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Childress Duffy, a law firm with extensive experience in helping insurance policyholders with their claims, is pleased to announce that Anthony J. Bruozas has joined the firm as a partner in the Chicago office.
Mr. Bruozas focuses his practice in the areas of insurance coverage, construction and design defect, commercial litigation, and general tort and product liability law. He counsels both manufacturers and sales representatives in cases involving disputes over the payment of commissions for manufacturers’ representatives. He represents national and international clients in a wide array of industries, including steel and aluminum manufacturing, printing press, electronic and machine tool manufacturers and distributors, automotive part suppliers, and tobacco and food distributors.
Mr. Bruozas received a J.D. in 1990 from Loyola University Chicago School of Law and a B.S. in political science in 1987 from the University of Illinois-Urbana. He is a member of the bar in various State, Federal District, and Appellate Courts across the country.
Active in his community, Mr. Bruozas is a Board Member and Past-President of the Lions Club of Mokena. He is also a former Board Member and Vice President for Mokena School District 159.
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June 23, 2011 |
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June 23, 2011 |
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[caption id="attachment_20582" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Daniel S. Kirschner"][/caption] Daniel S. Kirschner has become a partner of the personal injury law firm of Corboy & Demetrio, the firm announced Wednesday. Kirschner, 39, was an associate at the Chicago law firm since 1998, devoting his legal career to representing plaintiffs in serious personal injury and wrongful death cases. “Dan’s skills as a trial lawyer and advocate for our clients exemplify the firm’s mission to provide the highest skilled legal services to the most in need,” said Thomas A. Demetrio, founding partner of Corboy & Demetrio. “Regarded by clients, judges and opposing counsel for his consummate professionalism, Dan practices with the utmost respect for the legal process and the pursuit of full justice,” Demetrio added. Kirschner has been recognized by the Illinois Supreme Court with a recurrent appointment to the Illinois Supreme Court Rules Committee, as well as a past appointment as a Commissioner on the Character and Fitness Committee of the Illinois board of Admissions to the Bar. Dan has also been honored by Governor Pat Quinn with an appointment to the Illinois Carnival-Amusement Safety Board, a position he currently holds. Kirschner has obtained more than $60 million in verdicts and settlements for his clients. He can be reached at 312-346-3191 or DSK@corboydemetrio.com.
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June 15, 2011 |
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The IBF/YLD Children's Assistance Fund approved a grant of $5,500 to sponsor an ISBA/YLD Summer Intern at Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI) for the summer. PILI Executive Director Michael Bergmann (left) received the check from YLD Chair Bob Fink (right). This grant will provide for intern Arturo Hernandez (center), a law student at John Marshall Law School, to work at the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless this summer.
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June 15, 2011 |
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Jerry A. Latherow, of Latherow Law Office in Chicago, was installed as the 58th President of the lllinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) on Friday, June 10, 2011 , at its annual convention. Latherow received his Bachelor's degree from lllinois State University and his J.D. from Loyola University of Chicago. Latherow began his legal career with significant trial experience at the Cook County State's Attorney's Office, where he was promoted to the Felony Trial Division within two years of being hired. There, he prosecuted cases in the highly visible Recidivist Trial Courts where he tried 25 jury trials to verdict, including a death penalty case. After nearly six years serving the public, Latherow entered private practice in 1982 working as a trial attorney at Corboy and Demetrio in Chicago. He opened his own law office three years later. Latherow has been professionally active serving on the Board of Managers of the lllinois Trial Lawyers Association since 1988 and the Executive Committee from 2002 until the present. Latherow is a six-term elected member of the lllinois State Bar Association Assembly. He is a member of American Association of Justice, National Trial Lawyers, Society of Lawyers, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, lllinois Bar Foundation and the American Bar Foundation. He is a past president of the Loyola University of Chicago Law Alumni Association. "I truly consider it an outstanding privilege and honor to lead the lllinois Trial Lawyers Association.
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June 14, 2011 |
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[caption id="attachment_20058" align="alignright" width="120" caption="James B. Wham"][/caption] ISBA Laureate James B. "Jim" Wham, 92, died May 20, 2011, in Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He was a trial lawyer, practicing his entire career at Wham and Wham Attorneys in Centralia. A Laureate of the ISBA Academy of Lawyers, Wham actually was the inspiration for establishment of the Academy. His rousing speech at the 1998 Annual Meeting in St. Louis, where he received the General Practice Section Tradition of Excellence Award, led Cheryl I. Niro to implement the Laureate program during her presidency the following year. He was a veteran in World War II. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis, and his daughters, Sarah Cary and Jennifer Price, and his brother, William B. Wham. Services have been held. Sign the online guestbook at thesouthern.com.
