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Joined March 2009
People News: @tuckerellis hired Nicole L. Goodman as counsel in the firm’s finance group. lawyerport.com/chicagolawbul…
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People News: @JAMSADR has added retired Cook County Judge Pamela E. Loza to its panel. lawyerport.com/chicagolawbul…
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A Cook County jury awarded $2,850,000 to a man who clung to the hood of a Lincoln Towing Service truck, with a gun pointed at his head, as the truck turned into moving traffic. lawyerport.com/chicagolawbul…
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“Mentoring is not an occasional lunch spent trading war stories, but an opportunity to learn how to exercise sound judgment, meet professional obligations, and navigate real-world challenges,” writes @palmerlaw in today’s Professionalism on Point column. lawyerport.com/chicagolawbul…
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People News: @AronbergG hired Sophia R. Brandenburg as an associate in its business law and transactions practice group.lawyerport.com/chicagolawbul…
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A snack manufacturer cannot be held liable for sexual harassment based on the actions of an “equal opportunity harasser” who secretly recorded both male and female employees using the toilet, a federal judge held. lawyerport.com/chicagolawbul…
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A $30 million donation by prominent trial attorney and @DePaulU alumni Robert Clifford and his wife, Joan, to the college’s law school has set in motion plans to rename it the Robert A. Clifford College of Law. lawyerport.com/chicagolawbul…
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“The Supreme Court is not responsible for solving every political problem. It is responsible for interpreting and applying the Constitution and federal law,” writes @SCOTUSBios in today’s column about SCOTUS.lawyerport.com/chicagolawbul…
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People News: @CliffordLaw partner Bradley M. Cosgrove will present on voir dire matters at the @iltla’s annual Medical Malpractice Seminar Dec. 4. at the Westin Chicago River North, 320 N. Dearborn St.lawyerport.com/chicagolawbul…
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People News: Andrew J. Gleeson, chief judge of the 20th Circuit, received an Outstanding Legal Advocate Award from the @NAACP’s East St. Louis branch Oct. 12 at its 72th annual Freedom Fund Awards Banquet. lawyerport.com/chicagolawbul…
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Judge Joseph J. Urso dedicated his life to the practice of criminal law, helping launch the Cook County State’s Attorney Office’s Felony Review Unit and serving on the bench for more than 30 years. He died Oct. 13 at age 83. lawyerport.com/chicagolawbul…
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Lawsuits alleging Indiana healthcare providers failed to get permission before sharing their patients’ medical data with third parties belong in state court, a federal appeals court held. lawyerport.com/chicagolawbul…
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People News: @GT_Law added Dannia Altemimei as a shareholder to its private funds group. lawyerport.com/chicagolawbul…
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People News: @NGE_Law hired Johnathan H. Foster as a partner in its corporate and securities group.lawyerport.com/chicagolawbul…
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A federal judge granted in part and denied in part motions to dismiss a lawsuit brought against Northwestern University by a tenure-track faculty member alleging retaliation, discrimination, defamation and breach of contract after he was denied tenure. lawyerport.com/chicagolawbul…
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An online vendor based in China must come to Chicago to face a tattoo artist’s copyright-infringement claims, a federal judge held. lawyerport.com/chicagolawbul…
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“The order reflects growing judicial attention not merely to who funds mass litigation, but whether those financial interests influence how individual claims are litigated or settled,” writes @DonaldEckler in today’s For the Defense column.lawyerport.com/chicagolawbul…
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People News: Airdo Werwas hired Ruben R. Chapa as senior counsel. lawyerport.com/chicagolawbul…
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A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by three Chicago residents after their home was torn down within a day of the city finding that a house fire necessitated demolition of the property. lawyerport.com/chicagolawbul…
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