The Appellate Lawyers Association will host a luncheon featuring Illinois Supreme Court Justice Rita Garman on Wednesday, Oct. 20 at noon. The luncheon, titled "Beyond Opinions: Petitions, Motions, Writs and Rules of the Illinois Supreme Court," will be held at the Union League Club, 65 W. Jackson. Cost is $35 for ALA members and $45 for non-members. Register at www.applawyers.org/newevents.html
Chicago Area
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October 8, 2010 |
Events
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October 8, 2010 |
ISBA News
The ISBA Young Lawyer's Division recently presented a check for $3,000 to Life Span of Des Plaines. On hand for the presentation were (from left): YLD Secretary Meghan O'Brien, YLD Council member Marron Mahoney, Life Span Child and Teen Counselor Ari Bernstein and Life Span attorney Sandra Blake. The ISBA YLD Children’s Assistance Fund, in concert with the Illinois Bar Foundation, seeks to provide grants to organizations across the state related to children and law. Nonprofit organizations wishing to submit proposals to the ISBA YLD Children’s Assistance Fund should review these guidelines to determine their eligibility and the application process.
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October 7, 2010 |
Events
A special luncheon will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 3, to celebrate the distinguished career of retiring Chief Justice Thomas R. Fitzgerald. This event will start at 11:30 a.m. at the Chicago Hilton, 720 S. Michigan. Tickets are $60 a person. For reservations, contact Tamra Drees at (312) 554-2057 or tdrees@chicagobar.org Thomas R. Fitzgerald is a native Chicagoan and attended Loyola University before enlisting in the United States Navy. After his tour of duty in the Navy, he graduated with honors from The John Marshall Law School, where he was one of the founders of the school’s current law review and served as the law review's associate editor.
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October 6, 2010 |
Events | ISBA News
[caption id="attachment_15037" align="alignright" width="300" caption="ISBA 3rd Vice President Paula H. Holderman (left) and retired appellate justice Gino L. DiVito (second from left) participate in a judicial symposium on the merit selection of judges."][/caption] Forty years later, the debate continues on how Illinois should pick its judges. And yesterday’s comments from a judicial symposium are interchangeable with the comments from the delegates at the 1970 Illinois Constitutional Convention. Legislators, judges, and bar leaders discussed the merits of electing or appointing judges at a judicial symposium Monday co-sponsored by the Illinois State Bar Association. Other sponsors included the Chicago Bar Association, the Cook County Bar Association, the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel and the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois. Everybody agrees with symposium panelist and House Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie, who said what Illinois needs is “an independent, impartial, and competent judiciary.” But there was no unanimity on how we get there. ISBA 3rd Vice President Paula H. Holderman and retired appellate court justice Gino L. DiVito served as panelists and spoke in favor of an appointive system that includes nominating commissions.
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October 6, 2010 |
Practice News
The Illinois Supreme Court has appointed Maureen Leahy Delehanty to Circuit Judge of Cook County, Third Subcircuit. This vacancy was created by the retirement of the Honorable Patrick E. McGann. This appointment is effective Oct. 6, 2010, and terminates on Dec. 3, 2012.
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October 5, 2010 |
Practice News
Chief Judge Stephen J. Culliton is accepting applications for two anticipated vacancies resulting from the upcoming Nov. 2 election. The vacancies are anticipated to occur upon the elections of Associate Judges Dortohy F. French and Ronald D. Sutter, who are running unopposed in the general election for Circuit Judge. These vacancies are contingent upon certification by the Illinois Board of Elections of general election results declaring French and Sutter the winners. Applications will be accepted until 5 p.m. on Nov. 3, 2010. Applicants must be a U.S. citizen, licensed to practice law in this state and a resident of DuPage County. Two original applications, submitted on prescribed application form, must be filed with:
- Cynthia Y. Cobbs, Director
- Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts
- 3101 Old Jacksonville Road
- Springfield, IL, 62704-6488
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October 4, 2010 |
People
[caption id="attachment_14989" align="alignright" width="150" caption="T. Markus Funk"][/caption] Perkins Coie is proud to welcome T. Markus Funk to the firm. Markus joins the firm as a partner in the firm's Litigation practice and a member of the firm’s Investigations & White Collar Defense Group (IWCD). Markus is a seasoned trial attorney and investigator specializing in business crimes, corporate investigations, complex commercial litigation, and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) matters. As a federal prosecutor with 10 years’ experience, Markus tried over 24 federal cases, achieving convictions in all of them. "We are honored to have a lawyer of Markus' caliber choose Perkins over other top firms as we continue to build a second-to-none white collar practice," said Lee Stein, chair of the IWCD. Partner Patrick Collins, a member of the firm's Executive Committee and a colleague of Markus' at the U.S. Attorney's office, added: " Markus will hit the ground running and will add immediate value to our work on FCPA matters." Prior to joining the firm, Markus served in U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald's Public Corruption and Organized Crime Section. During his tenure as a federal prosecutor, Markus was part of the trial team in the landmark organized crime murder racketeering conspiracy case dubbed “Operation Family Secrets,” the most extensive mob-murder racketeering case in U.S. history. The U.S.
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October 4, 2010 |
Practice News
The Illinois Supreme Court announced today the assignment of Cook County Circuit Court Judge Maureen E. Connors to the Illinois Appellate Court. Judge Connors, who has been a judge in Cook County for 22 years, will fill the vacancy created by the appointment of Appellate Justice Mary Jane Theis to the Illinois Supreme Court. Justice Theis will be replacing Chief Justice Thomas R. Fitzgerald, who announced his retirement, effective October 25. The assignment of Judge Connors will become effective October 26 and expire December 3, 2012. Judge Connors was an associate Judge in Cook County from 1988 to 1994, when she was elected Circuit Court Judge. When she won retention as a Circuit Court judge in 2006, reviewing bar groups and associations all gave her favorable ratings.
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October 4, 2010 |
Events
The Illinois State Bar Association is helping sponsor "Haiti: Past, Present and Future Prospects" on Thursday, Oct. 14 at IIT Kent College of Law, 565 W. Adams, Chicago. The event, presented by the Illinois Judicial Council and the Haitian American Lawyers' Association, begins with a reception and music at 5 p.m. , with the main forum at 6 p.m. RSVP by Friday, Oct. 8 to events@illinoisjudicialcouncil.org or call (312) 726-8775
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October 4, 2010
SCOTUS
- Elena Kagan begins work as Supreme Court justice, Chicago Tribune
- Stevens says Supreme Court will eventually "straighten itself out," ABA Journal
Out of state
- Sexting Wisconsin prosecutor resigns, Chicago Tribune
- Newspaper: "Weak-kneed" discipline council stumbled re problem probate judge, ABA Journal
- American Express sued by U.S. over card fees, Chicago Tribune