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  • November 11, 2013 | Events
    Register now for YLD Holiday Party

    Please join us at the 16th Annual Holiday Party and show your support for the IBF/ YLD Children's Assistance Fund.

    WHEN: Friday, December 6, 2013, 6:00pm-10:00pm

    WHERE: Cubby Bear Lounge, 1059 W. Addison, Chicago, Illinois

    WHAT: Open Bar, Warm Appetizers, and Live Music by Stache!

    COST: $35 per person, for tickets purchased on or before November 22, 2013 Discount rate: $30 for law students, for tickets purchased on or before November 22, 2013.
    $40 per person, for tickets purchased after November 22, 2013

    Register at www.isba.org/sections/yld/holidayparty/registration

  • November 8, 2013 | Events
    IBF to honor Judge Michael McCuskey at Champaign County Fellows Reception

    The Illinois Bar Foundation will host a Champaign County Fellows Reception honoring U.S. District Judge Michael P. McCuskey on Wednesday, Nov. 20 from 5-6:30 p.m. This event will be held at Crane Alley Restaurant, 115 W. Main Street, Urbana.

    Tickets to this reception are $35 and include appetizers and drinks. To register, please click here or call the IBF directly at 312.726.6072.

    The Illinois Bar Foundation is the charitable arm of the ISBA and is dedicated to improving access to justice to those most vulnerable, helping attorneys and their families in need, and to providing year-long legal Fellowships to new attorneys working in legal aid clinics.

    The Fellows of the Illinois Bar Foundation are a unique group of attorneys and judges, who have committed, by direct payment or pledge over 10 years, sums of money ranging from $1,000 to $25,000.

    Fellows pledge payments are retained in a special fund of the Foundation, and are used for making grants, helping lawyers and their families in need, and providing legal fellowships to new attorneys in their alma mater’s legal aid clinic.

    Fellows Officers of the Illinois Bar Foundation:

  • November 4, 2013 | Events | ISBA News
    ISBA to honor Class of 1963 Distinguished Counsellors

    The Illinois State Bar Association will honor the Class of 1963 Distinguished Counsellors on Thursday, Nov. 14. This title is conferred annually upon those ISBA members who are completing their 50th year of practice.

    The Class will be honored during a special luncheon at the Union League Club of Chicago located at 65 West Jackson Street. A reception will begin at 11:15 a.m., and lunch is scheduled for noon.

    Honorees receive one complimentary ticket to attend the luncheon. Additional tickets may be purchased in advance at $75 per person. Members of the “Class” and their guest(s) will be seated at special tables, each seating 10 persons. All tickets will be held for pick up at our registration table immediately prior to the luncheon.

    Tickets to the luncheon are available and may be purchased online at www.isba.org/distinguishedcounsellorsluncheon. Any questions regarding the luncheon may be directed to Kim Weaver at kweaver@isba.org.

    As part of the efforts to recognize 50 years of service, the Illinois Bar Foundation will produce a class yearbook with photographs and information about honorees and their experiences in the law.

    Congratulations to the 1963 Class of Distinguished Counsellors

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  • October 31, 2013 | Events
    Phi Alpha Delta to celebrate Daniel P. Ward Student Scholarship's 20th anniversary

    Phi Alpha Delta Chicago Alumni Chapter will celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Daniel P. Ward Student Scholarship on Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 5 p.m. The event will be held at the Union League Club of Chicago located at 65 West Jackson.

    For 20 straight years, the PAD-CAC has hosted this event and awarded area law students with scholarships to continue their law studies. Scholarship recipients apply for scholarships, and those chosen to receive an award are invited to attend the dinner as a guest of the Alumni Chapter for free.
     
    Tickets are available at $60 for students and $95 for lawyers/judges, if the payment is received by November 8, 2013. Thereafter, the price increases to $75 for students and $125 for lawyers/judges. In addition, the event is seeking table sponsors for the scholarship dinner. For more information, please contact Julie-April Montgomery at 773-955-4370.

  • October 30, 2013 | Events
    Over 2,100 new lawyers admitted on Oct. 31

    More than 2,100 new attorneys were admitted to practice in Illinois on Thursday, October 31 with Justices of the Illinois Supreme Court presiding and administering the attorney's oath at five separate locations.

    Justice Charles E. Freeman presided over and administered the attorney's oath at bar admission ceremonies in the First Judicial District on October 31. Justices Anne M. Burke and Mary Jane Theis also participated in the ceremonies.

    The group of 1,659 was admitted in the First Judicial District during two ceremonies at the Arie Crown Theater, 2301 Lake Shore Drive.

  • October 29, 2013 | Events
    Chief Justice Garman to administer oath to new attorneys in Springfield

    Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Rita B. Garman will preside over the Fourth Judicial District Bar Admission Ceremony on October 31 in Springfield.

    The 10 a.m. program will be held at the Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 South Sixth Street.

    Chief Justice Garman, in her first bar admission ceremony as the Chief Justice, will administer the attorney's oath to 82 new lawyers in the Fourth Judicial District.

    All of the candidates have passed the Illinois State Bar Examination, a required ethics examination, and were certified by the Committee on Character and Fitness.

