David E. Schwartz has been appointed to the position of associate judge for the 18th Judicial Circuit Court.
He is filling the vacancy created by the resignation of Judge John W. Demling.
David E. Schwartz has been appointed to the position of associate judge for the 18th Judicial Circuit Court.
He is filling the vacancy created by the resignation of Judge John W. Demling.
The Justinian Society of Lawyers hosted their annual installation dinner on September 26 at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago.
(L-R) ISBA Second Vice President Dennis Orsey, Justinian Society of Lawyers President Vincent Vidmer, and ISBA Immediate Past President Russell Hartigan.
Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C., has announced the launch of an office in the Cortex Innovation Community, an innovation hub and technology district integrated into the historic Central West End and Forest Park Southeast neighborhoods of St. Louis.
The ISBA hosted a cocktail reception honoring Appellate Justice Bogdan Jedrys of Poland on September 25 in the Chicago Regional Office.
Chicago attorney Robert G. Markoff, of Markoff Law LLC, has been appointed chairman emeritus of National Creditors Bar Association, formerly The National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys (NARCA).
Markoff, a past president, is the first person after the association’s founder to hold the position.
Sonni Choi Williams, a former member of the ISBA Board of Governors, was sworn in as a member of the Korean American Bar Association of Chicago’s Board on Sept. 21.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois is accepting applications for an assistant United States attorney opening in its Criminal Division in Chicago.
Applicants must possess a J.D. degree, be an active member of the bar (any jurisdiction), and have at least two years post-J.D. legal experience. U.S. citizenship is required.
Preferred qualifications include excellent academics, significant litigation experience, criminal law experience, strong legal writing skills, and a demonstrated commitment to public service.
The Illinois Supreme Court is seeking applications for five judicial positions in Cook County.
The court is seeking applications for the following positions:
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals’ Committee on Federal Criminal Jury Instruction has updated the pattern criminal jury instructions.
The revised instructions are the product of more than three years of work by the judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, and academics who served on the committee under the leadership of Judge Bill Bauer. The Judicial Conference authorized the publication of the revisions.
Peter V. Baugher, principal in Baugher Dispute Resolution LLC Chicago, was recently appointed to the board of directors of the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative.