Clifford Law Offices in Chicago, one of the nation’s most renowned personal injury and wrongful death law firms, has named the Honorable Henry R. Simmons (Retired) as the new Managing Partner of the firm.
Thomas K. Prindable, who has served as Managing Partner for 20 years, will become Senior Partner at the firm.
Judge Simmons was on the bench in the Cook County Circuit Court for 19 years until he retired in 2011 when he became a Certified Mediator with ADR Systems of America. His experience on the bench included serving in the Law Division as well as the Criminal Division where he was a Felony Trial Judge.
Prior to serving on the bench, Judge Simmons served as an Assistant Cook County State’s Attorney. For 12 years, Judge Simmons handled assignments in the Felony Trial Division, Juvenile Court, Felony Review, Appellate Division and the Consumer Fraud Unit where he served as supervisor.
He was appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court to serve on the Committee on Illinois Pattern Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases from 1994-2004. He has been recognized by several organizations for his work and his dedication to the profession including receiving the American Legion Award of Excellence (Post#808). The Cook County State’s Attorneys’ Office Recognition of Service Award was bestowed upon him for his serving as a weekly volunteer for the HighSight Organization in Chicago that supports high school students in the area of academics and social support from 2006-2008. He will be honored in November, 2014, as the Judge of the Year by the Lawyers’ Assistance Program (LAP) for his volunteer work with this organization that helps lawyers in need.
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September 11, 2014 |
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September 10, 2014 |
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Andrea M. Giampoli has joined Daley Mohan Groble as an associate. Prior to joining Daley Mohan Groble, Andrea was a law clerk for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. She holds a J.D. from Rutgers School of Law, and a B.A. in Communications and Spanish from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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September 10, 2014 |
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Kurt Paul Froehlich, 71, of Champaign, Illinois, passed away at 11:02 a.m. Friday, August 22, 2014, at Champaign-Urbana Nursing & Rehab, Savoy, Illinois.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at noon on Friday, September 5, 2014, at Holy Cross Catholic Church, 405 W. Clark St., Champaign, Illinois 61820, with the Reverend Father David Sajdak officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery, Champaign, with military rites by American Legion Post 71. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon at Holy Cross Catholic Church.
Kurt was born on March 23, 1943, in Moline, Illinois. He was the son of Dr. Kurt P. and Loris J. Barrett Froehlich. He married Bonnie J. Froehlich on August 27, 1966, who died January 1, 2009.
He is survived by a son, Kevin Paul Froehlich of Phoenix, Arizona. He married Peggy Ann Sancken Smith on July 31, 2010, in Pontiac, Illinois. She survives.
Also surviving is one brother: Jeff E. Froehlich (Karen), Jackson, Michigan; one sister: Paula Bennett (Rik), Placentia, California; and many nieces, nephews and great-nieces and -nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents.
He was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church, Champaign.
Kurt was a partner in the Champaign law firm of Evans, Froehlich, Beth & Chamley, where he concentrated his practice in public and municipal finance and local government law. Kurt was an expert on local government law, municipal finance and taxation.
He counted as friends and colleagues scores of municipal attorneys and officials from across the state and nation and served as a mentor to many.
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September 2, 2014 |
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Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, a national law firm with 460 lawyers in 22 offices around the country and Barger & Wolen LLP, a California-based law firm with 45 attorneys in six offices, announced today they will join forces. The merger creates one of the largest insurance law practices in the United States with 120 full-time attorneys dedicated to providing legal counsel to companies that shape the insurance and financial services industries.
The partner votes took place on August 28, 2014, and the merger will become effective on October 1, 2014. The combined firm will keep the name Hinshaw & Culbertson and have over 500 attorneys in 11 states as well as London.
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August 25, 2014 |
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ISBA Past President Tom Leahy, 62, of Chicago and Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, died Saturday, August 23 after a short and valiant struggle with cancer. He served as ISBA President from 1993-1994 and as Chairman of ISBA Mutual Insurance Company from 1995-1996. Visitation will take place at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 28 at St. Clement Church, 642 W. Deming Pl., Chicago until celebration of Life Mass at noon. Private interment at Graceland Cemetery will take place at a later date
A graduate of Highland Park High School, University of Notre Dame and Loyola University School of Law, Chicago, Tom was a practicing trial lawyer specializing in plaintiffs' personal injury for over 35 years. During law school, Mr. Leahy worked for the personal injury defense firm of Clausen, Miller, Gorman, Caffrey & Witous and the plaintiff personal injury firm of Philip H. Corboy & Associates. Mr. Leahy became an associate attorney at the Corboy firm after graduation and remained there until he left to start his own firm in 1980, The Law Office of Tom Leahy. In 2002 he joined with Peter Hoste to form his Chicago law firm, Leahy & Hoste.
