CBA Record May-June 2022

Bekkerman, LLC as an associate… Gold berg Segalla added Lona H. Sayej to its Workers’ Compensation group in Chi cago … Chuhak & Tecson has moved to a new location at 120 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 1700, Chicago… Renai Rodney joined the law firm of Ropes & Gray in the firm’s Chicago litigation & enforce ment practice. Adam P. Beckerink has joined Duane Morris LLP’s corporate practice group in its Chicago office… Former CBA Presi dent Kerry R. Peck was appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court to serve as the first Chair of the Supreme Court’s Commission on Elder Law… Chicago based McHugh Construction hired Tina M. Paries as general counsel… John D. Risvold has been named a partner at Col lins Law Firm… Michael L. Gaynor has joined Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP as counsel to its real estate practice focusing on the Midwest… Ashley L. Orler is a partner at Constangy, Brooks, Smith and Prophete LLP… Francesca M. Simon celli as joined Laner Munchin as an asso ciate… Incoming CBA Board member Louis G. Apostol was reappointed as Public Administrator of Cook County by Governor J.B. Pritzker. Condolences Condolences to the families and friends of Joseph M. Carrabotta , Judge Jack B. Schmetterer , Judge Susanne M. Groebner , Amy H. Kane , Walter N. Kaufman, Richard T. Cozzola, and Richard D. Glickman .

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The Institute for Inclusion in the Pro fession , founded by CBA Board Member Sandra S. Yamate , received the ABA Litigation Section’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee’s 2022 Diver sity Leadership Award… The Illinois Supreme Court appointed Erika Harold as the new Executive Director of the Commission on Professionalism… The Judicial Inquiry Board appointed Nato sha Cuyler Toller as deputy director… CBA Past President J. Timothy Eaton received the Illinois Bar Foundation’s Distinguished Award for Excellence… Jenner & Block released the 2022 edi tion of its Illinois Civil Practice Guide; former CBA board member and Jenner & Block partner Andrew W. Vail is the lead author… Karen L. McNaught was appointed a U.S. Magistrate… Kirby McInerney LLP added Anthony F. Fata , a plaintiffs’ litigator in commodities, securities, and whistleblower matters, as a partner in the firm’s new Chicago office. Illinois Appellate Court Justice Mary K. Rochford was named Chair of the Illi nois Supreme Court’s Remote Proceed ings Task Force… The Chicago boutique litigation firm of Figliulo & Silverman P.C. became the ninth U.S. office of the international law firm of Smith, Gam brell & Russell LLP… Cozen O’Connor attorney Brian Shaw was named one of the Top 500 Bankruptcy and Restructur ing attorneys in the country by “Law dragon” magazine… Cameron J. Tober joined Taxman, Pollock, Murray &

The CBA, The Illinois State Bar Asso ciation, and Illinois Judges Associa tion hosted a networking reception to celebrate the accomplishments of women lawyers and judges in Illinois. Pictured from Left from the law firm of Nijman Franzetti: Anne Kaup, Kristen Gale, CBA President E. Lynn Grayson and Susan Brice.

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