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THE DOCKETThe Official Publication of the Lake County Bar Association • Vol. 24, No. 12 • December 2017 Warm Winter Wishes Discover McDonald Hopkins Attorney Insight. Business Foresight.® Business Counseling Business Restructuring Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Healthcare Intellectual Property Litigation Real Estate Tax and Benefits McDonald Hopkins LLC, 300 North LaSalle, Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60654 | 312.280.0111 404 West Water Street, Waukegan, IL 60085 mcdonaldhopkins.com Chicago | Cleveland | Columbus | Detroit | Miami | West Palm Beach color Contents THE DOCKET • Vol. 24, No. 12 • December 2017 FEATURES 22 The Meeting Minutes: 8 Moving Beyond the Four October 19, 2017 Corners Rule BY SHYAMA S. PARIKH BY JEFFREY A. BERMAN LCBA EVENTS Memories of Judge 12 3 New LCBA Members Charles (Charlie) F. Scott BY JUDGE TERRENCE J. BRADY, 5 2017 Veteran’s History A publication of the RETIRED Project Calendar of Events 18 Striding through the 7 Legal System 7 LCBA Office Space BY NOUHA EZOUHRI AND 16 Visionary Award Dinner MARCO MARTINEZ 20 The Grapevine COLUMNS 20 LCBA Gridiron 300 Grand Avenue, Suite A 23 Family Law Conference Waukegan, Illinois 60085 2 President’s Page (847) 244-3143 • Fax: (847) 244-8259 Four Tenets of the 24 Monthly Committee www.lakebar.org • [email protected] Meetings Successful Practice of Law THE DOCKET EDITORIAL COMMITTEE 24 Bulletin Board Jeffrey A. Berman,Co-Editor BY JENNIFER J. HOWE, Hon. Daniel L. Jasica,Co-Editor PRESIDENT Back LCBA Annual Holiday Jennifer C. Beeler Party Hon. Michael J. Fusz 4 The Chief Judge’s Page Deborah L. Goldberg Hon. Charles D. Johnson Thank You and Farewell Sarah A. Kahn (But not Goodbye!) Kevin K. McCormick BY CHIEF JUDGE JORGE L. ORTIZ Hon. Raymond J. McKoski Tracy M. Poulakidas 6 LC Bar Foundation Stephen J. Rice Neal A. 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Classified Advertisement may contain as many words, numbers, symbols and boldface type. Four Tenets of the Successful Practice of Law The President’s ast month, I had the sion Ceremony, which Page BY JENNIFER J. HOWE tremendous honor to occurred on November 9. PRESIDENT Lmove for the admis- If you have never attended sion of 155 new Illinois this ceremony, I highly lawyers to the practice recommend you do; it is But our professional So, for this holiday season, of law during the Second very inspiring to see the lives can often become too I would like share the ide- District of Illinois Admis- excitement of the new full and too pressured with als, as articulated by Jus- lawyers and the pride of seemingly little connec- tice Burke, which I strive their families and friends. tion to the ideals that to achieve in my practice But, more significantly attorneys have when we and which I hope that at- to me, in the process of began to practice. For that torneys in our community preparing my remarks for reason, I wanted to convey will also try to incorporate the admission ceremony, I to these new lawyers the their practices. received a timely reminder importance of giving back One: Accept pro that the practice of law is a and becoming involved as bono cases. Although it 2017-18 OFFICERS & DIRECTORS privilege. As I told the new a means to stay connected is our duty as lawyers to Jennifer J. Howe lawyers, attorneys are the to these ideals. As I pre- perform pro bono work, President defenders of the Con- pared my words of advice, I have found that each Brian J. Lewis stitution, the guardians I discovered four tenets and every time that I have First Vice-President of our liberties, and the of the successful practice done so, it is has enriched Stephen J. Rice Second Vice-President advocates of just causes. of law that were offered my life immensely and This is what we trained to benefitted me both profes- Richard N. Kessler by Illinois Supreme Court Treasurer become and what we have Justice Anne Burke during sionally and personally— Shyama S. Parikh the privilege to do for the a similar admissions cer- oftentimes just as much or Secretary rest of our lives. Those emony several years ago. more as with a client I was Donald J. Morrison who choose our profession I realized that her advice paid to help. Immediate Past President choose more than a job; for “new lawyers” applied Two: Join bar asso- Patricia L. Cornell Joseph M. Fusz attorneys must be devot- just as readily to me and ciations (preferably the Tara R. Devine ed to the acquisition of perhaps to many of the LCBA!) By doing so, you Torrie M. Newsome Hon. Christen L. Bishop justice and devoted to the more experienced lawyers not only get vast oppor- Katherine S. Hatch rule of law. in our LCBA community. tunities for CLE, but you 2 The Docket join a group of colleagues be afraid to ask someone who make your practice that you admire or respect more enjoyable, provide to be your mentor—it’s the Welcome opportunities for network- number one most flatter- New CBA ing, and provide you with ing thing you can ask of Member endless ways to give back another attorney. to the profession and to As I noted above, I am your community. not the first attorney to Attorneys Three: Support char- make these suggestions. Jencie Richtman Melissa Wach itable institutions. You Nonetheless, they bear re- Churchill, Quinn, Richtman Law Office of & Hamilton, Ltd. Melissa C. Wach can certainly do so finan- peating and consideration. cially, but even more so, I Indeed, beyond making a Adam Findlay Paula Clayton recommend that you give living as a lawyer, we have O’Donnell Haddad LLC Attorney at Law time and effort to the or- been given the tools in Jeffrey Cash Mansoor Broachwala ganizations of your choice. our profession, plus the Katz, Goldstein & Warren Attorney at Law You will find purpose and opportunity, to impact Tory Henderson fulfillment when you give and enrich our communi- Henderson & Henderson of yourself to others. ties as well as those who Finally, find a need assistance to achieve Associates mentor (or if you are justice. As I told the new Hayleigh Herchenbach Nydia Colon experienced, act as a lawyers, ours is a most Student - Law Schoo Student - Law Schoo Mentor). Mentoring is honorable profession and such an integral part of I consider it a privilege to Leslie Wood Deborah Kissinger professional growth and be a lawyer practicing in Student - Law Schoo Paralegal Student so crucial to success, both Lake County. Welcome Ewa Gasienica in the practice of law and to the new lawyers of the Paralegal Student in making a career. Don’t class of 2017! December 2017 3 Thank You and Farewell (But not Goodbye!) he time has come for that she has done to serve The me to say my farewell me and our court. She e udge’s Tas chief judge. It’s is truly one of the most hard to believe that it has dedicated, kind and selfless Page been nearly two years since professionals I have ever had BY CHIEF JUDGE I took the helm at the 19th the honor of working with. JORGE L. ORTIZ Judicial Circuit, and I must Serving with our new Exec- say it has been the greatest utive Director, Danny Davis, honor of my profession- has been a pleasure. Danny for resources and adequate is never completed. Just when al career to serve as your took over during a period of funding for our justice sys- you think you have finally chief judge. I owe a debt of great transition for our court tem continues. I have said resolved an issue, something gratitude to many persons as many senior employees many times that our justice else invariably arises.