On June 9, the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois (“WBAI”) will begin a new term of office with its 97th Annual Installation Dinner at the Hilton Chicago, located at 720 S. Michigan Avenue in Chicago. The event begins at 4:00 p.m. with a President’s Reception, followed by cocktails at 5:00 p.m. and a formal dinner beginning at 6:00 p.m.
The WBAI’s Annual Installation Dinner is one of the largest annual celebrations within the Chicago legal community, with over 700 judges, attorneys, corporate supporters, and prominent leaders attending each year. Participants and speakers at this year’s Dinner include keynote speaker Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, U.S. Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas L. Kilbride, Illinois Supreme Court Justice Anne M. Burke, and Cook County Circuit Court Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans. Incoming WBAI President Deane Beth Brown, a partner in the Chicago law firm of Beermann Swerdlove LLP, will also detail her goals for the 2011-2012 bar year and unveil her mission for the WBAI, “Promoting Women Leaders in the Legal Community.”
To receive more information on the WBAI or the Annual Installation Dinner, to become a sponsor of this event, or to purchase an individual ticket, please contact the WBAI office at 312-341-8530 or visit the WBAI website at www.wbaillinois.org.
Chicago Area
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April 5, 2011 |
Events
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March 31, 2011 |
People
Charles W. Busse, who was born on Oct. 10, 1927, passed away on March 30 in Arlington Heights. Mr. Busse worked for Pretzel Stouffer from 1955 to 1984, and Busse & Busse, P.C. from 1984 until 2006. He was a 1951 graduate of the John Marshall Law School. He was a licensed attorney for over 50 years in Illinois, a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and a past president of the Northwest Suburban Bar Association. Visitation from 3-9 p.m. will be held on Friday, April 1, at the Glueckert Funeral Home, 1520 N. Arlington Heights Rd., Arlington Heights. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 2, at Glueckert Funeral Home, Ltd. Internment is private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to the Gloria and Bill Busse Memorial Fund c/o Edison Park Lutheran Church, 6626 N. Oliphant Ave., Chicago, 60631, the Anti-Cruelty Societs, 157 N. Grand Ave., Chicago, 60654, or the American Cancer Society, 1114 N. Arlington Heights Rd., Arlington Heights, 60004.
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March 29, 2011 |
People
[caption id="attachment_18547" align="alignright" width="150" caption="George J. Cotsirilos"][/caption] Longtime Chicago criminal defense attorney George J. Cotsirilos died on Sunday, March 27 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Mr. Cotsirilos was a fledgling assistant state’s attorney in 1949, when 19-year-old Ruth Steinhagen — a “6-foot typist brunette” in that era’s hardboiled newspaper parlance — stalked Waitkus and shot the former Cub at the old Edgewater Beach Hotel. Waitkus survived despite being hit in the chest with a bullet from a .22-caliber rifle. Mr. Cotsirilos helped question Steinhagen, who reportedly told investigators: “I just wanted something exciting in my life. . . . I didn’t want to go back to typing.” Click here to read the full obituary in the Chicago Sun-Times
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March 28, 2011 |
People
[caption id="attachment_18507" align="alignright" width="147" caption="Asher D. Funk"][/caption] Polsinelli Shughart PC welcomes attorney Asher D. Funk as an associate in the national law firm’s Trial department where he will focus his practice on government investigations and criminal defense of fraud and abuse issues within the health care industry. Funk brings a wealth of experience previously representing “whistleblowers” under the False Claims Act. He will now represent health care clients facing government investigations, civil and criminal lawsuits. Previously, Funk worked closely with the attorneys from the Department of Justice and state attorney generals’ offices across the country during the investigation and prosecution of False Claims Acts cases. Funk joins a national team of government investigations/white-collar criminal defense attorneys stretching from Phoenix to Washington, D.C. The firm advises clients on corporate governance issues and assists in structuring compliance programs to help clients avoid problems before they arise.
