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  • December 11, 2017 | People
    Past President Vincent Cornelius Named to The Best Lawyers in America

    Past President Vincent Cornelius has been recognized in the 2018 edition of “The Best Lawyers in America.” Cornelius is recognized in the practice area of criminal defense.

    Best Lawyers is a peer review publication that annually compiles a list of the top five percent of practicing attorneys, organized by location and practice area. The publication conducted more than 7.4 million evaluations for the 2018 edition and chose approximately 58,000 attorneys in 140 practice areas.

    Cornelius is the founder of the Law Offices of Vincent F. Cornelius, with locations in Joliet and Wheaton, Illinois. He has more than 28 years of experience in criminal law, currently as a defense attorney and previously as a prosecutor. He recently announced his candidacy for Will County Circuit Court Judge in the upcoming 2018 election.

    Cornelius served as president of the Illinois State Bar Association for 2016-17. He was the first African-American president in the association’s 140-year history. During his career, he has also served as: 
    president of the Illinois Bar Foundation; chancellor of the Illinois Academy of Lawyers; and member of the Governor’s Commission on Criminal Law Reform.

  • December 11, 2017 | People
    Chase Hundman Joins Howard & Howard

    Chase M. Hundman recently joined the Howard & Howard Associates, LLC Chicago office as a new associate.

    Chase M. Hundman concentrates his practice in commercial litigation. He began his career with Howard & Howard as a summer associate in 2016. Prior to joining as a full-time associate, he was a judicial extern for Judge Jon DeGuilio at the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. There, he drafted opinions and orders for the judge and attended court proceedings to advise on pertinent legal issues.

    Mr. Hundman received his B.A., cum laude, from Illinois Wesleyan University in 2014 and his J.D. from the University of Notre Dame Law School in 2017. He is licensed to practice in the State of Illinois.

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    December 11, 2017 | Events
    YLD Holiday Party 2017

    The ISBA Young Lawyers Division hosted its annual holiday party on Thursday, Dec. 7, at Exchequer Restaurant & Pub in Chicago. All proceeds went to the Illinois Bar Foundation YLD’s Children’s Assistance Fund.

  • December 8, 2017 | ISBA News
    Congratulations to the ISBA Midyear Meeting Prize Winners

    Congratulations to the following prize winners at the ISBA Midyear Meeting:

    • $50 Amazon Gift Card - Daniel Kegan
    • 3 months of service ($1,287 value) - Sarah Taylor
    • $100 Visa Gift Card - Laura Kern
    • $100 Amazon Gift Card - Margaret A. Bennett
    • TENS unit - Melissa Greathouse
    • Bottle of champagne in a wine cooler bottle holder - Haskell M. Pitluck
    • $50 gift card - Bridget L. Schott
    • $25 Starbucks gift card - Alice Sackett
    • Amazon Echo Dot - Jan Strzalka
    • $100 Amex Gift Card - Roza Gossop
    • Amazon Echo - Melissa Olivers
    • $100 Amex Gift Card - Donald Shriver
    • $100 Amex Gift Card - John Voorn
    • Microsoft Home - Andy Scheifer
    • Student Microsoft Office 365 - Kim Dugan
    • Spa gift certificate - Bernard Peter
    • Amazon Echo show - Joan Amuda
    • IBF tickets to Illinois Lawyers Rock - Douglas Olivers

    Winners can pick up their prizes at the registration desk on Saturday, Dec. 9, from 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

  • December 6, 2017 | CLE
    CLE: How To Handle A Construction Case Mediation

    Don’t miss this full-day mock demonstration based on an actual multi-party construction case mediation! Watch and listen as seasoned lawyers demonstrate a construction case from the pre-mediation stage to the settlement agreement and learn which methods and techniques are most useful in a construction mediation case. Attorneys with basic or intermediate practice experience who attend this seminar on January 12, 2018 – either in Chicago or via Live Webcast – will better understand: the procedures, methods, and techniques common to all mediations; the unique problems and issues in a construction case mediation; the issues that you need to be prepared to deal with during the pre-mediation conference; how to handle the pre-mediation position paper; the issues that you should expect to arise in a group opening session; how the parties should interact during the breakout session for an effective mediation; how to deal with the Settlement Agreement in concluding the mediation; how to manage the ethical issues that can arise during the confidential process of mediation; and much more!

    The program is presented by the ISBA Construction Law Section and co-sponsored by the ISBA Alternative Dispute Resolution Section. It qualifies for 7.25 hours MCLE credit, including 7.25 hours Professional Responsibility MCLE credit (subject to approval).

    Get more information and register on our CLE page.

  • December 4, 2017 | People
    Robert E. Ulbricht 1930-2017

    Robert E. "Bob" Ulbricht, born December 1, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois passed away on November 8, 2017. Son of the late Emil Albert and Vivian June (Knight) Ulbricht. Beloved husband of the late Betty Anne Ulbricht. Loving father of Christine Anne Ulbricht.

