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  • May 15, 2015 | People
    Thomas J. Hayes Joins Dinsmore’s Chicago office

    Dinsmore & Shohl continues to grow in Chicago by welcoming Thomas J. Hayes to the office. Hayes will practice out the Litigation Department.

    Hayes joins Dinsmore from Thomson Coburn LLP where he focused on commercial litigation involving construction and real estate disputes, actions arising from the sale of goods, defamation suits and financial services litigation. In addition, he advises clients on how best to protect trade secrets, negotiate and enforce restrictive covenants and conduct internal investigations.

    Hayes earned his J.D. from Michigan State University College of Law and also received his Bachelor’s of Science in Finance from Michigan State University.

    In the year since Dinsmore gained the Chicago office through the Peck, Shaffer & Williams merger, it has experienced rapid growth adding 13 attorneys to that location and enhanced the services offered. Chicago moved from being Dinsmore’s smallest location to the 9th largest office in the firm. Earlier this month, Labor and Employment Partner Sara A. Weinberg joined the firm.

  • May 14, 2015 | People
    Kirkland & Ellis to receive Above and Beyond Award

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP is pleased to announce that it has earned the Above and Beyond Award, which will be presented by the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) in the Firm’s Chicago office on Friday, May 15.

    The Above and Beyond Award recognizes employers at the local level who have gone above and beyond the legal requirements of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act by providing their Guard and Reserve employees with additional, non-mandated benefits such as differential or full pay to offset lost wages during military duty, extended health benefits and other similar benefits.

    Kirkland improved its benefits for employees in the military after then-litigation associate David Tressler was called up to serve in Afghanistan in 2009. After graduating from Harvard Law School in 2006, he joined the U.S. Army Reserve. He spent 10 months in Afghanistan in a very remote area near the Pakistan border as a Civil Affairs Team Leader for the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Khost Province. During his deployment he was awarded the Combat Action Badge, the Bronze Star Medal, and the Navy-Marine Corps Achievement Medal.

  • May 13, 2015 | People
    Pope sworn-in as President of DuPage Justinian Society

    Elizabeth A. Pope was sworn-in as President of the DuPage Justinian Society of Lawyers on Thursday, May 7, at Gibson's Steakhouse in Oak Brook. She is pictured with ISBA President Richard D. Felice and ISBA President-elect Umberto S. Davi.

  • May 12, 2015 | People
    Anderson joins Chuhak & Tecson as associate

    Kurt J. Anderson has joined the Chicago firm Chuhak & Tecson, P.C. as an associate. Anderson specializes his practice in Banking and Real Estate. He received his J.D. from The John Marshall Law School, J.D. in 2004, his Master of Laws in Real Estate from The John Marshall Law School in 2004 and his B.A. in Architecture from The University of Illinois at Chicago in 2001. He was previously employed at the Law Office of Kurt J. Anderson.

  • May 8, 2015 | Practice News
    Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund seeks hearing officer bids

    The Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) requests proposals from attorneys/law firms to act as hearing officer for the Board of Trustees in administrative hearings. IMRF anticipates that the contracts to be awarded will be for a two (2) year period, with a possible one (1) year extension, at IMRF’s option.

    In order to be considered for selection, proposals must be received via e-mail in Adobe Acrobat or Word format no later than June 15, 2015, 4:30pm CST.

    Find out more and download the full RFP at www.imrf.org/en/about-imrf/procurement/bid-schedule

  • May 6, 2015 | People
    Granger Cook Jr. 1926-2015

    Granger Cook, Jr., 88, of Lake Forest, IL peacefully passed away in his sleep on March 14. Granger was born on August 31, 1926 in Chicago, IL, son of the late Anna (nee Veysset) and Granger Cook, Sr.

    After serving in WWII, Granger graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in Electrical Engineering, followed by a Law degree from the University of Michigan. He then pursued a very successful career in Patent Litigation in Chicago, founding and managing Cook, Alex.

    He was very active in the Community, holding the position of Lake Forest Plan Commission Chairman and was a past President and Life Trustee Board member of the BGA. In his last two decades, his passion for music led him to become the Chairman of the Advisory Board of Lake Forest Symphony, much to the detriment of his friends' pocket books, but more importantly to the betterment of the Symphony. He will be deeply missed.

