Elizabeth A. Pope was sworn-in as President of the DuPage Justinian Society of Lawyers on Thursday, May 7, at Gibson's Steakhouse in Oak Brook. She is pictured with ISBA President Richard D. Felice and ISBA President-elect Umberto S. Davi.
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May 13, 2015 |
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May 13, 2015 |
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The Abraham Lincoln Association (ALA) awarded Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Rita B. Garman with its first-ever “Spirit of Lincoln Award”. The award was established to recognize individuals who have displayed the spirit of Abraham Lincoln in their professional careers for the betterment of humanity. The award was presented by Robert A. Stuart, Jr., President of the ALA, at the Sangamon County Bar Association Law Day luncheon. The award itself is a bust of Abraham Lincoln by Illinois sculptor John McClarey specifically created for this award.
President Stuart stated that in President Lincoln’s legal career he represented integrity, professional ability, reverence for the law, fair mindedness, professional neutrality, goodwill and collegiality. The ALA believes that Judge Garman has upheld these principles as the longest-serving female judge and the second-longest serving judge in Illinois. She also has received a lifetime achievement award from the Illinois Judges Association and she was named Person of the Year by Chicago Lawyer magazine in 2013.
President Lincoln and his administration were the force behind many laws that Americans still feel the effects of today. The fact that he worked to improve the lives of Americans through legislation while serving as commander-in-chief during the Civil War inspired a committee of the ALA board members to create this annual award.
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May 12, 2015 |
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Kurt J. Anderson has joined the Chicago firm Chuhak & Tecson, P.C. as an associate. Anderson specializes his practice in Banking and Real Estate. He received his J.D. from The John Marshall Law School, J.D. in 2004, his Master of Laws in Real Estate from The John Marshall Law School in 2004 and his B.A. in Architecture from The University of Illinois at Chicago in 2001. He was previously employed at the Law Office of Kurt J. Anderson.
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May 6, 2015 |
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James Kenneth Powless, 66, passed away at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, April 18, 2015, in Memorial Hospital of Carbondale.
He was born on April 9, 1949, in Carbondale, the son of Kenneth Barnett Powless and Emily Mary (Cygnar) Powless.
He was united in marriage to Susan Elizabeth Reed on Saturday, June 13, 1970, in Marion, and together they shared over 44 years of marriage.
Jim obtained a Bachelor of Science in finance in 1971 and a Juris Doctor in 1974, from the University of Illinois in Champaign. He practiced law in Marion and owned William County Title and Abstract.
He was a member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church of Marion.
Jim enjoyed fishing, reading, cooking, tinkering, teaching and listening to folk music. He was selfless, performing acts of service for people without hesitation. He enjoyed volunteering for the Marion Regional Humane Society and substitute teaching for Marion and Carterville school districts. He was a “Dad” to many of his daughters’ friends and invested many years coaching summer softball league. His patience, laugh, humor, and love will be celebrated and remembered.
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May 6, 2015 |
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Granger Cook, Jr., 88, of Lake Forest, IL peacefully passed away in his sleep on March 14. Granger was born on August 31, 1926 in Chicago, IL, son of the late Anna (nee Veysset) and Granger Cook, Sr.
After serving in WWII, Granger graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in Electrical Engineering, followed by a Law degree from the University of Michigan. He then pursued a very successful career in Patent Litigation in Chicago, founding and managing Cook, Alex.
He was very active in the Community, holding the position of Lake Forest Plan Commission Chairman and was a past President and Life Trustee Board member of the BGA. In his last two decades, his passion for music led him to become the Chairman of the Advisory Board of Lake Forest Symphony, much to the detriment of his friends' pocket books, but more importantly to the betterment of the Symphony. He will be deeply missed.
Granger is survived by his wife of 63 years Joan (nee Tallett) and his five children, Granger "Tres" III (Mary Ellen) of Salem, WI, Joanne (Kevin) Miller of Lake Forest, Bryan (Patricia) of Medina, TX, Suzanne (Brett) Moore of Lake Forest, Graham (Beth) of Lake Forest, his brother Kenneth (Marcia), nephew Kevin (Dee) Cook, and niece Karen (Michael) Lindley. Granger was also the proud grandfather of fifteen, and great-grandfather of seven, who all greatly appreciated his generosity and foresight in founding his beloved Kilally Club in Desbarats, Ontario and creating his collection of bronzes by Elie Hazak.
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May 6, 2015 |
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William "Bill" Franz, an attorney whose 54-year career coincided with Crystal Lake's tremendous post-war growth, died Sunday, April 12, 2015, in Chicago of complications from lymphoma.
