Burns, who served from 1993 to 1997, is the Illinois secretary of state's inspector general. Lassar, who was his first assistant, was U.S. attorney from 1998 until after the 2000 election. He is a partner in Sidley, Austin, Brown & Wood.
For reservations, call Emily Riojas at (312) 554-2090. A 12 noon reception will precede the 12:30 p.m. luncheon and program.
Kurtis B. Reeg, a members of the ISBA Task Force on the Unauthorized Practice of Law and past chair of the Human Rights Section Council, is co-holder with Northwestern University Law Prof. Marshall S. Shapo of the Andrew C. Hecker Award of the Federation of Defense and Corporation Counsel.
Reeg, a partner in the St. Louis firm of Kohn, Shands, Elbert, Gianoulakis & Giljum, and Shapo received the honor in London for their article, "E-Commerce and Products Liability: A Primer on Exposure at the Speed of Light."
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SueAnn Sage Billimack of Husch & Eppenberger, Peoria, has received recognition from the community as one of "Forty Leaders Under 40" for litigation involving restrictive covenants, employment discrimination, sexual and racial harassment, breach of contract and retaliatory discharge.
A member of Phi Beta Kappa and a 1994 magna cum laude graduate of the University of Illinois College of Law, Billimack serves on the boards of Counseling and Family Services and Central Illinois Service Access.
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University of Illinois Law Prof. James E. Pfander, newsletter co-editor for the ISBA Civil Practice and Procedure Section Council, has been invested as the law school's first Prentice H. Marshall Professor.
A graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law and a faculty member in Champaign since 1988, Pfander is incoming chair of the Civil Procedure Section of the Association of American Law Schools and a member of the AALS Federal Courts Section executive committee.
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Judge Charles P. Kocoras of U.S. District Court for the Northern District will receive a Torch of Friendship Award from the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation on Saturday, Feb. 16, during its Winter Gala at the Four Seasons Hotel, Chicago. The presentation will be made by James R. Thompson and Daniel K. Webb.
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Elgin attorney Frank V. Ariano, vice chair of the ISBA Family Law Section Council, recently received a Career Achievement Award from the Kane County Bar Association Family Law Committee, which he chaired from 1989 to 1992.
A partner in Ariano, Hardy, Nyuli, Richmond & Castillo, Ariano is a past president of the Kane County Bar and a founding director and inaugural president of the Kane County Bar Foundation from 1996 to 2000.
A Fellow of the Illinois Bar Foundation and a foundation board, Ariano serves on the ISBA Committee on Continuing Legal Education and is a former ISBA Assembly member. A Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, he has served on the board of the Kane County Friends of Child Advocacy.
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Charles Glick, deputy general counsel of Bank One in Chicago, has received the Scoop Jackson Award for leadership and service to CityPAC, an organization dedicated to strengthening the relationship between the United States and Israel.
St. Ignatius alumni honor Jiganti, Justice McMorrow
Chicago attorney John J. Jiganti and Supreme Court Justice Mary Ann G. McMorrow will be honored by the St. Ignatius College Prep alumni Friday, Feb. 8, during a dinner at the W Chicago City Centre Hotel (formerly the Midland Hotel).
Jiganti, a 1958 alumnus of St. Ignatius and a partner in Madden, Jiganti, Moore & Sinars, will receive the school's Award for Excellence in the Field of Law. Justice McMorrow will be named an Honorary Alumna.
President of the Chicago Bar Association in 1987-88, Jiganti also is a past president of the Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois and a former board member of the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education. He is a 1964 graduate of the University of Notre Dame Law School.
For more information or to make reservations for the luncheon, call Joan Kistner at (312) 421-5900, ext. 348.
Amari, Gabric on NIU board
ISBA past presidents Leonard F. Amari of Chicago and Ralph A. Gabric of Wheaton are among the active Illinois State Bar Association members who serve on the board of visitors for the Northern Illinois University College of Law.
Others include Appellate Justice Susan Fayette Hutchinson of Woodstock, who serves on the Committee on Women and the Law and the Special Committee on Appellate Practice, and retired 17th Circuit judge Harris H. Agnew of Rockford, a member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section Council and the Committee on Law-related Education for the Public.
Also on the board of visitors are David E. Murray of Sterling, vice chair of the Labor and Employment Law Section Council, and Willis R. Tribler, a member of the Bench and Bar Section Council and the Special Committee on ISBA Facilities.
Vincent F. Cornelius of Wheaton, a member of the ISBA Board of Governors, serves on the board of the NIU College of Law Alumni Council, along with Francis M. Howard of Chicago, a member of the Traffic Laws and Courts Section Council.
Deadline is Feb. 5
Only five more days until the Tuesday, Feb. 5, deadline to submit nominations for presentation of ISBA Law Enforcement Awards. The Committee on Public Relations will select one award recipient in each of the state's five judicial districts. Call Pam Miller at (800) 252-8908 to obtain a nomination form.
IICLE update on elder law has ISBA council speakers
The Illinois chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys will co-sponsor two seminars this month with the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education. Call (800) 252-8062 for registration and schedule of future programs.
"Elder Law Update 2002: The Basics and Beyond" will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, at the Park Inn, Urbana, and Tuesday, Feb. 26, at the University Club of Chicago.
Members of the ISBA Elder Law Section Council who will speak during the seminars are past chair Daniel M. Moore of Decatur, Ford C. June III of Joliet, and Constance B. Renzi of Aurora, the council's newsletter co-editor.
Also scheduled by IICLE this month is "Documenting Commercial Loans," a master teacher presentation by Chicago attorney Michael L. Weissman, on Wednesday, Feb. 6, at the Par-a-Dice Hotel, East Peoria, and Thursday, Feb. 21, at CNA Plaza, Chicago.
