Wheaton lawyer Richard D. Felice will lead the Illinois State Bar Association as its president in 2014-15. Felice, a former member of the Board of Governors, was the only candidate filing petitions for 3rd vice president by Monday's filing deadline. He will become 3rd vice president at the annual meeting in June and serve one year in each of three vice presidential offices. Following Mark D. Hassakis in the office of president will be John G. Locallo of Chicago, John E. Thies of Urbana, Paula Hudson Holderman of Chicago, and Felice.
Six candidates filed for four vacancies on the Board of Governors in Cook County: Patrice M. Ball-Reed, Umberto S. Davi, Martin L. Glink, Christopher T. Hurley, Stephen M. Komie, and John L. Nisivaco.
Two candidates filed for Board of Governors Under 37, Downstate: Jennifer Walsh Hammer of Springfield and Tara H. Ori of Waukegan.
Also filing unopposed for re-election to their seats on the Board of Governors were Shari R. Rhode of Carbondale and Frank A.Sommario, Under 37, Cook County.
Twenty-six seats on the ISBA Assembly from Cook County are up for election. Twenty-four candidates filed petitions by Monday's deadline.
This year's filing deadlines were different from previous years, as will be the method of voting by ISBA members. Electronic voting will be offered as an option in addition to paper ballots for contested races.
ISBA Election
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February 3, 2011 |
ISBA News
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January 25, 2011 |
ISBA News
Nominating petitions for the upcoming ISBA election must be filed by 4:30 p.m. on Monday, January 31, 2011 at either the Illinois Bar Center, 424 South 2nd Street, in Springfield or the ISBA Chicago Office at 20 S. Clark Street, 9th Floor, Chicago. Petitions must be physically submitted with original signatures. Petitions submitted via email or fax will not be accepted. This election will decide a new Third Vice President, 7 Board of Governors and 26 members of the Assembly (Cook County). Click here for more information on ISBA elections.
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January 10, 2011 |
ISBA News
Nominating petitions for the upcoming ISBA election must be filed by 4:30 p.m. on Monday, January 31, 2011 at either the Illinois Bar Center, 424 South 2nd Street, in Springfield or the ISBA Chicago Office at 20 S. Clark Street, 9th Floor, Chicago. Petitions must be physically submitted with original signatures. Petitions submitted via email or fax will not be accepted. This election will decide a new Third Vice President, 7 Board of Governors and 26 members of the Assembly (Cook County). Click here for more information on ISBA elections.
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January 3, 2011 |
ISBA News
Nominating petitions for the upcoming ISBA election may be submitted beginning today, Jan. 3, and must be filed by 4:30 p.m. on Monday, January 31, 2011 at either the Illinois Bar Center, 424 South 2nd Street, in Springfield or the ISBA Chicago Office at 20 S. Clark Street, 9th Floor, Chicago. Petitions must be physically submitted with original signatures. Petitions submitted via email or fax will not be accepted. This election will decide a new Third Vice President, 7 Board of Governors and 26 members of the Assembly (Cook County). Click here for more information on ISBA elections.
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May 11, 2010 |
ISBA News
[caption id="attachment_11434" align="alignright" width="234" caption="Clockwise from upper right: Karen Enright, Mark Wojcik, Russell Hartigan, Jamie Bas"][/caption] The results from the Illinois State Bar Association's election are in and incumbents Russell W. Hartigan and Mark E. Wojcik have been re-elected to the Board of Governors. Karen M. Enright of Chicago picked up the third Cook County seat. Jamie L. Bas of Swansea was the winner in the Under 37 Downstate race. Hartigan is a partner at Hartigan & O’Connor P.C. in Chicago. He focuses his practice in civil litigation, municipal, personal injury and real estate. He is the current board liaison to the Civil Practice Section Council, Local Government Law Section, Committee on Legal Education, Admission and Competence. Wojcik is a professor at the John Marshall Law School where he has taught legal writing, torts, human rights and international subjects. He previously chaired the ISBA’s International and Immigration Section and served on the Human Rights Section Council, the Standing Committee on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, and the Special Committee on GATS. Enright is a partner at Winters Enright Salzetta & O’Brien, L.L.C. in Chicago. She focuses her practice in personal injury and won the 2009 ISBA Board of Governors Award. Enright was president of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois from 2007-2008. Bas is an associate at DeFranco & Bradley P.C.
