Attorney Bob Markoff has been named chairman emeritus of the National Creditors Bar Association.
Markoff, of the Markoff Law, LLC, is a past president of the association. He is the first person after the association’s founder to hold the position.
Attorney Bob Markoff has been named chairman emeritus of the National Creditors Bar Association.
Markoff, of the Markoff Law, LLC, is a past president of the association. He is the first person after the association’s founder to hold the position.
Steven L. Blakely, 53, died Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018. He was born to David and Marilyn Neet Blakely on Dec. 22, 1964.
He married Kimberly Edwards in Zimbabwe, Africa, on July 7, 1998. They have three sons, Tom (17), John (15) and Henry (12).
The University of Illinois College of Law Library Reading Room will be undergoing renovations beginning Dec. 26.
Sprinklers will be added and the ceiling and lights will be upgraded. University officials anticipate the project will be completed in late April or early May 2019.
Thomas O. Falb, 69, died Oct. 25, surrounded by family after a ferocious battle with cancer.
Loving husband to wife Sandy Falb, caring and supportive father to two daughters Jorie and Danielle, and son Derek, he leaves behind a legacy that is hard to forget.
Robert S. O'Shea, 93, of Springfield, died Nov. 18 surrounded by loved ones. He was born in Springfield on April 9, 1925, the son of Ralph and Glenn Rose O'Shea.
He attended Cathedral Boys and Springfield High Schools and earned bachelor’s and law degrees at Indiana University. He was awarded four bronze battle stars for service in World War II. He landed on Utah Beach in Normandy and fought in the Battle of the Bulge as a rifleman with the 825th Tank Destroyer Battalion.
Rody Patterson Biggert, a longtime resident of Hinsdale, died Nov. 15, 2018. He was 82 years old.
His parents and two sisters preceded him in death. He is survived by his beautiful family consisting of his wife of fifty-five years, Judith (Judy) Borg Biggert; daughter Courtney Caverly (Marty) of Pacific Palisades, California, daughter Alison Cabot (Chris) of London, England, son Rody of New York, New York, and daughter Adrienne Morrell (Jarrett) of Bethesda, Maryland; his nine grandchildren, Martin "Bray," Gillian, and Grant Caverly, John Henry, Matthew and Ethan Cabot and Greer, Charlotte and William "Anders" Morrell. His wonderful family provided unending love and support to Rody during his battle with leukemia.
The Illinois State Bar Association hosted a reception for new legislators on November 26 at the Sangamo Club in Springfield. Pictured with ISBA Second Vice President Dennis Orsey are state Senator-elect Rachelle Aud Crowe and state Rep. Monica Bristow.
Clark Hill PLC today announced the addition of John G. Fogarty, Jr. to the firm as Senior Counsel in its Chicago office, where he is a member of the Government and Public Affairs Practice Group.
He joins the firm from his private practice. A graduate of Northwestern University and Chicago Kent College of Law, Fogarty represents candidates, office holders, political committees, individuals, corporations, and nonprofits in all aspects of the electoral and legislative processes, including ballot access, campaign finance and disclosure, lobbying and government affairs, media issues and party governance.
Schaumburg-based Lavelle Law has welcomed attorney Matthew Case to the firm. The firm is now home to 29 attorneys.
Case joins Lavelle Law’s taxation, estate planning and administration, and business practice groups after serving as a law clerk with the firm. A graduate of the University of Michigan and Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Case is excited to start serving the community he’s been working with for the past year and a half.
The Illinois Lawyers’ Assistance Program (LAP) swore in the organization’s incoming president, Justice Mary K. O’Brien, during the LAP Annual Dinner on Nov. 1.