Environmental lawyer signs book Feb. 17
Environmental attorney Peter Huber, a Harvard law graduate and senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute's Center for Legal Policy, will discuss and sign his new book during a Chicago reception on Thursday, Feb. 17.
"Hard Green: Saving the Environment from the Environmentalists" is called by William F. Buckley Jr. a "brilliant exploration of the ideology of environmentalism (that) takes the breath away by its ingenuity, intensity and polemic artistry."
The reception will take place from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17, in room 700 of the Union League Club. Tickets are $20. Call (312) 377-4000 for reservations. Sponsors are the Federalist Society and the Heartland Institute.
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The fourth edition of "Labor Guide to Labor Law" has been published by Prentice Hall. The author of the comprehensive guide is ISBA member Bruce S. Feldacker of Feldacker & Durbin, St. Louis.
Emphasizing matters of greatest importance to unions, the new edition extensively updates and expands the 1990 edition to cover new issues and recent developments. Call (800) 643-5506 for ordering information.
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Prof. Susan Bandes of the DePaul University College of Law has compiled an anthology of writings by scholars in law, theology, political science, the classics and philosophy to explore how feelings incluence the law.
"The Passions of Law," published by the New York University Press, contains essays that tell a "complex and emotional story about the places of emotions in the law," Bandes said.
Appellate Lawyers
Candidates in the primary election for the Supreme Court and Appellate Court in the 1st District have been invited to attend an Appellate Lawyers Association luncheon forum Friday, Feb. 25, at the Chicago Athletic Association. Call Emily Riojas, (312) 554-2090.
The association has established a web site at www.applawyers.org that includes announcements, a calendar of events, membership directory, publications and links to other legal sites. Many sections are password-protected for members.
Champaign Defense
Urbana attorney Diana S. Lenik has been elected president of the Champaign County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. Other officers are Julia Reitz, vice president, and John Taylor, treasurer.
Chicago Bar
U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy will speak during a Chicago Bar Association luncheon Thursday, March 16, in the Grand Ballroom of the Chicago Hilton and Towers. A reception at 12 noon and luncheon at 12:30 p.m. will precede the senator's remarks.
Tickets for the event are $50. Call Kathy McEnroe, (312) 554-2057, for reservations.
CBA Young Lawyers
A Government Services Job Fair will be conducted from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 4, by the CBA Young Lawyers Section. Representatives of government legal offices will provide information about their hiring practices. Call (312) 554-2056 to register.
Cook County Bar
The Cook County Bar Association will sponsor "An Evening with Marian McPartland" when the jazz pianist performs Monday, March 13, with the Chicago Sinfonietta in Symphony Center. A 6:30 p.m. reception will precede the 7:30 p.m. performance. Call (312) 630-1157 for ticket information.
The next CCBA membership meeting will take place Thursday, March 2, in the ISBA Chicago Regional Office.
DuPage Women Lawyers
A benefit jewelry trunk show for the Helen C. Kinney Scholarship Foundation will be conducted Wednesday, March 1, by the DuPage Association of Women Lawyers.
Past president Marti Sladek will be host for the event from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at 4903 Granville, Downers Grove. Call her at (630) 969-9765 for details and directions.
ECI Women Attorneys
Ellen M. Beattie of Tummelson, Bryan & Knox, Urbana, was elected president of the East Central Illinois Women Attorneys Association during its annual meeting Jan. 13.
Other officers are Janice F. Pea of Danville, vice president membership; Laura D. Clower of Champaign, vice president communications; Nicoleta A. Negrau of Mahomet, vice president correspondence; S. Sue Jones and Holly Jordan of Champaign, secretary and treasurer.
The ECIWAA will hold a reception for Judge Heidi Ladd at 5:30 p.m. Monday, March 6, at the University of Illinois College of Law. The Women Law Students Association is a co-sponsor.
Illinois Trial Lawyers
A seminar on "Evidence and Evidentiary Foundations for the Trial Lawyer" will be conducted Friday and Saturday, March 10-11, at the Sheraton Desert Inn Resort, Las Vegas, by the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Education Fund.
The two-day course will be taught by Prof. Paul Rothstein of the Georgetown University Law Center. Attendance includes a 720-page course book published by the West Group. Call (800) 252-8501 for complete details.
Justinian Society
The Justinian Society has scheduled a trip to Washington, D.C., for the weekend of Thursday through Sunday, April 27-30. The package will include round-trip airfare, hotel accommodations and guided tours. Call John C. Sciaccotta, (847) 330-2423, for information.
North Suburban Bar
The North Suburban Bar Association will present its first Gary S. Wild Memorial Award during a dinner meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, in the Terrace Restaurant at the Wilmette Golf Club.
Judge Alan Goldberg will make the presentation to Rob Roy, director of the Evanston Community Defender Program, for which Wild devoted many hours of pro bono service. Call President Gail Vierneisel, (847) 724-6469, for reservations.
Northwest Suburban Bar
The Northwest Suburban Bar Association has established a web site at www.nwsba.org with sections for the public, for members only and for the legal community. Call (847) 290-8071 for details.
The NWSBA Women of the Bar will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23, at the Sheraton Hotel, Arlington Heights. Call Mary Schlott, (847) 259-8205.
