ISBA President John E. Thies and his wife, Terry, joined the Young Lawyers Division's annual volunteer day at the Greater Chicago Food Depository on Saturday, Oct. 27.
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October 31, 2012
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October 29, 2012
The First Annual Fifth Circuit Pro Bono Week Celebration took place at the Mattoon Golf and Country Club on October 23. The event featured special guest speakers Supreme Court Justice Rita Garman and ISBA President John Thies, and live music featuring attorneys Jay Ferguson and Nancy Livingston. Paul Wieck, an attorney from Marshall, received the First Annual Fifth Circuit Pro Bono Award. -
October 24, 2012
The Illinois Bar Foundation held its 14th Annual Gala on Oct. 19. Rudolf G. Schade, Jr., of Cassiday Schade LLP, was honored with the Distinguished Award for Excellence. Judge Debra B. Walker was installed as the new IBF President. -
September 27, 2012
ISBA teamed up with the Women's Bar Association of Illinois and the Illinois Judges Association to form Team WBAI-IJA for Chicago Volunteer Legal Services' Race Judicata on Sept. 13 in Grant Park. -
September 17, 2012
The Solo & Small Firm Conference 2012 was held Sept. 13-15 at the Westin Northwest Chicago in Itasca. These photos are from the Thursday night reception with exhibitors and plenary speaker Todd Winegar's presentation "Trials of the Century." -
September 17, 2012
The second day of the Solo and Small Firm Conference featured a luncheon with Elmhurst attorney Ben Neiburger titled "Baby Boomers, The Age Wave, and the Commoditization of the Practice of Law: How to Survive the Storm" and an evening with Comedians at Law. -
September 14, 2012
The Solo and Small Firm Conference debuted on Thursday at its new location in Itasca at the Westin Chicago Northwest. Attendees took advantage of the event app's convenient schedule and map of meeting rooms. -
September 12, 2012
The ISBA Young Lawyers Division hosted the first installment of its four-part Professional Development Luncheons on Sept. 12 at the Chicago Regional Office. The panel for "Getting Your Foot in the Door" was made up of Gina Arquilla DeBoni, Managing Partner at Romanucci Blandin, Pat Driscoll, Head of Civil Actions Bureau of the Cook County State's Attorney's Office, and Tom Fahey, Managing Partner at Ungaretti Harris, LLP. The next luncheon will take place on Oct. 9. -
August 10, 2012
The Law and Leadership Institute (LLI), co-sponsored by ISBA and the Just the Beginning Foundation, kicked off on July 23 at the John Marshall Law School. The students participated in mock trials on Thursday, Aug. 9. -
August 10, 2012
The Law and Leadership Institute (LLI), co-sponsored by ISBA and the Just the Beginning Foundation, kicked off on July 23 at the John Marshall Law School. The students visited Chicago City Hall on Wednesday, Aug. 8 and spoke with Aldermen Walter Burnett and Danny Solis.