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August 20, 2014 |
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Roberts Perryman PC is pleased to announce Jason Guerra as the firm’s newest equity shareholder and principal. Jason engages in civil litigation in Missouri and Illinois, with an emphasis in lawsuits involving bodily injuries, trucking and transportation and insurance defense. Jason represents a wide variety of clients in business litigation, insurance coverage issues and commercial transportation related matters. He has handled complex issue and multi-party litigation at the state, federal and appellate level.
Jason has been named a “Missouri Rising Star” Super Lawyer, 2011 through 2013, by the publisher Thompson Reuters, and has received a preeminent “AV Rating” from Martindale-Hubbell. He is a member of the Missouri Trucking Association, Illinois Trucking Association, as well as numerous other industry associations, where he focuses on representing the interests of the transportation industry through state and federal legislation.
Jason is a graduate of the University of Missouri, BA, with honors, 2000 and Saint Louis University Law School, JD, 2003.
About Roberts Perryman
For over 50 years, Roberts Perryman has provided high quality and affordable legal services throughout Missouri and Illinois. The firm concentrates in Trucking and Transportation, Premises and Product Liability, Insurance Defense, Automobile Negligence, Insurance Coverage.
The firm has offices in St. Louis and Springfield, MO as well as Belleville IL. www.robertsperryman.com
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August 20, 2014 |
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The law firm of Bozeman, Neighbour, Patton & Noe, LLP is pleased to announce that Daniel F. Hardin has joined the firm as an Associate.
Daniel graduated magna cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law in 2012. While in law school, Daniel was the Managing Editor for the Journal of Law, Technology and Policy. Daniel received the Rickert Award for Excellence in Legal Writing, one of the College's highest honors. Daniel is originally from Portland, Oregon and graduated magna cum laude from Portland State University in 2007.
Prior to joing the firm, Danield worked as a judicial law clerk for Justice Mary W. McDade of the Illinois Appellate Court. He also served as a volunteer attorney at a legal aid clinic in Rock Island. Daniel is licensed in Illinois and will sit for the Iowa Bar examination in July of 2014. Daniel is engaged in general practice with a focus on litigation.
Bozeman, Neighbour, Patton and Noe was founded in 1954 by Virgil Bozeman and has been located in the 5th Avenue Building in downtown Moline since its founding. The firm also has offices in Davenport and Cambridge.
The firm now consists of 11 partners, 2 associates and 4 of counsel attorneys. BNPN provides consistent, professional and quality representation for its many clients in Western Illinois and Eastern Iowa.
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August 14, 2014 |
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ISBA Board of Governors member Kenya Jenkins-Wright received a YLD Star of the Year Award from the American Bar Association at its Annual Meeting Aug. 8-10 in Boston. Jenkins-Wright, an attorney with Greene and Letts in Chicago, received the award for her work during the 2013-2014 bar year. She is pictured receiving the award from outgoing ABA YLD Chair Mario Sullivan.
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August 14, 2014 |
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Joseph S. Farrell, of Chicago, was born on February 1, 1970, in Chicago, to Neal and Barbara (nee Kuhn) Farrell. He passed away on Saturday, July 26, 2014 in Glenview.
Joe graduated from St. Viator High School in 1988. He then received his degree in accounting from Marquette University in 1992, and his J.D. from The John Marshall Law School in 1995. Joe practiced law in Chicago for the past 19 years, working at Weiss & Block Chartered, Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC and Access Group, and was a well-respected transactional attorney.
Joseph is survived by his wife, Kristen (nee Benedict); his daughters, Caroline, Katlin and Lauren Farrell; his mother; his sisters, Anne (John) McKay, Susan Farrell, Karen (Dave) Regan and Kathleen (TJ) Perreault; and his three nieces and 11 nephews. He was preceded in death by his father. Joe will be greatly missed and forever remembered by all who knew him.
Services have been held. Condolences can be given at www.GlueckertFH.com or 847-253-0168.
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August 11, 2014 |
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The law firm of Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP announces the addition of Jacqueline Stephens Breisch as a new associate in the Lake Forest office. She has extensive experience in family law cases involving custody, maintenance, child support, property division, and finding creative solutions to deal with complex financial matters associated with divorce.
A child of divorce and an older sister to six half-siblings from both her parents’ second marriages, Breisch understands first-hand what it means to be a “modern family” and the increasing challenges facing divorcing couples.
“It is an incredibly exciting time to be a family law attorney. As social norms continue to change and family dynamics become increasingly complex, so does the divorce process and related issues. Schiller DuCanto & Fleck is the leader in the practice of family law and I am honored to be part of a firm who continues to be an innovator in this area,” said Breisch. “I believe in the collaborative, team approach they bring to each case. I am thrilled to have the opportunity to work with a group of such well-respected attorneys.”