Peoria County Bar
The Peoria County Bar Association's 26th annual continuing legal education series from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon Saturday mornings at the Packard Plaza continues this month with the following seminars. Call (309) 674-6049 to register.
Feb. 2 General Practice I, chaired by Peter Jennetten; Feb. 16 Civil Practice Update, chaired by Joe Bembenek and Mick Hall; Feb. 23 General Practice II: Metes and Bounds, Disgruntled Employees, Surly Architects, Grumpy Subcontractors, and Contaminated Dirt, chaired by Brian Mooty.
Decalogue Society
February programs in the continuing legal education series of the Decalogue Society, held at 12:30 p.m. Wednesdays on the third floor at 39 S. LaSalle St., include the following. Call (312) 263-6493 for a full schedule.
Feb. 6 Changing Needs of the Legal Profession, with Dean Nina Appel of the Loyola University School of Law; Feb. 13 Civil Rights Litigation: Moral Issues, with past president Lonny Ben Ogus; Feb. 29 Tax Relief Act: Individuals, with Lawrence Krupp; Tax Relief Act: Business, with Sheldon Halter.
John Marshall Law
The John Marshall Law School Fair Housing and Legal Support Center will conduct its 10th annual litigation skills training program, "Effective Advocacy Under the Fair Housing Law," Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 7-9. Call Elaine Morey, (312) 427-2737, ext. 492.
John Marshall will present a Gaming Law Symposium from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27. Call Kevin Farrell, (3112) 987-1420.
Kane County Bar
The Kane County Bar Association will conduct a seminar on New Construction in Residential Real Estate from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, in the County Judicial Center, St. Charles. Lunch will be provided by Chicago Title Insurance. Call (630) 762-1915.
Illinois Trial Lawyers
ISBA past president Todd A. Smith of Power, Rogers & Smith, Chicago, will discuss liability in aviation and other transportation this month during the seminar, "Winning Trial Techniques from Voir Dire to Closing."
The Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Education Fund presentation will take place from 8:45 a.m. to 3:20 p.m. Monday, Feb. 18, at the DoubleTree Guests Suites Hotel, Chicago. Call (800) 252-8501.
ITLA President Kim E. Presbrey of Aurora, a member of the ISBA Workers' Compensation Law Section Council and Special Committee on the Future of the Courts Conference, will open the program. Speakers include Bruce R. Pfaff of Chicago, a member of the Tort Law Section Council
DuPage County Bar
The DuPage County Bar Association Criminal Law Committee will present a "Point-Counterpoint" seminar from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, in the bar center classroom, Wheaton. Call (630) 653-7779.
Speakers include ISBA Assembly members Stephen W. Baker, who serves on the Criminal Justice Section Council, and Judge Elizabeth W. Sexton, a member of the Committee on Bar Services and Activities. Donald J. Ramsell of the Traffic Laws and Courts Section Council also will speak.
Will County Bar
The Will County Bar Association will conduct a mega-seminar on seven practice areas from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, in the County Courthouse. Call (815) 726-0383.
Keynote speakers are Prof. Charles W. Murdock of the Loyola University School of Law and Gene A. Petersen of Peoria, both members of the ISBA Corporation, Securities and Business Law Section Council. Petersen also is past chair of the Business Advice and Financial Planning Section Council.
In addition to updates on criminal, real estate, business, bankruptcy and family law, civil practice, and probate and estate planning, a special session on computer and technology skills will take place during the luncheon.
Northwest Suburban Bar
The Northwest Suburban Bar Association will conduct a three-part seminar from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, in the District 214 Community Education Center, Arlington Heights. Sponsors are the Business and Corporation Committee, the Employment Law Committee and the Intellectual Property Committee.
Speakers include ISBA Assembly member Ronald J. Nelson, secretary of the Business Advice and Financial Planning Section Council who also serves on the Trusts and Estates Section Council. A light meal is included. Call (847) 259-7908.
Women learn trial skills
Four organizations of women attorneys plan a two-part trial skills training program for lawyers with little or no trial experience. The sessions will take place at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, and 9 a.m. to 12 noon Saturday, March 2.
On Feb. 21, experienced women litigators will lecture and provide demonstrations of direct and cross examination, evidentiary foundations, and making and meeting objections. They also will coach participants on trial skills.
On March 2, an intensive workshop will include direct and cross examination by participants, with evaluations by federal and state court judges. A luncheon will follow at the Chicago Bar Association.
The sponsoring organizations are the ISBA Committee on Minority and Women Participation, the Women's Bar Association of Illinois, the Black Women Lawyers Association of Chicago, and the Chicago Bar Association Alliance for Women.
The registration fee of $75 includes materials and the lunch. Participants will receive two Federal Trial Bar credits. Call (312) 341-8530 for a registration form.
Real estate issues on cable
Several members of the ISBA Real Estate Law Section Council are participants in two cable television public service programs that will be broadcast this month at 10 p.m. Tuesdays on Chicago Channel 21.
"Condominium Law" will air on Feb. 5 and Feb. 19. "Landlord-Tenant Law" may be seen Feb. 12 and Feb. 26. Nancy Hablutzel of the ISBA Special Committee on Cable Television Programming is the moderator for each program.
Real Estate Law Section Council panelists for "Condominium Law" are Myles L. Jacobs, the section council chair and ISBA Assembly member; James F. Dunneback, who is also vice chair of the General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section Council, and Jordan I. Shifrin.
Section council panelists for "Landlord-Tenant Law" are Samuel H. Levine, council secretary, associate newsletter editor and Assembly member; William J. Anaya, newsletter co-editor, and Jack H. Tibbetts.