Vested Interest – Peter J. Flower, President 2009-2010
Vested Interest May 2010 It’s hard for me to believe that a year has passed since I became President of this organization. I feel as though I’ve barely started, but here I am writing a perspective on...
View ArticleVested Interest – Todd A. Smith, President 2010-2011
Vested Interest April 2011 There is a long history of trial lawyers, labor and workers’ rights. The labor movement in its infancy worked closely with trial lawyers, indeed, counted on trial lawyers’...
View ArticleVested Interest – Jerry A. Latherow, President 2011-2012
Vested Interest May 2012 This column, my last President’s Thoughts, is written a week before Greg Shevlin replaces me as President of ITLA. For months, various people have said to me “aren’t you glad...
View ArticleVested Interest – Gregory L. Shevlin, President 2012-2013
May 2013 Vested Interest With only a few weeks to go in my term, I am sitting down to write my final president’s page. Time really flies when you are having fun! I know that sometimes I would joke...
View ArticleVested Interest – Stephen D. Phillips, President 2013-2014
June/July 2013 Vested Interest As I begin my year as President, I am grateful to receive the torch with the organization strong and steadfast in its mission. Past President Greg Shevlin guided us with...
View ArticleVested Interest – John D. Cooney, President 2014-2015
Vested Interest November/December 2014 At a time of record corporate profits and a booming stock market that has not translated into gains for middle and lower-income Americans, Gov.-Elect Bruce Rauner...
View ArticleVested Interest – Perry J. Browder, President 2015-2016
Vested Interest June/July 2015 How does ITLA stay relevant moving forward? Friday, June 5, 2015, at the Hilton Oak Brook Hills Resort & Conference Center, was an evening I will never forget. Being...
View ArticleVested Interest – Christopher T. Hurley, President 2016-2017
Vested Interest November/December 2016 The Amazing Randi When you have some time try to watch the documentary film: An Honest Liar. It tells the life story of The Amazing Randi. Randi was a...
View ArticleVested Interest – John P. Scanlon, President 2017-2018
Vested Interest September 2017 Our days are getting shorter and our nights cooler. As much as I love summer, I always get a little excited at this time of year because vacations are over and those...
View ArticleVested Interest – Mark D. Prince, President 2018-2019
Vested Interest January 2019 Johnson & Johnson begins settling consumer lawsuits over marketing of defective artificial hips “Johnson & Johnson has begun settling consumers’ claims that it sold...
View ArticleVested Interest – Antonio M. Romanucci, President 2019-2020
Vested Interest June/July 2019 Many asked if I was prepared for the task of becoming the next President of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. Without hesitation, my answer was an unequivocal...
View ArticleVested Interest – Larry R. Rogers, Jr., President 2020-2021
Vested Interest October 2020 Fellow Trial Lawyers and Friends, The year 2020 continues to be a year like no other. The Covid-19 pandemic has altered the way we conduct virtually every aspect of our...
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