The Illinois State Bar Association’s Annual Meeting kicked off Thursday night in St. Louis with an Opening Reception and Workshop on “Who Me? A Law School Professor,” presented by the Southern Illinois University School of Law. This year's Annual Meeting and CLE Fest are being held at the Hyatt St. Louis at the Arch.
Click here to view our photo gallery from the Opening Reception.
Click here for a schedule of events.
The ISBA Assembly will meet Saturday morning. Click here for the Assembly Agenda.
Out of State
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June 24, 2010 |
ISBA News
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May 18, 2010 |
People
[caption id="attachment_11580" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Chip Owens"][/caption] Hoeppner Wagner & Evans LLP is pleased to announce that Bernard H. (Chip) Owens III has joined the firm as an associate. “We are pleased Chip has joined our firm to support our active employment and litigation practices,” noted William F. Satterlee, III, the firm’s Managing Partner. Mr. Owens, who is located in the firm’s Merrillville office, concentrates his practice in the areas of labor and employment, and commercial litigation. He joined the firm after practicing with an area sole practitioner. Mr. Owens received his law degree from Valparaiso University School of Law in 2009. While in law school, Mr. Owens served on the Moot Court Executive Board. Mr. Owens received both an MBA and undergraduate degree in Finance from Western Illinois University. Prior to entering legal practice, Mr. Owens was a financial analyst with Dyson, Inc. Previous to that, he worked on a wide array of business matters including Sarbanes-Oxley compliance with Accenture, LLP. With offices in Valparaiso and Merrillville, the law firm of Hoeppner Wagner & Evans has been rooted in Northwest Indiana for more than 100 years. The firm handles litigation and general business counseling matters, including labor and employment, insurance, real estate, commercial transactions and wealth and estate planning matters.
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May 18, 2010 |
Events | ISBA News
The Southern Illinois University School of Law will present "Who Me? A Law School Professor" on Thursday, June 24 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Illinois State Bar Association's Annual Meeting in St. Louis. This program will address reasons to become a law professor and explain the hiring process. Southern Illinois University School of Law presents this program to encourage the diversity among law professors. There will be handouts and time for one on one questions, as well as a group presentation. Click here for more information on the Annual Meeting.
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May 6, 2010
Central Illinois
- Shirley Skinner found guilty of murder, Springfield State Journal-Register
Chicago area
- Jury weighing case of fatal nail polishing vehicle crash, Daily Herald
- Niece gives aunt, 100, eviction notice, Chicago Tribune
- Ex-cop Burge goes on trial for perjury, Chicago Tribune
- Stevens explains death penalty stance, bow ties, ABA Journal
Nation
- Plea agreement in grain fraud case; "Madoff of the Midwest" bilked farmers out of millions, Belleville News-Democrat
- Appeals court puts halt to release of militia, Chicago Sun-Times
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April 28, 2010
Chicago area
- Des Plaines lawyer charged over bad checks, Daily Herald
- Murder suspect can't act as own attorney in retrial, Chicago Sun-Times
- 100 years old and facing foreclosure, Chicago Tribune
- Judge: Indiana doctor accused of fraud competent for trial, Chicago Tribune
Southern Illinois
- Judge O'Malley to retire July 31, Belleville News-Democrat
Nation
- McDonald's Happy Meals on wrong end of the law in California county, Crain's Chicago Business
SCOTUS
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April 20, 2010
SCOTUS
- Justices void law banning videos of animal cruelty, New York Times
State
- Lawsuits over Illinois budget mess could be coming, Quad-City Times
Central Illinois
- Paprocki named Springfield bishop, Springfield State Journal-Register
- Suit against deceased B-N priest moves forward, Bloomington Pantagraph
Chicago area
- 3 plead not guilty to armored car robbery plot, Chicago Tribune
Northern Illinois
- Man charged after bringing drugs into police department, DeKalb Daily Chronicle
Southern Illinois
- Former Illinois State Police director calls Mitchell's actions "irresponsible", Belleville News-Democrat
Nation
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April 13, 2010 |
People
Roger W. Barrett, 94, a partner for many years with Mayer Brown, died earlier this year in Rancho Mirage, Calif., of complications from pneumonia. Mr. Barrett had already started his law carer in Chicago when he joined the Army in 1943. Eventually a captain, he was enlisted for the team led by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson that would prosecute top Nazis in Nuremberg. He was assigned the task of assembling the government's evidence, which included everything from letters and diaries to lampshades made of human skin. He went over some of the evidence with Luftwaffe commander Hermann Goering, who he remembered as highly intelligent, arrogant and amoral. "He said that Goering was completely immoral, there was no sense of right or wrong," said his son, Oliver. Click here to read the full obituary in the Chicago Tribune.
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March 30, 2010 |
Events | 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
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March 29, 2010 |
People
[caption id="attachment_9853" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Reno Cova"][/caption] Reno Cova has joined Hawkins, Parnell & Thackston, LLP as an associate in the St. Louis office. He represents businesses and individuals in various types of liability defense and litigation, including FELA defense litigation, toxic tort, business litigation, personal injury, premises liability, product liability, and insurance and bad faith litigation. Reno has experience handling matters in all facets of litigation, including advising clients on litigation avoidance, pre-suit liability and/or coverage analysis, and handling all phases of active litigation including alternate dispute resolution and trial. Reno earned his J.D. from the University of Missouri at Columbia in 2004.
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March 24, 2010 |
People
[caption id="attachment_9828" align="alignright" width="150" caption="George E.Q. Johnson Jr."][/caption] George “Gene” E.Q. Johnson Jr., 93, a prominent Chicago attorney, died March 23 at his home in Lakeside, Mich. He was the loving husband of Mary Ann (nee:Barry) Johnson, father of Charles E Johnson, stepfather of Philip W. Collins III and Tierney Eson, endearingly known as “Poppy” to the grandchildren whom he loved, Christopher Eson, Erin Collins, Michelle Eson and Mackenzie Collins. A native of Chicago's South Shore neighborhood, Gene attended Bryn Mawr Elementary School, University High School, Northwestern University, and Northwestern University Law School. A World War II Veteran, Gene served as a LT Commander in the US Navy. As commanding officer of the USS PC 1243, a “sub chaser,” and Executive Officer of the USS Courage, Gene served in the South Atlantic, North Atlantic, Pacific, South and North China Seas. Upon returning from military service, Gene began his career as an attorney with his father, specializing in probate law. Having practiced law for well over fifty years, Gene became an authority on probate law and served as a special arbitrator for the Illinois Attorney General's Office into his 80's. He was a member of the Illinois State and Chicago Bar Associations. Gene was very active in church work and was a past chairman of the Board of Trustees of Bryn Mawr Community Church in Chicago.
