The Woodstock law firm of Weisz Botto & Gilbert, P.C., enthusiastically announces the addition of attorney Robert V. Deters, a 2005 graduate of University of Wisconsin Law School.
Attorney Deters will concentrate his practice in criminal and traffic defense in the counties of McHenry, Boone, and Kane.
Weisz Botto & Gilbert, P.C. is a limited general practice law firm concentrating in Personal Injury, Workers' Compensation, Family Law and Criminal and Traffic Defense."
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September 16, 2009 |
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September 14, 2009 |
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Longtime ISBA member Jack Giannini of Belleville passed away on Sept. 7. An attorney at law having practiced in Belleville at 23 S. First Street, he initially associated with William D. Stiehl, Sr., a prominent local attorney who subsequently was elevated to the position of Federal District Court assigned to court in East St. Louis. For many years, Giannini was a single practitioner, and in 1992, he joined the law firm of a long time friend, William Enyart, on South Second Street in Belleville who subsequently became the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois. Read the full Belleville News-Democrat story here.
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September 9, 2009 |
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Longtime ISBA member Alvin Rosenbloom passed away on Sept. 1 after practicing law for over 50 years. Alvin Rosenbloom was about loyalty and commitment -- to law, which he practiced for about 50 years, to his wife of nearly 60 years and to the men whose ships he rescued as a Navy captain in the Pacific during World War II. His courage earned him a Navy Cross and a Bronze Star, his son Barry said. Read the full Chicago Tribune story.
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September 8, 2009 |
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Smith, Hahn, Morrow & Floscki P.C. takes pleasure in announcing the expansion of its Oregon law office and welcomes attorney Deborah S. Maas as an associate. Ms. Maas is a graduate of the Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon. She began the practice of law in 2001 with the Bloomington office of Prairie State Legal Services, Inc., and has been in private practice the past six years. She transitions her private practice from Ronda Glenn Law Offices in Bloomington and Pontiac, Illinois. She will continue a practice of general civil law with a focus on family law matters, guardianships, probate, estate planning, civil litigation, real estate transactions and litigation. Ms. Maas has completed both Divorce and Family Mediation Training and Supreme Court Rule 900 Training. She has been approved by the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit to serve in the capacity of a Guardian Ad Litem, Child Representative or Attorney For Child, as well as to serve as Mediator to families in need. Smith, Hahn, Morrow & Floscki P.C. has offices in Oregon at 129 S. Fourth Street and in Byron at 131 W. Second Street. The Oregon office can be reached at (815) 732 - 6124 and the Byron office at (815) 234 - 5454.
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August 24, 2009 |
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Ungaretti & Harris LLP announced today that Litigation Partner Michael A. Ficaro has been named Chair of the firm's expanding Gaming Practice. Illinois lawmakers recently passed legislation legalizing video lottery in the state. "This new gaming industry will distribute up to 45,000 electronic devices in bars, restaurants, and fraternal and charitable locations. That means 9,000 new licensees, plus manufacturers, distributors, and terminal operators who will all need legal counsel," said Mr. Ficaro. Lawyers in the Ungaretti & Harris Gaming Practice will work in conjunction with its Sports and Entertainment and Government groups in order to meet the needs of this rapidly expanding industry. Mr. Ficaro is a member of the International Masters of Gaming Law and serves on the Board of Governors of the International Society of Barristers. Among his many distinctions are inclusion in: Illinois Super Lawyers every year since 2005 when he was named in the Top 100 of Illinois Super Lawyers for Litigation; Best Lawyers in America for Gaming Law (2006-2010); Gaming's Legal Eagles: A Guide to the World's Pre-eminent Gaming Attorneys; Leading Lawyers Network for Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense, White Collar Defense, Gaming (2004-2009). Mr. Ficaro was formerly the First Assistant Attorney General of Illinois and the Chief of Criminal Division of the Cook County State's Attorney's Office.
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August 17, 2009 |
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William Owen Mays, Sr. died on August 6, 2009. He was 88 years old and a graduate of The University of Michigan School of Law. He began his practice in Quincy in 1950 and practiced continuously since that time. At the time of his death, he was a partner in the law firm of Mays, Walden and Anastas. He is survived by his son, William O. Mays, Jr., a Circuit Judge in Adams County. Read the full Quincy Herald Whig story here.
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August 12, 2009 |
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The Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission has presented retired U.S. District Judge George Leighton with the first Honorable George N. Leighton Justice Award. Over the years, George Leighton has been honored with a number of awards that are named for great Chicagoans, such as Harold Washington and John Paul Stevens. On Wednesday, he will receive an award named for another outstanding Chicago citizen: himself. Leighton, 96, is not as widely known as some of Chicago's most famous leaders. Perhaps that's because he didn't follow a politician's path, he lived a life in the law. But his is an incredible story of perseverance, patience and principle. Best of all, it's a story still in progress. Click here to read the full Tribune story.
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August 10, 2009 |
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[caption id="attachment_3301" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Catherine Locallo"][/caption] Robbins, Schwartz, Nicholas, Lifton & Taylor, Ltd. is pleased to announce the addition of Catherine R. Locallo and Susan E. Nicholas. Catherine Locallo practices in the Chicago office where she concentrates on labor and employment law. She counsels employers in all aspects of employment law including hiring, terminations, reductions in force, unemployment compensation, employee discipline issues, labor relations, policies and practices, employment agreements, settlement agreements and severance matters, nonimmigrant worker visas, and federal and state employment discrimination matters. Susan Nicholas joins our Decatur office where she focuses her practice on serving employers, educational entities and other public bodies in all aspects of labor and employment law and general student matters. Susan was previously an Assistant State's Attorney in the Macon County State's Attorney's Office. [caption id="attachment_3302" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Susan Nicholas"][/caption] Since its founding in 1970, Robbins, Schwartz, Nicholas, Lifton & Taylor Ltd.
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August 10, 2009 |
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Judge Alfred Gene Burton Jr., 56, died Sunday, Aug. 2 following complications related to multiple myeloma. Judge Burton was appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1989 as an administrative law judge for the federal Social Security Administration in Chicago. He remained in the job until his death and distinguished himself with relentless devotion to fair, impartial judgments and a scholarly approach to the law, said Judge Paul Lillios, regional chief administrative law judge for the Chicago region of the Social Security Administration. "He felt compassion for those who came before him, but at the same time always acted with the highest professionalism and did the right thing," Lillios said. Click here to read the full Tribune story.
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August 10, 2009 |
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[caption id="attachment_3265" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Jean M. Prendergast"][/caption] ISBA member Jean M. Prendergast, a shareholder with Chicago-based Schuyler, Roche & Crisham, P.C., has been named Vice President of the Appellate Lawyers Association, following respective terms as a member of the Board of Directors, Treasurer and Secretary. For the last decade, Ms. Prendergast has played an integral role in the Appellate Lawyers Association's development as a sought-after educational resource on all aspects of appellate law in the State of Illinois. In addition, Ms. Prendergast has served the Association with distinction for the last nine years as Co-Chair of the Committee on Illinois Supreme Court Cases Pending and Co-Author of the Civil Section of Cases Pending (a role in which she is assisted by Schuyler, Roche & Crisham associate, Clare Quish). Under the Association's bylaws, Ms. Prendergast will become the next President of the Association in 2010. For more information on the Appellate Lawyers Association, visit www.applawyers.org.