Continental breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Saturday will be provided by DRIASI, the ISBA insurance program administrator.
The Saturday conference format will consist of concurrent workshops during three scheduled time periods. ISBA President Cheryl I. Niro will speak during the 12 noon luncheon on "What the ISBA Can Do for Your Bar Association."
Opening remarks at 8:15 a.m. Saturday will be provided by committee chair Christopher G. Perrin of Springfield, and conference co-chairs David B. Sosin of Palos Heights and Lynn E. Patton of Springfield.
From 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., conference facilitator Robert Shaver will discuss issues related to "Leading Your Association: A Personal Approach to Leadership."
A faculty associate in the Management Institute of the University of Wisconsin School of Business, Shaver has participated in previous ISBA leadership programs. He has a master's degree in business administration and is director of the school's basic management certificate series.
From 10:45 to 11:45 a.m., four workshops will be conducted. They are Web Site Development; Non-Dues Income; Membership: What's a Bar Association Without It?, and Public Image of the Profession.
After lunch, from 1:30 to 2:45 p.m., three workshops will focus on the operation of Larger Bar Associations (175-plus members), Smaller Bar Associations, and Specialty Bar Associations.
From 3 to 4 p.m., four workshops will conclude the conference. They are Web Site Development; Refining Duties: Responsibilities of Association Officers; How Your Bar Association Can Get Involved in Issues Affecting the Legal Profession, and How to Revitalize Your Bar Association: Shock Treatment for Stagnation.
More complete details about workshop speakers will be published in the April 3 issue of the ISBA Bar News. For other information, call the ISBA Membership Services Department, (800) 252-8908.
Registration is still open for practice skills series
It's not too late to register for the ISBA seminar series, "Practice Skills for New Lawyers," although the first two sessions were scheduled March 8 and March 15.
Nine more sessions will take place on Wednesdays from 6:30 to 9:15 p.m. in the ISBA Chicago Regional Office. Presented jointly with the Women's Bar Association of Illinois, the programs will help attorneys in practice three years or less, including law school graduates expecting to be admitted in May.
The faculty consists of attorneys who have made the transition from law school to successful practices. Dates and participants in future seminars follow.
March 22 Criminal law, misdemeanors and juvenile matters; Timijanel Boyd Odom and Robert A. Loeb, chair of the Criminal Justice Section Council.
March 29 Torts, workers' compensation and social security disability; Kenneth Peters, Karen A. Enright and David Bryant Jr.
April 5 Litigation skills, pleadings, motions, discovery, briefs and argument; ISBA past president Todd A. Smith and Devon C. Bruce.
April 12 Representing the small business.
April 26 Bankruptcy and collections; Sumner A. Bourne.
May 3 Managing a law office, personnel, insurance and financing; J. Brick VanDerSnick.
May 10 Setting up a practice that works and running it without running into trouble; Mary Andreoni of the ARDC and Anne E. Thar of ISBA Mutual Insurance.
May 17 Real estate closings, trusts and foreclosures; Samuel H. Levine, vice chair Steven B. Bashaw of the Real Estate Law Section Council, John G. O'Brien, president of the Illinois Real Estate Lawyers Association.
May 24 Estate planning and administration.
Participants who complete at least nine of the 11 seminars will receive certificates of completion. Attendance at the May 3 and May 10 seminars is required for certification. Each Wednesday class will be videotaped for viewing on the following Saturday by registrants who are unable to attend.
Registration is limited to 72 individuals. The fee for the series is $195. A binder will be provided for written materials. Registration may be made by facsimile to the CLE registrar in the Illinois Bar Center, (217) 525-0420, including Visa or MasterCard information.
Take daughters to work on April 27 in Chicago
A special event for "Take Your Daughter to Work Day" is being planned for Thursday, April 27, in Chicago by the ISBA Committee on Minority and Women Participation. Committee member Gayle L. Nelson is the coordinator.
The program will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in a 14th floor courtroom of the Illinois Appellate Court, 160 N. LaSalle St. It is open to the daughters and nieces of ISBA members, or other special young women, from 1st through 8th grades.
Courtroom tours will include opportunities for the girls to serve as judges. Mothers who are lawyers or judges will discuss their legal careers. A puppet show will take place during the luncheon period.
Space will be limited, so interested members are urged to make reservations early. The cost is $10. Register by mail with check, Visa or MasterCard information to the attention of Joyce Wilson, ISBA Regional Office, Suite 900, 20 S. Clark St., Chicago, Ill. 60603.
Credit card registration also may be made by facsimile to (312) 726-9071. Telephone registration will not be accepted.