    Robert earned a B.A. in political science from the University of Illinois in 1952, an M.A. from the University of Illinois in 1953, and a distinguished J.D. from the University of Chicago in 1958 where he graduated second in his class. After college, Bob served with the United States Army from 1953-1955. He then began his illustrious career starting with research attorney for the American Bar Foundation, Chicago, 1957-1959. Served as assistant trust counsel for Continental Illinois National Bank & Trust Company, 1959-1960. Became an associate at the law firm Cummings and Wyman, 1960-1968. Was general counsel and secretary senior vice president for Bell Federal Savings & Loan Association (becoming Bell bank corporation, Inc.) and general counsel, secretary senior vice president until his retirement in 1996. Bob loved to travel, whether it was with his family or work. He enjoyed tennis, skiing and book club. Robert proudly sat on several organizational boards including the board of editors for the Chicago Bar Record, 1970-1973, board of directors for the Glen Ellyn (Illinois) Public Library, 1979-1985, also board president, 1983-1984. Robert was a former member of the American Bar Association, Glen Ellyn Tennis Club, Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, and the Glen Oak Country. 

  • December 4, 2017 | People
    Four ISBA Lawyers Named to Super Lawyers

    Four of Kinnally Flaherty Krentz Loran Hodge & Masur P.C.'s partners made the list of Illinois' top attorneys, as evaluated by Super Lawyers, a national ratings service for the legal profession. Receiving this distinguished honor are attorneys Patrick Kinnally, Patrick Flaherty, Paul Krentz and Mark Masur. Selection to this list signifies that the attorneys named have been rated by their peers as among the top five percent of all Illinois lawyers in their respective fields.

  • December 4, 2017 | CLE
    CLE: Vulnerable Students: A Review of Student Rights

    Learn how you can help protect the rights of vulnerable students with this half-day seminar in Chicago on Thursday, December 14, 2017! Gain a better understanding of the issues associated with vulnerable students and how to address student rights in the educational and litigation settings. Attorneys representing juveniles, school districts, and families of students with basic practice experience who attend this seminar will better understand: how vulnerable students should be treated within school settings; the unique circumstances surrounding transgender students; how undocumented students can gain access to higher education; the legal issues associated with special education students; how to ensure stability for students in foster care; how “homelessness” is defined by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA); knowing who you represent when your client is a student; and much more!

    The program is presented by the ISBA Education Law Section. It qualifies for 3.25 hours MCLE credit, including 0.50 hours Professional Responsibility MCLE credit (subject to approval).

    Read more about the program and register on the ISBA CLE page.

  • November 29, 2017 | People
    ISBA Members Designated Super Lawyers

    Two ISBA members with Rathje & Woodward, LLC have been recognized as Super Lawyers for 2017. Super Lawyers is a lawyer rating service that names “Super Lawyers” and “Rising Stars” annually, based on peer evaluations and independent research. Among all the attorneys that are considered each year, only five percent are designated Super Lawyers, and only 2.5 percent are designated Rising Stars. 

    Attorney Timothy D. Elliott was selected as a Super Lawyer for the fifth-consecutive year. Based out of Rathje & Woodward’s Wheaton, Illinois, office, Elliott focuses on general litigation and appellate law. He has worked at Rathje & Woodward since 2005 and was named one of Super Lawyer’s Rising Stars from 2008 to 2011. 
      
    Attorney Emily A. Shupe was named a Rising Star for the fourth-consecutive year. The Rising Star designation is available to attorneys who are 40 years and younger or have been practicing for 10 years or less. Shupe has been with Rathje & Woodward since 2006 and is also based out of the Wheaton office. She concentrates on commercial litigation, employment law and insurance disputes. 

  • November 28, 2017 | ISBA News
    Midyear Meeting Advance Registration Deadline Is Friday

    The advance registration deadline for the 2017 Midyear Meeting, which will be held Dec. 7– 9 at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago, is this Friday, Dec. 1. Register online now to celebrate the profession and consider issues of mutual interest to the bench and bar with the Illinois State Bar Association and the Illinois Judges Association. 

    This year's highlights include:

    • Opening reception
    • Luncheon presentation by Joel D. Weisman, host and senior editor of Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review
    • A Whole New Electronic World: Do's and Don'ts for Judges (And Lawyers Too) program
    • Hot Topics in the Legal Profession program
    • The Hero's Journey: Honor, Integrity, and Your Legal Career Through the Lens of History program
    • Diversity and Inclusion in the Practice of Law program
    • Count Me In! reception hosted by the ISBA Diversity Leadership Council
    • Friday reception and dinner honoring the justices of the Illinois Supreme Court, featuring Justice Mary Jane Theis as a speaker
    • ISBA Assembly meeting