Hodges, Loizzi, Eisenhammer, Rodick & Kohn

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News & Events

Firm News 

We are pleased to announce that our partner Nancy Krent has been named the recipient of the National School Boards Association, Council of School Attorneys award for Distinguished Service "in recognition of her exemplary leadership and service in support of the mission of the Council of School Attorneys."  Nancy is a past National Chairman of the Council of School Attorneys.  In addition, we are proud to announce that Nancy Krent has been named a 2008 Illinois Super Lawyer.

Hodges, Loizzi congratulates Heather Brickman on becoming chairman of the Illinois Council of School Attorneys for 2008.  She recently moderated the ICSA program on school law at the November joint conference. 


Conferences & Seminars

SAVE THE DATE FOR THE UPCOMING RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN ILLINOIS SCHOOL LAW 2008 CONFERENCES!

October 2, 2008 - Weaver Ridge in Peoria
October 16, 2008 - Hamburger University in Oak Brook
October 30, 2008 - Four Points by Sheraton in Fairview Heights (Please note change in location from 2007)

Registration information will be posted as it becomes available.

We would like to thank those who joined us at last year's conferences.  If you were unable to attend but would like to order our written materials, please do so via the link below.

Click HERE to ORDER A COPY of our written materials and interactive CD containing all Power Point presentations.

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Heather Brickman's new "podcast" on Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") issues resulting from the new trial court decision on access to a Superintendent's internet records is available HERE .
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Fall, 2008, dates for our HLERK/MEDS-PDN program on electronic records, FOIA, and the Open Meetings Act: have been announced.  Please save the date for the location nearest you:

Collinsville – Sept. 22, 2008 
          Click HERE to register
Schaumburg – Oct. 7, 2008
          Click HERE to register
Gurnee – Nov. 21, 2008
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Mt. Vernon – Dec. 9, 2008

Registration information will be posted as available.
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We look forward to seeing your special education administrators at the upcoming IAASE Spring Conference in Collinsville where  Mike Loizzi and Bennett Rodick are joining the Superintendents of NSSED and NSSEO to present on the new special educator work load plan requirements.  Finally, the May/June issue of the Illinois School Board Journal will contain an article co-authored by Shayne Aldridge on the new work load requirements.