Senior Counsellor class of 1950 to be honored
The ISBA Board of Governors has approved the following list of Senior Counsellors members in good standing for 50 years who will be honored during the 124th Annual Meeting in June at The Abbey on Lake Geneva, Wis.
Additions and corrections should be sent in writing to the ISBA Executive Director, Illinois Bar Center, 424 S. Second St., Springfield, Ill. 62701.
Cook County
Don A. Banta, Marshall J. Baraz, Alfred G. Becker, Arthur Berlin, Beryl A. Birndorf, Richard G. Bodenstab, Mason L. Bohrer, Alan I. Boyer, Mark A. Braun, Lionel I. Brazen, Dan Brusslan, Caleb H. Canby III, Erwin Cohn, John W. Damisch, Bernard Davis, Harry Davlantes, Earl A. Deutsch, Owen L. Doss, Joseph V. Dowd;
Francis A. Even, James L. Ferstel, Thomas A. Foran, Perry L. Fuller, Gerhardt J. Gliege, Virginia B. Green, Gordon A. Groebe, Leonard M. Groupe, John F. Haderlein, John C. Healy, Theodore J. Herst, F. B. Hubachek Jr., Glenn T. Johnson, Thomas R. Juettner, John T. Kelly, Joseph J. Kozlowski, Frederick J. Krubel;
Fred Lane, L. B. Lea, Harold A. Leftwich, Constantine Lembares, Jerome Lerner, Milton A. Levenfeld, Henry R. Levin, Robert N. Lipschultz, Francis J. Lynch, Arthur W. Main Jr., Raymond E. Malatt, Richard L. Mandel, James C. McClure Jr., W. Donald McSweeney, John A. Morris, Peter E. Pallis, Francois N. Palmatier, Romie J. Palmer, Marvin Pechter, Alton W. Potter, Alexander G. Poulakidas, Richard H. Prins;
Robert M. Ransom, Joseph A. Reif, James T. Rhind, Mitchell S. Rieger, Richard L. Samuels, Joseph H. Sanders, Antonio R. Sarabia, Arnold A. Silvestri, James C. Spangler, Granvil I. Specks, Edward L. Stepnowski, Sherwin J. Stone, Gerald O. Sweeney, Julius Tabin, Doran J. von Unschuld, John C. Walker, Dey W. Watts, James T. Wilson, Herbert L. Wisch and Edwin J. Zitnik.
Downstate
Richard L. Ackman, Lyle W. Allen, Henry G. Bates, John J. Blake, Dominic F. Boetto, Robert E. Bradney, William R. Brandt, Howard A. Carlton, Rex Carr, Malcolm A. Chandler, Charles A. Chapin, Edward G. Coleman, Ralph J. Coletta, Maurice Dailey, Robert L. Dannehl, James S. Dixon;
Ivan A. Elliott Jr., Jerome A. Frezel Jr., Arthur D. Gambach, Angelo N. Gaziano, Bernard J. Ghiglieri Jr., Robert M. Grossman, Richard R. Grummon, Max G. Gulo, Homer B. Harris Jr., Franklin M. Hartzell, Demetri Hassakis, George C. Hupp, Robert B. Hupp, Julian Johnson, Watts C. Johnson, Charles E. Jones, Orville S. Jahn;
William E. Kaske, J. Richard Keller, Dorothy J. Kelley, Robert P. Keno, Harold W. Klingner, Byron E. Koch, Worthy B. Kranz, John P. Kurtock Jr., Laurie W. Larson Jr., J. Martin Lawless, Marvin R. Lennarson, Marshall E. Lesueur, James T. Londrigan, Joseph R. Lowery, Edward J. Lucas;
Edward G. Maag, William T. Makovic, E. Clifford Marquardt, Max E. Mathers, Richard C. McCarthy, Richard W. McCarthy, Rex F. Meilnger, Jules V. Meyering Jr., H. Frank Middleton, Harold A. Miller, James T. Mohan, Hubbard B. Neighbour, J. Michael O'Byrne, John Olivero, Allen E. Overaker;
Ralph K. Peek, Harold H. Pennock Jr., Charles E. Petersen, Fred W. Reither, Roger Reno, John A. Resh, John W. Russell, Andrew C. Schnack Jr., Loren E. Schnack, S. S. Schneider, Charles A. Scholz, Edwin M. Schroeder, Meryl T. Schroeder, Leo J. Schwamberger, Theodore R. Scott Jr., Omer T. Shawler, James N. Sherrick, Robert L. Snook, William D. Stiehl, Victor J. Stone;
John A. Taylor, Donald J. Tracy, Hurshal C. Tummelson Jr., William L. Turner, Leroy A. Ufkes, Ernest H. Utter, Stephen G. Vargo, Marvin M. Victor, Donald F. Vonachen, Paul P. Waller Jr., James F. Ward, Arthur F. Wendler, William J. Wimbiscus Jr., William H. Young and Francis E. Youssi.
