Tanya J. Stanish met the standard of excellence for selection to the Top 100 Trial Lawyers by the National Trial Lawyers.
Deborah A. Carder will be installed as the Chair of the Family Law Committee of the DuPage County Bar Association.
David Schadler joins Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP as Executive Director. Mr. Schadler is a seasoned executive with over 30 years of experience in Business Operations and Financial Management. Mr. Schadler was with the law firm of SNR Denton US LLP for 28 years.
Carlton R. Marcyan will be installed as the President of the Collaborative Law Institute of Illinois (CLII) in June of 2012. Mr. Marcyan will also be awarded an MBA degree in June from the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management.
Anita M. Ventrelli will begin her term in the American Bar Association House of Delegates as a Representative of the Section of Family Law in August 2012.
Meighan A. Harmon was profiled in the Law Bulletin Publishing Company’s Women in Law "Women Making an Impact” May 2012 feature.
Karen Pinkert-Lieb and Meighan A. Harmon conducted a seminar for the UBS private wealth management group on “Remaining a Trusted Advisor When Your Client Gets Divorced” on May 22, 2012.
Michael R. Galasso delivered the invocation at the DuPage Justinian Society of Lawyers Installation of Officers and Directors Dinner on May 24, 2012.
Joseph N. DuCanto published an article titled “Lawyer Tackles Tough Question on Why Marriages Fail” for the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin’s April 27th “Law Day” issue. Mr. DuCanto also recently authored “The Early Years of Formation and Growth of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers” for the Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
Karen Pinkert-Lieb published an article titled “Shifting Gender Roles and Their Impact on Divorce” for the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin’s April 27th “Law Day” issue.
Deborah A. Carder became the Chair of The Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Court Committee for the Improvement of Access to the Legal System. Ms. Carder also was recently trained to practice Collaborative Law through the Collaborative Law Institute of Illinois.
Sarane C. Siewerth lectured about the current cases in family law to the Chicago Bar Association Matrimonial Law Committee on May 9, 2012.
David H. Hopkins and Timothy M. Daw spoke on May 8, 2012 to the DuPage County Estate Planning Committee on the topic of tax and premarital agreement issues.
Michelle A. Lawless spoke at the Chicago Bar Association on April 10, 2012 at a seminar entitled "Post Judgment Modification of Maintenance and Support.”
Donald C. Schiller, a member of the Best Lawyers in America Advisory Board, attended its annual meeting in March of 2012. Best Lawyers in America is a not for profit lawyer evaluation and rating service that identifies who they believe are the nation’s best lawyers in their respective fields. Seventeen partners of Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP have been so selected in the field of Family Law.
Erika N. Walsh was appointed as the Chairperson of the DuPage County Court Custody Advisory Committee and became the Vice Chair of the DuPage County Animal Law Committee.
Jason N. Sposeep spoke on "Marriage and Divorce: Planning for the Future" to the Chicago-Kent Young Alumni Council on March 15, 2012.