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  • February 26, 2016 | CLE
    CLE: Trial Practice Series: Trial of a Sexual Orientation and Harassment Case

    Get the tips and advice you need to successfully conduct your next labor and employment trial with this full day seminar in Chicago or via live webcast on March 18, 2016! Attorneys with intermediate practice experience working in the areas of labor/employment, racial and ethnic minorities, disability law, women’s rights, civil practice, corporate law, administrative law, local government, and sexual orientation and gender identity who attend this seminar will leave with a better understanding of: how fine-tuning your voir dire skills can help you make an impression on jurors during your next trial; why you should strike or keep a juror during the voir dire process; why the opening statement is one of the most important steps throughout a trial; how to present your evidence during your direct examination – even when the subject matter is sensitive in nature; how to handle objections during cross-examination; what the judge is thinking and why they rule accordingly during arguments on objections; how to use the cross-examination process to your advantage during a trial; how to make an impression on the jury during your closing argument; why performance, showmanship, and the art of persuasion is so important during a trial; and much more! Each segment of the seminar is presented as a mock-trial demonstration followed by an explanation showing what was done right or wrong, as well as tips for how to enhance your trial skills.

  • February 24, 2016 | People
    Theodore Van Winkle 1925-2016

    Theodore Van Winkle, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016, at home.

    He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Betty Gail (Summers) Van Winkle; his daughter, Cynthia G. Thomas and husband, Steve, of Mount Vernon; his son, James L. Van Winkle and his wife, Lois, of Dahlgren; his daughter, Theodora Ann Barenholtz and her husband, Jan, of Fairfield, Connecticut; six grandchildren, Adrienne E. Van Winkle and her fiancé, Seth T. Bridge of Washington D.C., Jonathan L. Van Winkle of Dahlgren, Michael J. Bassi, of Covington, Kentucky, Daniel Barenholtz of Fairfield, Connecticut, Lt. David Barenholtz and his wife, Claire, of Honolulu, Hawaii, and Jonathan Thomas of Mount Vernon; and one great-granddaughter, Kori Thomas. He is also survived by his younger brother, Phil J. Van Winkle and his wife, Nancy, of Orlando, Florida; and their children, Philip R. Van Winkle, James Michael Van Winkle and Sherry Allen.

  • February 23, 2016 | Events
    Young Lawyers Wine Tasting set for Friday

    Please register now for the ISBA Young Lawyers Division Wine Tasting Networking event. Join your peers for an evening of socializing and wine tasting!

    When: Friday, February 26, 2016, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

    Where: ISBA Chicago Office - 20 S. Clark Street, Suite 900

    Online registration and more information available at www.isba.org/sections/yld/winetasting

  • February 22, 2016 | People
    Jerome A. Frazel 1926-2016

    Jerome A. Frazel, 89, of Beverly, died Feb. 6.

    Born in 1926, after graduating from St. Teresa’s Catholic School in Coral Gables, Fla., in a class of ten students, Frazel entered the University of Notre Dame. He then matriculated at Georgia Tech in Atlanta after entering the U.S. Navy.

    After his military service, he attended law school at Notre Dame. While at Notre Dame, he met his future wife of 65 years, Joanne K. Hickey, who was studying at St. Mary’s College.

  • February 22, 2016 | People
    Katherine Pargellis Bowe 1930-2016

    Kathie Bowe, 85, loving mother of Anthony (Nancy), Alexander (Candida), Charley (June), Robert (Daisy) and grandmother of Kate, Gus, Nick, Melissa, Jamie, Alice, Julia, Molly and Eliza died peacefully on February 5. Born in Boston, Kathie moved at the age of 12 to Chicago where her father Stanley Pargellis was the Head Librarian of the Newberry Library. She graduated from Francis W. Parker School and then from Wellesley College in 1952. She married John E. Bowe, who later became a Judge in Cook County, and they were living together in Boston when John died in 1997. They raised their family on the North side of Chicago and then in Winnetka, IL. Kathie served as President of the League of Women Voters of Winnetka and was a volunteer at Citizens Information Service. Kathie had a lifelong love for her family summer retreat in Cape Porpoise, Maine and spent some meaningful portion of all but one summer of her life on the seashore there. 

