The national Lithuanian-American Bar Association will celebrate its 10th anniversary during the annual meeting Saturday, April 28, in Chicago. Call President Patricia A. Streeter of Detroit at (313) 962-1177.
Members of the association board from Illinois are Margarita Kulys of Inverness, Saulius V. Kuprys of Chicago and Regina F. Narusis of Cary.
Madison County Bar
The Madison County Bar Association Law Day luncheon will take place Tuesday, May 1, at Manhattan's Restaurant. Call Kay Pile, (618) 692-7040, ext. 5921.
Matrimonial Lawyers
"Focus on Forever," a workbook for use during premarital counseling programs by courts, churches, social welfare and mental health groups, has been published by the Chicago-based American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. For information about obtaining copies, call (800) 422-6595.
Among committee members who developed the publication is Larry R. Kane of Davis, Friedman, Zavett, Kane, MacRae, Marcus & Rubens, Chicago, a member of the ISBA Family Law Section Council.
Peoria County Bar
Appellate Justice Mary W. McDade will be keynote speaker for the Peoria County Bar Association Law Day luncheon, sponsored by the Young Lawyers Committee, on Tuesday, May 1, at the Hotel Pere Marquette. Call (309) 674-6049.
Justice McDade, Justice Thomas Kilbride of the Supreme Court and 10th Circuit Judge Kevin Galley will be recognized as new members of the judiciary, and 50-year members Michael Heller, Robert Jones and James Reynolds will be honored. Law Day essay contest awards will be presented.
Public Defenders
Supreme Court Justice Rita Garman will be the dinner speaker Friday, May 18, during the spring seminar of the Illinois Public Defender Association at the Holiday Inn, Urbana. Educational presentations will be made from 12:30 to 5 p.m. Friday and from 9:15 to 11:50 a.m. Saturday, May 19.
Real Estate Lawyers
Greg Moody of Codillis & Associates will discuss representing third-party buyers at foreclosures during an 8 a.m. breakfast meeting of the Illinois Real Estate Lawyers Association on Wednesday, May 9, at the Hob Nob Restaurant, Crystal Lake. Call (847) 593-5750.
West Suburban Bar
Cook County public guardian Patrick Murphy will speak on "Protecting the Best Interests of Our Children" during the West Suburban Bar Association Law Day luncheon Tuesday, May 1, at Riverside Country Club, North Riverside. Call (708) 366-1122.
Will County Bar
The Will County Bar Association will hold a Bench and Bar dinner Friday, April 27, at Syl's Restaurant, Rockdale, beginning with a 6 p.m. reception. Guest speaker will be Law Prof. George Anastaplo. Call Sharyl Matthews, (815) 726-0383.
Winnebago County Bar
Attorney General James Ryan is the keynote speaker for the Winnebago County Bar Association Law Day luncheon Tuesday, May 1, at Forest Hills Country Club, Rockford. Call (815) 964-4992.
An ISBA Law Enforcement Award will be presented to John Genens, assistant deputy chief of the Rockford Police Department, who was nominated by WCBA President Karl F. Winkler.
Domestic violence program is May 4 at Oakton College
The Cook County Circuit Court and 2nd Municipal District Family Violence Coordinating Council will conduct a domestic violence symposium from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, May 4, at Oakton Community College, 1600 E. Golf Road, DesPlaines.
U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky of Evanston will be the keynote speaker at the symposium, "More Reflections on Domestic Violence: The Helping Strategies," for professionals and community domestic violence advocates.
A panel of experts will join a domestic violence survivor in tracing her experiences as a means of teaching the strategies that can work for clients, families and communities. Workshops will include therapy for batterers and working with immigrant domestic violence survivors.
The symposium fee of $15 includes luncheon. For an additional $10, participants may obtain six hours of continuing education credit. Call Sue O'Malley, (847) 635-1603, to register.
Supreme Court has judicial web site
Up-to-date docket information and opinions of the Illinois Supreme and Appellate Courts now can be accessed on the comprehensive web site, www. state. il.us/court, according to an announcement April 2 by Chief Justice Moses W. Harrison II.
Designed by the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts under the direction of Joseph A. Schillaci, the new site contains general information about the entire Illinois court system, rules, administrative summary, statistical reports and timely announcements.
The Supreme Court docket includes cases taken under advisement with decisions pending, petitions pending for rehearing, petitions pending for leave to appeal, and the schedule of oral arguments, as well as oral argument calendars for the six appellate districts.
Recent appointments
Elmhurst attorney George J. Sotos, chief of the Illinois attorney general's Government Representation Division since 1995, has been appointed an associate judge of the 18th Circuit. A 1972 graduate of the Chicago-Kent College of Law, he is a former chief of the DuPage County state's attorney's Civil Division.
Albert E. Radcliffe of Bartlett has been appointed jury commissioner for the 18th Circuit. An officer and consultant in the banking industry for 39 years, he succeeds Fred A. Messerschmidt, who retired in February.
ISBA past president Cheryl I. Niro of Quinlan & Crisham, Chicago, will serve on the nine-member Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission Review Board until Dec. 31, 2003. She replaces Robert J. Downing, who served for 11 years.
Ronald D. Sutter of Querry & Harrow, Wheaton, is a new member of the Supreme Court Character and Fitness Committee. He is a former assistant DuPage County state's attorney.
Criminal defense lawyers review electronic courts
"The Electronic Courtroom: Defending Your Clients in the Modern Age" is the title of a seminar that the Illinois Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Federal Defender Program for the Central District will present Thursday, May 3, at Starved Rock Lodge, Utica.
Scheduled from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., followed by a reception, the program will open with introductions by Jonathan E. Hawley, Appellate Division chief in the Peoria office of the federal defender.
Judge Jeanne E. Scott of U.S. District Court for the Central District will speak at 9:45 a.m. on The Electronic Courtroom and the Rules of Evidence: Problems and Solutions.
Examining Witnesses in the Electronic Age will be discussed at 10:45 a.m. by assistant federal defender George Taseff and assistant U.S. attorney K. Tate Chambers, both of Peoria.
After lunch at 11:45 a.m., the program will resume at 1:30 p.m. with Making the Electronic Courtroom Work for Your Clients. The speaker is Milwaukee attorney E. J. Hunt.
At 2:30 p.m., Dean Strang, community defender for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, will demonstrate Using PowerPoint Presentations for Opening Statements and Closing Arguments,
At 3:45 p.m., computer systems administrator Craig McCarley will review Technical Requirements for Using the Electronic Courtroom.
Call IACDL executive director Nancy O'Connor at (773) 643-4255 for registration details. Call Starved Rock Lodge at (800) 868-7625 for room reservations.
Michael Arendas
Former Chicago attorney Michael W. Arendas died March 22 at age 63 of heart failure in his Wheatfield, Ind. home. A graduate of the Chicago-Kent College of Law after service as a Marine Corps sergeant, he worked for the state welfare department for 28 years.
Mr. Arendas retired in 1992 as manager of Cook County child support enforcement and moved to Indiana. He was elected a town judge in 1995.
David Thompson
Chicago attorney David A. Thompson, a resident of Bartlett, died in March at age 61. A 1971 graduate of the Chicago-Kent College of Law, he was an assistant legal adviser for the Illinois State Board of Education for 30 years.
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