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  • June 7, 2015
    U.S. Supreme Court Admission Ceremony 2015 Sunday reception
    The Illinois State Bar Association organizes an admission ceremony at the Supreme Court every two years. ISBA President Richard D. Felice hosted members for a Sunday reception at the historic Willard Intercontinental Hotel on June 7, 2015.
  • June 6, 2015
    IBF Friends of Tom Golf Outing
    The Illinois Bar Foundation hosted the first annual golf outing honoring Tom Leahy, past President of the ISBA and a longtime supporter of the charitable work of the Foundation, on June 8 at Harborside International Golf Course. The event benefits the Illinois Bar Foundation and the Post-Graduate Legal Fellowship at Loyola Law School.
  • June 5, 2015
    IJA Installation 2015
    DuPage County Judge Robert Anderson was installed as the President of the Illinois Judges Association on June 5 at Loyola School of Law in Chicago.
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    June 4, 2015
    ISBA President’s Trip 2015

    ISBA President Richard D. Felice and his wife, Marnell, took an ISBA group on a river cruise through Southern France April 24-May 2. ISBA group travel is a great way to enjoy travel and network with fellow attorneys. Find out about upcoming trips at tinyurl.com/ohrgyer.

  • May 19, 2015
    Solo & Small Firm Practice Institute — Chicago, May 2015
    The fifth edition of the ISBA Solo & Small Firm Practice Institute was held on May 14 at the Chicago Office. This was the final practice institute for this bar year. Dates for next year's institutes will be available soon.
  • May 13, 2015
    1st District Admission Ceremony, May 2015
    Justices of the Illinois Supreme Court administered the attorney’s oath to 600 new attorneys on Thursday, May 7 at five separate locations across the state.
  • May 13, 2015
    2nd District Admission Ceremony, May 2015
    Supreme Court Justice Robert R. Thomas presided over the Second District in Elgin. Appellate Justice Ann B. Jorgensen made the motion to admit the class. Cook County Circuit Judge Russell W. Hartigan, third vice president of the Illinois State Bar Association, and Lisle attorney James McCluskey, who is a member of the ISBA Board of Governors, seconded the motion.
  • May 13, 2015
    3rd District Admission Ceremony, May 2015
    Supreme Court Justice Thomas L. Kilbride presided over the Third District ceremony held at the Third District Appellate Court Building in Ottawa. Joliet attorney Vincent F. Cornelius, second vice president of the Illinois State Bar Association, also gave remarks.
  • May 13, 2015
    4th District Admission Ceremony, May 2015
    Supreme Court Chief Justice Rita B. Garman presided over the Fourth District ceremony at the Illinois Supreme Court Building in Springfield. The speaker for the ceremony was Circuit Judge April G. Troemper in Springfield of the Seventh Judicial Circuit. Other speakers included ISBA President-Elect Umberto S. Davi, a solo practitioner in Western Springs, and William F. Moran III, a managing partner at Stratton, Giganti, Stone, Moran & Radkey in Springfield.
  • May 13, 2015
    5th District Admission Ceremony, May 2015
    Supreme Court Justice Lloyd A. Karmeier presided over the Fifth District ceremony at the Southern Illinois University School of Law Auditorium in Carbondale. The speaker for the ceremony was Russell K. Scott, a member of the Illinois State Bar Association Board of Governors.