Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC is pleased to announce that Michael J. Gilmartin has joined the firm. He will practice out of the firm’s Chicago Office.
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November 6, 2013 |
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November 5, 2013 |
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Nancy Piña, a first-generation American with a passion for real estate law, has been presented with a scholarship honoring The John Marshall Law School’s first Hispanic graduate.
To celebrate John Marshall’s legacy of diversity, the law school established the William E. Rodriguez Memorial Scholarship in November 2012. Ricardo Meza (JD ’90) and Joan Pantsios (JD ’75), two of the first donors to the scholarship, met with Piña at a recent luncheon honoring scholarship donors and recipients. Meza is executive inspector general for the State of Illinois. Pantsios’ aunt was at one time married to Rodriguez.
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November 1, 2013 |
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The Rudolph Kaplan law firm has moved its offices to 20 N. Clark in Chicago. The firm, headed by David Rudolph and Seth Kaplan, provides legal services to individuals and businesses throughout the Chicago area. It has a diverse practice concentrated in all aspects of business and real estate law – both transactional and litigation.
The new address is 20 N. Clark, Ste. 2500, Chicago, IL and more information on the firm is available at rudolphkaplan.com.
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October 29, 2013 |
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Experienced Chicago commercial litigator, Christopher Durcan, joins the Carmen D. Caruso Law Firm. Durcan will be Of Counsel with the Firm and will work with Carmen Caruso and the other members of the Firm on a variety of cases as he grows his commercial litigation practice.
Previously, Durcan practiced with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP and Butler Rubin Saltarelli & Boyd, LLP where he defended corporate clients in nationwide class actions and gained favorable outcomes in complex litigation issues for small, mid-size and Fortune 500 companies. He also has a proven track record of specialized insurance and reinsurance litigation and arbitration focusing on contract disputes.
Durcan, an alumnus of University of Chicago Law School, has been practicing law for 10 years. Earlier in his career, he honed a strong understanding of business and gained consulting and project management skills at top tier consulting firms Ernst & Young and Hewitt Associates.
Durcan is a member of the American Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association and the McHenry County Bar Association. He is admitted to practice in Illinois.
Durcan resides in Crystal Lake with his wife Martha and their two children, Matilda and James.
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October 29, 2013 |
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The Hon. Robert Clement Scott, 90, of Fort Lauderdale, passed away on Oct. 2.
Born April 8, 1923, and raised in Chicago, he attended Mae McMillan School in Fort Lauderdale in 1937-38, and graduated from St. Ignatius High School in Chicago and the University of Notre Dame.
Judge Scott was an infantry combat veteran of World War II who received the Bronze Star. After practicing law in Chicago, he moved to Ft. Lauderdale in 1951, where he met his wife, the former Mary Louisa Smith.
He was an early president of the Notre Dame Club of Fort Lauderdale, a 60-year member of The Florida Bar, and three- term member of the Florida Bar Board of Governors, a Fellow in the American College of Probate Counsel, and from 1982 to 1993 a Circuit Judge for Broward County. But, most important, he was a loving husband, father, and grandfather.
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October 24, 2013 |
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Sean Patrick O’Brien, 37, of Morton Grove, passed away suddenly and tragically in a car accident on Sept. 22, 2013.
Sean was very close to his family, extended family, and friends. He received his double Bachelor’s degree from Illinois State University. His master’s degree in Political Science from University of Illinois and then he went on to receive his Juris Doctorate from the University of Dayton law school. Shortly after law school Sean began a career working at the Illinois Department of Criminal Justice Information Authority where he is well respected amongst his peers. One of his main contributions was developing an organizational model of their system in which many states throughout the country have implemented.
He is survived by his beloved wife and soul mate Lisa ( Weiland) O'Brien. Beloved oldest son of John and Linda O’Brien. Loving brother of Erin (Brent) Eggleston, Moreen (Jacob) Lusk and Kevin “Shorty” O’Brien. Adored uncle of Isabelle and Matthew Eggleston, Ethan Lusk and Brandon and Jeremy Flores. Dear son in law of Pam (and the late Steven) Weiland. Fond brother in law of Karyn Weiland Flores. Loved nephew of Richard and Colleen Atwood and Greg and Mary O'Brien.
Charitable donations may be made in Sean's memory to the following organization:
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October 21, 2013 |
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Michael P. McGinley has joined Lashly & Baer, P.C. as an associate. McGinley holds a J.D. from Saint Louis University School of Law and practices in the areas of business litigation, general litigation and transportation litigation. He is a 1997 graduate of Washington University with a bachelor’s degree in English. Michael is currently the President of the Board for the St. Paul Catholic School, a board member of the Highland Splash Swim Team, and a chairperson for the St. Paul Catholic Church Kirchenfest. He is a member of the American Bar Association, The Missouri Bar, the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, the Madison County Bar Association, and the Illinois State Bar Association.
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October 17, 2013 |
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Joel W. Townsend, 94, of Placida, Fla., formerly of Mt. Carmel, passed away Monday, Sept. 30, 2013 in Florida.
He was born Sunday, Nov. 17, 1918 in Mt. Carmel, to Ben H. and Madge (Simpson) Townsend.
Joel was an attorney; graduate of Northwestern University Law School and practiced law with his father, Judges Robert Keenan, George Timberlake and Stephen Sawyer. With his wife, they owned Radio Call, Inc. in Georgia.
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October 15, 2013 |
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Randall D. Crocker, President and CEO of von Briesen & Roper, s.c., has announced that Joseph M. Russell joined the Firm as a Shareholder. Russell is a member of the trial team representing BP in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. He was formerly a Partner in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
Russell is a Shareholder in the firm’s Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group. He has litigated a wide variety of cases in state and federal courts throughout the country, including commercial, franchise and distribution, mass tort, product liability, corporate, environment, consumer fraud, bankruptcy and trade secret cases.
Russell is active in both pro bono and charitable endeavors. He has briefed and argued criminal appeals in the U.S. Court of Appeals (7th Circuit) and served as class counsel for over 4,000 individuals who resided in state-funded institutions for mental disease who now have the opportunity to move into and receive services in community-based housing (Williams v. Quinn, N.D. Illinois). He was the recipient of the Access Living 2012 “Lead On!” award for representing individuals with mental illness.
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October 11, 2013 |
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Justice Lisa Holder White of the 4th District Appellate Court was honored with an Alumni Achievement Award from Lewis University on Sept. 28. Justice White, a 1990 graduate of Lewis, became the first African-American female on the 4th District Appellate Court earlier this year. Justice White is shown being congratulated by ISBA Board member and fellow Lewis alum Al Durkin.