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  • June 28, 2011 | ISBA News
    "Health Care Reform & You" and "Health Care Reform: Consumer Challenges" to air on Illinois Law in July
    [caption id="attachment_20631" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Appearing on "Health Care Reform and You" will be (from left) Monique A. Anawis, program moderator Latham Williams and Carolyn V. Metnick."][/caption] "Health Care Reform & You" and "Health Care Reform: Consumer Challenges," will air at 10 p.m. on Tuesdays during the month of July on Illinois Law, a cable production of the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA). They will run on Chicago Access Network Television, Channel 21 in Chicago. "Health Care Reform & You," will air on Tuesdays, July 5 and 19. Appearing on the show are (from left) Monique A. Anawis, a surgeon who also practices law, of Chicago; program moderator Latham Williams, of Hudson Highland Group, Inc., in Chicago; and Carolyn V. Metnick, an attorney in the Chicago office of Barnes & Thornburg, LLP. "Health Care Reform: Consumer Challenges" will air at 10 p.m. on Tuesdays, July 12 and 26. Appearing on the show are (from left) Mark A. Mosby, general counsel of Health Plan headquartered in Grands Rapids, Michigan; Nancy K. McKenna, assistant professor, University of St. Francis in Joliet; and program moderator Latham Williams, of Hudson Highland Group, Inc., in Chicago.
  • June 21, 2011 | ISBA News
    ISBA Law and Leadership Institute underway at John Marshall
    The ISBA Illinois Law and Leadership Institute kicked off on Tuesday at John Marshall Law School. The Institute is a pilot program for 25 students entering the 9th and 10th grades. The students will make a courthouse visit and meet with Cook County judges on Friday at the Daley Center. The Law and Leadership Institute is a state-wide initiative undertaken in collaboration with the legal community and designed to assist minority youth in achieving academic success beyond high school and encouraging them to aspire to a career in the law. This program is being administered by the ISBA’s Standing Committee on Diversity Pipeline with the assistance of Illinois lawyers who share a similar commitment. The ISBA will be closely monitoring this pilot program with a goal of expanding it to other locations in the state. Find out more about the program at www.isba.org/lawandleadershipprogram
  • June 21, 2011 | ISBA News
    ISBA Assembly votes to support limited scope representations
    [caption id="attachment_20526" align="alignright" width="300" caption="The ISBA Assembly voted to establish two at-large Board of Governors to be filled by ISBA Vice Presidential appointment to reflect under-represented segments of the ISBA in its governance. Jessica Arong O’Brien (left), a lawyer in the Chicago office of the Illinois Department of Revenue, and Vincent F. Cornelius, a criminal defense attorney in Wheaton, were selected to fill the seats."][/caption] Also establishes 2 at-large Board seats to reflect under-represented segments of the Illinois Bar The 201-member Assembly of the Illinois State Bar Association voted at its Annual Meeting on Saturday morning to approve recommendations by an ISBA task force that supports the ability of lawyers to engage in limited scope recommendations that it believes will benefit lawyers and consumers. Working with the Illinois Judges Association and the Chicago Bar Association, the ISBA prepared a report on behalf of the Joint Task Force on Limited Scope Representation that would, among other things, establish a “Limited Appearance” form and other procedures that specifically identify a lawyer’s participation in a matter in which a litigant represents himself or herself in court. The report, which is the culmination of an 11-month process, will be presented to the Illinois Supreme Court.
  • June 20, 2011 | ISBA News
    John Locallo sworn-in as new ISBA President
    [caption id="attachment_20469" align="alignright" width="300" caption="ISBA President John G. Locallo is sworn in by his cousin, retired Cook County Judge Dan Locallo."][/caption] Chicago property tax attorney John G. Locallo was sworn-in as the 135th ISBA President on Friday night at the Annual Meeting in Lake Geneva, Wis. Locallo is a partner in the firm of Amari & Locallo. Locallo's theme for the evening was family, with his brother and law partner Joe Locallo presenting him and his cousin, retired judge Daniel Locallo, swearing him in. His sister, opera singer Diana Locallo Vera, sang the aria Where'er you walk with John on piano. "I am so glad I was able to keep it in the family tonight with my brother Joe, cousin Dan and law partner Leonard Amari," Locallo said. As a tax lawyer, Locallo enjoys saving clients money and will focus his year on helping ISBA members with technology. “We’re at a critical juncture in the law as more business is flowing to online legal services,” Locallo said. “It is a must that lawyers provide the most cost-efficient services to their clients.” Click here to view pictures from the Annual Dinner and Swearing-in.
