ISBA News

Take advantage of this opportunity to secure your room reservations early for the ISBA's 134th Annual Meeting in St. Louis. A complete schedule and meeting registration information will be available online in the near future.

• June 24 - 26, 2010
• Hyatt Regency St. Louis at The Arch

To make your room reservations at the Hyatt, please call (888) 421-1442 or make your reservation online. The room rate is $169 single or double plus applicable state and local taxes (currently 15.491%). Deadline for Reservations is May 21, 2010.

[caption id="attachment_9163" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Nancy Z. Hablutzel will discuss tax-related issues with William M. Gasa on "Tax Time and Beyond.""][/caption] [caption id="attachment_9162" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Stephen G. Katz and Deborah E. Decker will appear with moderator Nancy Z. Hablutzel (front) on "School Discipline.""][/caption] School Discipline and Tax Time and Beyond, half-hour programs presented by the Illinois State Bar Association, will air on Chicago Access Network Television, Channel 21 in Chicago in March and April. School Discipline will air on on Tuesdays, March 23 and April 6 at 10 p.m. Appearing on the show, moderated by Chicago lawyer Nancy Z. Hablutzel, are Stephen G. Katz, visiting associate director of Labor & Employment Relations at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and attorney Deborah E. Decker, of Tabet DiVito & Rothstein, LLC, in Chicago. Tax Time and Beyond will air on on Tuesdays, March 30 and April 13 at 10 p.m. Chicago lawyer Nancy Z. Hablutzel will discuss tax-related issues with William M.

[caption id="attachment_9481" align="alignright" width="300" caption="ISBA President John O’Brien, Ohio State Bar President Barbara Howard, Judge Jane Stuart and Justice Susan Hutchinson at the Celebrating Women Luncheon on March 9 at the Standard Club. President O’Brien presented Judge Stuart and Justice Hutchinson with Presidential Commendation Awards while Howard delivered the keynote address."][/caption] The Illinois State Bar Association presented "Celebrating Women in the Profession: Reach Out and Build Our Future" on March 9. ISBA President John O’Brien presented Presidential Commendation Awards to 2nd District Appellate Justice Susan F. Hutchinson and Cook County Circuit Judge Jane L. Stuart before a crowd of over 200 at the Standard Club in Chicago. “Today we honor the women who have advanced our profession, expanded our network and are doing the work that women do so well – sharing the benefits of practicing law with the next generation,” President O’Brien said. Judge Stuart thanked the bar associations for encouraging diversity and making her feel welcome throughout her career. Barbara Howard, President of the State Bar of Ohio, delivered a rousing keynote address. “As a woman in the profession, one of the things I appreciate is that we can come together to do more collectively than as individuals,” Howard said. “We must appreciate our past as we see how many women are in the profession today.

The Illinois State Bar Association and the Illinois Bar Foundation announce the resignation of IBF Executive Director Susan Lewers. After nine years at the helm of the Foundation, Susan hopes her departure will allow her to spend more time with her growing family. The Illinois Bar Foundation has grown substantially since Susan began with the Foundation in 2001. With a new Strategic Plan adopted in 2009, the Foundation has its sights on significant growth in the immediate future. Susan can be contacted at smlewers@gmail.com.