The Candidate Report for the 2016 ISBA Election is below. All ISBA attorney members with their dues paid by March 1, 2016 are eligible to vote. Ballots will be distributed on Monday, March 28, 2016. It may take several days for mailed ballots to reach members.  Email (e-ballot) distribution will begin the morning of the 28th and should conclude before 4 p.m. The deadline for voting is Friday, April 29th at 4:30 p.m. Central Time for all voting methods: e-ballot, paper or internet. Additional voting information is available below the report.

2016 CANDIDATE REPORT

(N.B.: Pursuant to the Policy and Procedures for Election approved by the ISBA Assembly, in those instances where there are more candidates than positions to be filled, nominees are listed on the ballot by the date of filing. Where two or more people filed on the same date, ballot positions were determined by lot. Ballot positions are listed next to the candidate’s name.)

Third Vice-President   (1 to be elected; 2 candidates)

• Stephen M. Komie 2
• David B. Sosin 1

Board of Governors

Cook           (5 to be elected; 7 candidates)

• Nora Ann Doherty 1
• Bridget Duignan  5
• Al Durkin* 4
• Ava George Stewart  6
• Pamela Sakowicz Menaker  3
• J. Damian Ortiz  2
• E. Kenneth Wright, Jr. 7

Area 2 (Circuits 17, 19 and 21)    (1 to be elected; 1 candidate)

• Elizabeth M. Rochford*

Area 5 (Circuits 5, 6 and 11) (1 to be elected; 1 candidate)

• Keith Fruehling*

Area 7 (Circuits 1, 2 and 4)  (1 to be elected; 1 candidate)

• Carey Gill*

Under Age 37 – Outside of Cook County   (1 to be elected; 2 candidates)

• Chantelle Porter 2
• Angelica Wawrzynek* 1

Under Age 37 – Cook County  (1 to be elected; 0 candidates)

No Candidates

Assembly        (132 to be elected; 83 candidates)

Cook County           (44 to be elected; 33 candidates)

• F. Michael Alkaraki*                                                                      
• Mark E. Becker*
• Michael G. Bergmann
• Daniel M. Breen
• Catherine R. Brukalo*
• Joseph Cataldo*
• John W . Damisch
• Alice E. Dolan*
• Jessica Durkin*
• Sharon L. Eiseman*
• Karen McNulty Enright
• Gail Tuler Friedman
• Celia Gamrath
• Judson M. Graham
• Jennifer P. Irmen
• Cindy M. Johnson*
• Annemarie Kill
• Samuel H. Levine
• Jeffrey Liss*
• Thomas Lombardo
• Mary L. Milano
• Dina Ninfo
• John Nisivaco
• Katherine A. O’Dell
• Vincent Oppedisano
• Alan Pearlman*
• Steven G. Pietrick
• Richard L. Pullano
• Sarah E. Toney*
• Edward Wasilewski
• Alexander P. White*
• Bryan J. Wilson*
• Erin M. Wilson*

Circuit 1   (2 to be elected; 1 candidates)  

• Sarah J. Taylor*

Circuit 2  (2 to be elected; 1 candidates)

• William C. Hudson*

Circuit 3   (4 to be elected; 2 candidates)

• Barbara A. Goeben
• Ebony R. Huddleston*

Circuit 4      (2 to be elected; 1 candidate)

• Edward (Ted) Graham, Jr.*

Circuit 5      (1 to be elected, 1 candidate)

• Barbara Delanois

Circuit 6      (5 to be elected; 4 candidates)

• Anthony A. Bruno*
• Evan S. Bruno
• John (Jack) Kiley*
• Mark Palmer*

Circuit 7      (6 to be elected; 5 candidates)

• William A. Davis
• Carl R. Draper
• Nancy Easum*
• Robert Osgood
• Edward Schoenbaum*

Circuit 8      (1 to be elected; 1 candidate)

• Natalie Oswald

Circuit 9      (1 to be elected; 0 candidates)

No Candidates

Circuit 10    (5 to be elected; 2 candidates)

• Roger Bolin
• Richard W. Zuckerman

Circuit 11    (4 to be elected; 1 candidate)

• Stephen Pacey*

Circuit 12    (4 to be elected; 4 candidates)

• Ted Hammel*
• Edward J. Jarot, Jr.
• Jean Kenol                              
• Amber Mikula

Circuit 13    (2 to be elected; 1 candidate)

• Melissa Olivero*

Circuit 14    (3 to be elected; 0 candidates)

No Candidates

Circuit 15    (1 to be elected; 0 candidates)

No Candidates

Circuit 16    (5 to be elected; 5 candidates)      

• Nicholas J. Feda
• Michael W. Lenert
• Jonathan Mincieli
• Lisa M. Nyuli
• Ryan P. Theriault*

Circuit 17    (4 to be elected; 2 candidates)

• Donald P. Shriver*
• Tamika R. Walker*

Circuit 18    (16 to be elected; 10 candidates)

• Robert Bahr Anderson
• Joseph Beck
• Gregory S. Dierdorf
• Terra Costa Howard*
• Patrick B. Hurley*
• James J. Laraia*
• Sharon Mulyk*
• Christine Ory*                        
• James Reichardt
• David N. Schaffer*

Circuit 19    (10 to be elected; 3 candidates)

• Robert Ackley*
• Joseph T. Morrison*
• Gary Schlesinger*

Circuit 20    (5 to be elected; 2 candidates)

• L. Dominic “Nick” Kujawa, Jr.*
• James Radcliffe*

Circuit 21    (1 to be elected; 1 candidate)

• J. Imani Drew*

Circuit 22    (3 to be elected; 2 candidates)

• Michael Cortina
• James P. Kelly*

Circuit 23    (1 to be elected; 1 candidate)   

• Mary Petruchius

* Denotes Incumbent

Ballots will be distributed on Monday, March 28, 2016. It may take several days for mailed ballots to reach members.  Email (e-ballot) distribution will begin the morning of the 28th and should conclude before 4:00 p.m. 

The deadline for voting is Friday, April 29th at 4:30 p.m. Central Time for all voting methods: e-ballot, paper or internet.

Who is eligible to vote?

All ISBA attorney members with their dues paid by March 1, 2016 are eligible to vote.

• All voting members may vote for 3rd Vice President.
• Members whose ISBA addresses fall in the following Areas are eligible to vote in their respective race:
  • 1st Judicial District Cook County Board of Governors (elect 1)
  • Under Age 37 Outside Cook County (Circuits 1-23) Board of Governors (elect 1)
  • Uncontested Board of Governors seats (Areas 2, 5, 7 and Under Age 37 Cook County) and uncontested assembly seats (Cook County and Circuits 1-23) will not appear on the ballot.

What kind of ballot will a member receive?

• If we have an email address: e-ballot via email 
• If we don’t have an email address: paper ballot via mail

What if a member doesn’t want to vote the ballot they receive?

• Members receiving e-ballots may request a paper ballot as explained in the e-ballot email.  The deadline to request a paper ballot is April 15. 
• Members receiving paper ballots may vote via internet following instructions provided on the paper ballot.

Questions?

Please contact Brenda at btodt@isba.org or call 800-252-8908