law School in Chicago. At age 50 he was awarded a law degree.
After practicing law for five years, he was selected to be a circuit judge in Kankakee County. He contributed his talents and knowledge of the law to the judiciary for 10 good years.
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August 17, 2011 |
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Chuhak & Tecson, P.C., is pleased to announce that Eileen Sethna, an attorney who brings a deep knowledge of bankruptcies and commercial litigation, has joined the banking group as a principal.
Sethna most recently had been with Querrey & Harrow, Ltd., for seven years. She is a graduate of The John Marshall Law School in Chicago.
With a rich understanding of creditors’ rights, business reorganizations and individual insolvencies, Sethna is a trusted adviser to bank officers and a respected trial attorney as well. She has extensive courtroom experience representing debtors, trustees and creditors, both in state and federal courts and at the trial and appellate levels.
Sethna also counsels clients through transactional workouts, reorganizations and other commercial remedies.
“Eileen brings an increased depth in handling bankruptcy cases,” said Josh Hyman, principal and banking group head. “She’s very knowledgeable, and from my perspective as head of our group, it’s nice to have another principal who can help mentor attorneys who haven’t yet attained her level of experience.”
Sethna never set out to become a bankruptcy lawyer. After earning her bachelor’s degree, she worked as a human resources manager for a hospitality company and found herself immersed in union issues interpreting a collective bargaining agreement.
“There was a lot of discovery and investigation. I likened it to trial readiness, and I thought it was pretty interesting,” Sethna said. She started in night law school, later remaking her schedule to study full-time. -
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O'Fallon attorney Paul Evans has been selected to finish the term of the retiring Ron Stephens in the Illinois House. Evans is an ISBA member and a former chair of the Ag Law Committee.
Evans, who has been practicing law for over 20 years, was admitted to the Missouri Bar in 1988 and the Illinois Bar in 1989. He graduated from the Southern Illinois University School of Law in 1988.
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August 11, 2011 |
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Rolfe Ehrmann, co-founder of the Dixon firm Ehrmann, Gehlbach, Badger and Lee, passed away on July 26 at his home. He was a graduate of the DePaul University College of Law and a member of the American, Illinois and Lee County bar associations.
Read the full obituary in the Sterling Daily Gazette.
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August 11, 2011 |
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Former Mayer Brown co-chair Leo Herzel passed away on July 21 at his suburban Chicago home. Mr. Herzel was an expert in securities law and is known for his theories on economics and communications that influenced three Nobel Prize-winning economists.
He attended the University of Iowa and the London School of Economics before moving to Chicago in 1949 to study at the University of Illinois and the University of Chicago. He led Mayer Brown from 1984-1991.
Read the full obituary in the Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Tribune.
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August 11, 2011 |
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ISBA Council member Michael G. Bergmann took the gavel as the new president of the ABA Young Lawyers Division on Saturday, August 6 at the ABA Annual Meeting in Toronto. Bergmann is the Executive Director of the Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI) in Chicago. Bergmann is pictured (second from right) with fellow ISBA Section Council members (from left) Tarek Fadel, Kenya Jenkins-Wright and Bob Fink (ISBA YLD Immediate Past Chair).