Mahoney, Silverman & Cross, LLC is pleased to announce the addition of Howard L. Huntington to its litigation team. Howard has over 13 years of experience focusing his practice on business torts, commercial litigation, construction, product liability, public entity, civil rights and transportation litigation. He has successfully represented corporations, banks and municipalities in a wide variety of civil litigation. Prior to joining our litigation team, Howard was a partner at Williams Montgomery & John, Ltd., where his work included defending the insureds of several major insurance carriers. He is "AV Preeminent" peer review rated by Martindale-Hubbell, reflecting the highest peer recognition for ethical standards and legal ability. Howard was selected by the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin as one of the 40 Illinois Attorneys Under 40 to Watch in 2012.
Howard has defended numerous construction contractors and subcontractors in catastrophic injury and wrongful death suits. He also has defended high-stakes injury and wrongful death claims brought against trucking and motor freight companies. In the employment area, Howard has defended municipalities and public entities in Title VII discrimination cases, Section 1983 public employee cases, employment contract and other matters.
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October 10, 2012 |
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October 10, 2012 |
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Querrey & Harrow is pleased to announce the return of Nicholas Johnson, who will practice in its Waukegan office. Mr. Johnson focuses his practice on litigation, construction law, and contract issues.
Mr. Johnson received his BA degree from the University of Wisconsin in 2000, and his JD degree, magna cum laude, from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 2005. He is admitted to practice in both Illinois and Wisconsin, and is a member of the federal trial bar.
Mr. Johnson is a member of the Illinois Bar Association, the Wisconsin Bar Association, the Lake County Bar Association, the McHenry County Bar Association, the Defense Research Institute, and the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel. Mr. Johnson also sits on the Zoning and Building Commission for the Village of Antioch, where he resides with his family
Querrey & Harrow is a full service law firm serving the Chicago metropolitan region, including Northwest Indiana.
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October 8, 2012 |
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Etha "Bea" Fox, 98, died of complications from pneumonia on Sept. 8 at Mercy Hospital and Medical Center in Chicago.
Fox was a retired Captain of the U.S. Coast Guard, and beloved daughter of the late Dr. Nathan l. Fox and Mary (nee Diamond). She practiced before the US Court of Appeals, Law and Business Administration Division. Bea was a life trustee of Chicago Sinai Congregation, founder and secretary of Emeritus Woman's Bar Association, Chicago Chapter. Member of Illinois State Bar Association and American Bar Association. Member of National Council for Jewish Women.
Interment at Rosehill Cemetery. Memorials to Spertus Center, 610 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60605 or Jewish War Veterans. For info: Piser Funeral Services, 847-679-4740.
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October 5, 2012 |
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First District Appellate Justice Michael James Murphy, 71, passed away on Monday, Oct. 1 of an unspecified caused.
Murphy became a Cook County associate judge in 1985. He was elected a circuit judge in 1992 and elected to the 1st District Appellate Court in 2006.
He was the beloved husband of Mary Ellen, nee Lowrey; loving father of Courtney (Derek) Eovaldi, Nora Lowrey Murphy, and the late Tracy (Trey) Ish. Son of the late Arthur Joseph and Eileen, nee Kelly. Brother of Arthur (Audrey), Mary (Charles) Erickson, Hon. Patrick (Susan), Eileen (Hon. David) Donnersberger, John, Thomas (Margaret) and the late Rev. Joseph Murphy. Fond uncle of Arthur III, Ann, Joann, Kim, Jeannie, Maureen, Matthew, Joe, Mary Eileen, Mark, Justin, Jacob, Molly, Madeline, Clare, Tom, Katie, and Kevin. Cherished grandfather of Albie, Michael, and Katie Ish; Joey, Luke, and Ella Eovaldi. Great-Uncle to many. He was truly loved and will be dearly missed.
In lieu of flowers, donations to Sacred Heart Monastery, P.O. Box 900, Hales Corners, WI 53130 would be appreciated. Visitation Thursday, October 4 from 3 to 9 p.m. at Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home, 6150 N. Cicero Ave, Chicago. All are welcome to meet at Holy Name Cathedral, 735 N. State St., Chicago for visitation Friday morning from 9 a.m. until time of Mass at 10 a.m. Interment private. Info 773-736-3833 or visit Justice Murphy's memorial at www.smithcorcoran.com
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October 5, 2012 |
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Attorney Don Edwin Johnson, 73, formally of Pinckneyville, Illinois, died on September 27, 2012, in St. Louis, Missouri, where he had resided since retiring in 2006.
He was born on January 29, 1939, in Decatur, Illinois, the son of Benjamin Edwin Johnson and Mary Louis Pitzer Johnson. He spent his childhood on the family farm in Assumption, Illinois.
He enrolled at Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois at age 16 and graduated cum laude in 1959 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. He also spent a semester at American University in Washington DC. In 1961 he received a Juris Doctorate from the University of Illinois specializing in Taxation and Mineral Law.