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March 24, 2010 |
ISBA News
[caption id="attachment_9755" align="alignright" width="300" caption="ISBA presidents past, present and future: Past President Jack Carey, current President John O'Brien, newly-elected 3rd VP Paula Holderman, 2nd VP John Locallo, President-elect Mark Hassakis and 3rd VP John Thies "][/caption] Ballots will be mailed to ISBA members on April 1 for contested elections for the Board of Governors and the Assembly. Also watch for information about the candidates in the Spring edition of Illinois Lawyer Now Quarterly, on its way to your mailbox now. Six candidates are seeking three seats on the Board of Governors in Cook County, two challengers are seeking the Under 37 Board seat outside Cook County, and 127 seats in the 201-member Assembly are being filled. Assembly contests are in the 3rd, 7th, and 18th circuits. Learn about the candidates and vote!
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February 23, 2010 |
ISBA News
Eight of the 25 seats on the ISBA Board of Governors and 127 seats in the 201-member Assembly are up for election this spring. Paula Hudson Holderman was the sole candidate for 3rd vice president and is therefore elected. Members in areas where there are contested races will receive ballots in early April with results to be announced May 11. Ballot positions are listed next to the candidate’s name in contested elections. For Third Vice-President – 1 to be elected
- Paula Hudson Holderman, Chicago
- Kimberly J. Anderson, Chicago 6
- Karen McNulty Enright, Chicago 4
- Gregg A. Garofalo, Chicago 3
- Russell W. Hartigan, Chicago 2
- Stephen M. Komie, Chicago 1
- Mark E. Wojcik, Chicago 5
- Bernard Wysocki, Waukegan
- Steve Pacey, Paxton
- Jamie L. Bas, Swansea 1
- Tara H. Ori, Waukegan 2
- Gina Arquilla DeBoni, Chicago
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February 17, 2010 |
ISBA News
[caption id="attachment_8473" align="alignright" width="212" caption="Paula Holderman"][/caption] Paula Hudson Holderman has been elected 3rd Vice President of ISBA. Holderman, Chief Attorney Development Officer at Winston & Strawn LLP in Chicago, will serve a year in each of the three vice presidential posts before taking office as president in 2013. She will be sworn in as 3rd vice president at the ISBA Annual Meeting in June. At that time, Mark Hassakis of Mt. Vernon will be sworn in as president, John Locallo of Chicago will become president-elect, and John Thies of Urbana will be 2nd vice president. Holderman has been an active member of the ISBA for more than 25 years since then-president Richard Thies appointed her to the Criminal Justice Section Council in 1984 while she was serving as an Assistant State's Attorney in Champaign County trying murder and other felony cases. She also served as zoning counsel to the Champaign County Board. She is proud to have been the first woman to serve as president of the Champaign County Bar Association. Later, she was elected to the ISBA Assembly from the 6th Judicial Circuit. After relocating to the Chicago area in 1989, she had a suburban solo practice focusing on real estate and school zoning matters for four years before she began teaching at the John Marshall Law School. She taught trial advocacy and supervised the school's clinical programs until 1999.
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October 1, 2009 |
ISBA News
[caption id="attachment_4377" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Paula H. Holderman"][/caption] The Illinois State Bar Association election cycle begins today and Board of Governors member Paula H. Holderman of Chicago has announced her candidacy for third vice president. The complete notice of elections is on pages 6 and 7 of the Illinois Lawyer Now Quarterly that was recently mailed to members. Seven contests are scheduled for seats on the Board of Governors: Cook – 3 to be elected Incumbents: Russell W. Hartigan – Chicago Paula H. Holderman – Chicago* Mark E. Wojcik – Chicago Area 2 (Circuits 17 & 19) – 1 to be elected Incumbent: Bernard Wysocki – Waukegan Area 5 (Circuits 5, 6, & 11) – 1 to be elected Incumbent: Stephen R. Pacey – Paxton Under Age 37 – Downstate – 1 to be elected Incumbent: Dion U. Davi – Wheaton** Under Age 37 – Cook – 1 to be elected Incumbent: Gina Arquilla DeBoni – Chicago * Eligible to run, but would only be entitled to serve two years. Under the bylaws the third vice-president automatically succeeds to the office of second vice-president; therefore, there is no incumbent for this office. ** Ineligible to succeed due to age limitations. The entire Downstate Assembly and 39 Assembly seats from Cook County are up for election. Nominating petitions may be filed no earlier than January 15, 2010 and must be filed by 4:30 p.m.
