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ABRAHAM LINCOLN Can You Name All of the Presidents? Presidents’ Day, February 20, 2017 THE DOCKETThe Official Publication of the Lake County Bar Association • Vol. 24, No. 2 • February 2017 GROVER CLEVELAND JIMMY CARTER JOHN F. KENNEDY HERBERT HOOVER JOHN ADAMS FRANKLIN PIERCE JOHN TYLER GEORGE H.W. BUSH ANDREW JOHNSON GERALD FORD THOMAS JEFFERSON CALVIN COOLIDGE FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT BARACK OBAMA DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER RUTHERFORD B. HAYES WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON RONALD REAGAN BENJAMIN HARRISON JAMES MADISON GEORGE WASHINGTON MARTIN VAN BUREN JOHN QUINCY ADAMS JAMES MONROE THEODORE ROOSEVELT JAMES K. POLK ZACHARY TAYLOR BILL CLINTON ULYSSES S. GRANT ANDREW JACKSON LYNDON B. JOHNSON CHESTER A. ARTHUR JAMES A. GARFIELD WARREN G. HARDING MILLARD FILLMORE DONALD TRUMP RICHARD NIXON HARRY TRUMAN JAMES BUCHANAN WILLIAM MCKINLEY WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT WOODROW WILSON ABRAHAM LINCOLN Can you name all of the Presidents? Presidents’ Day, February 20, 2017 Contents THE DOCKET • Vol. 24, No. 2 • February 2017 FEATURES LCBA EVENTS 12 Income Shares: New 3 The Calendar of Events Rules for Child Support 4 President’s Award Dinner Guidelines 7 New Members BY NANCY CHAUSOW SHAFER 9 LCBF Cabo Raffle Tickets Top Ten QDRO Issues 16 10 Doctor-Lawyer Dinner BY DOROTHY A. VOIGT A publication of the 11 Justice at Dachau 20 Meet Your New Circuit 14 Spring Membership Court Clerk Luncheons BY REBECCA J. WHITCOMBE 19 Family Law Conference COLUMNS 21 CLE Tek Webinars 23 The Grapevine 2 The President’s Page 300 Grand Avenue, Suite A 24 Monthly Committee Waukegan, Illinois 60085 President’s Dinner: A Night (847) 244-3143 • Fax: (847) 244-8259 to Celebrate Role Models Meetings www.lakebar.org • [email protected] BY DONALD J. MORRISON Back An Evening with the 2nd THE DOCKET EDITORIAL COMMITTEE District Appellate Justices Jeffrey A. Berman,Co-Editor 6 The Chief Judge’s Page Hon. Daniel L. Jasica,Co-Editor A Shrine to Freedom Jennifer C. Beeler BY CHIEF JUDGE JORGE L. ORTIZ Hon. Michael J. Fusz Deborah L. Goldberg Hon. Charles D. Johnson 8 LC Bar Foundation Sarah A. Kahn Working Together Works Kevin K. McCormick Hon. Raymond J. McKoski Best Robert A. Monahan BY MELANIE K. RUMMEL Tracy M. Poulakidas PRESIDENT Stephen J. Rice Neal A. Simon 22 The Meeting Minutes Hon. James K. Simonian Michael S. Strauss December 15, 2016 Rebecca J. Whitcombe BY STEPHEN J. RICE Alex Zagor STAFF Christopher T. Boadt, Exec. Director Virginia M. Elliott, Assistant Director AD ONE 6 12 SIZE ISSUE ISSUES ISSUES Advertising Rates 1/8 Page $70 $65 $60 To place an ad or for information on advertising Reproduction in whole or part without permis- 1/4 Page $120 $110 $100 rates, call (847) 244-3143. Submission dead- sion is prohibited. The opinions and positions 1/2 Page $175 $160 $145 line: first day of month preceding the month of stated in signed material are those of the au- publication. All submissions must be made in thors and not necessarily those of the Associa- Full Page $295 $270 $245 electronic format (high resolution PDF or JPG tion or its members. Inside Front or Inside Back Cover $600 per issue (Full Color) format at a resolution of 300 pixels per inch or Back Cover $750 per issue (Full Color) more.) See www.lakebar.org/html/docketRates. All submitted manuscripts are considered by asp. the Editorial Board. All letters to the editor and Color ad rates: add $199 per issue to the above stated rates, excludes cover ads. articles are subject to editing. Publications of Classified Advertising The Docket is the official publication of the Lake advertisements is not to be considered as an County Bar Association, 300 Grand Avenue, endorsement of any product or service adver- Standard $1.75 per word (Rate for LCBA Members) Suite A, Waukegan, Illinois 60085 (847) 244- tised unless otherwise stated. Text $2.75 per word (Rate for Non-Members) 3143, and is published monthly. Subscriptions Bold $3.50 per word (Rate for LCBA Members) Text $4.50 per word (Rate for Non-Members) for non-members are $45.00 per year. Classified Advertisement may contain as many words, numbers, symbols and boldface type. President’s Dinner: A Night to Celebrate Role Models he Lake County Bar selors who have been prac- Association Presi- ticing law in Lake County Tdent’s Dinner will for 50 years or more. This be held on February 24 at year we will be recog- The Highland Park Country nizing Bartlett J. Carroll, President’s Club. If you haven’t al- Jr., Hon. Charles J. Fleck Page ready signed up to attend, (ret.), Elliot Heidelberger, BY DONALD J. please do. It promises to Allen David Hoffenberg, MORRISON be an evening to remem- Donald C. Schiller, George ber. M. Covington, Wayne Elder Statesmen of the Finally, we will be At the President’s B. Giampietro, Donna LCBA. presenting