Class Notes
Class Notes are displayed in the order that they are received. You may also view notes by decade, or by class year – simply click on the decade or click on the + symbol to expand the decade and display by year. If a given class year does not appear, notes do not exist for that particular year.
Roger Littman '79
(10/25/24)
Roger Littman has retired from the active practice of law at Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym in Chicago and accepted “of counsel” status. Along the way, Martindale-Hubbell conferred AV status, its highest recommendation, followed by regular naming to Super Lawyers and Leading Lawyers. He was elected to Advocate membership in the American Board of Trial Advocacy and was inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers. The majority of his trials involved representation of defendants in medical malpractice cases.
Marilyn Johnson '79
(7/8/22)
Judge Marilyn Johnson passed away on June 1, 2022, after a long illness.
David Allen Larson '79
(10/21/21)
David Allen Larson has been elected Chair of the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution. David is a tenured Professor at the Mitchell Hamline School of Law in St Paul, Minnesota, and also is the System Designer for the New York State Unified Court System Small Claims Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) Pilot project.
James J. Eder '79
(11/27/20)
Associate Judge James J. Eder of the Fourth Judicial Circuit of Illinois announced his retirement at the end of 2020 after 19 1/2 years on the bench.
Dave Downey '66 and Jane Hays '79
(5/17/18)
The Community Foundation of East Central Illinois has selected Dave Downey and Jane Hays to receive the Kyle and Phyllis Robeson Philanthropy Award.
Dale G. Haake '79
(10/23/17)
Dale G. Haake successfully argued (Jan 2017) in the Third District Court of Appeals (Ottawa) defense of a $1.5 million Oct 2015 jury verdict (Whiteside Co) (Benzakry v. Singh et al. Decision April 2017). The case included unusual circumstances of an appellate court not only granting cross-appeal, but entering judgment in appellate court rather than a remand.
Patricia Pierman Larson '79
(5/4/2017)
Patricia Pierman Larson has retired from Thomson Reuters (formerly West Publishing) after 37 years of service. Patricia began her career as a headnoter and spent the last 19 years as a Director of Judicial Editorial overseeing 100+ attorney editors.