Southern Illinois

Central Illinois

• Wife asks Athens to help bail out husband, Springfield State Journal-Register

Chicago area

• 10 indicted in $35 million tax fraud scheme, Chicago Tribune
• 'Career shoplifter,' 86, arrested for 61st time, Chicago Sun-Times
• Bill Gates' dad honored for 'pro bono' legal work, Chicago Sun-Times

Southern Illinois

• Trapped in Tamms: Inmates in Illinois' only supermax prison face battle proving mistreatment, Belleville News-Democrat
• Developer given year and 3 months in prison for tax evasion, The Southern

Nation

• AG Holder calls for getting "smart on crime", ABA Journal
• Salaries at largest firms peak in 2009, NALP
• Tuition jumps 15% or more at some public law schools, ABA Journal

[caption id="attachment_2915" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Mark Mathewson, ISBA Director of Publications, is congratulated by outgoing NABE President Rod Wegener"][/caption] Mark Mathewson, ISBA Director of Publications, received the 2009 National Association of Bar Executives Peer Excellence Award on Thursday at the association's Annual Meeting. This award recognizes those members who have made a significant contribution to NABE. Mathewson, also the editor of the Illinois Bar Journal and a frequent contributor to Illinois Lawyer Now, was described as "a principled bar executive" who is "knowledgeable and well-respected." Mathewson recently received his Certified Association Executive designation, the highest professional credential in the association world.

Whew. Lawyers scrambling to create identify-theft policies to comply with the August 1 implementation deadline for the FTC's "Red Flags Rule" can breathe a little easier. It's been pushed back to November 1. The ABA Journal and the Blog of Legal Times have more.

[caption id="attachment_2829" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Gary True"][/caption] ISBA member Gary True has joined Summers Compton Wells PC as a principal. Gary practices primarily in the areas of corporate and business law, estate planning, and tax law. He received his J.D., summa cum laude, from St. Louis University School of Law and his LL.M. in Taxation from Washington University School of Law. Summers Compton Wells PC has offices in Glen Carbon and Ladue, Mo. Gary is admitted to practice in the United States Supreme Court, the United States Tax Court, the United States Courts of Appeals for the Seventh and Eighth Circuits, the United States District Courts for the Southern District of Illinois and the Eastern District of Missouri, and all Illinois and Missouri state courts. Prior to joining Summers Compton Wells PC, Gary was a partner with Hepler Broom, formerly known as Hepler, Broom, MacDonald, Hebrank, True & Noce, LLC, where he worked for nearly 17 years.