The Illinois Bar Foundation will honor Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education Executive Director Michael J. Rooney and Illinois Supreme Court Justice Mary Jane Theis with the 2019 Distinguished Service to Law & Society Awards at the annual Fellows Breakfast on Friday, Dec. 6 at the Westin O'Hare in Rosemont. Allen N. Schwartz of Kralovec, Jambois & Schwartz will receive the 2019 Honorary Fellow Award.
The deadline for making lodging reservations for the 2019 Joint Midyear Meeting is before 5 p.m. on Nov. 10. Reservations received after this date will be subject to availability.
To make reservations, please contact the Westin O'Hare directly at 888.627.8517 and be sure to identify yourself as an ISBA Joint Midyear Meeting attendee.
The Joint Midyear Meeting, hosted by the Illinois State Bar Association and the Illinois Judges Association, will be held Dec. 5-7, 2019, at the Westin O'Hare in Rosemont. The online registration deadline is Wednesday, Nov. 27.
The Nominating Committee of the Circuit Court of Cook County today announced its selection of the 30 candidates who will seek appointment to 15 associate judge vacancies by a vote of the circuit judges. All of the candidates received across-the-board positive ratings from the bar associations.
The nominating committee employed a comprehensive approach in the nomination process that considered multiple aspects such as a variety of legal experience in the public and private sectors, and diversity of race, ethnicity and gender.
The Illinois State Bar Association’s Lawyer Finder Service provides referrals to local lawyers Mondays through Fridays. The Service makes referrals in a number of areas of law. For the month of October 2019 there were more than 800 referrals given.
Here are the results for October 2019:
Is your practice really as strong as you think it is? No matter how grand your vision is for your law firm’s future, it won’t matter if you haven’t mastered the four business cornerstones that are required to grow a thriving practice.
Join us from noon until 1 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 15 for this online seminar that reveals what you’re doing right and where you need help. ISBA member and Atticus-certified practice advisor, Mark Metzger, helps you determine the biggest improvement opportunities in your practice and how to earn a better living while taking more time off work. Complete the scorecard to see how your practice measures up (or doesn’t) against other firms in profitability, time management, support staff, marketing efforts, new client conversions, and growth mindset as a law firm owner. Walk away with a powerful tool you can use right away to spark improvement and growth!
New attorneys will be admitted to practice in Illinois on Thursday, Nov. 7, with Illinois Supreme Court and Illinois Appellate Court justices presiding and administering the attorney's oath to 1,459 new attorneys at five separate locations across the state.
All of the candidates set to be sworn in have passed the Illinois State Bar Examination and a required ethics examination and were certified by the Supreme Court Committee on Character and Fitness. They will bring the total number of licensed attorneys in Illinois to approximately 96,500.
The largest group, 1,172, will be admitted in the First Judicial District during two ceremonies at the Arie Crown Theater, located at 2301 S. Lake Shore Drive, in Chicago. The ceremonies will be at 9:45 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. Media coverage is invited.
