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Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP partner Michael W. Drumke has been elected to the American Bar Association (ABA) Board of Governors for a three-year term.
Saper Law is hosting its Saper Law Immersion Program on Aug. 12-16. The firm hosted an event at the Chicago Regional Office on Aug. 13.
The program offers high school and college students the opportunity to explore legal career paths in one week. The curriculum consists of negotiation and writing exercises, field trips to state and federal courthouses, and mock legal proceedings.
John A. Janicik, 62, born to Albert and Eileen Janicik, died Aug. 8, 2019, following a month-long courageous battle after complications from heart surgery.
Devoted husband of Candie Janicik (nee: Henson) for 36 years. Loving father of Sarah (Dave) Grady, Mark (Sarah) Janicik, Rachel (Connor) Powers and cherished grandfather of Ella Janicik. Treasured brother of Thomas Janicik, James (Mary Jo) Janicik and Kathleen (Steve) Ryan. Dear uncle and cousin to many.
Schwartz Gilligan Ltd. has announced the addition of two new associates.
James P. Minogue and Anna L. Green both will work in civil litigation in the firm’s Chicago office.
The Women’s Bar Association of Illinois (WBAI) hosted its 24th Annual WBAI Golf Outing on Aug. 9 at Glenview Park Golf Club.
Among those in attendance were ISBA Second Vice President Anna Krolikowska, Corinne Heggie, Melissa Tannehill, Whitney Siehl, Kristin McCarthy, Michael Giese, and Hon. Helaine Berger.
Barnes & Thornburg has added Tejas Shah as a partner in the firm’s labor and employment department in the Chicago office. Shah is the seventh attorney to join the Chicago office this year, which just celebrated its 25th anniversary.
The Illinois Department of Central Management Services is seeking a public service administrator in Springfield.
Responsibilities of the position include performing technical and legal work in the areas of labor agreements and arbitration as a representative of the department; representing the state in arbitration hearings and before the Illinois Labor Relations Board; reviewing resolutions and disciplinary actions and recommending approval or denial; writing memoranda of law and legal opinions; researching issues pertaining to labor relations; representing the department regarding union petitions of classifications into the bargaining unit; and performing a variety of special projects as assigned.
ISBA Second Vice President Anna Krolikowska spoke to the Association of Women Attorneys of Lake County (AWALC) on Wednesday, Aug. 7 about the benefits of ISBA membership and how members can become more involved in the ISBA.
Several members of the AWALC board are also longstanding, involved ISBA members, including Jennifer Luczkowiak, Amy Lonergan, Greta Berna, Deana Hoyt, Lisa Dunn, and Rachel Kane.
Winters Salzetta O’Brien & Richardson LLC has announced that Bart J. Galvin, III is its newest partner.
As a partner, Galvin will work to further the firm’s goal of providing personalized representation for clients in personal injury cases.
Woodruff Johnson & Evans has announced that attorney Russ Haugen was named a partner in the firm.
He started at Woodruff Johnson & Evans in 2000 as a clerk while still in high school. In 2006, he was promoted to paralegal. Those experiences as a paralegal lead to a desire to pursue a law degree. He graduated from Cooley Law School at Western Michigan University in 2009 with a concentration in litigation and he became a member of the Illinois State Bar later that year.