Chief Bankruptcy Judge Laura K. Grandy of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Illinois will retire on March 11, 2024. The Judicial Council of the Seventh Circuit seeks applications from all qualified applicants to succeed Judge Grandy as bankruptcy judge for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Illinois with a duty station in East St. Louis, IL.
Southern Illinois
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April 19, 2023 |
Practice News
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October 14, 2022 | People
Bernard G. Heiligenstein, 93 of Carlyle, IL, passed away on Monday, October 3, 2022, at Trenton Village in Trenton, Illinois.
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October 5, 2022 | Events
In Collinsville, we honored ISBA Past President Dennis J. Orsey, 2020-21, and ISBA Past President Jack C. Carey, 2008-09, IBF Charter and Diamond Champion, for their service to the Illinois State Bar Association, the Illinois Bar Foundation, and the legal community on Wednesday, September 28, 2022.
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July 1, 2022 | People
Richard Edward Boyle passed away peacefully at age 85 surrounded by his loving wife Janet and all three of his children.
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May 31, 2022 |
Practice News
Illinois voters are responsible for electing and retaining judges. To assist them in making informed decisions, ISBA provides information about the qualifications of judicial candidates and judges seeking retention. Lawyers who practice alongside candidates and judges are in a unique position to assess the professional qualities that are necessary for good judges.
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April 13, 2022 | People
The Honorable Judge James (Jim) M. Wexstten, 71, passed away at Greentree Assisted Living and Memory Care in Mount Vernon, Illinois, on April 10, 2022. Jim was born on April 29, 1950, in Pana, Illinois, to the late Henry and Doris (Ruppert) Wexstten. Jim grew up in Nokomis, Illinois. Jim married Darla Smith Wisely on August 3, 1982, in Breckenridge, Colorado.
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March 15, 2022 | People
Kenneth Eugene Mehochko died on Monday, Feb. 28, 2022, at the age of 75 in Fort Myers, Florida, after a brief battle with cancer.
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March 4, 2022 | People
Jay William Adams, 70, of Litchfield, died on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. He was born on July 17, 1951 in Urbana, the son of William and Verna June (Landes) Adams, but later moved to Litchfield in 1955.
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March 4, 2022 | People
Frederick “Fred” Michael Endres of Oakdale, Illinois, was born on January 9, 1940, in Peoria, Illinois, and was the only child of Helen and Alvin Endres. He passed away peacefully on February 8th, 2022 at home.
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February 18, 2022 |
People
Robbins, Salomon & Patt, Ltd. (RSP) and DiMonte & Lizak, LLC (D&L) have merged their Chicago-based law practices to form Robbins DiMonte, Ltd. at robbinsdimonte.com. The combination expands the firms’ collective capabilities in core practice areas including business and real estate, finance, litigation, and trusts and estates, while bolstering their already strong presence in the Chicagoland and Midwest markets. Led by CEO Andrew M. Sachs and President Riccardo A. DiMonte, the combined firm has 60 lawyers, with 40 staff and paralegals located across two offices in downtown Chicago and Park Ridge, Illinois.