ISBA Past President Donald C. Schiller will be honored with DePaul University College of Law's highest award, the 2013 Distinguished Alumni Award. Schiller, a 1966 alumni of the school, is a founding partner with Schiller, DuCanto & Fleck.
Michele Jochner, a fellow partner with Schiller, DuCanto & Fleck will also be honored with the Outstanding Service to the Profession Award.
The awards will be presented at the Law Alumni Awards Dinner on March 7 at the Sofitel Chicago Water Tower.
Nationally recognized attorney Anthony G. Scariano of Flossmoor, Illinois passed away peacefully on December 26, 2012 at his most beloved place, Redstone, Colorado.
Anyone who had the pleasure of making Tony's acquaintance can attest to the larger than life impression left by this irreplaceable man. He was a passionate fan of gardening, literature, sports, art, cooking, photography, music, and so much more. Seeming to have a never-ending cache of knowledge, Tony could have a conversation with you about any topic in this world.
Tony was also a loving grandfather who treasured his most precious possession in the world, his granddaughter, Julianna Marie Scariano. Mr. Scariano was a trailblazer in the field of school law. He first practiced law with his father, the late Anthony Scariano who was an Illinois Appellate Court judge, state legislator, and founder of the law Firm of Scariano, Himes and Petrarca. Tony eventually transformed his father's general practice law firm into one of the first and few law firms in the nation that has a unique expertise in the representation of educational institutions.
Carl J. "Bud" Frank, of Riverside, died Dec. 30, 2012.
Mr. Frank was an attorney who was actively engaged in the practice of law for more than 40 years. Admitted to practice in Illinois by the Illinois Supreme Court and the three federal district courts in Illinois, he was also a member of the bar of the Court of Appeals for the Armed Services.
He was a retired (December 2008) captain in the Judge Advocate General's Corps of the U.S. Navy. He was an honors graduate of the University of Notre Dame and the Notre Dame Law School.
Following graduation from law school, Capt. Frank reported for active duty and served surface warfare tours as damage control assistant and engineering officer on the USS Power and USS Charles F. Adams.
In 1982, he accepted a direct commission in the Judge Advocate General's Corps of the U.S. Naval Reserve. He served as defense counsel/administrative officer, VTU LAW 1314; law of armed conflict attorney, status of forces agreement attorney and international agreements attorney, Commander In Chief, U.S. Naval Forces, Europe; defense counsel and trial counsel/training officer, NR LSO Great Lakes; executive officer, VTU LAW 1314; staff judge advocate, Personnel Mobilization Team; commanding officer, VTU LAW (awarded the RADM Gerald E. Gilbert Cup as the most outstanding Naval Reserve Law Program Unit in 1997); deputy judge advocate, Naval Reserve Readiness Command, Midwest; commanding officer, NR LSO North Central 113; and, staff judge advocate, NR Naval Network and Space Operations Command.
Judge Albert Green, age 88, of Chicago. Retired Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, former Presiding Judge of the Chancery Division, and World War II Veteran, passed away on Jan. 8, 2013.
Beloved husband for the last seven years of Celia "Ceci" (nee Jones), Fitzsimmons Green and, for 52 years prior, the late Virginia Bucko, with whom he was a devoted father of Valerie, Michael, Gregory (Valerie), Jonathan (Monica) and the late Vanessa; loving grandfather of Timothy (Jacklyn); adoring great-grandfather of David and Audri; loving step-father of the Fitzsimmons children, Kathy (Carl), Cindy (Steven), Charlotte (Mark) and Kelly (Ruth); cherished by the numerous Fitzsimmons grandchildren and great-grandchildren; dear son of the late Isadore and Sylvia; brother of the late Robert (Anastasia) and nephew to the late Philip (Joan); fond uncle of Daniel and Mary Breaux, Dr. Nicholas and Christine Schlageter; also survived by numerous nieces and nephews who miss him dearly.
Donations in Judge Green's memory may be made to Little City Foundation, home to his daughter Valerie and son Michael, 1760 West Algonquin Road, Palatine, IL, 60067, would be greatly appreciated www.weinsteinfuneralhomes.com.
The Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County has posted a notice that there are five vacancies in the office of associate judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County. Applications are being accepted for these vacancies, as well as additional vacancies which may occur during the nomination process, the will be filled by vote of the Circuit Judges of the Circuit Court of Cook County.
Any attorney who is a U.S. citizen, a resident of Cook County and licensed to practice law in Illinois may apply by completing two signed originals of the application prescribed by the Director of the Administrative Office of Illinois Courts to the address below:
Applications must be received by 5 p.m. on Feb. 13, 2013. An application can be obtained from the Offices of the Chief Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County, 50 W. Washington, Room 2600, Richard J. Daley Center, Chicago, IL 60602. Applications may also be obtained from the Illinois Supreme Court's website at http://www.state.il.us/court/Administrative/Forms/Assoc_Judge/default.asp.
Applications may not be submitted electronically or via facsimile. At the close of the application process, the Director shall certify to the Chief Judge a list of those applications who have timely filed and provide a copy of those applications.
Firsel Law Group, Ltd.is pleased to announce that attorney Ronald Rosenfeld will serve as the firm’s new president, effective January 2, 2013. The firm, based in Lombard, Illinois, exclusively specializes in debt collections.
Rosenfeld comes to Firsel Law Group with extensive experience in corporate and securities law. A former in-house counsel for Entrade, Inc., he most recently served as a partner in the firm of Ruben Firsel & Rosenfeld LLC in Bannockburn. In his new role at Firsel Law Group, he will counsel debt holders in creating customized debt collections programs to maximize recoveries. The firm handles all levels of debt portfolios, including primary, secondary/mid-prime, tertiary, and post-judgment enforcement.
For more information about services from the Firsel Law Group, Ltd., visit www.firsellaw.com.
The ISBA Senior Lawyers Section and the ABA Retirement Funds Program will co-host a program titled "Retirement Readiness" on March 6 from noon-1:30 p.m. at the ISBA's Chicago Regional Office.
Querrey & Harrow is proud to announce the election of Stacey McGlynn Atkins and Jason Callicoat to the position of Shareholders in the firm.
Stacey McGlynn Atkins concentrates her practice in municipal liability and employment litigation. Ms. Atkins has been recognized by Illinois Super Lawyers magazine as a Rising Stars for 2011-2013. Ms. Atkins is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, American Bar Association, and the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel. She is admitted to practice in Illinois and the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Ms Atkins received her JD in 2002 from The John Marshall Law School and her BA in 1995 from Syracuse University. Ms. Atkins is a resident of the Chicago neighborhood Jefferson Park.
Jason Callicoat concentrates his practice in municipal liability and construction law, defending municipalities in civil rights litigation and defending construction companies in injury cases and breach of contract litigation. Mr. Callicoat is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association and the Chicago Building Congress. He is admitted to practice in Illinois and the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Mr. Callicoat received his JD in 2005 (with honors) from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law and his BJ (summa cum laude) in 1996 from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Mr. Callicoat is a resident of Berwyn.
Querrey & Harrow is a full service law firm serving the Chicago metropolitan region and counties throughout Indiana.
Join us in Chicago on February 1st to get the information you need to effectively counsel your clients on important sentencing issues in felony, misdemeanor, and traffic law cases!Attorneys attending this program will better understand the statutory and non-statutory factors in aggravation; the collateral consequences of guilty pleas, including immigration status, and the 6th amendment ineffective assistance of counsel issues identified in several recent U.S. Supreme Court Cases; the differing good-time credit of various offenses; recognizing the various fees and fines that impact the defendant at sentencing; how to search the Illinois Criminal Code to pull up specific statutes using the ICJIA database; issues in sex offender sentencing, including registration requirements and social limitations/restrictions on the sex offender; and the new Evidence Based Sentencing in DUI cases and the 2012 DE Evaluation format.
The program qualifies for 6.0 hours MCLE credit and is presented by the ISBA Criminal Justice Section.
Please join us in supporting this event to benefit the Illinois Bar Foundation/YLD Children’s Assistance Program.