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One of the many benefits of WBAI Membership is the opportunity to meet other attorneys for the exchange of information and friendship.  In that spirit, this section of the WBAI website records members’ personal and professional accomplishments as lawyers and multi-faceted individuals.  In addition, highlights of professional accomplishments from friends and supporters of the WBAI are often noted as well.  Please provide submissions for the Members in the News to the WBAI office at 312-341-8530 or wbai@wbaillinois.org.

  • Congratulations to Jennifer P. Irmen and Gena Whitson-Owen who were featured with Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans on the cover of this month's coveted Chicago Lawyer magazine!

  • Congratulations to Kathryn Gallanis Matern who was featured as the WBAI's President in this month's coveted Chicago Lawyer magazine!

  • A very special congratulations to the following women for their service to the WBAI: Sarah Breitlander for her service to the Newsletter Committee, Jennifer P. Irmen for her service to the Website Committee, Kathryn Gallanis Matern for her service to the Membership Committee, Jessica Arong O'Brien for her service to the Diversity Committee, Deanna Blair, Bernadette Freeman, and Arlette Porter for their service to the Judicial Evaluations Committee and Jennifer Ballard and RoxAnne Rochester to their service to the Programs Committee!

  • A very special congratulations to the Honorable James F. Holderman on celebrating 25 years on the bench!

  • Congratulations to Deanna R. Blair and Alia M. Caravelli on the formation of their new partnership, Blair Caravelli Law, located at 321 N. Clark St., 5th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60654, with suburban offices by appointment. The firm practices Domestic Relations law in Cook, DuPage, Lake, McHenry, Kane and Will Counties. For more information, please go to www.blaircaravelli.com.

  • Condolences to the Honorable Sharon M. Sullivan on the death of her father, the Honorable Harold Sullivan, former Presiding Judge of the Second Municipal District and President of the Illinois Judges Association.

  • Lori G. Levin moderated a panel at the ISBA’s CLE program “Women in Criminal Justice: Justice Delivered or Denied?”

  • Congratulations to Bernadette Freeman, Vice President of External Affairs for the Women’s Bar Foundation, on being inducted into the Top Ladies of Distinction, Inc.–South Suburban Chicago Chapter (TLOD-SSCC). TLOD, established in 1964, is an international, professional, humanitarian organization of over 4,000 women who have dedicated their talents, skills and resources to serve our communities.

  • Congratulations to the following on their new positions: Christopher B. Morozin, Associate Judge, 19th Circuit, new 3/1 WBAI member, Deborah J. Gubin, Circuit Judge, Cook County, new 3/4 Arthur P. Wheatley, Circuit Judge, Cook County, new 3/5 Ronald J. Gerts, Associate Judge, 21st Circuit, new 3/15 Marilyn F. Longwell, President of the West Suburban Bar Association Elizabeth Rochford, President of the Lake County Bar Association.

  • Congratulations to Justice Sharon Johnson Coleman on President Barack Obama’s nomination for the federal bench. Justice Coleman is a recent recipient of the 2010 WBAI Esther Rothstein Award, proving once again that both the WBAI and President Obama have uncanny abilities in recognizing talent and accomplishments!

  • The WBAI congratulates past president H. Candace Gorman on receiving the Ruth Goldman Award from the Chicago Chapter of the American Constitution Society at a luncheon on June 10. The award is presented to a woman in the Chicago legal community who has made significant contributions to advance the status of women in the profession.

  • Congrats to the Honorable Jane Stuart and the Honorable Susan Hutchinson on being mentioned in an article titled “Female Judges are Heralded” in the Chicago Tribune, March 12, edition.

  • Kudos to Karie Valentino on finishing the 114th Boston Marathon with a time of 3:59:39. We are proud of you, Karie!

  • Congratulations to Sarah Breitlander on being nominated by the law firm of Schopf & Weis for the ABA’s Inaugural Rosner and Rosner Young Professionalism Award. This national award recognizes and encourages young lawyers who are dedicated to legal and judicial ethics, client protection, professional regulation and lawyer professionalism. On May 3, 2010, Sarah Breitlander spoke as a panelist in the CLE seminar Morals of the Marketplace: Lawyers, Clients and Their Interface in the Commercial Arena. Other panelists included Illinois Appellate Court Justice Michael Gallagher; Circuit Court Judge Peter Flynn; Jayne Reardon, the Executive Director of the Illinois Supreme Court Commission of Professionalism; Susan Lichtenstein, the Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Chief Legal Officer for Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc; and Circuit Court Judge Barbara McDonald.

  • The WBAI gives special thanks to its retiring officers and directors, Navdeep Gill and the Honorable Jeanne M. Reynolds. Thank you for your many years of dedication to our organization.

     
  • Former WBAI President, Karen McNulty Enright and former WBAI Director, Beth Kaveny were featured in the coveted Chicago Lawyer for their outstanding accomplishments as female attorneys practicing personal injury law.

    Read the article featuring these distinguished women in Chicago Lawyer.

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    Updated: July 7, 2010 7:49 pm