Committees

Along with the committees listed below, you can also get to know the ALA officers and board.

The Brief

The Brief, the Association’s newsletter, comes out two-four times each year and includes photographs and articles describing the Association’s meetings, events and activities. It also provides recent rule changes and recent developments in appellate law or other issues of interest to the appellate practitioner. Committee members write the case summaries that appear in each issue. Past issues are available to members in an archive.

Stacey Mandell, ALA The Brief Committee Chair
  • Co-chairs Stacey Mandell, (815) 338-5875; Charlie Ingrassia, (815) 338-5875
  • Arlene Anderson
  • Robert G. Black
  • Shannon R. Burke
  • April Connelly
  • John M. Fitzgerald
  • Katherine A. Grosh
  • Charles Ingrassia, ALA The Brief Committee ChairWilliam P. Hardy
  • Charles E. Harper, Jr.
  • Myriam Z. Kasper
  • Hal. R. Morris
  • Gerald B. Mullin
  • Rachel Murphy
  • E. King Poor
  • Don R. Sampen
  • Joshua M. Schneider
  • Gretchen M. Sperry
  • Lawrence A. Stein
  • Stanley L. Tucker
  • Eric Truett
  • Laura Weiler

Cases Pending

The members of the Illinois Supreme Joanne R. Driscoll, co-chair of ALA Cases Pending CommitteeCourt Cases Pending Committee compile and synthesize data from the Illinois Supreme Court’s docket to provide ALA members with up-to-date information about current civil, criminal and disciplinary matters before the Court. The CP team publishes a catalogue of all Clare Quish, co-chair of ALA Cases Pending Committeecivil, non-capital criminal and contested disciplinary cases pending at the conclusion of each Illinois Supreme Court term—five times each year.

CLE Committee

Karen Dimond, MCLE CoordinatorCoordinates all luncheon and seminars to ensure compliance with rules administered by the Minimum Continuing Legal Education Board of the Supreme Court of Illinois.

Guide to Illinois Civil Appellate Procedure

The Committee on the Guide to Illinois Civil Appellate Procedure is responsible for updating the Guide as procedural rules discussed in the Guide are revised by the courts.

Membership

The Membership Committee oversees and coordinates the group’s membership by maintaining member participation, performing outreach to cultivate new members, and serving as a point of contact between the group and its individual members. The Committee welcomes feedback and contributions from both new and existing members.

Moot Court

Each year, the Moot Court Committee organizes and hosts the ALA’s moot court competition. The committee sends invitation letters to law schools nationwide. They also write a full Record on Appeal, including a complaint, answer, trial court decision, notice of appeal, majority opinion, and dissent. The committee assembles judges to judge the competition in preliminary, semi-final, and final rounds. Call either Co-chair David Allen or Scott Howie if you’d like to join the committee, or visit the Moot Court section to find out more.

  • David Allen, co-chair of Moot Court CommitteeCo-Chairs David Allen, (312) 463-3359; Scott Howie, (312) 578-7547
  • Elizabeth Butler
  • Linda Bryceland
  • Christopher Carmichael
  • Scott Howie, co-chair of Moot Court CommitteeMichael Faley
  • James Ferrini
  • Krista Frick
  • Pam Gorcowski
  • Kenneth James Hogan
  • Seth A. Horvath
  • Nancy Jack
  • Linda Spring
  • Trisha Tesmer
  • Catherine Weiler
  • Mark E. Wilson

Past Presidents

Former Presidents remain vitally interested in the ongoing work of the Association. The Past Presidents Committee provides a convenient means to mobilize their collective efforts whenever their help is requested by the current Officers and Board, and for special projects. The Committee also serves as a sounding board when requested.

Michael Reagan, ALA Past Presidents Committee Chair
Chair
Mike Reagan
(815) 434-1400

William Hardy, ALA Past Presidents Committee Co-Chair
Co-Chair
William Hardy
(217) 528-7375

Publicity

Austin BartlettThe publicity committee is charged with preparing advertisements for ALA’s luncheon events and other functions and coordinating with various legal publications (e.g., Chicago Daily Law  Bulletin) regarding advertising.

Rules

The Rules Committee meets several times a year on an ad hoc basis to review proposed changesAlyssa M. Reiter, Co-chair of ALA Rules Committee to existing rules and new rules of the Illinois Supreme Court, to the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, and to the Seventh Circuit’s local rules. After Board consideration, representatives of the committee write to and appear before the Illinois Supreme Court’s RulesGarrett L. Boehm,Jr., co-chair of ALA Rules Committee Committee to provide the ALA’s input onproposed modifications and additions. The Committee also formulates new rules or changes to existing rules to resolve particular ambiguities, issues and problems incurred under existing rules, and submits such proposals to the Board for its consideration.

Seminars

Richard ChaseThe Seminars Committee organizes two or three programs a year designed to help attorneys who practice in the Illinois Appellate Court, the Illinois Supreme Court, and the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Some seminars are geared for the novice or occasional appellate practitioner, while others are designed for the experienced appellate attorney. The committee also works to insure that seminar participants receive Continuing Legal Education credit.

  • Jonathon LoewCo-chairs Richard D. Chase, (618) 398-0958;
    Jonathon Loew,
    (312) 521-2654
  • Michele Chesebro
  • Brad Elward
  • William Hardy
  • Leslie Rosen
  • Kathleen Sanderson
  • Michael Scodro

Web Site

Julie TeuscherThe Web Site Committee works closely with the Web vendor to keep the site current. Let them know what you think about the site.

 

Contact Us

Christine Teed

Program Administrator

Appellate Lawyers Association

1717 N. Naper Blvd., Suite 102

Naperville, IL 60563

P: (630) 416-1166, ext. #303

F: (630) 596-1418

cteed@wmrhq.com

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