The following list of offices in the Illinois State Bar Association are to be filled by the 2025 annual election.
- 1 – Office of Third Vice-President (Outside Cook County)
- 10 – Seats on the Board of Governors
- 135 – Seats on the Assembly Cook and Downstate
For Third Vice-President – Outside Cook County – 1 to be elected
No incumbent*
For Board of Governors
Cook County –5 to be elected
Incumbent:
- Michael G. Bergmann, Chicago
- Sandra Crawford, Park Ridge
- Mark L. Karno, Chicago **
- Emily N. Masalski, Oak Park
- Mary L. Milano, Chicago
Area 3 (Circuits 12, 13, 16, 21, 23) – 1 to be elected
Incumbent:
-
Kristine Honiotes, Joliet
Area 4 (Circuits 10, 14, 15) – 1 to be elected
Incumbent:
- Heather McPherson, Freeport**
Area 5 (Circuits 5, 6, and 11) – 1 to be elected
Incumbent:
- Mark C. Palmer, Champaign**
Under Age 37 – Outside of Cook County (Circuits 1-24) – 1 to be elected
Incumbent:
- Diana Christine Servos ***
Under Age 37 – Cook County – 1 to be elected
Incumbent:
- Bianca Brown***
For Assembly
Cook County – 47 to be elected
Incumbents:
- Paul M. Bach, Northbrook
- Maria E. Barreiro, Chicago**
- James V. Campbell, Chicago
- Albert E. Durkin, Chicago**
- Robert W. Fioretti, Chicago**
- Brian E. Fliflet, Chicago**
- Russell W. Hartigan, Western Springs**
- Daniel J. Heywood, Chicago
- Kristen Elizabeth Hudson, Chicago**
- Kenya A. Jenkins-Wright, Chicago
- Nicholas P. Jordan, Chicago
- John V. Kalantzis, Chicago
- David J. Kupiec, Chicago**
- Antonio Lee, Chicago
- Ellis B. Levin, Evanston
- Marilyn F. Longwell, Chicago**
- Jameika W. Mangum, Evanston**
- Kenneth Andrew Matuszewski, Chicago**
- Rebecca B. Melzer, Chicago
- Joseph J. Miroballi, Chicago
- Arlette G. Porter, Chicago
- Ashonta C. Rice, Orland Park**
- Letitia Spunar-Sheats, Chicago**
- Alon Stein, Northbrook
- Mario Sullivan, Chicago**
- Julia C. Williams, Chicago
Circuit 1 - 2 to be elected
Incumbents:
- Brandy L. Johnson, Carbondale
- Megan L. Orso, Marion**
Circuit 2 – 2 to be elected
Incumbents:
Circuit 3 – 5 to be elected
Incumbents:
- Melissa L. Greathouse, Glen Carbon**
- Dennis J. Orsey, Granite City
Circuit 4 – 2 to be elected
No incumbent
Circuit 5 – 1 to be elected
No incumbent
Circuit 6 – 5 to be elected
Incumbents:
Circuit 7 – 5 to be elected
Incumbents:
- Nancy G. Easum, Springfield
- Jane E. McBride, Springfield**
Circuit 8 – 1 to be elected
No incumbent
Circuit 9 – 1 to be elected
No incumbent
Circuit 10 – 4 to be elected
Incumbents:
- William W.P. Atkins, Peoria**
- Dick B. Williams, East Peoria
Circuit 11 – 3 to be elected
Incumbents:
- Kathleen M. Kraft, Bloomington**
- Joshua G. Rohrscheib, Bloomington
- Josephine H. Tintera, Bloomington
Circuit 12 – 4 to be elected
Incumbents:
- Ashley Erin Bechtold, Joliet**
- Ted P. Hammel, Joliet
- Cameron T. Lythberg, Joliet
Circuit 13 – 2 to be elected
Incumbents:
- Doug Olivero, Peru
- Elizabeth Reynolds, Ottawa
Circuit 14 – 3 to be elected
Incumbent:
- Daniel Fletcher Hardin, Moline
Circuit 15 – 1 to be elected
No incumbent
Circuit 16 – 5 to be elected
Incumbents:
- Junaid M. Afeef, Elgin
- Susan W. Rogaliner, South Elgin**
- Ryan P. Theriault, St. Charles
- Juan R. Thomas, Aurora
Circuit 17 – 3 to be elected
Incumbents:
- John J. Holevas, Rockford**
- Mark A. Rouleau, Rockford**
- Donald L. Shriver, Rockford**
- Donald P. Shriver, Rockford
Circuit 18 – 17 to be elected
Incumbents:
- Robert J. Anderson, Wheaton**
- J. Amber Drew, Lisle**
- Paloma Holloman, Warrenville
- Raleigh D. Kalbfleisch, Wheaton**
- Stacey A. McCullough, Wheaton**
- Ericka A. McFee, Elmhurst
