ANNOUNCEMENTS
Congratulations to Michael L. Foran, Kevin J. Glenn, Douglas J. Palandech, and Matthew S. Ponzi on receiving the 2008 Super Lawyers designation, as awarded by Law & Politics. This honor is given to only 5% of the total attorneys in each state, based on nomination, evaluation of professional achievements, and selection by a panel of attorneys in the applicable practice area.
Congratulations to George M. Ferreti, Michael M. McColl, and George D. Pilja on receiving the 2008 Rising Stars designation, as awarded by Law & Politics for outstanding young lawyers. This honor is given to only 2.5% of the total attorneys in each state, based on nomination and evaluation of professional achievements.
James B. Glennon and George D. Pilja recently defeated an appeal to the Appellate Court for the Fourth District of Illinois of a denial of a Motion to Stay Arbitration, in a matter of first impression in the State of Illinois. Jim and George successfully argued that a subrogated insurer has standing to compel a party to an agreement with its insured to arbitrate a dispute pursuant to an arbitration clause contained in the agreement, even though the insurer was not itself a party to the agreement.
FGPP welcomes George C. Ellison as Of Counsel.
Congratulations to the newly elected Partners: Kevin J. Glenn and George D. Pilja.
APPOINTMENTS
Matthew S. Ponzi was appointed as Chair of the International Association of Defense Counsel’s Property Insurance Committee for 2007-2008.
Matthew S. Ponzi was elected to associate membership in the Loss Executives Association.
UPCOMING EVENTS
PAST EVENTS
Douglas J. Palandech, Robert T. Boylan, and Ashley W. Brandt were broadcast on a webinar on April 25, 2008, presented by MG Welbel & Associates, on the topic "Innovation or Irritation; a Comparison of the AIA B101 and Consensus Docs 240 Contracts".
Thomas B. Orlando served as a session speaker at the 2008 PLRB/LIRB Claims Conference in Boston, Massachusetts from April 13-16, 2008, on the topic "Business Interruption: Extended Time Element Coverage.”
Douglas J. Palandech served as a panelist at the Law Bulletin's Litigation Skills Seminar on March 13, 2008, and discussed the topic "Effectively Managing Discovery and Evidence Depositions."
Douglas J. Palandech and Robert T. Boylan led a discussion at the American Institute of Architects Chicago chapter offices on February 14, 2008, addressing the competing forms of commercial construction as it relates to the design professional's engagement. The Associated General Contractors of America recently issued its ConsensusDOCS, which consist of over 70 documents providing various contract forms of agreement. The program compared and contrasted the AGC forms with the AIA forms of agreement for architectural services.
Thomas B. Orlando served as a session speaker at the 2007 PLRB/LIRB Claims Conference held in Orlando, Florida from March 18-21, 2007, on the topic "Contingent Business Interruption and Extra Expense in the Aftermath of Recent Catastrophes.”
Michael L. Foran spoke on “Thorny Issues in Commercial Property Coverages” at the September 2006 PLRB Regional Adjusters’ Conference in Schaumburg, Illinois.
Thomas B. Orlando served as a session speaker at the 2006 PLRB/LIRB Claims Conference held in Nashville, Tennessee from April 2-5, 2006, on the topic “Business Interruption in a Post – 9-11 World.”
Mary C. O’Connor was the keynote speaker at an Illinois Provider’s Trust seminar on September 28, 2005 in Springfield, Illinois, on the topic "Medical Error Disclosure – Threading the Eye of the Needle."
James B. Glennon gave a presentation on International Subrogation for the North Central Region of the National Association of Subrogation Professional’s Illinois Chapter meeting in Chicago on April 29, 2005.
Mary C. O’Connor presented “Defending your Deposition – What Every Doctor Should Know” at the National Convention of the American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists in Orlando, Florida in March 2005.
Thomas B. Orlando served as a session speaker at the 2005 PLRB/LIRB Claims Conference held in San Antonio, Texas. Tom discussed legal issues which relate to the adjustment of insurance claims for losses to condominium structures, common elements and individual units.
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