DMG is pleased to announce that Matthew Layman and Patrick Carrier have joined the firm as Associate Attorneys.
Matthew Layman handles commercial and tort litigation for railroad and other transportation sector clients. Prior to joining DMG, he spent 6 years with The Moran Law Group where he focused his practice on plaintiff’s side employment litigation and criminal defense. Matt graduated with honors from Michigan State University, received the DePaul University College of Law Dean’s Merit Scholarship, and was named an Illinois 2014 Rising Star by Thompson Reuters’ Super Lawyers. The Rising Stars list recognizes up and coming attorneys who are 40 years old or younger and no more than 2.5% of Illinois attorneys are selected.
Patrick Carrier represents railroad and industrial clients in tort, casualty litigation, FELA and personal injury defense. Prior to joining DMG, Patrick spent four years with O’Connell, Tivin, Miller & Burns specializing in toxic tort, environmental and insurance defense litigation. He started his career at Dunn/Gibbons, a boutique civil litigation practice and worked as a volunteer law clerk at the Kent County (Michigan) Prosecutor’s Office. He also served as a Judicial Law Clerk for the 17th Judicial Circuit under the Hon. Patricia D. Gardner.
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June 3, 2014 |
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June 2, 2014 |
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Gill M. Garman, a prominent Danville attorney and husband of Chief Justice Rita B. Garman of the Supreme Court of Illinois, passed away on Saturday at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He was 71.
Mr. Garman engaged in the practice of law for more than 45 years and was a senior partner at Kesler Nelson Garman Brougher & Townsley PC. He met his wife when they were both students at the University of Illinois and were married the year before they both graduated from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1968.
A celebration of Mr. Garman's life will be held on Thursday, June 5, 2014, at 11 a.m. at St. James United Methodist Church in Danville with Rev. Randall Robinson officiating. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, June 4, 2014 from 2 to 8 p.m. at Sunset Funeral Home in Danville.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to St. James United Methodist Church, the Danville Public Library Foundation, the Danville Symphony Orchestra, or any charity of the donor's choosing.
View more at http://www.sunsetfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Gill-Garman/#!/Obituary
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May 29, 2014 |
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Retired Lake County Circuit Court Judge David Hall, who also was a devoted supporter of the local YMCA and a member of a rock and roll band, died May 20 surrounded by his family.
He was 61.
The lifelong Waukegan resident, who in 2011 was diagnosed with ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease, is survived by his wife, Karen, a daughter and three sons.
“Judge David Hall was a man of superb intellect and marvelous wit who never let go of his fascination with history and love of music, particularly rock and roll,” Chief Judge John Phillips said Wednesday.
“In the courtroom he strove to ensure that every litigant, attorney and witness left his courtroom knowing that the judge had truly listened to what they had to say and that his decision was justly based on the law and the evidence that was presented,” Phillips said.
Hall was appointed to the bench as associate judge of the 19th Judicial Circuit in 1989.
Following a contested primary election in 2000, the Illinois Supreme Court appointed Hall as circuit judge to fill the vacancy created by the death of then Circuit Judge Jack Hoogasian. Hall was then successfully elected to two, six-year terms as a circuit judge.
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May 29, 2014 |
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Jordan Jay Hillman, 89, died on April 8, 2014 after an eight-and-a-half-year journey with Alzheimer's. Born in Waukegan in 1924, he was known to friends and colleagues as "Jay." He served during World War II as an Army Air Corps navigator in the Eighth Air Force Unit and liked to reminisce about flying. He earned a Master of Arts degree in Political Science, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Chicago and later received a Doctor of Juridical Science from Northwestern University.
He was vice-president and general counsel for the Chicago and North Western Railway and joined the law school faculty at Northwestern in 1966. In 1975 he took a temporary leave from teaching and served as general counsel for the U.S. Railway Association.
He pursued many social causes beyond his chosen profession and served on the Evanston school board as well as the CTA board and various boards related to the arts. He was strongly committed to humanitarian endeavors, expressing his deepest convictions and principles through both philanthropy and service. He was a lover of nature, animals, children, walking, and classical music, played the clarinet, and after retirement, joined a chamber group.
During the last five years of his life, he lived in Oak Park and was surrounded by his loving family, friends, and caregivers. His book, The Torah and Its God: A Humanist Inquiry was published in 2001 and embodies his deep respect for scholarship, humanism, and Judaic history.
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May 29, 2014 |
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John J. Siena was born on October 20, 1936 in Chicago to Giovanni and Augusta (nee Pongetti) Siena. He died Saturday, May 10, 2014 at Midwest Palliative & Hospice CareCenter in Arlington Heights.
Mr. Siena retired as an attorney from Sears. Since his retirement, he was a volunteer at the Arlington Heights Senior Center library. John also enjoyed spending time with his family, especially his granddaughters.
John is survived by his wife of 46 years, Gerry (nee Lawson) Siena; his children, Kristin (Ryan) O'Neill, Matthew Siena, and Anne (Jonathan) Ballard; his granddaughters, Kate and Reese O'Neill, and Ellie Ballard; his siblings, Rose Holubiak, Mary Daly and Serio (Tosca) Siena; his sister-in-law, Mary Siena; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his brothers, Nano Siena and Seco Siena; and his parents. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Midwest Palliative & Hospice CareCenter, 2050 Claire Court Glenview, IL 60025.
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May 22, 2014 |
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Former ISBA Counsel Joseph P. Marto passed away on Feb. 28, 2014. He was born on March 18, 1938 in Great Falls, MT. After living in Shelby Montana, he was raised in Oregon and Washington finally settling in Sprague in Lincoln County.
