CBA Record November-December 2022

ship of disabled persons. To learn more about the LRS, visit lrs.chicagobar.org/ pages/for-lawyers or contact Juli Vyver berg at jvyverberg@chicagobar.org. Congratulations To Chief Justice Anne M. Burke on her retirement from the Illinois Supreme Court. Chief Justice Burke served on the Supreme Court beginning in 2006 and had served as the Chief Justice since October 2019… Justice Mary Jane Theis was selected by the Court to serve as the next Chief Justice for a three-year term… CBA Past President and Illinois Appel late Court Justice Joy V. Cunningham was appointed to the Illinois Supreme Court to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Chief Justice Burke… Cook County Circuit Court Judge Sanjay T. Tailor was assigned to fill the vacancy on the Illinois Appellate Court created by the retirement of Justice Daniel J. Pierce . Judge Tailor is the first Indian American to serve on the Illinois Appellate Court… Judge John Z. Lee became the first Asian American to serve on the 7 th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals when the U.S. Senate confirmed his nomination to the Chi cago-based court… U.S. District Court Judge Charles R. Norgle of the Northern District of Illinois retired after 38 years as a member of the federal bench. Judge Timothy C. Evans was elected to serve as Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County for an 8 th term… Judge Regina Scannicchio was named Acting Presiding Judge of the Domestic Relations Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County. Judge Scannicchio replaces Judge Grace Dickler, who retired after 11 years as Presiding Judge of the Domestic Relations Division and nearly 35 years on the Cook County bench… Judge Rena Marie Van Tine was named Acting Presiding Judge of the County Division. Judge Van Tine is the first female Asian American Acting Presiding Judge in Illinois… The Illinois Supreme Court appointed Judge Neil H. Cohen as an At-Large Cook County Circuit Court Judge… CBA Treasurer Nina Fain has been appointed to the Civic Leadership

Advisory Board of Trinal, Inc., a 25-year old national diversity consulting firm… CBA board member Louis Apostol , after more than three decades of serving the citizens of Illinois, received NIU’s Alumni Association’s Achievement in Public Ser vice Award… YLS Chair and CBA board member Daniel Berkowitz joined the law firm of Aronberg Goldgehn… Benesch partner and former CBA board member Juan Morado, Jr. joined a delegation of Chicago civic and business leaders headed by Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot for a trade visit to Mexico. Mary Smith became president-elect of the American Bar Association. She is the first Native American woman in this role… Chuhak & Tecson added Martin J. Crowley and Paige N. Fox as new associates… Salvi Schostok & Pritchard attorney Rob L. Kohen was elected to the Chicago-Kent College of Law Alumni Board of Directors… Kyle Siebert joined the law firm of Greensfelder as an associ ate in its Business Services and Franchis ing and Distribution practice groups… Cozen O’Connor added insurance liti gator Kimberly Petrina as the newest member of its fast-growing Global Insur ance Department… Nijman-Franzetti LLP added Chicago environmental lawyer Jacqueline Vidmar as a partner to the firm… Ten Corboy & Demetrio lawyers were selected to the 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America , includ ing Thomas Demetrio, Philip Corboy, Jr., Mike Ditore, William T. Gibbs, Dan Kirschner, Michelle Kohut, Ken Lumb, Francis Patrick Murphy, Peter O’Malley, and Ed Willer . Associate Attorney Britney Pennycook was selected to Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch.” Corboy & Demetrio Partner Michelle Kohut was selected to 2022 Crain’s Notable Women in Law. Megan O’Connor of Levin & Perconti was named one of the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin’s 40 Under Forty hon orees… Taft Stettinius & Hollister added Michael Mayerck, Yeoeun Claire Yoon, Benjamin Morrell and Carly Chocron as associates to its ligation and employ ment practice areas. Effective December 31, Taft will merge with Michigan-based

full-service law firm, Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss, P.C… Nixon Peabody expanded its national real estate practice with the addition of Craig Jeffrey as a partner in its Chicago office. Former CBA Record editorial board member Ruth Kaufman appeared as a lawyer in Episode 3 of the Disney+ show, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law … Pre slav P. Mantchev has joined Ulmer & Berne LLP as an associate… Ryan H. Voss , Aimee I. Clare and Aliscia K. Bur kett have joined Chittenden, Murday & Novotny LLC… Freeborn & Peters LLP expanded its litigation practice group and complex litigation team with the addi tion of Alexander A. Pabon as an asso ciate in the firm’s Chicago office… Vito Masciopinto was added to the law firm of Brennan Burtker LLC… Croke Fairchild Duarte & Beres announced the firm’s national certification as a Women’s Busi ness Enterprise by the Women’s Business Development Center-Midwest, a regional certifying partner of the Women’s Busi ness Enterprise National Council… Lin Ye was added to the firm’s finance and liquidity solutions… and Aronberg Gold gehn’s new executive management com mittee includes Amy M. Gibson , Paul A. Gilman , Jerald B. Holisky , Eliza beth Lazzara , CBA Second Vice Presi dent John C. Sciaccotta and Sharon S. Zaban . Condolences Condolences to the family and friends of Chester Lizak , Brenda A. Russell , Jordan Labkon and Donald B. Hilliker. Correction The Civil Trial Practice Committee’s lead ership was listed incorrectly in the 2022 2023 CBA Committee Chair Directory. The Committee is led by John F. Ken nedy, Taft Law, Judge Clare McWil liams , Circuit Court of Cook County, and Lance D. Northcutt, Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C.

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