Chicago Area

Loving husband of Michele, nee Gualdoni; Dear father of Michael (Jennifer), Daniel, and Patrick Tardy; Cherished papa of Michael and Lucia Tardy; Beloved brother of Lawrence (Suzanne), Marguerite (late Frank) Zimmermann, and the late Stephen Tardy; Proud son of the late Lawrence and Jane Tardy; Fond uncle, cousin, and friend of many; Michael served in both clinical and administrative capacities in the Illinois Court System for 38 years; He retired as Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts in 2017; Visitation Sunday, October 13, 3:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Curley Funeral Home, 6116 W. 111th Street, Chicago Ridge, IL; Funeral Monday, Family and friends meet directly at St. Linus Church, 10300 S. Lawler Ave. Oak Lawn, IL Mass 9:30 a.m. Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery; In lieu of flowers, donations to Ronald McDonald House, 4410 W. 93rd St., Oak Lawn, IL 60453, or Rally4Ryan Sisters would be appreciated; Funeral info 708-422-2700, or www.curleyfuneralhome.com.

Fisher Phillips, a national labor and employment law firm representing employers, today announces various office and committee leadership changes along with the appointment of partners Kathleen McLeod Caminiti and J. Hagood Tighe as co-chairs of the firm’s Wage and Hour practice group.

Joseph M. Lucas is an accomplished attorney with more than 35 years of experience. He has helped his clients resolve personal, financial, and legal matters. Joseph received his bachelor’s degree from Villanova University and his Juris Doctor from the Saint Louis University School of Law.

The attorneys at Lucas Law have more than 30 years of legal experience. They are seasoned in resolving complex legal cases by obtaining favorable verdicts in many civil trials and negotiating positive outcomes for their clients.

Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP partner Michael W. Drumke has been named chair of the Cannabis Law and Policy Committee of the Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) of American Bar Association (ABA) for a one-year term.

Drumke’s practice focuses on complex business litigation matters, including toxic tort, product liability, pharmaceutical, class action and commercial litigation. He serves as national trial counsel in mass tort litigation across the country and has served as national coordinating counsel for manufacturers in asbestos-related litigation and lead counsel for several premises owners named in toxic tort litigation in the midwest. He has represented clients in Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Missouri, Michigan, Texas, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Alabama, Washington, Oregon, California, Mississippi, Massachusetts, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, Delaware, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.