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Sassan Secures Summary Judgment for Teenager in 1983 Case
Anthony J. Sassan recently secured a summary judgment for a teenage client in a lawsuit that alleged civil rights violations under Section 1983 of Title 42 of the U.S. Code. Sassan, an experienced litigator and trial lawyer, joined Zukowski, Rogers, Flood &...
Elected Illinois Officials Invited to Local Government Seminar
April 11, 2011 The Crystal Lake-based law firm of Zukowski, Rogers, Flood & McArdle invites all newly elected officers – as well as administrators, managers and long-standing elected officials – to a half-day seminar on the ABCs of Illinois local government. The...
Local Government Lawyers Update Illinois Municipal Law Text
Kelly A. Cahill, Richard G. Flood and Michael J. Smoron have updated a chapter in the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education’s second of four volumes on Illinois municipal law. The seventh chapter, titled “Cable and Wireless Communications,” appears in IICLE’s 2011 edition of Annexation, Zoning, and Regulatory Authority. Among the topics covered by the…
Farrell Elected to Crystal Lake District 47 School Board
April 7, 2011 Crystal Lake voters elected Ryan P. Farrell, 32, to the Elementary District 47 Board of Education on April 5, 2011. A March 15 Daily Herald editorial endorsed Farrell, citing his “experience in leadership roles with several community organizations.” The...
Motorcycle Rider Gets $1.1 Million for Road Rage Crash
April 6, 2011 Kevin G. Costello, a partner at the law firm of Zukowski, Rogers, Flood & McArdle, recently obtained a $1,100,000 settlement on behalf of a client who was severely injured in a collision involving automobiles and a motorcycle. As the firm’s client...
Farrell Serves as Moderator at McHenry Finance Forum
April 5, 2011 Ryan A. Farrell, a CPA and a business and transactional law partner at Zukowski, Rogers, Flood & McArdle, moderated a March 10 finance forum at the Shah Center in McHenry. Co-sponsors of the event were the McHenry County Economic Development...
Wakeman Appointed to Lake in the Hills Parks Foundation
April 5, 2011 Elizabeth Felt Wakeman has been appointed to the board of directors of the People for Parks Foundation of Lake in the Hills, Inc. The Illinois not-for-profit corporation, established in 2008, seeks to support the parks and recreation department of the...
Schlossberg Contributes to Public Education Debate
April 4, 2011 Ruth A. Schlossberg moderated a “Meet the Candidates Forum” on the morning of March 11 for School District 220 in Barrington, Illinois. The PTO President’s Council sponsored a two-hour question-and-answer session for the five candidates. A crowd of about...
Smoron Surveys the Field of Illinois Drainage Law
March 29, 2011 Crystal Lake lawyer Michael J. Smoron examined a range of Illinois statutory and common law issues at the Drainage Workshop for Decision Makers on March 25, 2011. The event took place at the McHenry County Soil and Water Conservation District in...
Cooney, Farrell to Discuss Land Preservation Tax Incentives
March 24, 2011 Melissa J. Cooney and Ryan P. Farrell of Zukowski, Rogers, Flood & McArdle will serve as panelists at a March 30 public education forum in Woodstock on the income tax benefits available to landowners who choose to permanently preserve their land. In...
‘Leading Lawyers Magazine’ Profiles McArdle’s Construction, Municipal Law Skills
McArdle Updates ‘Construction Law Road Map’ Handbook
Crystal Lake Attorney David W. McArdle of Zukowski, Rogers, Flood & McArdle has authored an updated 2011 fourth edition of his handbook titled Construction Law Road Map, focused on construction law. The Illinois Road and Transportation Builders Association (IRTBA) has once again issued and distributed the book to its statewide membership…