DCBA members interested in running for 3rd
Vice President or Director must file nominating
petitions at the Bar Center by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, March
31.
An important message from the DCBA
President, Fred Spitzzeri
Dear Fellow Members,
The 18th Judicial
Circuit Judges recently created an Intermediary Program to serve as a liaison between the
attorneys who practice in DuPage and the judges of the
Circuit.The purpose of this program is to (a) encourage
constructive communication between attorneys and judges;
(b) create a more formal procedure for such
communication; (c) provide a recognized source of
communication between bench and bar; (d) creative an
effective way to address communication grievances; and
(e) enhance professionalism.The Circuit
Judges have appointed three Intermediaries who practice
in Civil Law, Criminal Law, and Family Law who will
receive and deliver any suggestions, criticisms or
complaints from lawyers about judges regarding civility
or timeliness.
The following DCBA members will serve as
Intermediaries in 2008:Civil Law -
Thomas V. O'Connor and alternate -- James F. McCluskey;
Criminal Law - Richard Kayne and alternate:John F. Donahue;
and Family Law - Chuck Roberts and alternate: Lynn
Mirabella.
Thank you to the Circuit Judges for
allowing the DuPage County Bar Association's input
into the process.
Participation in a DCBA Committee
meeting may qualify for CLE credit if substantive law,
matters of practice, professionalism, diversity issues,
mental illness and addiction issues, civility, or legal
ethics are discussed.
Upcoming Committee
MCLE Meetings
3-11-08 Noon - Health Care
Law Committee
MCLE Meeting-Bar Center
3-19-08 Noon - Local
Government Committee
MCLE
Meeting-Attorney Resource Center
3-20-08 Noon - Civil Law
& Practice Committee MCLE
Meeting-Attorney
Resource Center
3-20-08 Noon - Real Estate
Law & Practice Committee MCLE
Meeting-Naperville Country Club
3-25-08 Noon - Family Law
& Practice Committee MCLE
Meeting-Attorney Resource Center
Advance registration
required. No registration fee; bring brown
bag lunch or $5 for pizza lunch. Nonmembers may
"audit," but will not receive Certificate of
Attendance.
*This GAL training does
not qualify for GAL training in
child custody matters under the series 900 rules of the
Illinois Supreme Court. This training is solely
for Guardian ad Litem appointments in the
Chancery/Probate Division.
The March Lawyers Lending a Hand
project is scheduled for Thursday, March 27 at
5:00 p.m. We will visit the Ray Graham
Association headquarters, 2801 Finley Road in Downers
Grove (just north of Butterfield). We will help
with a mailing for an upcoming fundraiser. This
organization provides affordable and accessible housing,
employment training, early intervention and transition
services, recreational opportunities, and transportation
to more than 2, 500 people with disabilities and their
families in DuPage County.
Call Paul Marchese at 630-407-8079 or Eddie
Wollenberg at 630-668-2415 if you have any
questions. As always, friends and family are
welcome to join us. If you have an idea or
suggestion for a volunteer opportunity, please let us
know.
MCLE
& Pizza .....Two Bits!!