- Brian R. McKillip, Warrenville**
- Elizabeth A. Pope, Elmhurst
- Donald J. Ramsell, Wheaton**
- Bryan M. Sims, Naperville
- Marissa N. Spencer, Glen Ellyn**
- Lawrence A. Stein, Wheaton
- Angel M. Traub, Lombard**
- Richard Joseph Veenstra, Wood Dale
- Maura Gibson Zalc, Wheaton
Circuit 19 – 11 to be elected
Incumbents:
- Robert O. Ackley, Round Lake
- Lisa L. Dunn, Deerfield
- Gretchen E. Fisher, Libertyville
- Deanna L. Hoyt, Libertyville
- Michael S. Strauss, Libertyville**
Circuit 20 – 4 to be elected
Incumbent:
- Hon. John J. O’Gara, Belleville**
Circuit 21 – 1 to be elected
Incumbent:
- Benjamin R. Lawson, Kankakee
Circuit 22 – 3 to be elected
Incumbent:
- Rhonda L. Rosenthal, Crystal Lake**
Circuit 23 – 2 to be elected
Incumbent:
- Richard L. Turner, Jr., Sycamore**
Circuit 24 – 1 to be elected
No incumbent
Nomination
Members who wish to be candidates for office must reside in the proper geographic jurisdiction, be a member of the Association on March 1, 2024, meet other requirements for a particular office, and be in good standing with the ISBA at the close of the nominating period.
Voting Address
Bylaws Sec. 1.11 reads: For purposes of voting and candidacy for ISBA elected office, a member’s voting address shall be their primary legal office as designated by the member. If a member’s primary legal office is not within the State of Illinois, such member may designate their Illinois residence as their voting address. If no voting address is designated, the member shall be considered a non-resident member.
Nominating Petitions
The nomination process will continue to be conducted on a virtual basis. (1) nominating petitions will be entirely electronic via the ISBA website; (2) candidates must generate a nominating petition on the ISBA website using the form provided; (3) members will be able to view and “sign” (via electronic assent on the ISBA website) all available nominating petitions for whom they are eligible to sign; and (4) the number of required nominating petition signatures remains the same as set forth in the Policies and Procedures on Association Elections. Nominating petitions will be available for candidate generation on October 1, 2024 on the Petitions page.
Acceptance Period
Nominating petitions can be signed no earlier than October 1, 2024, and no later than 4:30 p.m. on January 31, 2025. At the close of the acceptance period, all ballot positions will be determined by lot amongst all the candidates for the same office.
The ISBA Bylaws and Policy and Procedures on Association Elections, and additional pertinent information, may be found on the ISBA Election page.
Voting
All members of the Association in good standing (except non-lawyer members) are eligible to vote for the office of third vice-president. Members may vote for any office that falls within the geographical area of their ISBA address.
The 2025 Election will be conducted by electronic voting. Paper ballots will be utilized in some instances. Full details on the voting process will be provided to the full active membership well in advance of the formal election.
September 2024
Robert E. Craghead
Executive Director
By policy, a member’s dues must be paid by March 1, 2025, for the period ending June 30, 2025, to be eligible to vote in the 2025 ISBA Election.
* Under the bylaws the third vice-president automatically succeeds to the office of second vice-president; therefore, there is no incumbent for this office.
** Ineligible to succeed due to term limitations.
*** Ineligible to succeed due to age limitations.