He entered the seminary in 1954, and was ordained a priest for the diocese of Spokane in 1963, receiving his M.Div. Degree. He worked in several parishes until he became Diocesan Director of Religious Education. In 1971, he left the active ministry and married Rosemary Gaffney.
They moved to Chicago, where he attended The John Marshall Law School, receiving his J.D. degree in 1974 in the top 10 of his class. His legal career began in Springfield, IL as house counsel for the Illinois State Bar Association.
From there, he moved to various firms in Chicago, primarily as a trial attorney for insurance defense firms. He obtained a Real Estate Broker 's license in 1976, and owned several apartment buildings. He retired to McHenry IL in 1989, and began an active life of volunteering. He first organized a computer class for Seniors at McHenry Township and then became involved in the AARP Tax Aide Program preparing free taxes for Senior Citizens. He also ran a free legal aide program at Senior Services for several years.
After 15 years in the AARP Tax Aide program, he became ill in January and died on February 28, 2014. A memorial service will be held at the Church of Holy Apostles in McHenry on Thursday, March 6, 2014 with a gathering at the Church Chapel at 10:00 and Mass at 10:30. Joe is survived by Rosemary, his wife of 42 years, several cousins, and many nieces and nephews.
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May 22, 2014 |
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Marshall Susler, long time lawyer and civic leader, an upstanding man known for living his principles, died on April 30. He and Wylmarose Miller Susler, his wife of 23 years until her premature death from breast cancer in 1981, were parents to Jan Susler, Julie Susler Blum, Jody Susler Schneeberg, and David Susler. In 1983, he married Eileen Ruski, becoming father to her children Maureen Ruski, Kelly Gonzalez, and Rob Ruski. After 30 years of marriage, Eileen says she loved him even more than she did the day they married. They have seven grandchildren: Aaron and Daniel Blum, Jason Gonzalez, Devon and Malone Ruski Moretti, and Simone and Stella Rose Schneeberg.
Marshall was born in 1930 to Sewell and Marion (nee Appelbaum) Susler, working class people who struggled to ensure that he and his sisters Sharna Blumenfeld and Beverly Susler Parkhurst valued education. Marshall was accepted to Millikin University on academic scholarship, graduated Summa Cum Laude, and attended the University of Chicago School of Law. After serving in the Army in military intelligence, he returned to Decatur to practice law, representing civil and corporate clients and many in the Decatur community whose cases other attorneys would not take.
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May 22, 2014 |
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James A. Tidwell, chairman of the Journalism Department at Eastern Illinois University, died Saturday, April 12, following a 19-month battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 65.
A nationally recognized authority on the First Amendment and the student press, Dr. Tidwell taught communication law to hundreds of students in his 41-year career in higher education, including 27 years at Eastern. He was the author of Media Law in Illinois: A Reporter’s Handbook, among other works on the First Amendment and the press.
Gregarious and outgoing, Dr. Tidwell possessed a keen sense of humor. He was well known and liked at Eastern, where he was a past chairman of the Faculty Senate and the Council on Academic Affairs, and had been a board member of the faculty union, the University Professionals of Illinois Local 4100, and had served on the administration’s collective bargaining negotiating team.
Born July 6, 1948 in Oklahoma City to Ray and Maxine Davis Tidwell, he graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree from Oklahoma Baptist University. He earned his master’s in journalism from the University of Oklahoma and graduated with a Juris Doctor cum laude from the Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville.
He joined the faculty at Eastern in 1987 where he taught every class offered by the journalism department during his tenure and served as legal adviser to student publications.
He served as director of the Eastern Illinois High School Press Association (1988-2005) and as executive secretary of the Illinois Journalism Education Association (1989-2005.)
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May 15, 2014 |
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Joseph Paul Koucky, 76, of Indian Head Park, has passed away. Joe was a graduate of Dartmouth College and the University of Michigan Law School. He was a member of the Worker’s Comp. Lawyer’s Assn. and the Bohemian Lawyers. He was also a loyal Cubs fan.
Beloved husband of Margaret. Loving father of Daniel (Kristen) and Ellen Koucky. Devoted brother of Marilyn Meyer and the late Robert Koucky. Fond brother-in-law of Bill (late Dorothy) Gelderman. Dear uncle of many.
Services have been held. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to UNG Make-A-Wish Fund, P. O. Box 1599, Dahlonega, Georgia 30533 in memory of Joseph Koucky appreciated. Funeral home phone 708/352-6500 or www.hjfunerals.com
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May 12, 2014 |
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The law firm of Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP proudly announces the addition of Brian Schroeder as a new partner to its legal team. Schroeder is a skilled appellate lawyer who brings more than 20 years of experience in appellate law, having argued cases before the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, the Illinois Supreme Court, and all five Districts of the Illinois Appellate Court.
Schroeder is highly respected by his peers, having been named an Illinois Super Lawyer in appellate law for the past seven consecutive years. He is recognized as a skilled advocate in the legal community, well known for his groundbreaking work in the field of reproductive rights. In Szafranski v. Dunston, Schroeder set the legal precedent in Illinois for how to resolve disputes about what happens to frozen embryos when a relationship dissolves. As medicine and technology continue to advance, there is a growing need for laws to meet these issues. This case represents a topic that has great ramifications in the area of family law. In order to pursue his passion for this field, Schroeder left the firm he founded to join Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP, the largest law firm in the country focusing exclusively on family law.