The Candidate Report for the 2022 ISBA Election is below. All members of the association (except non-lawyer members) with their dues paid by March 1, 2022 are eligible to vote.

(N.B.: Where more candidates filed for a position than vacancies available, ballot positions were determined by lot. Ballot positions are listed next to the candidate’s name.)

* Denotes Incumbent

Third Vice-President (1 to be elected; 2 candidates)

• Bridget C. Duignan, Chicago 1
• Ava M. George Stewart, Chicago 2

Board of Governors

Cook (5 to be elected; 7 candidates)

• Michael G. Bergmann, Chicago 3
• John V. Kalantzis, Chicago 1
• Mark L. Karno, Chicago* 7
• Emily N. Masalski, Forest Park 4
• Mary L. Milano, Chicago 5
• Daniel R. Saeedi, Chicago* 6
• Sarah E. Toney, Chicago* 2

Area 2 (Circuits 17, 19 and 22) (1 to be elected; 1 candidate)

• Tamika R. Walker, Rockford*

Area 5 (Circuits 5, 6 and 11) (1 to be elected; 2 candidates)

• Mark C. Palmer, Champaign* 1
• Angelica W. Wawrzynek, Mattoon 2

Area 7 (Circuits 1, 2 and 4) (1 to be elected; 0 candidates)               

Under Age 37 – Outside of Cook County (Circuits 1-23) (1 to be elected; 1 candidate)

• Diana (Taylor) Servos, Deerfield*

Under Age 37 – Cook County (1 to be elected; 1 candidate)

• Bianca B. Brown, Chicago

Assembly (132 to be elected)

Cook County (44 to be elected; 28 candidates)                      

• Paul M. Bach, Northbrook
• Maria E. Barreiro, Chicago*
• James V. Campbell, Chicago
• Albert E. Durkin, Chicago*
• Robert W. Fioretti, Chicago*
• Brian E. Fliflet, Chicago*
• Russell W. Hartigan, Western Springs*
• Daniel J. Heywood, Chicago
• Kristen Elizabeth Hudson, Chicago*
• Kenya A. Jenkins-Wright, Chicago
• Nicholas P. Jordan, Chicago
• John V. Kalantzis, Chicago*
• David J. Kupiec, Chicago*
• Antonio Lee, Chicago
• Ellis B. Levin, Chicago          
• Marilyn F. Longwell, Chicago*
• Jameika W. Mangum, Evanston*
• Kenneth Andrew Matuszewski, Chicago*
• Rebecca B. Melzer, Chicago
• Joseph J. Miroballi, Chicago
• Arlette G. Porter, Chicago
• Ashonta C. Rice, Orland Park*
• Letitia Spunar-Sheats, Chicago*
• Alon Stein, Northbrook
• Mario Sullivan, Chicago*
• Bryan Paul Thompson, Chicago
• Emily Leland Tramont, Chicago
• Julia C. Williams, Chicago

Circuit 1      (2 to be elected; 2 candidates)  

• Brandy L. Johnson, Carbondale
• Megan L. Orso, Marion*

Circuit 2      (2 to be elected; 2 candidates)

• Morris L. Harvey, Mount Vernon*
• Jennifer L. Thompson, Benton*

Circuit 3      (4 to be elected; 3 candidates)

• Melissa L. Greathouse, Glen Carbon*
• Rebecca Lynn Hausman, Maryville
• Dennis J. Orsey, Granite City

Circuit 4      (2 to be elected; 1 candidate)

• Wesley A. Gozia, Carlyle

Circuit 5 (1 to be elected, 0 candidates)

Circuit 6      (5 to be elected; 3 candidates)

• Keith E. Fruehling, Champaign*
• Sally K. Kolb, Champaign*
• Timothy John Sullivan, Urbana

Circuit 7      (5 to be elected; 2 candidates)

• Nancy G. Easum, Springfield
• Jane E. McBride, Springfield*

Circuit 8      (1 to be elected; 1 candidate)

• Ted M. Niemann, Quincy

Circuit 9 (1 to be elected; 0 candidates)

Circuit 10 (4 to be elected; 2 candidates)

• William W.P. Atkins, Peoria*
• Dick B. Williams, East Peoria

Circuit 11 (3 to be elected; 3 candidates)

• Kathleen M. Kraft, Bloomington*
• Joshua G. Rohrscheib, Bloomington
• Josephine H. Tintera, Bloomington

Circuit 12 (5 to be elected; 4 candidates)

• Ashley Erin Bechtold, Joliet*
• Ted P. Hammel, Joliet
• Kristine M. Honiotes, Joliet*
• Cameron T. Lythberg, Joliet

Circuit 13 (2 to be elected; 0 candidates)

Circuit 14 (3 to be elected; 1 candidate)

• Daniel Fletcher Hardin, Moline

Circuit 15 (1 to be elected; 0 candidates)

Circuit 16 (5 to be elected; 4 candidates)      

• Junaid M. Afeef, Elgin
• Susan W. Rogaliner, South Elgin*
• Ryan P. Theriault, St. Charles
• Juan R. Thomas, Aurora

Circuit 17 (4 to be elected; 4 candidates)

• John J. Holevas, Rockford*
• Mark A. Rouleau, Rockford*
• Donald L. Shriver, Rockford*
• Donald P. Shriver, Rockford

Circuit 18 (16 to be elected; 15 candidates)

• Robert J. Anderson, Wheaton*
• J. Amber Drew, Lisle*
• Paloma Holloman, Warrenville
• Raleigh D. Kalbfleisch, Wheaton*
• Stacey A. McCullough, Wheaton*
• Ericka A. McFee, Elmhurst
• Brian R. McKillip, Warrenville*
• Elizabeth A. Pope, Elmhurst
• Donald J. Ramsell, Wheaton*
• Bryan M. Sims, Naperville
• Marissa N. Spencer, Glen Ellyn*
• Lawrence A. Stein, Wheaton
• Angel M. Traub, Lombard*
• Richard Joseph Veenstra, Wood Dale*
• Maura Gibson Zalc, Wheaton

Circuit 19 (11 to be elected; 6 candidates)

• Robert O. Ackley, Round Lake
• Lisa L. Dunn, Deerfield
• Gretchen E. Fisher, Libertyville
• Deanna L. Hoyt, Libertyville
• Gary L. Schlesinger, Libertyville
• Michael S. Strauss, Libertyville*

Circuit 20 (5 to be elected; 3 candidates)                      

• Hon. John J. O’Gara, Belleville*
• George R. Ripplinger, Belleville
• Thomas Speedie, Jr., Nashville*

Circuit 21 (1 to be elected; 1 candidate)

• Benjamin R. Lawson, Kankakee

Circuit 22 (3 to be elected; 1 candidate)

• Rhonda L. Rosenthal, Crystal Lake*

Circuit 23 (2 to be elected; 1 candidate)   

• Richard L. Turner, Jr., Sycamore*

Ballot positions certified by

Carl Draper, Teller

Melissa Greathouse, Teller

February 4, 2022