Mia and Savanah Michael protest outside the courthouse. An abortion protest outside the Madison County Courthouse Wednesday morning led to the arrest of Trevor Wood, 25, of Troy, who allegedly attempted to assault the demonstrators.
Andy Birchfield Local attorney John Driscoll of St. Louis' Brown & Crouppen may have hand-carried Frank Schwaller's Vioxx claim to the Madison County Courthouse, but it is the confident, experienced out-of-state legal duo waging this court's first such battle.
Judge Callis was instrumental in bringing arbitration to Madison County An arbitration training seminar will be conducted for attorneys interested in becoming certified to conduct arbitration hearings in Madison County
Judge Callis For her commitment to restoring public confidence in the Madison County Couthouse, as well as the poise she displayed walking a political tightrope during a precarious judicial election cycle, our hats are off to the Record's 2006 Person of the Year.
Madison County Circuit Judges Barbara Crowder and David Hylla were sworn into office Monday morning by Chief Judge Ann Callis before a standing room only crowd at the Madison County Courthouse
Kugler holds a press conference outside the Madison County Courthouse on Tuesday. State House candidate Carol Kugler called on her opponent, Jay Hoffman, to resign from the Lakin Law Firm as well as disclose his earnings from the Wood River plaintiff's firm.
Judy Baar Topinka calls for court reform outside the Madison County Courthouse. Republican candidate for governor Judy Baar Topinka used the Madison County Courthouse as backdrop for a press conference Thursday morning calling for venue reform.
The Madison County Bar Association will conduct its annual memorial service at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 25 in Courtroom 327 of the Madison County Courthouse.
Leno In case you missed it, The Record's most well-read article, "Alton Attorney Accidentally Sues Himself,"(March 11, 2005) tickled comedian Jay Leno's funny bone during a "Headlines" segment of the Tonight Show on Monday, May 8.
As a clip of the newspaper's banner and headline appeared on the screen, Leno quipped, "Finally, a lawyer gets what's coming to him," and burst into his inimitable laughter.
If the identities of parties involved in a sexual assault lawsuit filed April 21 in Madison County Circuit Court were known, "heads would spin," remarked an officer of the court bound by ethics from revealing anything more.
"Only lawyers think that way," remarked the downstate handler for dairyman GOP candidate for Governor Jim Oberweis, when Madison County attorney Thomas Maag demanded $250 per day rent for a misplaced campaign sign.
A familiar face may soon return to the Madison County Courthouse to fill the remainder of retired Circuit Judge George Moran's term. Moran, who abruptly retired earlier this month, would have served until December.
Gordon Maag Gordon Maag's quandary on how to handle two separate defamation lawsuits was made easier today, as Seventh Circuit Judge Patrick Kelley dismissed his state court suit--for the second time in six months.
State Rep. Dan Beiser Madison County Democrat trial lawyers looking for a scalp as payback for their betrayal over medical malpractice reform have one in mind, Dicta hears.
As the tort reform debate raged and the most closely watched political race in state history dramatically unfolded in southern Illinois, the Record newspaper—fiercely conservative yet tolerant of dissent—humbly began its weekly coverage.