    Hon. Steven H. Nardulli of the Seventh Judicial Circuit will be the keynote speaker. Danville attorney Kerry R. Clapper will make the motion to admit the class. Hon. Jeffrey B. Ford of the Sixth Judicial Circuit, Hon. Esteban F. Sanchez of the Seventh Judicial Circuit, and Springfield attorney Saul J. Morse, will second the motion. Springfield attorney and ISBA Board member Jennifer Hammer will also address the class.

    Other guests of the Supreme Court will be Chief Circuit Judges Millard S. Everhart of the Fifth Circuit, Dan L. Flannell of the Sixth Circuit, Leslie J. Graves of the Seventh Circuit, Richard D. Greenlief of the Eight Circuit, and Elizabeth A. Robb of the Eleventh Circuit.

    A reception will follow.

  • October 29, 2013 | ISBA News | Events
    Young Lawyers Professional Development Series - Advice From the Bench

    The second luncheon in a three-part luncheon series aimed at teaching law students and young attorneys practical steps in developing their legal career. Each luncheon will feature esteemed panelists discussing a variety of topics while also taking questions from the audience. This luncheon program will feature sitting judges offering tips to young lawyers on how to make a good impression in the courtroom.

    Speakers:

    • The Honorable James F. Holderman, United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois
    • The Honorable Thomas R. Mulroy, Circuit Court of Cook County, Law Division

    • The Honorable Laura C. Liu, Circuit Court of Cook County, Chancery Division

    When/Where:

    • November 13, 2013, noon to 1 p.m.
    • ISBA Chicago Office, 20 S. Clark, Suite 900
    • Chicago, IL 60603

    Moderator:

    • Jessica Durkin, Co-Chair of YLD's Professional Development Committee, Associate,  Miroballi Durkin & Rudin

    Cost: $10 includes lunch. Cancellations will be accepted and refunded through Friday, November 8.  After November 8, no refunds will be given for cancellations.

    No MCLE credit is available for this program.

    Deadline to register is 4 pm, November 8.

    Register now!

  • October 24, 2013 | Events
    Rita B. Garman to be installed as Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court on Oct. 28

    The elevation of Justice Rita B. Garman to become Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court will be marked by an installation ceremony Monday, October 28 at the Vermilion County Courthouse in Danville.

    Justice Garman will become the 119th Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, the second woman in Illinois to be Chief Justice and the second woman to head one of the three branches of government in Illinois.

    "I am honored and humbled to have been chosen by my colleagues to serve as Chief Justice," Justice Garman said. "This office has been held by many great jurists, several of whom I have served with and count among my friends. I welcome the challenges and the responsibility that go with the role of Chief Justice because I know that I can count on the support of my colleagues at all levels of the judiciary and the members of the Illinois bar."

    Justice Garman was elected to the Court from the Fourth Judicial District, which is made up of 30 counties that stretch across central Illinois from west to east.

    Her selection as Chief Justice on the seven-member Court culminates her long service to the people of Illinois. There are more than 950 judges in Illinois, and Justice Garman has served in the judiciary longer than all of them--except one.

  • October 24, 2013 | Events
    Over 140 lawyers honored at 3rd Circuit Pro Bono Luncheon

    An Honor Roll of more than 140 lawyers in the 3rd Circuit (Madison and Bond counties) were honored at a Pro Bono Luncheon on October 22 in Edwardsville.

    From left: Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd Karmeier served as guest speaker; Chief Judge of the 3rd Circuit, David Hylla, welcomed a roomful of attendees; Judge Barbara Crowder chairs the 3rd Circuit Pro Bono Committee, the first to be formed in the state, and is secretary of ISBA's Delivery of Legal Services Committee; and Lois Wood, executive director of Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation, is chair of ISBA's Delivery of Legal Services Committee.

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  • October 11, 2013 | Events
    Young Lawyers Holiday Party set for Dec. 6

    Please join us at the 16th Annual Holiday Party and show your support for the IBF/ YLD Children's Assistance Fund. Initially created to assist with the opening of children's waiting rooms in courthouses across the State of Illinois, the IBF/YLD Children's Assistance Fund has since grown, and now provides funding to organizations across the State of Illinois that provide legal assistance to children, maintain children's waiting rooms in courthouses, work to reduce recidivism of juveniles, and/or work to reduce the incidents of domestic violence in families with children. The YLD has raised more than $350,000.00 for the Children's Assistance Fund over the past fifteen years, due, in large part, to the widespread support and participation in our annual Holiday Party. We hope that you will help us continue this worthy tradition by joining us in person or, if you cannot attend, by contributing to the cause.

    WHEN: Friday, December 6, 2013, 6:00pm-10:00pm

    WHERE: Cubby Bear Lounge, 1059 W. Addison, Chicago, Illinois

    WHAT: Open Bar, Warm Appetizers, and Live Music by Stache!

    COST: $35 per person, for tickets purchased on or before November 22, 2013 Discount rate: $30 for law students, for tickets purchased on or before November 22, 2013.
    $40 per person, for tickets purchased after November 22, 2013

    Register at www.isba.org/sections/yld/holidayparty/registration