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  • November 6, 2015
    4th District Admission Ceremony, November 2015
    Supreme Court Chief Justice Rita B. Garman presided over the Fourth District ceremony at the Hoogland Center for the Arts in Springfield on November 5. ISBA President Umberto S. Davi addressed the class.
  • November 6, 2015
    1st District Admission Ceremony, November 2015
    The largest group —1,306—were admitted during two ceremonies at the Arie Crown Theater in Chicago. Justice Anne M. Burke presided over the 9:45 a.m. ceremony and Justice Mary Jane Theis presided over the 12:45 p.m. ceremony. The ISBA was represented by 2nd Vice President Hon. Russell W. Hartigan.
  • November 6, 2015
    5th District Admission Ceremony, November 2015
    Supreme Court Justice Lloyd A. Karmeier presided over the Fifth District ceremony on Nov. 5 at the Southern Illinois University School of Law Auditorium in Carbondale. ISBA Board member Dennis J. Orsey addressed the class.
  • November 6, 2015
    2nd District Admission Ceremony, November 2015
    Supreme Court Justice Robert R. Thomas presided over the Second District ceremony at 10 a.m. at Hemmens Memorial Building in the Elgin Civic Center Plaza in Elgin on November 5.
  • November 6, 2015
    3rd District Admission Ceremony, November 2015
    Supreme Court Justice Thomas L. Kilbride presided over the Third District ceremony at the Kankakee Community College Main Auditorium on November 5. ISBA President-elect Vincent Cornelius addressed the class.
  • October 29, 2015
    Justinian Scholarship Dinner 2015
    The Justinian Society of Lawyers hosted a Scholarship Dinner on Oct. 15 at the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza in Chicago. All proceeds from the event benefit The Justinian Society of Lawyers Endowment Fund.
  • October 19, 2015
    IBF Gala 2015
    The Illinois Bar Foundation hosted its 17th Annual Gala on Friday, Oct. 16 at the Four Seasons in Chicago. ISBA Past President Todd Smith, co-founder of Chicago law firm Power Rogers & Smith, was honored with the Distinguished Award of Excellence.
  • October 15, 2015
    Justice Stevens Luncheon
    ISBA President Umberto S. Davi attended the Annual Justice John Paul Stevens Luncheon on Oct. 13 at the Standard Club in Chicago.
  • October 15, 2015
    CLE: A Family Law Financial Trial
    The ISBA Family Law Section hosted "A Family Law Financial Trial" at the Pere Marquette Lodge and Conference Center in Grafton from Oct. 8-9. Judges, experts, and experienced practitioners came together for this two-day nonstop action mock financial trial that covered maintenance, child support, college support, and asset division.
  • October 7, 2015
    ISBA-WBAI Leadership Summit
    The ISBA and WBAI co-hosted a Leadership Summit on Oct. 5. Featured Speakers included WBAI President and ISBA Board member Hon. Jessica A. O'Brien, ISBA Executive Director Robert Craghead, Monique Austin and Jeanine Stathopoulos.