He married Suzanne Curtis in Mt. Vernon, Illinois on August 23, 1959.
He was appointed law clerk for Justice Byron O. House of the Illinois Supreme Court and joined the law firm of House and House in Nashville, Illinois. He then started the law offices of Hohlt, House, DeMoss, and Johnson in Pinckneyville and DuQuoin, Illinois, and later became the senior partner of Johnson, Seibert, and Bigham in Pinckneyville.
He was a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and Chairman of the Federal Taxation and Mineral Law Section Councils. He was also a member of the Illinois Bar Foundation, American Bar Association and Foundation, Eastern Mineral Law Foundation, and the Perry County Bar Association.
He held three public offices: States Attorney of Perry County, City Attorney of DuQuoin, Illinois, and City Attorney of Pinckneyville, Illinois for twenty years.
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October 4, 2012 |
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ISBA Past President Leonard Amari met with Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia at the dedication of John Marshall Law School's Goldberg Courtroom. Scalia praised the late Justice Arthur Goldberg as one of the most prominent labor attorney's in the nation's history.
Amari, the managing partner of Amari & Locallo, serves as the President of John Marshall's Board of Trustees.
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October 3, 2012 |
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Daley Mohan Groble, P.C. takes great pleasure in announcing that James T. McGovern has joined the firm as an Associate Attorney.
James is a 2002 graduate of DePaul University College of Law and started his career as an Assistant Corporation Counsel with the City of Chicago. After gaining experience in the Tort Division of that office, James was promoted Special Litigation Counsel for the City of Chicago, defending police officers in high exposure Civil Rights cases. Most recently, he continued defending those cases at a private firm. During his career, James has tried over 20 jury cases to verdict and handled a wide variety of Tort, Commercial and Civil Rights Litigation. At Daley Mohan Groble, James will use his diverse experience to represent the firm’s clients. -
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John L. Stewart, 96, died on Sept. 12 in Carbondale.
John was born Dec. 4, 1915, in Murphysboro, a son to the late Leroy and Josephine Antoinette Eck Stewart.
He was united in marriage to Lucy P. Phillips on Sept. 3, 1942, in Jackson, Mo.; Lucy preceded him in death Dec. 1, 1996.
John was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Murphysboro and was a U.S. Army veteran, serving as a sergeant in military intelligence during World War II.
John was an attorney and operated his own private practice in Murphysboro for many years. He was a graduate of University of Illinois School of Law in 1939. After his service in the Army, he returned to Murphysboro and joined his father, Leroy, in his law practice and formed Stewart and Stewart in Murphysboro. John was a member of Murphysboro Elks Lodge BPOE 572. He was a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and University of Illinois Alumni Association.
Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, John W. and Barbara Stewart of Orland Park; one granddaughter, Joy Stewart and her fiancé, Eric Anderson; one grandson, David Stewart; and one great-grandson, Collin Anderson.
Services have been held.
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September 26, 2012 |
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Joseph Z. Sudow, a community leader and noted attorney with more than seven decades of legal experience, formerly of Peoria, died Sept. 9. He was 98.
Born April 15, 1914, in Sioux City, Iowa, to Sam and Sarah Sudow, Joe was raised in Aberdeen, S.D. Joe graduated from the University of Michigan in 1935 before going on to earn his Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1938.
After practicing law in Chicago, Joe became the Peoria District rationing attorney in 1943, where he worked to help provide government rations of gasoline and fuel oil during World War II. In 1945 he opened his own law practice in Peoria, and in 1950, served as supervisor of the U.S. Census for the 10th Congressional District in Illinois. Joe joined the law firm of Kavanagh, Scully, Sudow, White and Frederick LLP as a partner in 1958 and retired as Of Counsel in 2011 after his 97th birthday, when he and his wife Shirley moved to Washington, D.C.
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September 26, 2012 |
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Walter Scott Clifton, 60, of Urbana, died of complications from Multiple Sclerosis on Sept. 13 at the Veteran’s Administration Illiana Healthcare System in Danville, surrounded by family.
Mr. Clifton was born May 29, 1952, in Chicago, to Anne and Walter Clifton Sr. along with four sisters including Jennifer, Pamela, Gail, and Norma. Coming from humble beginnings, Mr. Clifton was a shining example of the American Dream. He went to the military and later worked his way through undergraduate school. He graduated from The University of Illinois Law School in 1980, and subsequently served as an attorney.
Walter Clifton married Dora A. Pope and had 4 children: Rodedrick, Dionne, Vernon and Justin.
Mr. Clifton spent his entire life in service, tirelessly serving God, his country, his family, and his community. Mr. Clifton accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior and served as a member of Greater Holy Temple Church. He was truly an extraordinary human being and he will be forever loved and missed.
Services have been held.
The family asks that donations of time and volunteer work be made to Veteran organizations in Mr. Clifton's memory. Condolences may be sent to www.leekandsonsfuneralhome.com.