Scott Attorney Russell K. Scott, a senior litigation officer and co-manager of the Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale Belleville office, has been named the 2012 recipient of the prestigious American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
Spiegel The Madison County legal community will be offering free legal advice on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month in the law library at the Madison County Courthouse.
McGlynn With St. Clair County Circuit Judge Stephen McGlynn almost certain to vie for the open seat at the Fifth District, the path to his circuit seat will be clear for Associate Judge Andrew Gleeson. McGlynn, a Republican, was appointed circuit judge last year when Judge Michael O'Malley changed careers to become a product liability lawyer.
Scott CHICAGO - Russell K. Scott, a senior litigation officer with Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C. in Belleville, and co-manager of the firm's Southern Illinois Practice Group, has been elected secretary of the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA).
Mahoney When Kay Pile became Madison County's first law librarian in 1994, the white washed room people enter now was an "awful" brown-colored former County Board room where traffic court often met.
Bagpiper Marty Petrie plays a solemn rendition of "Amazing Grace" following eulogies given in honor of seven members of the Madison County Bar Association who passed away last year. They remembered a painter, a judge, an advocate for the poor, a real estate lawyer, scuba diver, a Missouri Tigers' fan, and "Zeke."
Konzen Granite City attorney Leo H. Konzen, a partner at Lueders, Robertson & Konzen and a long-time resident of Granite City, is among seven exemplary Illinois attorneys who have been named Laureates of the Academy of Illinois Lawyers by the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA).
In an effort to reach more of the low-income population in Madison County, attorneys from Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation, Inc. will be present in both Madison and Venice on a weekly basis to meet with potential clients and speak with individuals who have legal problems or questions.
Stack Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel Stack is set to hear a defense motion asking him to modify an order that settled a seven-year old class action case for more than $21 million last November.
Stack When Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel Stack ordered Illinois Bell Telephone to refund $21,671,857 to customers, he didn't satisfy either side.
Stack Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel Stack has ordered telephone company AT&T to pay $21,671,857 for mistakes Illinois Bell made eight years ago in distributing $90 million in refunds to business customers.
Maag Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth imposed a $20,000 sanction on Houston lawyer Andrew Schirrmeister III for practicing in Illinois without disclosing that a Texas court imposed a $10,000 sanction on him.
A woman with learning disabilities claims she should not have to repay a loan for more than $45,000 she took out more than two and a half years ago because she was not fully explained the terms of the loan.
From left to right, Jennifer Cruise, Susan Boester, Erin Dix, Patty Taylor and Meghan Biggs. Southwestern Illinois College Paralegal Studies students answered the national call to service recently during a recent fund-raiser in Belleville.
Karmeier Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd Karmeier will preside and administer the attorney's oath when 115 new attorneys are admitted to practice in a ceremony in Collinsville on May 7.
Russell Scott Russell K. Scott of Greensfelder, Hemker and Gale of Belleville and St. Louis has been elected to the 2009 Class of Laureates of The Academy of Illinois Lawyers of the Illinois State Bar Association.