Chief Judge Michael B. Brennan announced that the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has reappointed Bankruptcy Judge Thomas M. Lynch to another 14 year term when his current term expires on January 1, 2027. Judge Lynch is a bankruptcy judge for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and his office is located in the Stanley J. Roszkowski U.S. Courthouse. Chief Judge Brennan commented that the bar and the public were surveyed extensively and that Judge Lynch is highly regarded as a judge.
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May 22, 2026 | Practice News
Leading appellate attorneys review the four Illinois Supreme Court opinions handed down Thursday, May 21.
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May 20, 2026 | Practice News
The Illinois Supreme Court issued attorney disciplinary orders during its May 2026 Term of Court. Sanctions were imposed because the lawyers engaged in professional misconduct by violating state ethics law.
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May 20, 2026 | Practice News
Following the retirement of First District Appellate Court Clerk Thomas D. Palella on April 30, 2026, the First District has announced the elevation of Tina Schillaci and Lisa Franklin to the roles of Clerk and Chief Deputy Clerk, respectively.
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May 19, 2026 | Practice News
CHICAGO, May 19, 2026 – Croke Fairchild Duarte & Beres (“CFDB”) today announced that Joshua Abern has joined the Firm as a Partner and will chair its Private Client Services and Family Enterprise practices, further strengthening CFDB’s private client capabilities for ultra-high-net-worth clients and multigenerational family enterprises. CFDB continues its growth as one of the nation’s largest and fastest-growing certified women-owned law firms.
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May 19, 2026 | Practice News
ALTON, Ill. – For the 15th consecutive year, Simmons Hanly Conroy has renewed its platinum sponsorship of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), reaffirming a partnership that has made the firm the nonprofit's longest-running corporate supporter.
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May 18, 2026 | Practice News
In his May Illinois Bar Journal article, “Goods? Services? Both?,” William G. Beatty discusses the fine lines between the sale of goods and the sale of services. Deciding where the lines fall becomes critical in determining the respective rights of buyers and sellers.
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May 13, 2026 | Practice News
Marcia M. Meis, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, announced today that the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit judges voted to select Vincent M. Coyle as an associate judge of the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit.
Mr. Coyle received his undergraduate degree in 2006 from the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa and his Juris Doctor in 2010 from The John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Coyle is currently affiliated with the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office in St. Charles, Illinois.
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May 11, 2026 | Practice News | People
Aronberg Goldgehn is pleased to welcome Michael Lee Tinaglia as a Member of the firm’s Appellate Litigation, Banking and Finance, Business Litigation and Employment Law practice groups.
In his practice, Tinaglia counsels clients on a broad range of business and commercial matters, including lender and debtor litigation, loan and financial litigation and workouts, disputes involving breach of fiduciary duty, corporation and partnership matters, director and officer liability, and liquidation and bankruptcy litigation. -
May 11, 2026 | Practice News
Alluding to the legend of the Gordian knot, in which Alexander the Great found it easier to slash apart a knot so complex it could not be untied, Jay E. Harker, in his May Illinois Bar Journal article, “Solving the Gordian Knot: Three Estate-Planning Conundrums for Blended Families,” notes that as many as one in every five children in the U.S.