    Granger is survived by his wife of 63 years Joan (nee Tallett) and his five children, Granger "Tres" III (Mary Ellen) of Salem, WI, Joanne (Kevin) Miller of Lake Forest, Bryan (Patricia) of Medina, TX, Suzanne (Brett) Moore of Lake Forest, Graham (Beth) of Lake Forest, his brother Kenneth (Marcia), nephew Kevin (Dee) Cook, and niece Karen (Michael) Lindley. Granger was also the proud grandfather of fifteen, and great-grandfather of seven, who all greatly appreciated his generosity and foresight in founding his beloved Kilally Club in Desbarats, Ontario and creating his collection of bronzes by Elie Hazak.

  • May 6, 2015 | People
    William Franz 1930-2015

    William "Bill" Franz, an attorney whose 54-year career coincided with Crystal Lake's tremendous post-war growth, died Sunday, April 12, 2015, in Chicago of complications from lymphoma.

    Lending playful humor to dry legal proceedings, he played a leading role in Crystal Lake's residential and commercial development. He often served as a public advocate, as when his firm contested in court and won a judgment in the 1980s against a proposed new landfill in McHenry County by a large company with a checkered environmental record. He touched the lives of many throughout the community, in public and private, large and small ways.

    He was born in Dayton, Ohio on December 3, 1930. Two years later, at the height of the Great Depression, his family moved to Crystal Lake. He suffered through a succession of serious diseases as a child and, like many of the time, grew up in difficult economic circumstances. For some time, he and his brothers slept in homemade bunks on the outside porch of his family's small house. Looking back on those days, he recalled it was pretty difficult to get out of the warm bed on cold winter mornings.

  • May 5, 2015 | People
    Buzinski, Purcell make partner at Kamerlink, Stark, Powers & McNicholas

    Kamerlink, Stark, Powers & McNicholas recently promoted Jami Buzinski and Shanna F. Purcell to Partner.

    Buzinski has exclusively practiced family law since 2008, and is experienced on the trial and appellate levels. She is a graduate of John Marshall Law School and is a member of the American Bar Association and Illinois State Bar Association.

    Purcell has over 14 years of experience in family law. She studied at John Marshall Law School is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Association and the Women's Bar Association of Illinois.

  • May 4, 2015 | CLE | Events
    Next Solo & Small Firm Practice Institute set for May 14 in Chicago

    The fifth Solo & Small Firm Practice Institute will be held on Thursday, May 14 in at the ISBA Chicago Office, 20 S. Clark. This program will focus on “Protecting Your Practice: Finances and Technology.”

    As a solo or small firm attorney, you have worked hard to build your practice, manage your time, and prepare for the future. Now it’s time to protect everything you’ve accomplished. Join us for this in-depth look at how you can continue building your practice, promote yourself online, and enjoy your profession – all while avoiding various ethical traps along the way. Attorneys who are new solo or small firm practitioners – and those thinking about becoming one – who attend this seminar, will better understand:

    • The ethical issues you need to be aware of regarding client confidentiality;
    • How to protect your retainers, fees, and income;
    • How to properly use IOLTA accounts;
    • The financial details involved in starting your own firm;
    • How to network during business events;
    • The risks associated with using social media to promote your practice;
    • How to balance stress with a happy personal and professional life;
    • The top causes for grievances against lawyers;
    • And much more!

    Find out more and register at tinyurl.com/ok55gqe.

  • April 30, 2015 | People
    Kaye, Cislo join Anderson & Associates, P.C.

    Anderson & Associates, P.C. proudly announces that Bradley Kaye and Noelle Cislo have joined the firm as associate attorneys. Prior to becoming associate attorneys, Kaye and Cislo joined the firm in 2014 as law clerks and contributed to cases in the areas of divorce, post-decree issues, estate planning and probate law. Both are members of the Illinois State Bar Association.

    Associate Attorney Bradley Kaye received his Juris Doctorate from DePaul University Law School in 2014. He received his Master’s degree from Columbia College in Chicago in 2010 and his Bachelor’s degree from Purdue University in West Lafayette in 2005. During law school, Kaye served as the President of the Appellate Moot Court Society and won the Honorable William J. Bauer Moot Court Competition. Additionally, Kaye was elected to the Order of the Barristers for his outstanding oral advocacy and brief writing. He was also awarded the Benjamin Hooks Distinguished Public Service Award for volunteering his time at the Cook County Domestic Violence Courthouse and Cabrini Green Legal Aid. Kaye participated in multiple clerkships throughout law school. Most notably, he used his 711 license with DePaul’s Family Law Clinic and the Cook County Office of the Public Defender-Juvenile Division.