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Mark Walter Simons, 54, died on Dec. 28, 2018. He was born on April 20, 1964, in Elmwood Park to Wally and Helen Simons.
He is survived by his wife, Pamela J. Kuzniar; their children, Sophia J. Simons, Kate Alexandra, Pamela A. Izvanariu; and his brother, Peter Simons. He is preceded in death by his father, Walter F. Simons, his mother, Helen M. (Nielsen) Simons, and his sister, Lorel F. Simons.
Schwartz Injury Law, a division of Kralovec, Jambois & Schwartz, has announced the opening of a new office in Joliet, located on the 7th floor of 58 N. Chicago St.
The building is off Route 30 and three blocks west of Joliet Route 66 Stadium.
Schaumburg-based Lavelle Law has welcomed attorney Brian Massimino to the firm. Massimino will be working primarily out the firm’s Chicago office.
Prior to joining Lavelle Law, Massimino spent eight years running his own firm, which specialized in helping clients in the hospitality, food and beverage, wholesale, real estate, and construction industries. In addition to working in the courtroom with clients, Massimino is an adjunct faculty member at Roosevelt University, teaching a class in hospitality law.
The American Institute of Family Law Attorneys has recognized the exceptional performance of Illinois’ family law attorney Sarah M. Vahey as 2018 10 Best Family Law Attorney for Client Satisfaction.
The American Institute of Family Law Attorneys is a third-party attorney rating organization that publishes an annual list of the Top 10 Family Law Attorneys in each state. Attorneys who are selected to the "10 Best" list must pass AIOFLA's rigorous selection process, which is based on client and/or peer nominations, thorough research, and AIOFLA’s independent evaluation. AIOFLA's annual list was created to be used as a resource for clients during the attorney selection process.
The Fellows of the Illinois Bar Foundation honored Ruth Ann Schmitt and Hon. Dennis J. Burke (Ret.) with the Distinguished Service to Law and Society Awards, and Richard R. Winter with the Honorary Fellow Award on Dec. 7 at the University Club of Chicago.
The Fellows of the Illinois Bar Foundation (IBF) will honor state Rep. Steven Andersson, a partner at Mickey, Wilson, Weiler, Renzi and Andersson, P.C., during a Kane County Fellows reception Jan. 22 at Riverside Receptions, 35 N. River Lane, Geneva, Illinois.
Tickets are $40 per person and can be purchased online.
Anderson & Associates, P.C., is excited to announce that Matthew K. Dorich has joined the firm as an associate attorney.
Dorich, an Orland Park attorney, practices family law, divorce, estate planning, creditor negotiations, and evictions for clients in Cook County and the surrounding collar counties. He began his legal career in 2014, working at a firm that focused on real estate, mortgage foreclosure defense, and civil litigation. He later joined a firm handling debtor’s rights cases.
The ISBA Springfield and Chicago offices will be closed for the holidays beginning at 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21. They will reopen Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019. During this time, members can expect the following:
All business and e-newsletter distribution will resume as usual on Jan. 2, 2019.
The 2018 Midyear Meeting was held Dec. 6-8, 2018, at the Palmer House Hilton Hotel in Chicago. Attendees celebrated the profession, discussed issues of mutual interest to the bench and bar, attended business meetings, earned CLE credit, and expanded their social and professional networks at receptions and dinners.
The ISBA Young Lawyers Division hosted its annual holiday party on Thursday, Dec. 6, at Park Grill at Millennium Park in Chicago. All proceeds went to the Illinois Bar Foundation/YLD Children’s Assistance Fund.