Matt Maloney Tradition of Excellence Award nominationsBy Michael K. GoldbergGeneral Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, December 2009Matt Maloney was an attorney’s attorney. Those of us who knew him were amused by his quick wit, challenged by his sharp legal mind and humbled by his dedication to practicing the law as a profession and not just a business.
The National Center for State Courts salutes Chief Judge Timothy C. EvansBy Jasmine V. HernandezBench and Bar, December 2009Before holiday sparklers light up the Daley Center and we rush from one holiday party to another, the legal community came together to celebrate the National Center for State Courts’ (“NCSC”) naming of Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans as the recipient of its 2009 William H. Rehnquist Award for Judicial Excellence (“Rehnquist Award”).
YLD announces 2009 award winnersYoung Lawyers Division, June 2009The ISBA YLD recently announced this year’s winners of the Young Lawyer of the Year and Law Student Division Public Service awards.
Gertz Award winner guided by voicesBy Sean O’BrienHuman and Civil Rights, November 2008Doug Cassel, winner of the 2008 Elmer Gertz Award, remembers the day in 1964 when he decided to become a lawyer.
Past Chair’s Column: Tradition of Excellence Award to Matt MaloneyBy Donald A. LoBueGeneral Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, September 2008This year’s Tradition of Excellence Award goes to Matthew A. Maloney of Princeton, Illinois, posthumously. Matt epitomized the award.
ISBA Young Lawyer of the Year helps Committee develop its long-range goalsWomen and the Law, June 2008Women in the Law Committee Member Amie Simpson (above) is to receive the Young Lawyer of the Year Award for outside Cook County at the ISBA Annual Meeting in June. Justin Heather, of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, was selected to receive the Young Lawyer of the Year Award forCook County. Congratulations to Amie and Justin!
R. Eugene Pincham—2007 Gertz Award honoreeBy Richard L. HutchisonHuman and Civil Rights, November 2007This year’s Human Rights Section’s Gertz Award honoree, attorney R. Eugene Pincham, has a long and illustrious career as a civil and human rights champion.
2007 Tradition of Excellence Award winnerBy Hon. Adrienne W. AlbrechtGeneral Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, July 2007The General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section Council has awarded its 2007 Tradition of Excellence Award to Adrienne W. Albrecht of Kankakee, lllinois.
YLD announces 2007 award winnersYoung Lawyers Division, June 2007The Young Lawyers Division of the Illinois State Bar Association has announced this year’s winners of the Young Lawyer of the Year and the Law Student Division Public Service Award.
The Tradition of Excellence AwardGeneral Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, February 2007The General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section has established a Tradition of Excellence Award. ISBA members in Illinois who have been in practice a minimum of 20 years, including sitting or retired judges, are eligible.
Young Lawyer of the Year nomination formYoung Lawyers Division, February 2007Do you know someone deserving of the Young Lawyer of the Year Award? Nominate them now!
Report on Annual Gertz Award LuncheonBy Richard L. HutchisonHuman and Civil Rights, January 2007The Gertz Award presentation was made at a luncheon in December.
2006 Gertz Award winnerBy Richard L. HutchisonHuman and Civil Rights, November 2006The Elmer Gertz award this year goes to Professor Michael P. Seng of the John Marshall Law School.
YLD announces 2006 award winnersYoung Lawyers Division, June 2006The Young Lawyers Division of the Illinois State Bar Association announced the annual awards for the Young Lawyer of the Year and the Law Student Division Public Service.
Dawn Clark Netsch receives Gertz AwardBy Kenneth DobbsHuman and Civil Rights, April 2006Elmer Gertz is the namesake of the Human Rights Section Council’s annual award to an Illinois Attorney that has distinguished themselves through the practice of Human Rights Law.
The Tradition of Excellence AwardYoung Lawyers Division, April 2006The General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Section has established a Tradition of Excellence Award.
Voice of the Chair: Special bulletin: A laureate award for one of our ownBy Vickie GillioAdministrative Law, February 2006As Chair of the Administrative Law Section Council this year I am pleased to report that our esteemed newsletter editor Paul Freehling will be honored on April 6, 2006, as one of the ISBA members to receive the distinction of laureate.
2005 Tradition of Excellence AwardGeneral Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, August 2005The General Practice, Solo and Small Firms Section Council has awarded its 2005 Tradition of Excellence Award to Joseph B. McDonnell of Swansea, Illinois.
ISBA YLD selects Young Lawyers of the YearYoung Lawyers Division, June 2005Each year, the Illinois State Bar Association's Young Lawyers Division honors two outstanding attorneys with Young Lawyer of the Year awards.
2004 Tradition of Excellence AwardGeneral Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, November 2004The General Practice, Solo and Small Firms Section Council's winner of the 2004 General Practice Tradition of Excellence Award is John H. Maville of Belvidere, Illinois.
Betty Jang named YLD Attorney of the Year - DownstateBy Timijanel Boyd OdomRacial and Ethnic Minorities and the Law, November 2004The year 2004 rings loud with congratulations for this Committee's second award recipient, Betty Jang, since the inception of the Young Lawyers Division Attorney of the Year Recognition four years ago.
