Legal Education, Admission and Competence

The mission of the Standing Committee on is to study all phases of preparatory and legal education requirements for admission to the bar and standards for bar examinations, and to review continuing legal education, competence, and lawyer skills, making recommendations with respect thereto.

Consists of chair, vice-chair, secretary and 18 additional members.

Final Report, Findings & Recommendations of the ISBA Standing Committee on Legal Education, Admission and Competence on the Adoption of the Uniform Bar Examination

Committee Roster

  • Ted A. Donner, Donner & Company Law Offices LLC, Glen Ellyn, Chair
  • John F. Erbes, Southern Illinois University School of Law, Murphysboro, Vice-Chair
  • Nancy Z. Hablutzel, Durham, Secretary
  • Lawrence A. Stein, Lawrence A Stein LLC, Wheaton, Ex-Officio
  • Peter C. Alexander, SIU School of Law, Carbondale, Member
  • William W.P. Atkins, Johnson Bunce & Noble, Peoria, Member
  • Christian Francis Blume, The Law Office of Christian Blume LLC, Chicago, Member
  • Colin Christopher Clark, Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard PC, Edwardsville, Member
  • James A. Doppke, Jr., Robinson Stewart Montgomery & Doppke, Chicago, Member
  • H. Case Ellis, Law Office of H Case Ellis, Cary, Member
  • Markham M. Jeep, Jeep Hauck & Associates PC, Waukegan, Member
  • Robert M. Karton, Chicago, Member
  • Megan Eileen Kinney, Land of Lincoln Legal Aid, East St. Louis, Member
  • Brigette M. Lobacz, Morton, Member
  • Peter L. Rotskoff, ARDC, Springfield, Member
  • Melissa A. Smart, ARDC, Chicago, Member
  • Daniel R. Thies, Webber & Thies PC, Champaign, Member
  • Wendy H. Vaughn, Northern Illinois Univ College of Law, Rockford, Member
  • Beth D. Wade, Beth D Wade Attorney at Law, LLC, Rolling Meadows, Member
  • Susan L. Zielke, Land of Lincoln Legal Aid, Champaign, Member
  • Jennifer Anne Haase, Pirok & Haase, Chicago, Board Liaison
  • Kimberly A. Furr, Illinois State Bar Association, Springfield, Staff Liaison
  • Alexandra N. Rice, Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar, Springfield, Associate Member