Winters Salzetta O’Brien & Richardson LLC has announced that Bart J. Galvin, III is its newest partner.
As a partner, Galvin will work to further the firm’s goal of providing personalized representation for clients in personal injury cases.
Winters Salzetta O’Brien & Richardson LLC has announced that Bart J. Galvin, III is its newest partner.
As a partner, Galvin will work to further the firm’s goal of providing personalized representation for clients in personal injury cases.
Woodruff Johnson & Evans has announced that attorney Russ Haugen was named a partner in the firm.
He started at Woodruff Johnson & Evans in 2000 as a clerk while still in high school. In 2006, he was promoted to paralegal. Those experiences as a paralegal lead to a desire to pursue a law degree. He graduated from Cooley Law School at Western Michigan University in 2009 with a concentration in litigation and he became a member of the Illinois State Bar later that year.
On Aug. 3, 2019, John B. Kincaid, loving husband and father of three daughters, passed away at the age of 80. John was born on Aug. 25, 1938, in Hinsdale, to Marguerite Donahue and Cecil Kincaid.
On Jan. 8, 1966, he married Sharon Louise Middleton. They raised three daughters, Stacy (Heesen), Sarah (Gillotti), and Tara (Schreiner). He received his law degree from Chicago-Kent Law School in 1963 and practiced civil law for almost 60 years, most notably at Mirabella, Kincaid, Mirabella & Frederick in Wheaton, Illinois.
The Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) recently recognized outgoing Board of Governors member Albert E. Durkin for his many years of service.
Durkin, who practices at MDR Law in Chicago, continues to be an active member of the ISBA’s Standing Committee on Judicial Evaluations—Cook County, which evaluates the qualifications of candidates for judicial office and reports the committee’s conclusions to the electorate.
Circuit Judge Andreas Matoesian was recognized for his 54 years on the bench during a Madison County Bar Association meeting held Thursday, July 25.
The Illinois Latino Judges Association hosted its Annual Installation of President, Officers, and Board Members on Tuesday, July 23 at Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Among the attendees were ISBA Second Vice President Anna Krolikowska, past ISBA president Hon. Vincent Cornelius, DePaul University College of Law Dean Jennifer Rosato Perea, and Hon. David Garcia, who was sworn in as president of the Illinois Latino Judges Association.
L. Milton McClure, 77, of Springfield, formerly of Beardstown, died Friday, July 12, 2019, at his home.
He was born Aug. 23, 1941, in Chicago, to Lloyd Milton McClure and Margaret Steadman McClure.
George Jacob Lewis, 88, of Quincy, died Sunday, July 14, 2019, at Good Samaritan Home in Quincy.
George was born Aug. 17, 1930, in Rushville, to parents Dana Mendel Lewis and Gladys Elizabeth Hersman Lewis. He was raised working on his family's farm in Hersman. He graduated from Brown County High School in Mount Sterling in 1948.
Gregory Michael Tobin, 58, died Tuesday, July 2, 2019, following a battle with gastric cancer.
Born Sept. 19, 1960 in Jacksonville, he was the son of William "Bill" Tobin of Grape Vine, Texas, and Patricia "Pat" (Henry) Pinkerton of Jacksonville.
He was an attorney and owner of Pratt and Tobin, PC in Bethalto for 34 years.
The Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI) has announced that Elizabeth R. Boe is its new managing attorney.
She will be responsible for helping to expand and enhance pro bono legal assistance across the state by overseeing the activity of PILI’s Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committees and PILI’s participation in the Illinois Armed Forces Legal Aid Network (IL-AFLAN).