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March 23, 2011
Chicago area
- McHenry County state's atty. acquitted on all charges, Chicago Tribune
- Ex-cop guilty in videotaped beating, Chicago Tribune
- Bank takes ownership of Block 37 mall in sheriff's sale, Chicago Business
- Bulls' Carlos Boozer allegedly ripped off for $1 million, Chicago Sun-Times
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March 23, 2011 |
People
[caption id="attachment_18380" align="alignright" width="143" caption="James R. Carr"][/caption] The Law Offices of Paul F. O’Keefe, P.C. are pleased to announce that James R. Carr, formerly of Holland & Knight, LLP, has joined the firm as partner and the name of the firm has been changed to O’Keefe & Carr, P.C. Mr. Carr will join the Firm’s civil trial practice concentrating in the areas of Land Use, Zoning, Government Representation, Construction Law, and Commercial Real Estate Litigation. The firm will continue to practice law in the areas of Commercial Litigation, Probate and Estate Planning. He received his bachelors and juris doctor degrees from the University of Notre Dame. Mr. Carr can be reached at jcarr@okeefecarr.com
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March 23, 2011 |
People
[caption id="attachment_18371" align="alignright" width="125" caption="Erika N. Walsh"][/caption] Erika N. Walsh, a member of Schiller DuCanto & Fleck since 2006, has been made a partner in the family law firm. Ms. Walsh previously practiced commercial litigation for three years, including representation of major corporations in both federal and state courts. She received her J.D. degree from the University of Chicago Law School, where she participated in the Mandel Clinic representing indigent victims of police abuse and won the Mandel Award for her exceptional contributions to the clinical education program. Ms. Walsh practices in the Wheaton office and participates in local family law committees.
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March 22, 2011 |
People
[caption id="attachment_18352" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Giles M. Walsh"][/caption] The law firm of Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C. is pleased to announce Giles M. Walsh has joined the Firm’s Corporate Practice Group as an Associate. Walsh focuses on representing clients in a variety of transactions including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, private equity investments and securities transactions. Walsh also counsels clients in general business matters including business formation, planning and operational issues. Walsh received his Juris Doctorate from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2008 where he graduated with high honors, Order of the Coif. He received his bachelor’s degree from University of Illinois in 2005. He is licensed to practice law in Illinois. Greensfelder offers comprehensive legal solutions in 16 practice groups for clients locally, nationally and internationally including, communications and media; construction; corporate; creditor’s rights and bankruptcy; educational; religious and tax-exempt organizations; employee benefits; environmental; franchising & distribution; health care; immigration; intellectual property and technology; labor and employment; litigation; real estate; tax; and trusts and estates. Find out more at www.greensfelder.com.
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March 21, 2011 |
Events
[caption id="attachment_18130" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Chief Justice Thomas L. Kilbride"][/caption] The Illinois State Bar Association and Chicago Bar Association will co-host an all-bar reception to welcome Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas L. Kilbride on Wednesday, April 27 at the Standard Club, Grand Ballroom, 320 S. Plymouth. The reception will run from 5-7 p.m. and is complimentary. Justice Kilbride was born in LaSalle. He received a B.A. degree magna cum laude from St. Mary's College in Winona, Minn., in 1978 and his law degree from Antioch School of Law in Washington, D.C., in 1981. Justice Kilbride practiced law for 20 years in Rock Island, engaging in the general practice of law, including appeals, environmental law, labor law, employment matters, and other general civil and criminal matters. He was elected to the Illinois Supreme Court for the Third District in 2000 and became Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court last October. For reservations, send an email to events@chicagobar.org.
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March 17, 2011 |
Events
The Illinois State Bar Association's Young Lawyers Division will host its Third Annual Summer Soiree on Friday, May 6 from 7-10 p.m. at the Hard Rock Hotel in Chicago. The Summer Soiree benefits the Illinois Bar Foundation/Young Lawyers Division Children’s Assistance Fund.
- What: Open Bar, Hors d’oeuvres, Dancing, and Raffle for great prizes
- Cost: $75 per ticket.