[caption id="attachment_18793" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Appearing on “Discipline Issues in Special Education” will be (from left) John A. Dively, Jr., moderator Nancy Z. Hablutzel, Deborah Decker and Mary Kay Klimesh."][/caption]
“Discipline Issues in Special Education,” a half-hour program presented by Illinois Law, will air on Chicago Access Network Television, Channel 21 in Chicago, on Tuesday, April 19 at 10 p.m. Illinois Law is a cable production of the Illinois State Bar Association.
Appearing on the show are John A. Dively, Jr., associate professor and chair of educational leadership at Eastern Illinois University; program moderator Nancy Z. Hablutzel, a Chicago lawyer; attorney Deborah Decker, of Tabet DiVito & Rothstein, LLC, in Chicago; and attorney Mary Kay Klimesh, of Seyfarth Shaw, Chicago.
Previous Illinois Law programs are available for online viewing at www.illinoislawyernow.com/tag/illinois-law-video/
Chicago Area
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April 12, 2011 |
ISBA News
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April 5, 2011 |
Practice News
The Illinois Supreme Court announced today that the Twelfth Judicial Circuit judges voted to select Brian E. Barrett as an associate judge of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit. Mr. Barrett received his undergraduate degree in 1995 from DePaul University and his Juris Doctor in 1999 from Chicago-Kent. Mr. Barrett is currently engaged in solo practice in New Lenox, Illinois.
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April 5, 2011 |
Events
On June 9, the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois (“WBAI”) will begin a new term of office with its 97th Annual Installation Dinner at the Hilton Chicago, located at 720 S. Michigan Avenue in Chicago. The event begins at 4:00 p.m. with a President’s Reception, followed by cocktails at 5:00 p.m. and a formal dinner beginning at 6:00 p.m. The WBAI’s Annual Installation Dinner is one of the largest annual celebrations within the Chicago legal community, with over 700 judges, attorneys, corporate supporters, and prominent leaders attending each year. Participants and speakers at this year’s Dinner include keynote speaker Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, U.S. Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas L. Kilbride, Illinois Supreme Court Justice Anne M. Burke, and Cook County Circuit Court Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans. Incoming WBAI President Deane Beth Brown, a partner in the Chicago law firm of Beermann Swerdlove LLP, will also detail her goals for the 2011-2012 bar year and unveil her mission for the WBAI, “Promoting Women Leaders in the Legal Community.” To receive more information on the WBAI or the Annual Installation Dinner, to become a sponsor of this event, or to purchase an individual ticket, please contact the WBAI office at 312-341-8530 or visit the WBAI website at www.wbaillinois.org.
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March 31, 2011 |
People
Charles W. Busse, who was born on Oct. 10, 1927, passed away on March 30 in Arlington Heights. Mr. Busse worked for Pretzel Stouffer from 1955 to 1984, and Busse & Busse, P.C. from 1984 until 2006. He was a 1951 graduate of the John Marshall Law School. He was a licensed attorney for over 50 years in Illinois, a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and a past president of the Northwest Suburban Bar Association. Visitation from 3-9 p.m. will be held on Friday, April 1, at the Glueckert Funeral Home, 1520 N. Arlington Heights Rd., Arlington Heights. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 2, at Glueckert Funeral Home, Ltd. Internment is private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to the Gloria and Bill Busse Memorial Fund c/o Edison Park Lutheran Church, 6626 N. Oliphant Ave., Chicago, 60631, the Anti-Cruelty Societs, 157 N. Grand Ave., Chicago, 60654, or the American Cancer Society, 1114 N. Arlington Heights Rd., Arlington Heights, 60004.
