CBA Record March-April 2024

compensation and prioritizing balance to achieve career success), managing your finances, and inspiring tales of women arbitrators. Congratulations To Seventh U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Ilana Diamond Rovner upon taking senior status. Judge Rovner was the first woman to serve on the Court… The U.S. Senate confirmed Joshua P. Kolar’s nomination to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals… Cook County Circuit Court Judge Neil H. Cohen and CBA Board Member and Cook County Associate Judge Allen P. Walker were reappointed members of the Illinois Judicial College Committee on Judicial Education for terms expiring June 30, 2026 and Cook County Associate Judge Stephanie K. Miller will serve a three-year term on the Committee expiring June 20, 2027… and Circuit Court of McHenry Judge Michael Chmiel is the new President of the Advocates Society. The Deputy Public Guardian of Cook County Alpa Patel was reappointed to the Illinois Judicial College Committee on Guardian ad Litem Education… The Illinois Supreme Court appointed CBA Board Member Eirene N. Salvi , Salvi Schostok & Pritchard, as a commissioner to the Court’s Commission on Profes sionalism… CBA Board Member Martin Gould is a Founding Partner of Stinar Gould Grieco & Hensley… Dickinson Wright hired past CBA President Daniel A. Cotter to the firm… The Center for Disability & Elder Law (CDEL) hon ored the following at their “Light Up the Loop Winter Awards Benefit”: Vol unteers of the Year: Ankoor Bagchi , WiPro; Bob Goldman , Accenture US; Partner of the Year: Jenner & Block LLP ; and the Impact Award: Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle … O. Long Law LLC added Jessica Mans bacher Kibbe as a family law attorney… Sidley & Austin elected Natalie C. Chan and John Grothaus as partners to its Chi cago office… and Nixon Peabody added Gretchen E. Sherwood as a partner to its Chicago office.

Stephan Zouras LLP hired Justin M. Caparco to its growing legal team… Gold berg Kohn added Erika L. Takase as an associate to the firm’s commercial finance group… Jenner & Block elevated Daniel W. Bobier to partnership…The follow ing Corboy & Demetrio attorneys were selected to the 2024 edition of the pres tigious Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America: Philip Corboy, Jr., William T. Gibbs, Daniel S. Kirschner, Michelle Kohut, Kenneth T. Lumb, Francis Patrick Murphy, Edward G. Willer, and Conrad C. Nowak …Taft Law elected Abe Wehbi to partnership… Saul Ewing elected Alexander L. Reich to partner… Hin shaw & Culbertson elected Abby U. Van Grinsven as a partner… Johnson & Bell promoted Ava L. Caffarini to share holder and added Connor W. Bender and Brandon A. Grant as associates… Lavelle Law added Cody A. Marshall and Mitchell J. Parker as associates… Reed Smith named Andrew D. Bell to part nership… Norton Rose Fulbright added Edward Casmere as a partner and co-head of its litigation and disputes practice… Nielsen Zehe & Antas PC elected Frank N. DeBoni to shareholder… Holland & Knight added Cara M. Houck as a partner to its real estate capital markets group… and Levin Schreder & Carey made Maria M.L. Schwartz a partner. Robert J. Napleton & Associates has named Daniel T. Madigan, Bradley Z. Schulman, Brion W. Doherty, and David J. Gallagher as partners and changed the firm name to Napleton & Partners… ABA President Mary Smith received the 2024 University of Chicago Diversity Leadership Award... and Jessica Linger tat and David Michael were selected to serve on Gould & Ratner’s management committee as managing partners of the Chicago office. Condolences To the family and friends of Former Illi nois Supreme Court Justice Benjamin K. Miller, William G. O’Toole, Philip Stuart Lieb , Michael S. Krzak , and Clinton Krislov.

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