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Press Release - Thursday, June 9, 2006Glenn Gaffney of Wayne Township installed as President of the DuPage County Bar Association Other DCBA officers installed
include Fred Spitzzeri of Naperville as President-elect; WHEATON, Ill. - Attorney Glenn R. Gaffney of Wayne Township was installed as President of the DuPage County Bar Association for the 2006-2007 term at the annual installation of officers and directors on Thursday, June 8, at the Wyndham Drake Oak Brook. In remarks to several hundred of the DCBA's 2,000 member attorneys and their guests, Gaffney said: "My theme for the year is 'Every Member Matters.' Our first stated goal is to provide professional development and continuing legal education for members." Gaffney also reported that "The DCBA, along with the DuPage County Bar Legal Aid Service, provided 5,445 hours of free legal services to the underprivileged of DuPage County in 2005 through the services of 203 full-time staff attorneys and the pro bono work of members. At a reasonable value of $200 on a lawyer's hourly rate, that comes to approximately $1.1 million dollars-an unprecedented amount for a suburban bar association." Gaffney is the principal of the Glendale Heights law firm of Gaffney & Gaffney. He concentrates his practice in employment law. Gaffney served on the DCBA's Board of Directors from 1998 until 2003, when he was elected Third Vice President. He also has chaired the Labor & Employment, Lawyer Referral Service, and Planning Committees. He has served on the Illinois State Bar Association Assembly, and has been a member of the ISBA Labor & Employment Section Counsel since 1999, which he chaired in 2003-04. He is also a member of the National Employment Lawyer's Association and NELA-Illinois. Glenn Gaffney was raised in Chicago Heights, Ill. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois, and received his J.D. from Southern Illinois University School of Law. He was admitted to practice in Illinois in 1981. The father of three, he and his wife, Colleen, reside in Wayne Township. His oldest son Justin (Glenbard North High School, Northern Illinois University and the New England School of Law) is an associate lawyer, having joined the practice in 2003. His daughter Jessica (Glenbard North High School, University of Iowa) is a science teacher at Romeoville High School. Glenn and Colleen's son Keenan recently completed first grade. DCBA Vice Presidents and Directors Other officers installed include: Alfred A. Spitzzeri of Naperville as President-Elect (President for the 2007-2008 term), Thomas A. Else of Naperville as Second Vice President (President for the 2008-2009 term), and Kent A. Gaertner of Aurora as Third Vice President (President for the 2009-2010 term). Also appointed were John A. Pleviak of Glen Ellyn as Secretary-Treasurer; Michael J. Scalzo of Oak Brook as Assistant Treasurer; John J. Pcolinski, Jr. of Naperville as General Counsel; and John P. Stock III of Wheaton as Associate General Counsel. Three elected members of the DCBA's 15-member Board were installed: Susan O'Neill Alvarado of Willowbrook; Colleen McLaughlan of Wheaton; and Thomas F. Sullivan, Jr. of Aurora. Timothy Whelan of Glen Ellyn was appointed by the Board of Directors to the remaining two-year director term formerly held by Mr. Gaertner.
The DCBA's Ralph A. Gabric Award in recognition of leadership and professionalism was presented to Judge William E. Black. The Lawyer of the Year Award was presented to Neal W. Cerne in recognition of his many years of distinguished leadership and meritorious service to the bar association and legal community. Receiving Retiring Board Awards were Robert E. Jones, James F. McCluskey, Mary E. McSwain and Thomas H. Ryerson. Board of Directors Awards were presented to John Alvarado, Judge George J. Bakalis, Gregory B. Beggs, Robert W. Funk, Connie R. Gessner, Judge Robert K. Kilander and Elizabeth A. Pope. |
