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  • May 16, 2012
    3rd District Admission Ceremony, May 2012
    Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas L. Kilbride presided over the Fourth District Admission Ceremony in Ottawa. ISBA President-elect John E. Thies was a featured speaker.
  • May 16, 2012
    4th District Admission Ceremony, May 2012
    Illinois Supreme Court Justice Rita B. Garman presided over the Fourth District Admission Ceremony in Springfield. ISBA was represented by Board member Carl R. Draper.
  • May 16, 2012
    5th District Admission Ceremony, May 2012
    Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Lloyd A. Karmeier presided over the swearing-in of new admittees at the Gateway Center in Collinsville. ISBA was represented by Past President Jack C. Carey.
  • May 4, 2012
    ISBA Women in the Illinois Judiciary event in Mt. Vernon
    The Women and the Law Committee, along with the Racial and Ethnic Minority Committee and other sponsors,hosted a program and reception on April 26, 2012 at the 5th Appellate District in Mt. Vernon. The program highlighted women in the Illinois Judiciary and featured a keynote address by Michele M. Jochner on the history of women lawyers and judges in Illinois, as well as the Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission’s exhibit titled “Early Illinois Women Lawyers.”
  • May 4, 2012
    Ask a Lawyer Day 2012
    Lawyer volunteers answered callers' legal questions on April 28 at ISBA headquarters in Springfield and four other bar associations around the state.
  • April 30, 2012
    YLD Soiree 2012
    The Illinois State Bar Association's Young Lawyer Division held its annual Soiree on Friday, April 27, at the Hard Rock Hotel in Chicago. The Soiree benefits the Illinois Bar Foundation/Young Lawyers Division Children’s Assistance Fund.
  • April 19, 2012
    ABA Law Day 2012
    ISBA leaders traveled to Washington, D.C. this week to lobby Congress on increased legal aid funding.
  • April 12, 2012
    ISBA panel on Careers in International and Immigration Law at SIU School of Law
    The ISBA sponsored a panel on Careers in International and Immigration Law at Southern Illinois University School of Law in Carbodale. Participants included Erin Doyle (moderator), ISBA Board member Prof. Mark E. Wojcik, Prof. Cindy Buys, ISBA Past President Mark D. Hassikas and Section Council Member Tejas Shah
  • April 2, 2012
    President Locallo visits DeKalb, Whiteside counties
    ISBA President John G. Locallo recently met with media in DeKalb and Whiteside counties to discuss cameras in the courts before being the keynote speaker the WCBA annual dinner for the in Rock Falls.
  • March 29, 2012
    St. PADdy's Day Family Fun Fest and Luncheon 2012
    On Sunday, March 25, the Chicago Alumni Chapter of Phi Alpha Delta (PAD) Law Fraternity, International, hosted its annual “St. PADdy’s Day Family Fun Fest and Luncheon” at the Misericorida-Heart of Mercy home in Chicago. This event benefited the work of this organization.