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  • February 10, 2016 | People
    Tiesenga elected as an Oak Brook Village Trustee

    The Oak Brook law firm of Tiesenga Reinsma & DeBoer LLP is pleased to announce that Managing Partner Edward N. Tiesenga has been elected as an Oak Brook Village Trustee. Tiesenga brings more than 30 years of legal and business experience to his new role as village trustee, which will run through April 2019.

    Oak Brook Corporate Law Attorney Edward N. Tiesenga obtained his J.D. from American University, Washington College of Law, and he graduated with a B.A. cum laude from Hope College in Michigan. He is admitted to practice law before the United States Supreme Court, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and the State of Illinois.

  • February 10, 2016 | People
    Locke forms Locke Law Group

    Barry Locke is pleased to announce the formation of his new firm, Locke Law Group, located in the prestigious Willis/Sears Tower.

    Locke Law Group accepts referrals of cases in all areas of family law.

  • February 10, 2016 | ISBA News
    Edelson PC Makes $345,000 Donation to Illinois Bar Foundation

    National consumer rights firm Edelson PC, headquartered in Chicago, announced it has made a $345,000 donation to the Illinois Bar Foundation. 

    Jay Edelson, the founder of the firm, said the donation is part of his firm's broader efforts to support local and national organizations that promote open access to the courts.  “It has become more difficult for ordinary people to have full and fair access to the courts; this imbalance especially impacts disadvantaged communities. Legal aid organizations, like the IBF, are of critical importance in keeping the playing field as level as possible,” Edelson explained.

  • February 10, 2016 | People
    Theodore 'Ted' Spak 1932-2016

    Theodore ("Ted") Spak, 83, passed away January 20, 2016. An attorney, CPA, businessman, and beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, Ted was a diamond life master and certified bridge teacher, as well as a devoted philanthropist.

    Ted was born in Chicago, and attended Northwestern University, graduating with an accounting degree in 1953 and from the law school in 1956. After practicing law from 1956-62, he established Theodore Spak & Associates, a public insurance adjusting firm, where he served as President until his retirement. He relocated to Miami, Florida in 1976.

  • February 9, 2016 | People
    Philip J. Rock 1937-2016

    Philip Rock, an Oak Park Democrat who led the Illinois Senate as its president during his 22 years in Springfield, died early Friday.

    Rock, 78, first rose to the post of Illinois Senate president in 1979 and left the Senate in 1993.

    His obituary describes him as "a Catholic, a Democrat and a Cubs fan ... but not necessarily in that order."

    He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Sheila, as well as three daughters and a son.

    State Sen. Don Harmon, an Oak Park Democrat, remembered Rock as a mentor.

  • February 9, 2016 | CLE
    CLE: What's New in Mental Health Law - 2016

    Attend this seminar in Chicago or via live webcast on February 17, 2016 for a better understanding of the current issues and challenges surrounding mental health law in Illinois! As an attorney working in the mental health law arena, you need to stay up to date on the legislative and procedural changes taking place throughout Illinois. Mental health lawyers, disability law practitioners, family law attorneys, and those working in the health care industry attending this seminar will better understand: the legislative changes affecting Illinois’ Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code; how the Mental Health Confidentiality Act is impacted by recent Illinois legislation; the recent Illinois Supreme Court and Appellate Court decisions regarding the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code and the Illinois Mental Health Confidentiality Act; and the legal and ethical obligations attorneys have when facing a colleague with mental illness.

  • February 5, 2016 | Events
    Young Lawyers to host Wine Tasting on Feb. 26

    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 3, 2016 | People
    Ava George Stewart appointed to Board of Directors of Illinois Bar Foundation

    Ava George Stewart, principal of the Law Office of Ava George Stewart located on Chicago’s Near North Side, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Illinois Bar Foundation (IBF), the charitable arm of the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA), and will serve a two-year term.

    The Foundation raises funds for distribution to Illinois nonprofit organizations whose mission is to provide free legal services to those with limited means. It also provides assistance to lawyers who can no longer support themselves due to incapacity. In 2015, the Foundation took on the responsibility of a statewide expansion of the Illinois JusticeCorps to provide trained part-time student volunteers to serve as guides in courthouses. This year, the Foundation will distribute more than $850,000 in funds.

  • February 3, 2016 | People
    Calandriello joins Law Office of Martin L. Glink as associate

    Law Office of Martin L. Glink welcomes their newest associate, Erin Calandriello.

    Prior to joining her new team, Erin worked as an associate attorney at a downtown Chicago firm, concentrating in medical malpractice, catastrophic personal injury and nursing home negligence. Erin highly values fighting for justice for victims that otherwise would not know their rights, and she is an advocate for women, youth, and aspiring attorneys. She was a journalist before working as a trial lawyer.

  • February 2, 2016 | People
    Apostol elected to Associated Colleges of Illinois Board of Directors

    Louis G. Apostol, Executive Director and General Counsel for the Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board and Chicago attorney, was elected to the Associated Colleges of Illinois Board of Directors on February 1, 2016.

    Mr. Apostol is the current Chair of the NIU College of Law Board of Visitors and on the Board of Directors for the NIU Alumni Association. He formerly served as Commissioner / Trial Judge on the Illinois Court of Claims and as Public Administrator of Cook County.