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March 29, 2011 |
People
[caption id="attachment_18547" align="alignright" width="150" caption="George J. Cotsirilos"][/caption] Longtime Chicago criminal defense attorney George J. Cotsirilos died on Sunday, March 27 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Mr. Cotsirilos was a fledgling assistant state’s attorney in 1949, when 19-year-old Ruth Steinhagen — a “6-foot typist brunette” in that era’s hardboiled newspaper parlance — stalked Waitkus and shot the former Cub at the old Edgewater Beach Hotel. Waitkus survived despite being hit in the chest with a bullet from a .22-caliber rifle. Mr. Cotsirilos helped question Steinhagen, who reportedly told investigators: “I just wanted something exciting in my life. . . . I didn’t want to go back to typing.” Click here to read the full obituary in the Chicago Sun-Times
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March 28, 2011 |
People
[caption id="attachment_18507" align="alignright" width="147" caption="Asher D. Funk"][/caption] Polsinelli Shughart PC welcomes attorney Asher D. Funk as an associate in the national law firm’s Trial department where he will focus his practice on government investigations and criminal defense of fraud and abuse issues within the health care industry. Funk brings a wealth of experience previously representing “whistleblowers” under the False Claims Act. He will now represent health care clients facing government investigations, civil and criminal lawsuits. Previously, Funk worked closely with the attorneys from the Department of Justice and state attorney generals’ offices across the country during the investigation and prosecution of False Claims Acts cases. Funk joins a national team of government investigations/white-collar criminal defense attorneys stretching from Phoenix to Washington, D.C. The firm advises clients on corporate governance issues and assists in structuring compliance programs to help clients avoid problems before they arise.
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March 23, 2011
Chicago area
- McHenry County state's atty. acquitted on all charges, Chicago Tribune
- Ex-cop guilty in videotaped beating, Chicago Tribune
- Bank takes ownership of Block 37 mall in sheriff's sale, Chicago Business
- Bulls' Carlos Boozer allegedly ripped off for $1 million, Chicago Sun-Times
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March 23, 2011 |
People
[caption id="attachment_18380" align="alignright" width="143" caption="James R. Carr"][/caption] The Law Offices of Paul F. O’Keefe, P.C. are pleased to announce that James R. Carr, formerly of Holland & Knight, LLP, has joined the firm as partner and the name of the firm has been changed to O’Keefe & Carr, P.C. Mr. Carr will join the Firm’s civil trial practice concentrating in the areas of Land Use, Zoning, Government Representation, Construction Law, and Commercial Real Estate Litigation. The firm will continue to practice law in the areas of Commercial Litigation, Probate and Estate Planning. He received his bachelors and juris doctor degrees from the University of Notre Dame. Mr. Carr can be reached at jcarr@okeefecarr.com
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March 23, 2011 |
People
[caption id="attachment_18371" align="alignright" width="125" caption="Erika N. Walsh"][/caption] Erika N. Walsh, a member of Schiller DuCanto & Fleck since 2006, has been made a partner in the family law firm. Ms. Walsh previously practiced commercial litigation for three years, including representation of major corporations in both federal and state courts. She received her J.D. degree from the University of Chicago Law School, where she participated in the Mandel Clinic representing indigent victims of police abuse and won the Mandel Award for her exceptional contributions to the clinical education program. Ms. Walsh practices in the Wheaton office and participates in local family law committees.
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March 22, 2011 |
People
[caption id="attachment_18352" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Giles M. Walsh"][/caption] The law firm of Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C. is pleased to announce Giles M. Walsh has joined the Firm’s Corporate Practice Group as an Associate. Walsh focuses on representing clients in a variety of transactions including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, private equity investments and securities transactions. Walsh also counsels clients in general business matters including business formation, planning and operational issues. Walsh received his Juris Doctorate from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2008 where he graduated with high honors, Order of the Coif. He received his bachelor’s degree from University of Illinois in 2005. He is licensed to practice law in Illinois. Greensfelder offers comprehensive legal solutions in 16 practice groups for clients locally, nationally and internationally including, communications and media; construction; corporate; creditor’s rights and bankruptcy; educational; religious and tax-exempt organizations; employee benefits; environmental; franchising & distribution; health care; immigration; intellectual property and technology; labor and employment; litigation; real estate; tax; and trusts and estates. Find out more at www.greensfelder.com.
