There are so, so many attorneys walking the hallways in the McHenry County Courthouse whom I do not know. It was a lot easier when McHenry County’s population was a third its current size–back in the early 1970’s. Because of … Continue reading
Island Lake may switch attorneys from Ancel, Glink to Zukowski, Rogers, Flood and McArdle Monday night. Ancel, Glink, you may remember was the firm representing Grafton Township until Judge Michael Caldwell dismissed it in the Linda Moore versus Township Trustees … Continue reading
On September 23, I filed an appeal to McHenry County’s denial of my Freedom of Information request for “copes of the bills that were submitted by Special Prosecutor Tonigan,” plus for “any for consultants, investigators, or anything else submitted.” “No, … Continue reading
Saturday afternoon at the Nunda Township Republican Picnic, I asked McHenry County Auditor Pam Palmer if she had gotten the Freedom of Information request that I sent just before closing. She was on top it. She said she didn’t have … Continue reading
Third party candidates in American politics are famous for injecting new ideas into the governmental arena. They usually don’t get elected, but the power party candidates pick up on them and sometimes they get enacted. Former McHenry County College Board … Continue reading
The second part of attorney John Nelson’s rebuttal on behalf of Grafton Township Supervisor Linda Moore concerns the “unclean hands” concept. He even says the Trustee’s law firm engaged in “misconduct.” “It must be pointed out that much, if not … Continue reading
In the Grafton Township separation of powers case the term “advise and consent” came up. There was so much questioning and testimony, I can’t remember who brought up the subject, but the context was whether the township supervise can dismiss … Continue reading
Here’s a look at one month’s bill of Ancel Glink, the law firm which represents Grafton Township. You will note that it seems as if almost every decision passes through the hand of an attorney. Resident Don Bonds read many … Continue reading
A front page article in last Tuesday’s Chicago Tribune Business section got me thinking. The headline was “Law clients demand more for the money” The subhead was “Recession changes perspective on existing ‘billable hour’model” Those who attend board meetings of … Continue reading
In his book How I Helped the Mob Rule Chicago, Then Brought the Outfit Down WHEN CORRUPTION WAS KING by Robert Cooley with Hillel Levin,Cooley writes of how lawyers would hang out in the halls of Cook County’s criminal courts’ … Continue reading
In his book How I Helped the Mob Rule Chicago, Then Brought the Outfit Down WHEN CORRUPTION WAS KING by Robert Cooley with Hillel Levin,Cooley writes of how lawyers would hang out in the halls of Cook County’s criminal courts’ … Continue reading
But, under the terms of client-lawyer privilege, the two attorneys of the real murderer couldn’t tell. I am sure that attorneys wonder why their profession has a reputation that is lower than they think it deserves. The story about Alton … Continue reading
But, under the terms of client-lawyer privilege, the two attorneys of the real murderer couldn’t tell. I am sure that attorneys wonder why their profession has a reputation that is lower than they think it deserves. The story about Alton … Continue reading
