Attorney Jennifer Bunker Skerston has joined the law firm of Reilly Law Office, LLC as partner. As a result of this partnership, the name of the firm will now be Law Offices of Reilly & Skerston, LLC.
James T. Reilly founded Reilly Law Office, LLC in 2006, and the practice has focused on civil and criminal litigation, Social Security disability, and family law. Since joining the firm as an associate in 2017, Skerston has added estate planning and administration to the firm’s areas of practice.
MVP Law Firm recently announced that attorney Andrew J. Sheehan has joined its workers’ compensation defense group.
Sheehan returns to MVP after a short stint with a midwest law firm. His focus will be on defending employers and insurance carriers in Illinois workers’ compensation claims, and also defends clients in a variety of civil litigation issues, including insurance bad faith claims, commercial vehicle accidents, and construction litigation. He regularly appears before the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission and Illinois Court of Appeals on workers’ compensation issues.
Mercer Cook, 88, was born May 31, 1930, in Washington, D.C.
He was a graduate of Dunbar High School, earned a bachelor’s degree from Amherst College, and received a J.D. from the University of Chicago. After college, he was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship and studied at the Sorbonne in Paris.
William "Bill" Edward Harris, 80, of Springfield, died Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, at Memorial Medical Center.
He was born Oct. 23, 1938, in Springfield, the second son of Frank and Margaret Sullivan Harris. He married Carolyn Siegmund on Oct 2, 1971, in Union, Missouri.
Champ W. Davis, Jr., 78, died Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, at home in Oak Brook.
Born in Springfield, Davis attended the University of Illinois, earning a bachelor’s degree in general engineering and his J.D. at the College of Law, where he served on the Law Review and was admitted to the Order of the Coif. He was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity.
Southern Illinois University School of Law hosted a Women in Leadership networking dinner on Jan. 11 in Carbondale.
Pictured above are SIU School of Law Dean Cindy Buys, keynote speaker Aurora Abella-Austriaco, former Illinois Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon, and ISBA 2nd Vice President Dennis Orsey.
Attorney Eric Waldman has been named a partner at Bozeman, Neigbour, Patton & Noe, LLP.
Waldman is a Springfield native. He graduated from Iowa State University and the St. Louis University School of Law. He joined the firm as an associate in 2015.
Goostree Law Group has announced the opening a third office in Naperville, located at 1770 Park St., Suite 205, south of Diehl Road and east of the Nike Sports Complex.
Goostree Law Group has launched a new website to accompany the new office. Clients can schedule a free consultation in the office by calling 630-364-4046.
Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. is pleased to announce two of the firm’s attorneys, Brian L. Salvi and Aaron D. Boeder have been named partners.
Both attorneys work out of the firm’s Chicago headquarters.
Attorney Carol A. Nolan has announced that she has moved her practice to a new location in Lisle. She opened her new office on January 1, 2019.
Nolan’s office is located at 1001 Warrenville Road, Suite 224, near Route 53 and Interstate 88 and just south of the Morton Arboretum. For returning clients, her new location is less than seven miles from her Wheaton office. She will have the same phone number and email as in her previous office.