President John G. Locallo (left) presents the Illinois State Bar Association's John C. McAndrews Pro Bono Service Award to Patrick M. Kinnally at a dinner meeting of the Kane County Bar Association Wednesday evening at Two Brothers Roundhouse in Aurora.
Kinnally is a partner with Kinnally Flaherty Krentz & Loran PC in Aurora. He received the ISBA's Tradition of Excellence Award in 2003.
Donald L. Mrozek has been re-elected to serve a three-year term as the Chairman of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, a 500 attorney firm with 24 offices in 12 states. Mr. Mrozek has filled the role of firm Chairman since 1989.
“The partners voted overwhelmingly to re-elect Don to this post, reflecting their confidence in the firm and it’s future,” said firm Managing Partner J. William Roberts.
Significant accomplishments in recent years include moving to a practice-based leadership, implementation of a vibrant diversity initiative, and the establishment of a consulting practice – Hinshaw Consulting LLP.
“During Don’s tenure, Hinshaw has become a national law firm providing a wide range of litigation, transaction, and advisory services to a broad range of clients” said Hinshaw’s Vice Chairman, Kevin J. Burke. “More importantly, as the firm and the industry emerge from the financial challenges of recent years, Hinshaw partner earnings have increased and debt is down.”
“I am enthusiastic about serving as Chairman for another three years,” said Mr. Mrozek. “We have come a long way, but like law firms everywhere, face many issues as we embrace the future. We look forward to the challenge.”
During Mr. Mrozek’s tenure, revenue has increased fourfold; the number of lawyers has risen from 285 to 500; and the number of offices has gone from 11 to 24.
Intellectual Property law changes dynamically from month-to-month, particularly in those areas related to the Internet and cyberspace matters. Join us in Chicago on June 21st for the 2012 Cyberlaw Symposium where you will learn to more effectively advise your clients on a number of intellectual property topics, including employee avatars in virtual worlds; open source software; Creative Commons licensing; cyberbullying; litigation trends involving patent, trademarks, and copyright “trolls”; politics and intellectual property; hosting information on the Internet; cloud computing; and much more! Can’t attend the live, on-site program in Chicago? Then join us on the web! This program will be broadcast live via the Internet so that attorneys can attend remotely.
The program is presented by the ISBA Intellectual Property Law Section and qualifies for 6.5 hours MCLE credit, including 1.0 hour PMCLE credit.
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Ray H. Garrison, age 89, attorney, author, lecturer, public servant, story-teller and beloved husband and uncle, died at Advocate South Suburban Hospital on May 23, 2012. He was a long-time resident of Flossmoor, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.
Mr. Garrison was born August 6, 1922 in Allen County Kentucky to Emmett Washington Garrison and Ollie Irene Keen. He was the youngest of eight children, all deceased. He married Eunice Ann Bolz October 7, 1961 in Decatur, Illinois. Ray attended schools in Allen County Kentucky graduating from high school in 1940. He graduated with a B.A. degree from Western Kentucky University, a M.A. degree from the University of Kentucky, and a J.D. degree from the University of Chicago.
He was licensed to practice law in Kentucky and Illinois and admitted to practice before the U.S. Tax Court, the U.S. Customs Court, and the U.S. Supreme Court. His biographical sketch appears in Who's Who in America and Who's Who in the World. He served as Special Assistant, Special Attorney, and Assistant Regional Counsel for the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and as a trial lawyer for the US Government for several years, before becoming the general tax attorney for Navistar International Corporation formerly International Harvester Company.
The Board of Directors of the Illinois Bar Foundation cordially invites you to a reception honoring ISBA President John G. Locallo. This event will take place on Wednesday, June 20, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Moe's Cantina, 155 W. Kinzie, Chicago.
Please RSVP by June 15 to to kkossart@isba.org or mburkholder@isba.org. You can also call the IBF directly at (312) 726-6072.
