ZRFM News
ZRFM’s Illinois State Bar Association Articles Now Available
More than 20 articles published in Illinois State Bar Association newsletters and authored by Zukowski, Rogers, Flood & McArdle lawyers can be viewed now on zrfmlaw.com. ZRFM is the largest law firm in McHenry County, Illinois. The articles address topics...
Person Sending Text to Driver May Be Liable for an Accident
If someone texts an individual while knowing that the person is driving a vehicle, the text sender may also be responsible for any injury or damages if the driver gets into an accident while reading or responding to that text. The texter may be held liable even when using a cell phone or electronic device far away from the place of the accident….
Holstine to Speak at Landowner Educational Seminar
Andrew W. Holstine will speak on July 31, 2013, at a landowner educational seminar in Morris, Illinois. He will address the topic of “New Tax Legislation: Estate and Succession Planning” from the perspective of a farm landowner or operator. Holstine’s presentation...
New Illinois Law Bans Handheld Device Use While Driving
by David J. Loughnane and Brad Stewart Starting Jan. 1, 2014, it will be illegal throughout Illinois for any driver, regardless of age, to use a handheld device – cell phone, personal digital assistant (PDA), or mobile computer – while driving. This legislation, HB...
Seminar for Newly Elected Illinois Officials Set for May 4
Newly elected officers, administrators, managers and long-standing elected officials may want to attend a half-day seminar on the ABCs of local government. The May 4 event is designed to give newly elected officials a jump start and to offer seasoned officers a...
Northwest Herald Quotes ZRFM’s ‘Municipal Ten Commandments’
A cover story appearing in the March 29, 2013, edition of the Northwest Herald includes excerpts from a well-known section of the Zukowski, Rogers, Flood & McArdle book “You’ve Been Elected! Now What Do You Do? A Practical Guide to Local Government.” The print and online article by Emily K. Coleman titled “What to expect . . .
Wakeman, Farrell to Serve as Mentors in MCBA Program
Elizabeth Felt Wakeman and Ryan P. Farrell will participate this year in the McHenry County Bar Association’s “Lawyer-to-Lawyer Mentoring Program.” The program is a partnership between the MCBA and the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism. Mentees must...
NIU Valedictorian Begins ZRFM Practice
Brad Stewart, the valedictorian of the class of 2012 at Northern Illinois University College of Law, has entered practice at the Zukowski, Rogers, Flood & McArdle law firm. Stewart focuses primarily on local government law, civil litigation and corporate law....
Distracted Driving: Cell Phones and the Law
Texting or using a cell phone or other electronic device while driving has occasionally been in the news and on the agenda of lawmakers, and with good reason. This activity behind the wheel and other forms of “distracted driving” are annually more deadly and destructive than any terrorist attack in the United States…
Richard G. Flood Named Illinois Super Lawyer for 7th Time
Richard G. Flood, a named partner in McHenry County’s largest law firm, Zukowski, Rogers, Flood & McArdle, was named a 2012 “Illinois Super Lawyer” by SuperLawyers®, a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high...
ZRFM Lawyers to Address Illinois Municipal League Conference
Several lawyers from Zukowski, Rogers, Flood & McArdle will speak on Saturday, Oct. 20, at the 99th annual convention of the Illinois Municipal League. The gathering takes place Oct. 18-20 at the Hilton Chicago Hotel, 720 South Michigan Ave. Between 1:30 and 2:30...
Schlossberg Appointed to ISBA Local Government Section
Ruth Alderman Schlossberg has been appointed to the Local Government Law Section Council of the Illinois State Bar Association. Schlossberg is one of 30 attorneys on the council, but the only lawyer in private practice in McHenry County, Illinois. Zukowski, Rogers,...