Cal Thelin, attorney and resident of Batavia, passed away Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021, after Thanksgiving weekend spent with grandchildren and family. He was 92.
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Frederick J. Steffen, a lawyer, father, and lifelong resident of Elgin, IL, passed away peacefully on December 25, 2021, at the age of 87.
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December 22, 2021 |
Practice News
Here are brief summaries of the 18 new Illinois laws that will go into effect on January 1, 2022.
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The ISBA offices will be closed for the holidays from Thursday, December 23, to Sunday, January 2. The offices will reopen on Monday, January 3. During this time, members can expect the following:
- E-Clips will not be delivered for the duration of this period.
- The Bar News will not be delivered on Thursday, December 23.
- Illinois Lawyer Now will not be delivered on Thursday, December 30.
All business and e-newsletter distribution will resume as usual on January 3, 2022.
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Marshall J. Hartman, age 87, passed away on September 21, 2021.
Marshall, recipient of the 2017 Illinois State Bar Association Laureate Award, was a 1957 graduate of the University of Chicago Law School. He was instrumental in establishing offices and policies for the defense of indigents in Cook County and across the United States. Among other positions, he was appointed the Public Defender for Lake County, IL, (1987-91) and he went on to lead the Capital Resource Center at the Office of the Illinois State Appellate Defender.
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November 15, 2021 |
People
Kathryn Ann Gallanis, a skilled and experienced attorney located in the city of Chicago, Illinois, has recently been named a Leading Lawyer and an Elite Lawyer for her work in personal injury defense cases.
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October 27, 2021 |
People
Levin & Perconti has named trial lawyers Margaret Battersby Black and Michael Bonamarte as the firm’s co-managing partners. The partners, both of whom have spent their entire legal careers with the firm, will continue to handle substantial caseloads of personal injury and wrongful death matters as they share responsibility for strategic leadership of the firm.
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Pilgrim Christakis LLP, a financial services litigation boutique based in Chicago, has announced the promotion of Jim Morrissey, 35, to the firm’s partnership. Jim formerly served as an associate at the firm for six years. The promotion was effective on Sept. 1, 2021.
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Few attorneys are as knowledgeable or passionate about tax law as is Evan Schanerberger. After 9 years working in local government starting with the City of Chicago, then moving on to Cook County and to the State of Illinois. Today, Schanerberger is an international tax law specialist with the Internal Revenue Service, where he administers tax treaties on international tax reporting.
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The Illinois Supreme Court and the Civic Federation today announced the results of a report on the elimination of cash bail and the effect it will have on counties throughout Illinois.