a special Pres- Dinner, which is held Henderson, Richard J. In addition to the ident’s award to attorney every two years, the LCBA Rappaport, Hon. Charles Elder Statesmen award, Agnes Tierney Prindiv- recognizes Senior Coun- F. Scott (ret.), Edward J. we will be presenting ille. Attorney Prindiville Fitzsimons, Michael A. the Outstanding Young is 80 years old, but has Greenblatt, J. John Hen- Lawyer award. The Lake only been practicing law derson, Michael L. Roach, and Alphonse F. Witt. County Bar Association for the past six years. All We will also be hon- President honors a young of her legal work is de- oring two distinguished lawyer who has rendered voted to pro bono work Elder Statesmen of the outstanding service to in the Lake County area. 2016-17 OFFICERS both the community and Attorney Prindiville & DIRECTORS LCBA. The Elder States- legal profession. The Out- shares attributes of both Donald J. Morrison men award was estab- President lished to honor outstand- standing Young Lawyer the distinguished Elder Jennifer J. Howe ing Lake County attorneys award recognizes an attor- Statesmen award as well First Vice-President who, by their efforts over a ney who has actively prac- as the Outstanding Young Brian J. Lewis period of years, have made ticed less than ten years, Lawyer award, and we Second Vice-President contributions of signifi- and has a distinguished will recognize her for her Richard N. Kessler Treasurer cant value to the practice record of commitment in achievements. the finest traditions of the Indeed, this will be a Stephen J. Rice of law and have reflected Secretary great credit upon Lake Bar through public service special night to celebrate Shyama S. Parikh County lawyers and them- and professional activity. certain role models in Hon. Daniel B. Shanes selves. This year, we will This year, the Outstanding the Lake County legal Patricia L. Cornell Joseph M. Fusz be honoring Alex Rafferty Young Lawyer award will community. Hearing the Tara R. Devine and Hon. Wallace Dunn be presented to Marissa names mentioned above, I Torrie M. Newsome (ret.) as distinguished Schostok. began reflecting on the at- 2 The Docket tributes that make certain and sharing their the training and lawyers exceptional role talents of analy- development of less 7 models for others in the sis, reasoning and experienced lawyers 7 profession. Some of those persuasion for the as a personal and The are as follows, in no partic- public good. This Calendar of professional obliga- Events ular order: also includes doing tion. This involves pro bono work regu- • They enjoy being taking an interest larly and throughout February 23 a lawyer. Lawyers and spending time their careers. Justice at Dachau who are enthusiastic explaining and Waukegan and positive about • Professionalism, em- giving construc- February 24 their profession are pathy and respect. tive feedback, but President’s Award Dinner true leaders that we It is imperative that Highland Park Country Club most importantly, it can look up to. They lawyers are profes- March 14 involves leading by value making a pos- sional and respectful Access to Justice Awards example. Waukegan itive impact on their in all of their deal- clients’ lives. These ings, not only with • Family values. Law- April 11 Liberty Bell Awards lawyers have a clear their own clients, yers who are truly Waukegan understanding that but with opposing role models realize April 19 the law is a service attorneys, judges, that family always Doctor Lawyer Dinner profession, and they other litigants, and comes first. Lawyer Highland Park give every client the courthouse staff. role models must April 20-23 impression that he • They value diversity. have balance in their 2017 Family Law Conference or she is the most Ft. Lauderdale These lawyers are lives, and never for- important client the April 24-28 sensitive to racial, get the most import- lawyer has. Lawyers In The Classroom gender, and cultural ant things in life. Various Schools • Integrity, integri- equality. They recog- The above list is April 27 ty, integrity. The nize that their way is Meet Your Justices lawyers that I most not the only way or certainly not meant to be Long Grove admire are trust- always the best way, exhaustive. I am sure that April 29 worthy and reliable and they realize that many of you can add sev- Ask-A-Lawyer Call-In LCBA to everybody in the the highest quality eral attributes to the list of justice system. work comes from characteristics that your May, 2017 Ask A Lawyer Drop-In • Community service. the pooled talents of role models exhibit. Please LCBA people with different Lawyer role models join me in celebrating the June 9 regularly engage in perspectives. Lake County legal com- Installation Dinner public service by vol- • They serve as men- munity’s role models on Exmoor Country Club unteering their time tors to other lawyers.
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