Lending playful humor to dry legal proceedings, he played a leading role in Crystal Lake's residential and commercial development. He often served as a public advocate, as when his firm contested in court and won a judgment in the 1980s against a proposed new landfill in McHenry County by a large company with a checkered environmental record. He touched the lives of many throughout the community, in public and private, large and small ways.
He was born in Dayton, Ohio on December 3, 1930. Two years later, at the height of the Great Depression, his family moved to Crystal Lake. He suffered through a succession of serious diseases as a child and, like many of the time, grew up in difficult economic circumstances. For some time, he and his brothers slept in homemade bunks on the outside porch of his family's small house. Looking back on those days, he recalled it was pretty difficult to get out of the warm bed on cold winter mornings.
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May 5, 2015 |
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Kamerlink, Stark, Powers & McNicholas recently promoted Jami Buzinski and Shanna F. Purcell to Partner.
Buzinski has exclusively practiced family law since 2008, and is experienced on the trial and appellate levels. She is a graduate of John Marshall Law School and is a member of the American Bar Association and Illinois State Bar Association.
Purcell has over 14 years of experience in family law. She studied at John Marshall Law School is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Association and the Women's Bar Association of Illinois.
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April 30, 2015 |
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Harry H. “Hank” Sonnemaker, Jr., of Dunlap passed away at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 21, 2015, at his residence.
Harry was born on Dec. 6, 1926, in Peoria to the late Harry Sr. and Grace (Reiferscheid) Sonnemaker. He married Dorothy Boyer on June 12, 1948, in Peoria. She survives.
Harry attended Spalding Institute. After serving in the Navy during World War II, he obtained his undergraduate education from St. Ambrose and Bradley Universities and later graduated from the University of Illinois with his law degree.
He first entered the Navy in November 1944 and served on active duty until 1946, principally in Hawaii, the Marianas and Guam. He was commissioned Ensign in 1950 and served in various line and security-intelligence billets until 1955. When the JAG Corps was established, he became a JAGC Officer, serving for over 30 years including a two-year term as the Judge Advocate General for the Navy. When he retired, he was the senior most captain in the Navy Reserve in the United States.
Harry was admitted to the Illinois State Bar in 1955. He served as the first legal aid counselor for Peoria in 1957. He was in private practice for 50 years. From 1974 to 1986, he shared his office with his son. Other attorneys that either he either shared an office with or worked for him were Judge Robert Manning, Lou Benassi, Judge Mike O’Brien, Jerry Serritella, and Judge Joe Vespa.
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April 30, 2015 |
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Anderson & Associates, P.C. proudly announces that Bradley Kaye and Noelle Cislo have joined the firm as associate attorneys. Prior to becoming associate attorneys, Kaye and Cislo joined the firm in 2014 as law clerks and contributed to cases in the areas of divorce, post-decree issues, estate planning and probate law. Both are members of the Illinois State Bar Association.
Associate Attorney Bradley Kaye received his Juris Doctorate from DePaul University Law School in 2014. He received his Master’s degree from Columbia College in Chicago in 2010 and his Bachelor’s degree from Purdue University in West Lafayette in 2005. During law school, Kaye served as the President of the Appellate Moot Court Society and won the Honorable William J. Bauer Moot Court Competition. Additionally, Kaye was elected to the Order of the Barristers for his outstanding oral advocacy and brief writing. He was also awarded the Benjamin Hooks Distinguished Public Service Award for volunteering his time at the Cook County Domestic Violence Courthouse and Cabrini Green Legal Aid. Kaye participated in multiple clerkships throughout law school. Most notably, he used his 711 license with DePaul’s Family Law Clinic and the Cook County Office of the Public Defender-Juvenile Division.
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April 27, 2015 |
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Levin Ginsburg is pleased to announce that Natalie A. Remien has joined the firm as a Partner in its Intellectual Property and Corporate Practice Groups. Ms. Remien is a graduate of DePaul University College of Law (J.D., 1999) and the University of Colorado (B.S. in Business Administration, cum laude,1996, with dual emphasis in Finance and Marketing) and also holds a Mediation Certificate from Northwestern School of Continuing Studies.
Ms. Remien is an accomplished IP attorney with over 16 years of experience in all aspects of trademark, domain name, licensing, copyright, and unfair competition law, including counseling clients on branding strategies, selection, clearance and prosecution of trademark applications, management of global trademark portfolios, issues relating to mergers and acquisitions and domestic and international policing and enforcement issues.