A revised version of the following jury instruction was just posted to the Illinois Supreme Court Web site: "110.04 Liability of Owner or Keeper of a Dog or Other Animal--Statutory Strict Liability."

[caption id="attachment_987" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Kathryn Kennedy"][/caption] The Internal Revenue Service has named Kathryn J. Kennedy, Associate Dean for Advanced Studies and Research at The John Marshall Law School, to its Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Government Entities (ACT).  She is the only current member of the panel to be associated with a law school. Kennedy, one of 10 new members of the 21-member panel, was introduced - and began serving a two-year term - June 10 at a public meeting in Washington D.C. ACT members are appointed by the Secretary of the Treasury. Established in 2001, the panel advises the IRS on operational policies and procedures – and provides an organized forum for discussion of relevant issues. In addition to Kennedy’s role as an associate dean at The John Marshall Law School, she also serves as the Director of the school’s Center for Tax Law and Employee Benefits program. In this role, she established the first LLM program in the nation for employee benefits, and has since developed the curriculum for more than 20 employee benefits courses at The John Marshall Law School. Kennedy has also served on the Department of Labor’s ERISA Advisory Council, and co-authored an employee benefits textbook.

[caption id="attachment_853" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Daniel L. Conklin"][/caption] Daniel L. Conklin recently joined Plunkett Cooney's Banking, Bankruptcy & Creditors' Right Practice Group in its Kalamazoo office. A member of the Banking, Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights and Real Estate/Transactional practice groups, Conklin concentrates his practice in the areas of real estate law and banking law on behalf of building owners, lenders and many other corporate clients. Established in 1913, Plunkett Cooney is one of the Midwest's oldest and largest full-service law firms with more than 150 attorneys in nine Michigan cities, Columbus, Ohio, and Indianapolis.

[caption id="attachment_823" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Jaime L. Sitton"][/caption] Jaime L. Sitton has joined the firm of Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard P.C. as an associate. Sitton received an undergraduate degree from Truman State University in 2003 and a Juris Doctoris degree from Marquette University Law School in 2006. Her primary focus will be health law -- medical malpractice. Sitton was formerly associated with the law offices of Moser & Marsalek, P.C. Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard P.C. has offices in St. Louis, Carbondale and Edwardsville. Illinois Lawyer Now is happy to announce transitions for ISBA members. Please include name, position, law firm, practice areas, education information and former employer. A mug shot in  the JPG file format may also be included. Send information to cbonjean@isba.org.