Illinois Appellate Lawyer Blog

Earn continuing legal education hours and hear a terrific panel of speakers on appellate law and practice by attending “A Blue Ribbon Panel On Appellate Advocacy.” Sponsored by the DuPage County Bar Association, the seminar will take place at noon on March 31, 2008 at the Attorney Resource Center at the DuPage County, Illinois courthouse.

A most excellent panel will speak and take questions:

• Judge William J. Bauer, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, speaking on, “Preserving the Record for Appeal”

• Justice Robert E. Byrne, Second District Illinois Appellate Court, speaking on, “Appellate Jurisdiction in the State Court”

• Kent Streseman, Professor of Law and Director, Ilana Diamond Rovner Program in Appellate Advocacy, Chicago-Kent College of Law, speaking on, “Persuasive Appellate Brief Writing”

• Judge Diane P. Wood, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, speaking on, “Appellate Advocacy”

Procrastinators beware! Seats are filling fast. Contact Chris Reed at the DCBA, 630-653-7779, for a reservation.

When you arrive, be sure to say hello to the Appellate Law Committee chair, who I am told has a wonderful personality and is particularly handsome.

Attend the DuPage County Bar Association Appellate Law and Practice Committee Luncheon Seminar on March 31, 2008, Noon to 2:00 p.m. (Full Disclosure: I chair this committee.) The luncheon will feature: A Blue Ribbon Panel On Illinois Appellate Advocacy.

There will be an excellent group of speakers:

• Judge William J. Bauer, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, speaking on, “Preserving the Record for Appeal”

• Justice Robert E. Byrne, Second District Illinois Appellate Court, speaking on, “Appellate Jurisdiction in the State Court”

• Kent Streseman, Professor of Law and Director, Ilana Diamond Rovner Program in Appellate Advocacy, Chicago-Kent College of Law, speaking on, “Persuasive Appellate Brief Writing”

• Judge Diane P. Wood, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, speaking on, “Appellate Advocacy”

The Program will qualify for up to 2 hours of CLE credit

It will be at the Attorney Resource Center at the DuPage County Courthouse, 505 N. County Farm Rd., Wheaton, Illinois. Members $45.00; Non-Members $60.00. Walk-ins are welcome, but to guarantee lunch and written materials, make a reservation by calling Chris Reed at the DCBA, 630-653-7779.

The Illinois Appellate Lawyers Association will present Brooks Davis speaking about Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas. Here is the Association’s description of the event:

The lifelong rivalry between these Illinois lawyers extended from Mary Todd’s parlor to the floor of the Illinois House of Representatives, across the bench of the Illinois Supreme Court, to the campaigns for U.S. Senator and President. Yet Douglas held Lincoln’s hat at his Inauguration, and Lincoln wept when Douglas died. Come and hear fascinating insights into this complex relationship, with special emphasis on how Lincoln’s and Douglas’s legal training and skills shaped the face of the Nation.

Brooks Davis is a nationally acclaimed expert on both Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas. He is past president of the Chicago Civil War Round Table and recipient of its prestigious Nevins Freeman Award for lifetime achievement in the field of Civil War studies, chairman of the Stephen A. Douglas Association, and member of the Advisory Committee of the United States Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Committee.

The event will be on February 19, 2008 from Noon to 2:00 p.m. at the Chicago Bar Association, 321 S. Plymouth Court, Chicago, Illinois. $35.00 for members; $45.00 for non-members. Call 847-8852410 for a reservation.

The Illinois Appellate Lawyers Association has announced that its Annual Reception will be held on January 17, 2008, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The event will be at the Hotel Monaco, 225 N. Wabash Ave., Chicago. Recently retired Justice Mary Ann McMorrow will be honored.

Call the Illinois Appellate Lawyers Association, 847-885-2410, for a reservation.

The Illinois Appellate Lawyers Association will hold a luncheon featuring a forum for candidates running for election to the Illinois First District Appellate Court. Lunch at 12:00 p.m. on November 29, 2007. Location: The Chicago Bar Association, 321 S. Plymouth Court, Chicago, Illinois. Cost: Members, $35.00; Non-Members, $40.00.

The Illinois Appellate Lawyers Association will present “The 10 Habits of Highly Effective Appellate Lawyers That Make Clerks Smile.” Speakers will be Steven Ravid, Robert Mangan, Gist Fleshman, and Louis Costa, respectively the Clerks of the Court for the First, Second, Third, and Fifth Districts in Illinois.

The luncheon event will be held on April 20, 2007 at the Union League Club, 65 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago. Cocktails at noon; lunch at 12:30 p.m. Cost: $25 for members; $30 for non-members. CLE credit available. Phone 312-554-2090 for a reservation.

The Illinois Appellate Lawyers Association announces its annual roundtable luncheon honoring the justices of the Second District Illinois Appellate Court. Date: 3/6/07. Time: 11:30 a.m. reception; 12:15 lunch. Place: The Centre of Elgin (Heritage Ballroom), 100 Symphony Way, Elgin, Illinois. Cost: $25.00 members; $30.00 non-members. Call 312-554-2090 to make a reservation.

Donald Hubert will be honored posthumously by the Chicago Bar Association. Don will receive the CBA’s 2007 Earl Burrus Dickerson Award on February 21, 2007.

Don passed away recently. He was a past president of the Chicago Bar Association, an excellent lawyer, and among the finest people I’ve ever known.

The CBA is accepting individual memorial letters, which will be placed in a commemorative book for Don’s daughter, Jessica. Submit your original letter to Terrence Murphy, CBA Executive Director, 321 S. Plymouth Ct., Chicago, IL 60604.

The award luncheon will be at the Standard Club, 320 S. Plymouth Ct., Chicago. Call 312-554-2132 for a reservation.

The Illinois Appellate Lawyers Association is sponsoring a talk entitled “Abraham Lincoln’s Rhetoric” at its February luncheon. David Zarefsky, Owen L. Coon Professor of Argumentation and Debate at Northwestern University, will present.

The event will be on February 8, 2007 at noon at the Chicago Athletic Association, 12 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago. Call 312-554-2090 for a reservation.

The Illinois Appellate Lawyers Association holds its Annual Reception on January 25, 2007. The justices of the First District Illinois Appellate Court will be feted. The late Seymour F. Simon, Retired Illinois Supreme Court Justice, will be honored.

The event is scheduled for 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Walnut Room of the Hotel Allegro, 171 W. Randolph, in the Chicago Loop. Cost is $20.00 (cash bar). RSVP 312-554-2090.

Also scheduled: The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Roundtable, sponsored by the Federal Bar Association. (Info here.) The panel will be Judges William Bauer, Ilana Diamond Rovner, and Diane P. Wood; Clerk of the Court Gino J. Agnello; and Chief Deputy Clerk of the Court Andrew J. Kohn.

This event will be at the Chicago Bar Association, 321 S. Plymouth Ct., Corboy Room, Chicago. Date: January 17, 2007. Time: 12:15-1:45 p.m. $25 for members and guests, $30 for nonmembers. Mail reservations to Federal Bar Association, Federal Center Plaza, P.O. Box 1200, Chicago, Illinois 60690 by January 15, 2007.