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Join your judges and colleagues for our 8th Annual Symposium with the Judges event to provide sitting judges from Cook County a forum to share their wisdom and advice with the lawyers who appear before them. As panelists, the judges field questions, offer candid comments, provide valuable advocacy tips and reveal the policies and procedures that are unique to their courtrooms. Illinois attorneys will receive 3 MCLE credits.
From the Circuit Court of Cook County, Law Division:
- Hon. Timothy C. Evans
Chief Judge - Hon. Elizabeth M. Budzinski
Jury Section - Hon. John P. Callahan, Jr.
Motions Section - Hon. Thomas More Donnelly
Jury Section - Hon. Kathy M. Flanagan
Supervising Judge, Motions Section - Hon. James P. Flannery, Jr.
Presiding Judge - Hon. William E. Gomolinski
Motions Section - Hon. Kay M. Hanlon
Jury Section - Hon. Marcia Maras
Trial Setting Call - Hon. Diane M. Shelley
Individual Commercial Calendar Section - Hon. James E. Snyder
Individual Commercial Calendar Section - Hon. James M. Varga
Jury Section
Discussion Leaders:
- Robert A. Clifford
Clifford Law Offices PC - Antonio M. Romanucci
Romanucci & Blandin LLC - John P. Scanlon
Healy Scanlon Law Firm - Lori A. Vanderlaan
Best Vanderlaan & Harrington
1:00pm
Opening Remarks
Hon. Timothy C. Evans, Chief Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County
1:25pm
The Trial Setting Call
How and why the new system is working
Hon. James P. Flannery, Jr., Presiding Judge, Law Division
Hon. Marcia Maras, Trial Setting Call, Law Division
Discussion Leader: John P. Scalon
2:20pm
Case Management Before Trial
The judges offer advice for your motion practice
Hon. John P. Callahan, Jr., Motions Section, Law Division
Hon. Kathy M. Flanagan, Supervising Judge, Motions Section, Law Division
Hon. William E. Gomolinski, Motions Section, Law Division
Discussion Leader: Lori A. Vanderlaan
3:05pm
Networking & Refreshments
3:20pm
Helping You Help the Jury
The judges discuss trial tripwires
Hon. Kay M. Hanlon, Jury Section, Law Division
Hon. Dianne M. Shelley, Individual Commercial Calendar Section, Law Division
Hon. James E. Snyder, Individual Commercial Calendar Section, Law Division
Discussion Leader: Antonio M. Romanucci
4:15pm
Tales from the Bench
The judges reflect on attorney behavior
Hon. Elizabeth M. Budzinski, Jury Section, Law Division
Hon. Thomas More Donnelly, Jury Section, Law Division
Hon. James M. Varga, Jury Section, Law Divison
Discussion Leader: Robert A. Clifford
5:00pm – 6:00pm
Reception