  • June 17, 2011 | ISBA News
    ISBA members honored at Awards Luncheon
    President Mark D. Hassakis and incoming President John G. Locallo conferred awards on several distinguished ISBA members on Friday at the 2011 Annual Awards Luncheon. Click here to view pictures from the Luncheon. Those being honored were:
  • June 16, 2011 | Events | ISBA News
    135th Annual Meeting underway in Lake Geneva
    The Illinois State Bar Association's 135th Annual Meeting kicked off Thursday night at the Abbey Resort at Lake Geneva. The evening featured an Opening Reception with food and games for the kids on the lakeside lawn and Workshop on “Who Me? A Law School Professor,” presented by the Southern Illinois University School of Law. Chicago attorney John G. Locallo will be sworn-in as the next ISBA president at Friday night's Annual Dinner. Click here to view pictures from the Opening Reception.
  • June 16, 2011 | ISBA News
    John G. Locallo to be sworn-in as 135th ISBA President
    [caption id="attachment_20098" align="alignright" width="200" caption="Incoming ISBA President John G. Locallo"][/caption] Chicago property tax attorney John G. Locallo will be sworn-in as the 135th ISBA President on Friday night at the Annual Meeting in Lake Geneva, Wis. Locallo is a partner in the firm of Amari & Locallo. As a tax lawyer, Locallo enjoys saving clients money and will focus his year on helping ISBA members with technology. "We're at a critical juncture in the law as more business is flowing to online legal services," Locallo said. "It is a must that lawyers provide the most cost-efficient services to their clients." He received his B.S. in Accounting from the University of Illinois and passed the CPA exam in 1983. He graduated from Chicago-Kent School of Law in 1986 and received his Masters of Law (Taxation) in 1992. Locallo has been a member of the ISBA Board of Governors since 2004 and is a Vice Chair of the Illinois Bar Foundation Fellows.
  • June 15, 2011 | Events | ISBA News
    ISBA Law and Leadership Institute starts Tuesday
    The ISBA Illinois Law and Leadership Institute will kick off next Tuesday at John Marshall Law School. The Institute is a pilot program for 35 students entering the 9th and 10th grades. It is designed to increase the academic aspirations of the students by exposing them to a variety of careers in the legal field. Students will participate in classroom activities and take field trips to law firms and courthouses. The Law and Leadership Institute is a state-wide initiative undertaken in collaboration with the legal community and designed to assist minority youth in achieving academic success beyond high school and encouraging them to aspire to a career in the law. This program is being administered by the ISBA’s Standing Committee on Diversity Pipeline with the assistance of Illinois lawyers who share a similar commitment. The ISBA will be closely monitoring this pilot program with a goal of expanding it to other locations in the state. Find out more about the program at www.isba.org/lawandleadershipprogram
  • June 15, 2011 | ISBA News | People
    Young Lawyers present $5,500 grant to PILI
    The IBF/YLD Children's Assistance Fund approved a grant of $5,500 to sponsor an ISBA/YLD Summer Intern at Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI) for the summer. PILI Executive Director Michael Bergmann (left) received the check from YLD Chair Bob Fink (right). This grant will provide for intern Arturo Hernandez (center), a law student at John Marshall Law School, to work at the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless this summer.
  • June 14, 2011 | ISBA News
    ISBA succeeds in pushing through legislative agenda
    [caption id="attachment_20068" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Jim Covington"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_20067" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Mark D. Hassakis"][/caption] By Sarah Zavala, Special to the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin It's like "poof" and all of a sudden a major legislative issue can appear out of nowhere. "That's often how this stuff works," said James R. Covington III, director of legislative affairs for the Illinois State Bar Association. And this past legislative session was no exception.