ISBA News

The Illinois State Bar Association’s Lawyer Finder Service provides referrals to local lawyers Mondays through Fridays. The Service makes referrals in a number of areas of law. For the month of October 2013 ISBA helped people in need of legal services find lawyers in the following areas:

Here are the results for October 2013:

• 600 phone referrals made by Lawyer Finder staff
• Most requested areas of law: Family (105), Personal Injury (91), Criminal Law (63), Real Estate (59), Employment Law (51) and Civil Disputes (32)
• 22,610 visits to IllinoisLawyerFinder.com (20,180 unique visitors)

Want to be part of the ISBA Lawyer Finder Service? Call (800) 252-8908 and ask for the Legal Department, or visit www.illinoislawyerfinder.com

Clients should call (800) 922-8757.

The Illinois State Bar Association will honor the Class of 1963 Distinguished Counsellors on Thursday, Nov. 14. This title is conferred annually upon those ISBA members who are completing their 50th year of practice.

The Class will be honored during a special luncheon at the Union League Club of Chicago located at 65 West Jackson Street. A reception will begin at 11:15 a.m., and lunch is scheduled for noon.

Honorees receive one complimentary ticket to attend the luncheon. Additional tickets may be purchased in advance at $75 per person. Members of the “Class” and their guest(s) will be seated at special tables, each seating 10 persons. All tickets will be held for pick up at our registration table immediately prior to the luncheon.

Tickets to the luncheon are available and may be purchased online at www.isba.org/distinguishedcounsellorsluncheon. Any questions regarding the luncheon may be directed to Kim Weaver at kweaver@isba.org.

As part of the efforts to recognize 50 years of service, the Illinois Bar Foundation will produce a class yearbook with photographs and information about honorees and their experiences in the law.

Congratulations to the 1963 Class of Distinguished Counsellors

The second luncheon in a three-part luncheon series aimed at teaching law students and young attorneys practical steps in developing their legal career. Each luncheon will feature esteemed panelists discussing a variety of topics while also taking questions from the audience. This luncheon program will feature sitting judges offering tips to young lawyers on how to make a good impression in the courtroom.

Speakers:

• The Honorable James F. Holderman, United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois
• The Honorable Thomas R. Mulroy, Circuit Court of Cook County, Law Division

• The Honorable Laura C. Liu, Circuit Court of Cook County, Chancery Division

When/Where:

• November 13, 2013, noon to 1 p.m.
• ISBA Chicago Office, 20 S. Clark, Suite 900
• Chicago, IL 60603

Moderator:

• Jessica Durkin, Co-Chair of YLD's Professional Development Committee, Associate,  Miroballi Durkin & Rudin

Cost: $10 includes lunch. Cancellations will be accepted and refunded through Friday, November 8.  After November 8, no refunds will be given for cancellations.

No MCLE credit is available for this program.

Deadline to register is 4 pm, November 8.

Register now!

The Illinois Bar Foundation has added two members to its Board of Directors.

Newly-elected members are Deane B. Brown, of Highland Park, a partner in the Chicago law firm of Beermann, Pritikin, Mirabelli, Swerdlove LLP; and Karen McNulty Enright, of Elmhurst, an attorney with McNabola Law Group, in Chicago.

The mission of the Illinois Bar Foundation is to ensure meaningful access to the justice system, especially for those with limited means, and to assist lawyers who can no longer support themselves due to incapacity. The Illinois Bar Foundation is located at 20 S. Clark St., Suite 910, Chicago, IL  60603, and the phone number is (312) 726-6072.