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June 14, 2011 |
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[caption id="attachment_20052" align="alignright" width="148" caption="Michael J. Martin"][/caption] Michael J. Martin, age 51; beloved husband of Karen Martin, nee Cecka; loving father of Kevin Michael Martin, James K. Martin and John R. Martin; dear son of Kenneth J. and H. Jane Martin; cherished brother of Therese A. (Mark) Hansen and James E. (Peggy) Martin; fond uncle of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Thursday 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Funeral Friday 9:15 AM from Adams-Winterfield & Sullivan Funeral Home, 4343 Main St. (1 blk. S. of Ogden) Downers Grove to St. Mary of Gostyn Church. Mass 10:00 AM. Interment Private. Memorials to Chicago Youth Programs, 5350 S. Prairie Ave., Chicago, IL 60615 or www.chicagoyouthprograms.org are appreciated. More information at 630-968-1000 or www.adamswinterfieldsullivan.com
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June 14, 2011 |
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[caption id="attachment_20108" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Robert M. Karton"][/caption] The Union League Club of Chicago has elected attorney Robert M. Karton, its president. A colonel in the Civil Air Patrol, the civilian auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, Karton serves as commander of the Civil Air Patrol’s Great Lakes Region. The Union League Club of Chicago is America’s number one city club, according to a recent independent survey of 6,000 club managers, presidents and directors. It owns one of the nation’s largest privately held art collections with more than 700 pieces of Midwestern and American fine art. Established in 1879 in support of the federal Union, the Club is comprised of men and women who play active roles in the public, civic, cultural and philanthropic affairs of the Chicago metropolitan area. “Traditions, customs and courtesies, collegiality, commitment to community and country, support of philanthropy, and service to our great City and State are the fabric and strength of our Club. These are the principles which have made and continue to make the Union League Club of Chicago special,” said Karton.
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June 13, 2011 |
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Levin Schreder & Carey Ltd. welcomes associate Charles G. Blair to the firm. Blair has been practicing law for seven years and focuses his practice on estate planning and administration. Before joining Levin Schreder & Carey Ltd., Blair practiced law at Wildman Harrold. Blair received his J.D. from John Marshall Law School (2004) and his B.S. in Interpersonal/Public Communications from Northern Illinois University (1992). “We are very pleased to have Chuck join our estate planning team. He will help expand our ability to continue to provide high quality timely service to our sophisticated client base,” noted Carleen Schreder, who founded the firm with partner Bob Levin in 1988. Levin Schreder & Carey Ltd. is a law firm focused on federal income tax, estate tax and gift tax planning and controversy resolution for individuals and closely-held businesses. The firm is one of the largest law firms devoted exclusively to income tax and estate planning and related litigation in the Chicago area. For more information, visit the firm’s website at: www.levinschreder.com.
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June 9, 2011 |
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[caption id="attachment_20005" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Diana Law"][/caption] During the Annual Membership Dinner and Awards Ceremony on June 2, Diana M. Law was sworn in as the Kane County Bar Association President, 2011 – 2012. Presiding over the ceremony was Justice Ann B. Jorgensen, Presiding Justice of the Illinois Appellate Court, Second District. State Representative Linda Chapa LaVia of Aurora, presented House Resolution 366 recognizing Diana as President of the Kane County Bar Association. Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Chief Judge F. Keith Brown introduced Diana and also read a congratulatory letter from Attorney General Lisa Madigan. A managing partner at the Aurora Law Firm of Law ElderLaw, Diana has been a member of the KCBA Board of Managers for four years. Diana is co-chair of the Delivery of Legal Services Committee and is a member of several other KCBA committees. Named the Kane County Bar Association Outstanding New Lawyer in 2007, Diana was selected in 2010 as the Illinois State Bar Association Young Lawyer of the Year.
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June 9, 2011 |
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[caption id="attachment_20001" align="alignright" width="133" caption="Michael P. Schostok"][/caption] Michael P. Schostok of Waukegan will be awarded the prestigious Leonard M. Ring Lifetime Achievement Award at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Convention on Friday, June 10, 2011. The convention will be held at the Oak Brook Hills Marriott Resort in Oak Brook, Illinois. The criteria of the award are as follows: “This award is given annually at the convention banquet to someone selected by a committee appointed by the president. The recipient is someone who has devoted, as Leonard did, a substantial part of their life and their practice to ITLA, someone who has done more than is called for. Someone who had the standards of Leonard, the work ethics of Leonard and the commitment to ITLA that Leonard had. At the same time, it keeps alive the memory of Leonard Ring.” Michael Schostok, 50, earned his undergraduate degree from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio in 1983. In 1986, he received his law degree from Capital University in Columbus, Ohio. Schostok was admitted to the Illinois bar in 1986. Schostok served as an Assistant State’s Attorney in Lake County from 1986 until 1989. His duties included prosecution of traffic, misdemeanor, juvenile and felony crimes. From there, he pursued private practice joining the Law Offices of Patrick A.