Peoria County Bar
Members of the Peoria County Bar Association will show their support for pro bono service by attending Legal Aid 2000, a fund raiser Friday, March 3, at the Par-a-Dice Hotel, East Peoria. Call (309) 674-6049 for details.
West Suburban Bar
Westchester attorney Patrick J. Moran will be installed Saturday, March 4, as president of the West Suburban Bar Association during its 58th annual dinner in the Grand Ballroom of the Renaissance Oak Brook Hotel. Past presidents will be honored.
Other officers are Enid Kempe Olsen and David J. Heyer Jr., vice presidents; Dennis M. Sheen and Edward J. Andersen, secretaries, and Jac A. Cotiguala, treasurer. Call executive director Lois L. Bugajsky at (708) 366-1122 for reservations.
Will County Bar
The Will County Bar Association has invited primary election candidates to attend a luncheon Wednesday, Feb. 23, at the Renaissance Center in Joliet. Call executive director Sharyl L. Mathews at (815) 726-0383 for reservations.
Winnebago County Bar
Illinois Supreme Court candidates in the 2nd District will attend a luncheon meeting Tuesday, February 22, at Forest Hills Country Club, Rockford. The forum is sponsored by the Winnebago County Bar Association and the League of Women Voters of Greater Rockford. Call (815) 964-4992 for reservations.
The WCBA will have a Mardi Gras party at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, at Café Patou in Rockford. New Orleans cuisine will be available, and entertainment will be provided by "street artistes."
Women's Bar of Illinois
The Women's Bar Association of Illinois will hold a luncheon meeting Thursday, Feb. 24, on gender bias in the workplace culture. Co-sponsors are the CBA Alliance for Women and the ISBA Committee on Women and the Law.
Keynote speaker will be Prof. Joan Williams, author of "Unbending Gender: Why Family and Work Conflict and What to Do About It." Call (312) 341-8530 for reservations.
Retired judge Scidmore was pro bono stalwart
Retired 18th Circuit judge S. Bruce Scidmore (right), who was honored in December by the Illinois State Bar Association, died Jan. 20 at age 79 in his Wheaton home of cancer.
During presentation of John C. McAndrews Pro Bono Service Awards at the ISBA Assembly meeting on Dec. 11, Mr. Scidmore was named a recipient of a Special Commendation for his volunteer work last year with the DuPage Legal Assistance Foundation.
Mr. Scidmore was an early chair of the DuPage County Bar Association's Legal Aid Committee, and in later years served in an "of counsel" capacity for the foundation, assisting in preparation of cases for indigent clients.
The specific contributions that earned him the ISBA award included devoting 40 hours to a client in a Kane County accident case. He had a judgment vacated, retried the case and helped prepare the appeal.
A veteran of service as a Marine Corps sergeant during World War II, Mr. Scidmore was a 1950 graduate of the Santa Clara University Law School. He had a general trial practice in California from 1953 until his admission to the Illinois bar in 1970.
He practiced in Villa Park until his appointment as an associate judge in 1977. Judge Scidmore retired from the bench in 1989 but was recalled twice during the past decade.
Cook County Judge Philip Fleischman
Cook County Judge Philip A. Fleischman died Jan. 27 at age 89 in a Chicago hospital after a heart attack a week after the death of his wife of 65 years.
Elected to the circuit court in 1970 after several years as a master in chancery, Judge Fleischman reached mandatory retirement age in 1985. He was recalled year after year to preside in his Law Division courtroom, handling multiple complex civil trials on a daily basis.
A 1935 graduate of The John Marshall Law School, Mr. Fleischman attended classes at night and drove a bread truck for Rosen's Bakery during the day.
A founder of the B'nai Jacob Synagogue in the West Rogers Park neighborhood, he was past chair of the Lawyers Division of the Combined Jewish Appeal. He was president of the 50th Ward Regular Democratic Organization from 1958 to 1970.
Survivors include a son, Northbrook attorney Marshall A. Fleischman, and two grandchildren: Jack A. Fleischman and Sidney Z. Fleischman of Fleischman & Fleischman, Palm Beach, Fla.
Joseph Abbell
Chicago attorney Joseph J. Abbell died Jan. 15 at age 89. A real estate investor and pioneer shopping mall developer in the 1950s, he headed the Abbell Credit Corp.
A 1934 graduate of the University of Chicago Law School, Mr. Abbell took post-graduate courses at the Northwestern University School of Commerce until 1941. He was a board member of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America and the Rodfei Zedek Congregation.
Thomas Ahern
Retired Chicago attorney Thomas D. Ahern died Jan. 8 at age 85 in a Franklin Park rehabilitation center. A 1942 graduate of the University of Law School, he served with the Army in Europe during World War II.
George Beall
Retired Chicago attorney George Brooke Beall, who was a partner in Baker & McKenzie, died in January at age 73 of cardiac illness. He was a 1953 graduate of the University of Chicago Law School.
James Beckely
Wheaton attorney James E. Beckeley died Dec. 25 at age 58 after an asthma attack. A nationally prominent securities litigator, he was a graduate of the Northwestern University School of Law.
A past president of the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association, Mr. Beckeley retired recently from service as a public member of the Securities Industry Conference on Arbitration.
An arbitrator for the Chicago Board of Trade and the New York Stock Exchange, he frequently testified as an expert witness in securities and antitrust cases.
William Burns
Former Chicago attorney William J. Burns Sr., a resident of Riverside,