Out of state
David F. Anderson, Richard A. Barton, William C. Bates Jr., Robert W. Castendyck, James C. Craven, Floyd A. Demanes, Frank E. Deschepper, Gerald Fitzgerald, Richard G. French, Mildred J. Giese, Sheldon L. Glieberman, Alexander M. Guba Sr., Edwin N. Gunn, Ray D. Henson, James T. Holton, Charles I. Hopkins Jr., Alan C. Hultman;
John M. Jones, Eugene S. Kwas, Alvin W. Long, Robert K. McQueen, Don A. Moore, Karl F. Nygren, Robert V. Nystrom, Richard E. Quinn, William D. Randolph, Jerome J. Shestack, Louis E. Simhauser, Robert E. Simpson, Edwin J. Sommer Jr., William H. South, Raphael P. Sullivan, John M. Telleen, Nick D. Vasileff and Edward J. Vertovec.
Data requested
Senior Counsellors are invited to submit current photographs and biographical summaries or resumes for possible publication before the ISBA Annual Meeting.
Material should be sent no later than April 28 to: ISBA Bar News Editor, Suite 900, 20 S. Clark St., Chicago, Ill. 60603.
Two officials of the Illinois Hospital and HealthSystems Association will speak to the ISBA Health Care Section Council during an open meeting at 11 a.m. Friday, March 17, in the ISBA Chicago Regional Office.
John Bomber, assistant vice president and associate general counsel, and Ann Guild, assistant vice president, will discuss "Health Care Planning in Illinois: The Case for Reform."
The IHHA has proposed changes in the scope and operation of the certificate of need program in Illinois, which the hospital community believes has fallen out of step with the health care marketplace.
Space at the meeting is limited. For reservations, call Linda Cleveland at (312) 726-8775.
Half-hour segments of the ISBA series, "Illinois Law: Legal News You Can Use," are now being broadcast regularly at 10 p.m. every Tuesday on Chicago Access Network channel 21.
The programs, developed by the ISBA Special Committee on Cable Television Programming, provide legal information of interest to the public. Section council and committee members participate in the discussion panels.
Antitrust, agriculture seminars on CLE slate
The schedule of ISBA Law Ed Series seminars follows. See pages 10 to 12 for additional information and registration details.
Wednesday, March 22, 12 noon-5:30 p.m. "E-Commerce and Antitrust in the Next Millennium," Antitrust and Unfair Competition Law Section; ISBA Chicago Regional Office.
Friday, March 31, 8:50 a.m.-3:15 p.m. Agricultural Law Update, Agricultural Law Section; Illinois Agricultural Association Building, Bloomington.
Friday, April 7, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Family Law Update, Family Law Section; Hotel Pete Marquette, Peoria.
Thursday, April 13 "The Economic Espionage Act of 1996," the Intellectual Property, Corporate Law Departments, and International and Immigration Law Sections; ISBA Chicago Regional Office.
Friday, April 14 Sentencing Symposium, Committee on Corrections and Sentencing; Holiday Inn Mart Plaza, Chicago.
Friday, April 14 "Physician-Hospital Relations: Assessing a Balance of Power," Health Care Section; ISBA Chicago Regional Office.
Monday-Tuesday, April 17-18 "Real Estate Taxation in the New Millennium," State and Local Taxation Section; Bank One Auditorium, Chicago.
Friday, May 5 "A General Practitioner's Look at Termination of Parental Rights, Adoptions and Alternatives to Adoption," Juvenile Justice and General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Sections; ISBA Chicago Regional Office.
Friday, May 5 "Business Law and Technology," Corporation, Securities and Business Law Section; Holiday Inn, Collinsville.
Friday, May 12 "Business Law and Technology," Corporation, Securities and Business Law Section; ISBA Chicago Regional Office.
Thursday, May 18 "An Update for Tort and Insurance Litigators," Tort Law and Insurance Law Sections; ISBA Chicago Regional Office.
Friday, May 19 "An Update for Tort and Insurance Litigators," Tort Law and Insurance Law Sections; Holiday Inn, Collinsville.
Future seminars also include "Electronic Commercial Law: Navigating the Web of Virtual Commerce" to be presented in Chicago and Bloomington.
Registration fees for full-day Law Ed Series seminars are $55 for sponsoring section or committee members, $65 for other ISBA members, $90 for non-lawyers, and $125 for non-member lawyers.
Technology creates more work, not more time
Part one of a two-part overview by Northbrook attorney Alan Pearlman, "The Electronic Lawyer," on the practicing attorney's near future in legal technology.
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