  • February 22, 2016 | People
    ATG LegalServe and It’s Your Serve Join Forces

    ATG LegalServe, Inc., a subsidiary of Attorneys’ Title Guaranty Fund, Inc. (ATG®, http://www.atgf.com/), and It’s Your Serve, Inc. (IYS)  have combined to create a single, full-service litigation support company offering services to lawyers and law firms throughout Chicago and beyond. Effective February 11, 2016, the blended organization is doing business under the name ATG LegalServe. Each organization will remain at its current downtown Chicago office until they relocate to a new corporate headquarters.

    The accurate and timely service of litigation documents as well as the delivery, retrieval, and filing of documents by companies such as ATG LegalServe and It’s Your Serve are essential to the legal process. In addition to process serving, the two companies also provide related services such as skip tracing, background checks, surveillance services and court filings.

  • February 19, 2016 | People
    Cominos joins Faegre Baker Daniels as Corporate Partner

    Faegre Baker Daniels has added experienced corporate partner Ted Cominos, in Chicago. Cominos comes from Locke Lord LLP.

    Cominos brings substantial experience with private equity-backed M&A transactions across borders, particularly in Europe’s emerging markets and neighboring countries including Russia, CIS, Turkey and North Africa.

  • February 18, 2016 | People
    John C. Prehn Jr. 1956-2016

    John C. Prehn Jr., age 59, passed away peacefully at his home February 2, 2016 surrounded by his family. 

    He was preceded in death by his mother, Patricia; brother, Steven; and grandparents, Frederick and Bertha Prehn. 

    He is survived by his father, John "Jack" Prehn Sr.; and wife of 28 years, Gayle (nee Bordewisch) Prehn. Devoted father to Emily Hadley (Justin) Invergo, Michael (Diana) Hadley, John Prehn III, and Sarah (Jorge Valdez) Prehn. Proud grandfather to Ava, Rhys, and Isla Invergo, Keira and Christian Haldey, and Enrique Valdez. Loving brother to Kathie (Randy) Verhulst, Bob (Julie) Prehn, Laura (Craig) O'Brien, Michael Prehn, Margaret "Peggy" (Brian) Washko and numerous nieces, nephews and "adopted" children. 

  • February 18, 2016 | Events
    INADR to honor Alliance of Bar Associations at Gala

    The International Academy of Dispute Resolution will honor ISBA Past President Fred Lane and CBA Past President Joseph Stone with Lifetime Achievement Awards and the Alliance of Bar Associations and Administrator Joyce Williams with a Special Recognition at its Gala on April 13, 6 p.m. at the Standard Club in Chicago.

    The International Academy of Dispute Resolution is a charitable 501C3 organization that educates college and law students and legal professionals worldwide concerning the best mediation practices.

  • February 16, 2016 | Events
    ISBA to co-host The Future is Now: Legal Services 2.016 on April 6

    The ways in which we are delivering legal services are evolving like never before. To stay on top of these changes, we as a profession must create dialogue. That’s how the inception of The Future is Now: Legal Services 2.016 came to be.

    On April 6th, ISBA will co-sponsor a conference with the ABA Commission on the Future of Legal Services, the Chicago Bar Association, and the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism. The event will take place at the Chase Bank Auditorium in Chicago from 2-5:15 p.m. with a reception immediately following.

    The conference will feature several leaders in the legal profession from in and outside of the state, including ISBA President-Elect Vincent F. Cornelius, ISBA Past President Tim Eaton, LegalZoom General Counsel Chas Rampenthal, Washington State Bar Association Executive Director Paula Littlewood, and several more.

    The event is free and attendees are eligible to receive three hours of professional responsibility CLE in Illinois. However, seating is limited, so register early. You won’t want to miss it out on this conversation.

    We hope to see you there.