ISBA to honor Class of 1963 Distinguished Counsellors

The Illinois State Bar Association will honor the Class of 1963 Distinguished Counsellors on Thursday, Nov. 14. This title is conferred annually upon those ISBA members who are completing their 50th year of practice.

The Class will be honored during a special luncheon at the Union League Club of Chicago located at 65 West Jackson Street. A reception will begin at 11:15 a.m., and lunch is scheduled for noon.

Honorees receive one complimentary ticket to attend the luncheon. Additional tickets may be purchased in advance at $75 per person. Members of the “Class” and their guest(s) will be seated at special tables, each seating 10 persons. All tickets will be held for pick up at our registration table immediately prior to the luncheon.

Tickets to the luncheon are available and may be purchased online at www.isba.org/distinguishedcounsellorsluncheon. Any questions regarding the luncheon may be directed to Kim Weaver at kweaver@isba.org.

As part of the efforts to recognize 50 years of service, the Illinois Bar Foundation will produce a class yearbook with photographs and information about honorees and their experiences in the law.

Congratulations to the 1963 Class of Distinguished Counsellors


  • Richard Abeles, Santa Fe, NM
  • Alan Abrams, Whitehall, MI
  • Richard Adamy, Williamsville, NY
  • David Alspaugh, Three Lakes, WI
  • Joseph Ament, Chicago
  • Jean Appleman, Eugene, OR
  • Barry Barash, Galesburg
  • Robert Berghoff, Chicago
  • Judith Biggert, Hinsdale
  • Rody Biggert, Hinsdale
  • Ronald Bishop, Sebastian, FL
  • John Bolger, Woodstock
  • Malcolm Burnett, Wheeling
  • Woodruff Burt, Freeport
  • Michael Caldwell, Woodstock
  • Marlene Callis, Washington, D.C.
  • John Cashion, Northfield
  • Harry Chaveriat, Lake Forest
  • Wendell Clancy, Saint Charles
  • Roger Clifford, Libertyville
  • Raymond Concannon, University Park, FL
  • Paul Croegaert, Victoria, BC
  • Homer Dahman, Jacksonville
  • William Dailey, Raton, NM
  • James Day, Carrollton
  • Thomas Decker, Chicago
  • Stewart Diamond, Chicago
  • Gino DiVito, Chicago
  • Henry Dixon, Dixon
  • Thomas Dowd, Chicago
  • Charles Eastman, Alton
  • Gary Ecklund, Rockford
  • Richard Elledge, Chicago
  • Joseph Fackel, Moline
  • Allan Feingold, Schaumburg
  • James Ferrini, Park Ridge
  • Lawrence Fichter, McHenry
  • Thomas Flanagan, Chicago
  • Joel Flaum, Chicago
  • Kevin Forde, Chicago
  • Charles Freeman, Libertyville
  • Arthur Friedman, Palos Verdes, CA
  •     Donald Funk, Springfield
  •     Paul Galanti, Indianapolis, IN
  •     Edward Gerch, Chicago
  •     Colman Ginsparg, Chicago
  •     Marvin Gittler, Chicago
  •     Arnold Goldstein, Highland Park
  •     William Graham, Libertyville
  •     Barry Greenburg, Chicago
  •     Joel Greenburg, Chicago
  •     Herbert Greene, Rockford
  •     Philip Grib, Chicago
  •     Norman Hafron, Chicago
  •     Thomas Haney, Chicago
  •     Donald Harris, Chicago
  •     Robert Hayes, Columbia
  •     Dan Holder, Bloomington
  •     James Huck, Wheaton
  •     Robert Hutchison, La Grange
  •     William Huyck, Chicago
  •     Robert Jennings, Belleville
  •     Harold Jensen, Urbana
  •     Bruce Johnson, Chicago
  •     Bruce Johnson, Leesburg, FL
  •     George Johnson, Eagle River, WI
  •     R. Johnson, Ingleside
  •     John Juergensmeyer, Elgin
  •     Ronald Kamp, Glenview
  •     Jared Kaplan, Chicago
  •     Paul Kaup, Long Beach, CA
  •     John Kincaid, Wheaton
  •     Thomas King, Chicago
  •     Ronald Klein, Sycamore
  •     Constantine Konstans, St Charles
  •     David Kreisman, Bannockburn
  •     George Krippner, Geneva
  •     J. Richard Kulerski, Oak Brook
  •     E. Lanphier, Elmhurst
  •     Harvey Lapin, Northbrook
  •     Robert Lenz, Bloomington
  •     Michael Lissner, Wilmette
  •     Chester Lizak, Park Ridge
  •     Joseph Long, Urbana
  •     Don Lucas, West Frankfort
  •     Marvin Luckman, Chicago
  •     Frank Maggio, Rockford
  •     Edward Malecki, Saint Paul, MN
  •     Howard Mardell, Chicago
  •     Stephen Margolin, Chicago
  •     James Marovitz, Deerfield
  •     Charles Marshall, Gary, SD
  •     Michael McDermott, Chicago
  •     David McDonald, Galesburg
  •     Robert Melroy, Arlington Heights
  •     Roger Metz, Chicago
  •     Donald Metzger, Edwardsville
  •     Paul Morgan, Rochester, NY
  •     Edwin Mortell, Stuart, FL
  •     Charles Murdock, Wilmette
  •     Robert Noe, Moline
  •     Paul Noland, Glen Ellyn
  •     Sandra Nye, Chicago
  •     Donald O'Brien, Chicago
  •     James O'Hagan, Chicago
  •     William O'Keefe, Chicago
  •     Frederick Padden, Williamsburg, VA
  •     Paul Perona, Peru
  •     George Picha, Rockford
  •     James Pinkerton, Winnetka
  •     Richard Posner, Chicago
  •     Richard Rasmussen, La Harpe
  •     Bernard Reinert, Saint Louis, MO
  •     Thomas Riley, Chicago
  •     J. Ritchie, Chicago
  •     Anthony Rocco, River Forest
  •     Philip Rosi, Traverse City, MI
  •     Richard Rothman, Chicago
  •     James Rumbaugh, Deerfield
  •     Sidney Saltz, Chicago
  •     William Schirger, Pecatonica
  •     Gerald Schur, Chicago
  •     Arnold Schwartz, Chicago
  •     Donald Segal, Chicago
  •     Edwin Shapiro, Schaumburg
  •     Burton Sherman, Deerfield
  •     William Shlensky, Nacogdoches, TX
  •     Robert Silberstein, Peoria
  •     Irvin Slate, Granite City
  •     Donald Spero, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
  •     Paul Storment, Belleville
  •     Roy Strawn, O'Fallon, MO
  •     Edward Sutkowski, Peoria
  •     Tim Swain, Peoria
  •     Jeffrey Taylor, Barrington
  •     Charles Thomas, Pekin
  •     Bowen Tucker, Arlington Heights
  •     Thomas Tully, Chicago
  •     Frank VanBree, Georgetown, IN
  •     Robert Watson, Brighton
  •     James Welter, Chicago
  •     Robert Wilson, Edwardsville
  •     Leon Wool, Chicago
  •     David Wunder, Indianapolis, IN
  •     Paul Zelznick, Chicago
  •     Max Zollner, Joliet
Posted on November 4, 2013 by Chris Bonjean

Member Comments (1)

Congrats to this year's class of Distinguished Counselors on all of your accomplishments!

Login to post comments