The Lawyers' Assistance Program will conduct a free intervenor training session from 12 noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, at the Illinois Bar Center, Springfield. Call Bridget McLaughlin, (312) 716-6607, for reservations.
Judges and lawyers who would like to be of greater service to colleagues in need of help with dependencies and personal problems are welcome to attend. Confidences that result from interventions and peer counseling are privileged.
President Sheila M. Murphy, a member of the ISBA Board of Governors, has also issued an invitation to law firms, law schools and bar associations to schedule LAP presenters for meetings and seminars.
To request a speaker, call LAP Vice President Laura A. Otten Grahek, who serves as the acting executive director, at (312) 636-0536.
Law Ed Series panels slated around state
The spring schedule of dates and topics of ISBA Law Ed Series seminars follows. See pages 12 to 14 for more information and registration details.
Tuesday, Feb. 12, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. - "Nuts and Bolts of Appellate Practice," Special Committee on Appellate Practice; ISBA Chicago Regional Office.
Tuesday, Feb. 12, 9 a.m.-3:10 p.m. "Back to Basics of Workers' Compensation Law," Workers' Compensation Law Section; Holiday Inn, Collinsville.
Monday, Feb. 18, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. "Nuts and Bolts of Appellate Practice," Special Committee on Appellate Practice; Radisson Hotel, Bloomington.
Monday, Feb. 18, 9 a.m.-3:10 p.m. "Back to Basics of Workers' Compensation Law," Workers' Compensation Law Section; ISBA Chicago Regional Office.
Friday, Feb. 22, 12 noon-5 p.m. "Trial Practice Update and Practice Tips," Civil Practice and Procedure Section and Committee on Professional Conduct; ISBA Chicago Regional Office.
Friday, March 1, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. "Disaster Planning: Recovery and Prevention," Law Office Management and Economics (Standing Committe on) ; ISBA Chicago Regional Office.
Friday, March 1 "Trial Practice Update and Practice Tips," Civil Practice and Procedure Section and Committee on Professional Conduct; University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign.
Thursday, March 7, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. "Disaster Planning: Recovery and Prevention," Law Office Management and Economics (Standing Committe on) ; Radisson Hotel, Bloomington.
Friday, March 8 "Trial Practice Update and Practice Tips," Civil Practice and Procedure Section and Committee on Professional Conduct; Southern Illinois University School of Law, Carbondale.
Friday, March 8 "Back to Basics of Federal Practice," Special Committee on Federal Practice; Radisson Hotel, Bloomington.
Friday, March 22, 8:30 a.m.-4:15 p.m. "Representing the Client with International Issues," International and Immigration Law Section, Human Rights Section and Criminal Justice Section; ISBA Chicago Regional Office.
Friday, March 22, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. "A More Advanced Primer for Juvenile Court Practitioners," Child Law Section and General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section; Radisson Hotel, Bloomington.
Saturday, March 23, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. "Traffic Law Update," Traffic Laws and Courts Section; Hyatt Regency Hotel, Oak Brook.
Thursday, April 11, 1-5 p.m. "Avoiding Intellectual Property Pitfalls," Intellectual Property Section; ISBA Chicago Regional Office.
Friday, April 12, 9 a.m.-4:15 p.m. "ECommerce/Commercial, Banking and Bankruptcy Law Update," Commercial, Banking and Bankruptcy Law Section; Radisson Hotel, Bloomington.
Tuesday and Wednesday, April 16-17, 8:45 a.m.-4:30 p.m. "Real Estate Taxation," State and Local Taxation Section; James R. Thompson Center, Chicago.
Wednesday, April 17 "Issues in Construction Law," Real Estate Law Section; Oak Brook location.
Friday, April 19, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. "Compliance Countdown: Real World Strategies for Implementing the HIPAA Privacy Regulations in Illinois," Health Care Section; ISBA Chicago Regional Office.
Friday, April 19 "Back to Basics of Federal Practice," Special Committee on Federal Practice; Holiday Inn, Collinsville.
Saturday, April 20, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. "Traffic Law Update," Traffic Laws and Courts Section; Renaissance Hotel, Springfield.
Friday, April 26 "Law of the Prairie," Agricultural Law Section; Illinois Agricultural Association, Bloomington.
Ronald Jasinski-Herbert, a past president of the Advocates Society, will demonstrate preparation of a hearty Polish meal during a Chicago Historical Society program, "The Foods of Polonia," from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, at Gallery 37, 66 E. Randolph, Chicago.
Appellate Lawyers
Justices of the Illinois Appellate Court, 2nd District, will be guests of the Appellate Lawyers Association at a luncheon Tuesday, Feb. 5, in Elgin. The event at the Elgin Community College Business Conference Center will begin at 12 noon with a reception. Call (312) 554-2090.
Black Women Lawyers
Because of President's Day, the monthly meeting of the Black Women Lawyers Association of Greater Chicago has been postponed to 5:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25, at the Chicago Bar Association. Call (312) 554-2088.
Central Ill. Paralegals
The Central Illinois Paralegal Association will meet Thursday, Feb. 14, for dinner and program. Call Anita Lindgren, (309) 766-6650, for details.
Chicago Bar
"I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," by Maya Angelou, will be discussed by the Chicago Bar Association Law and Literature Committee during a meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12. Call Robert F. Blyth, (312) 583-9300.
The CBA Young Lawyers Section will sponsor a Meet the Firms Night from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28. Representatives of several Chicago firms will attend to provide information on hiring and culture. Call Veronica Chaney, (312) 554-2032.
DuPage County Bar
"Statutory Construction," the 27th annual DuPage County Bar Association Judges' Nite dinner and show, will take place Friday, Feb. 22, at the Wilton Manor in Wheaton. After a 6:30 p.. reception and 7:30 p.m. dinner, the performance will begin at 8:30 p.m. Call (630) 653-7779.
