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Illinois Supreme Court Justice Thomas L. Kilbride has been named Judge of the Year by the Illinois Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA).
Justice Kilbride was honored and received the award on Friday, Nov. 20, at the University Club in Chicago.
"Justice Kilbride was chosen not only because of his career on the Illinois Supreme Court, but also because of his 20 years in private practice," said Illinois ABOTA president Geoffrey L. Gifford. "His good public works, all the good things he's done in pro bono and other community service make him an unusually well-qualified candidate for this award."
ABOTA is a 50-year-old national organization of civil trial lawyers comprised of an equal number of well-respected, highly talented plaintiff and defense attorneys. Its primary focus is to preserve the right of a trial by jury in civil cases, and the independence of the judiciary. The Illinois Chapter has about 90 members.
Justice Kilbride, who grew up in Kankakee, received his B.A. degree magna cum laude from Saint Mary's in 1978; and his law degree from Antioch School of Law in Washington D.C. in 1981. While in law school, Justice Kilbride completed judicial internships for the administrative assistant to the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court and for U.S. District Court Judge Joyce Hens Green.
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November 12, 2009 |
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[caption id="attachment_5589" align="alignright" width="300" caption="ISBA 3rd Vice President John Thies (standing, fifth from right) and ISBA President John O'Brien (seated, center) meet with the Champaign County Bar Association Board of Governors on Tuesday night."][/caption] Illinois State Bar Association President John O'Brien and ISBA 3rd Vice President John Thies attended a dinner with the Champaign County Bar Association Board of Governors on Tuesday night.
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November 10, 2009 |
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[caption id="attachment_5538" align="alignright" width="221" caption="From left to right: Ryan Schermerhorn, Co-Justice of Story Chapter; Dawn Dalton, Executive Director of the Network; Lauren Chibe, Co-Justice of Story Chapter; Michele Jochner, Justice of the Chicago Alumni Chapter and Board Member of the Network. "]http://www.illinoislawyernow.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/pad-story-ch..." alt="Student leaders of the Joseph Story Law School Chapter at DePaul University College of Law present a check for $2,000 benefiting the Chicago Metropolitan Battered Women's Network from proceeds from their annual fundraiser. From L to R: Ryan Schermerhorn, Co-Justice of Story Chapter; Dawn Dalton, Executive Director of the Network; Lauren Chibe, Co-Justice of Story Chapter; Michele Jochner, Justice of the Chicago Alumni Chapter and Board Member of the Network.
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[caption id="attachment_5438" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Lori Levin"][/caption] Lori G. Levin, former Executive Director of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority and Supervisor of the Seniors and Persons with Disabilities Division of the Cook County State's Attorney's Office announces the opening of her Law Office at 222 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 1550, Chicago, IL 60606. She can be contacted at 312-972-3756, 312-568-5495 (fax) or via e-mail at lori.levin@att.net. Prior to opening her firm, she directed an agency dedicated to improving criminal justice statewide and oversaw an annual budget of $100 million of criminal justice research and grants. She chaired the Illinois Integrated Justice Information Systems Implementation Board, Chaired the Statewide Task Force for the Update of the Model Domestic Violence Protocol and served on the Illinois Violence Prevention Authority board, Illinois Family Violence Coordinating Council, Illinois Sex Offender Management Board, City of Chicago Mayor's Domestic Violence Advisory Coordinating Council, Juvenile Justice ReDeploy Illinois Steering Committee, Governor's Community Safety and ReEntry Working Group, Metropolis 2020's Justice Violence Advisory Council, GoTo 2040's Crime and Justice Planning Initiative Advisory Board and State of Illinois/City of Chicago Collaborative on Re-Entry Advisory Council. As Supervisor of the Cook County State's Attorney's Seniors and Persons with Disabilities Division, Ms.
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[caption id="attachment_5308" align="alignright" width="215" caption="ISBA President John O'Brien with Illinois Third District Justice Mary McDade"][/caption] Illinois State Bar Association President John O'Brien helped kick off the Legal Services campaign at a luncheon on Tuesday. The Campaign for Legal Services Donor Recognition and Kick-Off Luncheon was held at the Packard Plaza Building in Peoria. Justice Mary McDade delivered an inspired speech on the importance of legal services.