Betty Jang named YLD Attorney of the Year - DownstateBy Timijanel Boyd OdomRacial and Ethnic Minorities and the Law, November 2004The year 2004 rings loud with congratulations for this Committee's second award recipient, Betty Jang, since the inception of the Young Lawyers Division Attorney of the Year Recognition four years ago.
ISBA Board Member Michele Jochner honored as one of “40 Under 40”By Susan M. BrazasRacial and Ethnic Minorities and the Law, November 2004This Committee's ISBA Board of Governors Liaison, Michele M. Jochner of Chicago, has been named as one of "40 Illinois Attorneys Under 40 to Watch" for 2004.
Betty Jang-Young Lawyer of the Year (Downstate)By Eric HansonYoung Lawyers Division, August 2004Betty Y. Jang of Champaign received the Young Lawyer of the Year Award on June 18, 2004 at the ISBA annual meeting in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.
ISBA proud to announce the 2004 Public Service Award winnerBy Kimberly R. LuskYoung Lawyers Division, August 2004Nicole S. Lalich, a 2004 cum laude graduate of the University of Illinois College of Law, has been named the 2004 recipient of the Illinois State Bar Association Public Service Award for demonstrating extraordinary commitment to public service.
One of our own achieves Laureate distinctionBy Claire A. ManningWomen and the Law, June 2004Sharon Eiseman, a longstanding and active member of the Standing Committee on Women and the Law, and a tireless promoter of women's legal rights, has been awarded with ISBA's highest achievement, a 2004 Laureate of the Academy of Illinois Lawyers.
Government lawyer honored as Laureate by the Academy of Illinois LawyersBy Marc Christopher LoroGovernment Lawyers, March 2004On March 3, 2004, retired First Assistant State Appellate Defender Patrick J. Hughes, Jr., will be inducted into the Academy of Illinois Lawyers as one of 12 distinguished Laureates in the 2004 class.
The Tradition of Excellence AwardBy Michele M. JochnerGeneral Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, January 2004As we start a new calendar year (and also reach the half-way point of the bar year), I would like to take this opportunity to briefly update you with respect to some of the activities of the ISBA's General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section Council for the first six months of the 2003-2004 bar year.
2003 Tradition of Excellence AwardBy Donald A. LoBueGeneral Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, August 2003This year's winner of the General Practice Tradition of Excellence Award is Aurora attorney Patrick M. Kinnally.
State’s attorney’s efforts recognizedGovernment Lawyers, August 2003Will County State's Attorney Jeff Tomczak will receive the Illinois State Crime Commission's State's Attorney of the Year Award.
Chair’s columnBy James F. DunnebackGeneral Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, February 2003Each year the General Practice Solo and Small Firm Section makes its Annual Tradition of Excellence Award to a deserving Illinois lawyer whose career achievements exemplify the "Tradition of Excellence" in his or her law practice or law-related public service.
Send in your nominations: Tradition of Excellence AwardBy Donald A. LoBueGeneral Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, December 2002It has been my privilege to be associated with the General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section's Tradition of Excellence Award for the last few years.
Parkinson serves 15 years as editorCriminal Justice, September 2000At the June 23, 2000, Awards Luncheon, Donald R. Parkinson was honored for his 15 years of service as editor of the Criminal Justice newsletter.
The Tradition of Excellence Award applicants soughtBy Donald A. LoBueGeneral Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, April 2000The General Practice Section has established a Tradition of Excellence Award. All lawyers licensed to practice law in Illinois, including sitting or retired judges, are eligible.