No matter what area of law you practice, animals are increasingly the subject of legislation and litigation. Join us in Chicago on June 8th for an opportunity to discuss the existing regulation of exotic animals in Illinois and neighboring states (especially in light of recent events in Zanesville, Ohio); recent developments in farm animal welfare; enforcing Illinois’ neglect/cruelty provisions in equine cases; estate planning for companion animals; procedural and substantive due process in animal regulation matters; and much more! Ethical considerations for animal law practitioners are also included. Attorneys working in the animal law, environmental law, agricultural law, and commercial transaction areas (with all levels of practice experience) will benefit from attending this full-day seminar. Can’t attend the live, on-site program in Chicago? Then join us on the web! This program will be broadcast live via the Internet so that attorneys can attend remotely.
The program is presented by the ISBA Animal Law Section and qualifies for 7.5 hours MCLE credit, including 1.0 hour Professional Responsibility MCLE credit.
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Richard W. Hall, attorney, a long-time resident of Park Forest, passed away on Monday, May 14, 2012. He was born on June 3, 1923 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Hubert and Almeada (Eardley) Hall.
He received a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Arizona in 1945, and during the late 1940s, Mr. Hall worked as an analytical chemist for the USDA, a control chemist for Lever Brothers in Whiting, IN, and William E. Thompson Company, in Los Angeles, an instructor in Biochemistry Lab Technique at the University of Utah, and a research chemist in insulin production at Armour Pharmaceuticals in Chicago. He received several patents in chemistry and was involved in the development of the compound 2-4-D.
Mr. Hall attended John Marshall Law School at night and received his Doctor of Jurisprudence degree in 1951. As he began his law practice, he also taught Chemistry at the Chicago Technical College from 1951-55. Mr. Hall served as the village prosecutor in Park Forest from 1961 to 1987.
Increase your knowledge on Commercial General Liability insurance law with this half-day seminar in Chicago on June 7th! Learn how to protect your business clients against claims not covered under general insurance policies while gaining a better understanding of the issues that can arise when drafting Commercial General Liability (CGL) forms; the new forms of insurance coverage being developed in an effort to resolve exposures; intellectual property exposures; developments in additional insured coverage; the issues in CGL allocation modeling; potential environmental exposures (including the U.S. Supreme Court decision in AEP v. Connecticut); and insurance coverage for construction defect litigation. Can’t attend the live, on-site program in Chicago? Then join us on the web! This program will be broadcast live via the Internet so that attorneys can attend remotely.
The seminar is presented by the ISBA Insurance Law Section and qualifies for 4.50 hours MCLE credit.
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Former ISBA Board member Kim E. Presbrey died Saturday as a result of injuries suffered in a plane crash on April 2, 2012. He was born in Aurora July 1, 1951 to Betty and George Presbrey.
He graduated from West Aurora High School in 1969, Northwestern Illinois University in 1973 and Vanderbilt Law School in 1976. He was admitted to the state and federal bar in 1976. He began the practice of law with his father at Presbrey and Presbrey. After his father’s retirement he became the principal owner of Presbrey and Associates, P.C.
He was past president of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and a member of Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Association, Illinois State Bar Association, American Trial Lawyers, Workplace Injury Litigation Group and Kane County Bar Association founder of the Workers’ Compensation Section.
Kim authored many articles and taught at many conferences on the subject of Workers’ Compensation. He was an advocate for injured workers and continuously lobbied the Illinois State Legislature on their behalf. His peers voted him a Super Lawyer, Leading Lawyer and Top “100” Trial Lawyer. Since 2008 he has co-authored the Lexis-Nexis Illinois Workers’ Compensation Book.
Effective March 1, 2012, the Family Law Offices of Peter R. Olson and Steele Law Firm, LLC have joined forces to form the Chicago Family Law Group, LLC. Peter R. Olson is a Partner and Kelly D. Thames is an Associate with the Firm. The new firm will be a highly specialized Chicago boutique family law practice focused on top notch client service and providing the highest quality legal representation.