http://www.law.illinois.edu/rss/news/alumni The latest alumni news from the Illinois College of Law 60 http://www.law.illinois.edu/news/article/2254?src=rss Law Michael L. Tipsord (’84), vice chairman and chief operating officer of the State Farm Insurance Companies, will deliver the 2013 College of Law Convocation Address. http://www.law.illinois.edu/news/article/2254?src=rss Tue, 07 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT http://www.law.illinois.edu/news/article/2251?src=rss Law As part of its vision to drive innovation and collaboration in the legal profession through lifelong education and career development, the National Association for Law Placement (NALP) has named Stacey Kielbasa (’99) their president for the coming term. As NALP’s president, Stacey will serve as the chief volunteer leader of the organization. http://www.law.illinois.edu/news/article/2251?src=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:00:00 GMT http://www.law.illinois.edu/news/article/2252?src=rss Law Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate Colin Stirling Bruce (’89) to serve on the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois. Colin Stirling Bruce currently serves as the first assistant United States attorney in the Central District of Illinois, a position he has held since 2010. He received his B.A. and J.D. from the University of Illinois. http://www.law.illinois.edu/news/article/2252?src=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:00:00 GMT http://www.law.illinois.edu/news/article/2250?src=rss Law All graduates of the University of Illinois College of law, James Evans (’62), John Gadau, (‘67), Tom Harrington (’55), Lott Thomas ('62), and Carl Webber ('73) have been honored as "Pillars of the Bar." The recognition is bestowed by members of the Champaign County Bar Association, and this is the fourth class to be so named. http://www.law.illinois.edu/news/article/2250?src=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:00:00 GMT http://www.law.illinois.edu/news/article/2204?src=rss Law Newlyweds Erin Cox (’12) and Rachel Halfpap (’11) are serving as clerks for federal judges in the Central District of Illinois. A federal clerkship is one of the most highly sought positions for recent law school graduates. In the fiscal year 2011 (the most recent statistics available), only about 2 percent of applicants were selected for clerkships with federal judges. And to have a married couple both selected for clerkships in the same district is rarified air, indeed. http://www.law.illinois.edu/news/article/2204?src=rss Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:00:00 GMT http://www.law.illinois.edu/news/article/2200?src=rss Law The National Law Journal has named Fred H. Bartlit, Jr. (’60) in its list of 100 Most Influential Lawyers in America. Bartlit, one of the “7 over 70: Lions of the Trial Bar,” is a founding partner of Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP. http://www.law.illinois.edu/news/article/2200?src=rss Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:00:00 GMT http://www.law.illinois.edu/news/article/2166?src=rss Law Marianne Jackson (’73), associate judge for the Juvenile Justice Division, Circuit Court of Cook County, has been honored with the 2013 James A. Seaberry Award for Excellence by the University of Illinois College of Law Black Law Students Association (BLSA). She will be recognized for her achievement by Dean Bruce Smith at the 20th Annual BLSA Alumni Banquet, scheduled for March 2 at the Millennium Knickerbocker Chicago Hotel. http://www.law.illinois.edu/news/article/2166?src=rss Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:00:00 GMT