ECI Women Attorneys
The next monthly luncheon meeting of the East Central Illinois Women Attorneys Association will be held Tuesday, Feb. 19, at Miko's in Urbana. Call Catherine Barbercheck, (217) 352-3634.
Associate Prof. Ellen Deason of the University of Illinois College of Law has been appointed to the ECIWAA board as liaison to the law school.
Federal Bar
The Chicago chapter of the Federal Bar Association will meet Wednesday, Feb. 20, for luncheon and program at the Chicago Bar Association. Call (815) 464-9068.
Hellenic Bar
The Hellenic Bar Association of Illinois will meet for luncheon and program Thursday, Feb. 14, at the Chicago Bar Association. Call (312) 458-9420. Members also will participate in a Joint Professional Valentine Dinner Dance on Saturday, Feb. 16, at the Chateau Ritz in Niles.
Intellectual Property
Nominations are being sought by the Intellectual Property Lawyers Association of Chicago for its annual Inventor of the Year Award. Call Mary J. Schnurr, (773) 399-3602, for details.
Justinian Society
The annual bocce tournament of the Justinian Society will be conducted Thursday, Feb. 21, at the Mazzini Verdi Club in Franklin Park. It will begin at 6 p.m. with a reception and dinner. Call President John G. Locallo, (312) 255-8550, ext. 112.
Legal Administrators
The Greater Chicago chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators and the Young Professional Board of the Chicago Bar Foundation will team up Tuesday, Feb. 12, for their annual Fat Tuesday Challenge.
Competition in basketball, bowling, volleyball, darts and sumo wrestling will take place from 6 to 10 p.m. at the North Beach, 1551 N. Sheffield, Chicago. Proceeds will benefit the Lend a Hand Fund mentoring programs for disadvantaged youths.
Legal Secretaries
Current officers of the Chicago chapter of the National Association of Legal Secretaries are AliceRose Stiegler, president; Lynn Kissel, president-elect; Mary Devitt, treasurer, and Kelly Clifford, treasurer.
Madison County Bar
Members of the Madison County Bar Association participated in the unveiling of a portrait of William L. Beatty on Jan. 25 in the atrium of the federal courthouse in East St. Louis. Judge Beatty died July 22.
North Suburban Bar
Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans of the Cook County Circuit Court is the scheduled speaker for a dinner meeting of the North Suburban Bar Association on Tuesday, Feb. 12, in the Terrace Restaurant at the Wilmette Golf Club. Call President Mary Long at (847) 272-0800.
Phi Alpha Delta
Past justices of the Chicago Alumni chapter of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity will be recognized during a dinner meeting Wednesday, Feb. 20, at the Casa Margarita in LaGrange. Call Benjamin Hyink, (630) 928-1022.
South Suburban Bar
The South Suburban Bar Association will meet at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, at the 6th Municipal District Courthouse in Markham. Christopher J. Cummings will speak on "What to Do When Your Client, Defendant, Petitioner, Respondent, Employee or Debtor Is in the Military."
Members are invited to attend the board meeting, which will begin at 4 p.m. Call President Thomas M. Britt, (708) 429-5400.
Society of Trial Lawyers
Alan P. Miller of Kiesler & Berman, Chicago, is the new president of the Society of Trial Lawyers. Other officers are Vice President Curt N. Rodin, Secretary Michael J. Morrissey and Treasurer Terrence J. Lavin, who is second vice president of the ISBA.
For more information, call executive secretary Donna M. Mathis at (312) 827-6107.
Whiteside County Bar
Judge Timothy J. Slavin of the 14th Circuit spoke to the Whiteside County Bar Association on Jan. 30 about allocation of funds for improvements in the county courthouse.
Sen. Durbin to be speaker for Peoria Lincoln dinner
U.S. Sen. Richard J. Durbin of Springfield will be keynote speaker for the 94th annual Lincoln Memorial Banquet of the Peoria County Bar Association. Retiring Judges Robert Barnes, Bruce Black, Donald Courson and E. Michael O'Brien will be honored. The event will begin at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, in the Hotel Pere Marquette. Call (309) 674-6049 for reservations.
Murdered law professor taught at Chicago-Kent
Thomas F. Blackwell, a visiting professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law from 1997 to 1999, was murdered Jan. 16 by a disgruntled student at the Appalachian School of Law in Grundy, Va., where he had taught for almost three years.
A 1986 graduate of the Duke University School of Law, also with a master's degree in philosophy, Mr. Blackwell practiced law in Texas until he began teaching legal research and writing at Chicago-Kent in August 1997. He also taught corporate finance, copyright law and law office technology.
In May 1999, he left Chicago to join the faculty at Appalachian, a new law school where his friend, L. Anthony Sutin, was dean. Mr. Sutin also was killed in the shooting by the student, who had been dismissed recently because of poor grades.
Themis Anastos
Morton Grove attorney Themis N. Anastos died Jan. 7 at age 89 in his home. A Greek immigrant, he was a major in the Army Air Corps during World War II and a 1946 graduate of the Northwestern University School of Law.
An assistant Illinois attorney general until 1955, Mr. Anastos became general counsel for the Cartage Exchange of Chicago, an association of about 100 trucking companies. He was a past president of the Hellenic Bar Association of Illinois.
John Carey
Assistant Cook County public defender John T. "Jack" Carey died Jan. 6 at age 49 of cancer in a Chicago hospital. A member of the Homicide Task Force in the Felony Trial Division, he had been president since 1987 of the public defenders local of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.
A 1983 graduate of night classes at the Loyola University School of Law, Mr. Carey had a master's degree in social work from the University of Chicago. He was a clerk for the public defender while attending law school.