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 2009 Illinois Super Lawyer.
Also in the news:
Terry Hodges, Mike Loizzi, Stan Eisenhammer and Bennett Rodick have been named in the 2009 issue of Leading Lawyers.
Hodges, Loizzi congratulates our former colleague, Sonja Trainor, on her joining the National School Board Association's Office of General Counsel in Washington D.C. as a Senior Staff Attorney. Sonja practiced with Hodges, Loizzi for several years until relocating to the nation's capital.
Conferences & Seminars
Hodges, Loizzi would like to thank everyone who attended our annual conference, The Year in Review: The Highlights and Lowlights of Illinois School Law 2009. If you were not able to attend but would like to purchase our conference handbook, please click HERE for the order form.
SAVE THE DATE for the 2010 conference!
The Year IN review: the highlights and lowlights of illinois school law 2010, will be presented at the following locations:
10/7/10 Peoria
Weaverridge Golf Club
10/12/10 Oak Brook
The Hyatt Lodge
10/28/10 Fairview Heights
Four Points by Sheraton
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Jay Kraning will present Making Special Education Law Functional for the Ilinois Principals' Association.
March 16, 2010
Holiday Inn, Matteson
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Stephanie Jones will present a special education legal update with focus on Section 504 issues on behalf of IAASE Region III and WCISEC.
April 6, 2010
West Central Illinois Special Education Cooperative
Macomb, Illinois
For registration and information, Contact Leyona Wiley, Assistant Director at 309-837-3911.
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Mike Loizzi will speak on Managing Work Stoppages and Strikes; Stephanie Jones will join former HLERK attorney and current IASA General Counsel Sara Boucek to present, Sexting in Schools: Handling Discipline in Light of Technology Changes; Stan Eisenhammer will speak on Tips on Helping School Districts Move Through Tough Economic Times: A Town Meeting at the National Council of School Attorneys' School Law Seminar.
April 8-10, 2010
Hyatt Regency, McCormick Place
Chicago, IL
Click HERE to register.
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Stephanie Jones presents, Special Education Law: Keys to Compliance in Illinois for MEDS-PDN.
April 22, 2010
Gateway Center
Collinsville, Illinois
visit www.meds-pdn.com for registration.
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Nancy Krent will present, Real-World Legal Issues in RTI Implementation at the LRP National Institute on Legal Issues of Educating Individuals with Disabilities.
May 4, 2010
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Disney's Coronado Springs Resort
Visit www.lrpinstitute.com for information and registration.
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Terry Hodges and Jeff Goelitz will present an administrator academy approved program on Legal Implications on Use of Technology by a School District.
IASBO Annual Conference
May 18, 2010
visit www.iasbo.org for information and registration.
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Debra Jacobson presents, Homelessness: Your Top Ten Questions Answered for the IASBO.
May 19, 2010
Pheasant Run Resort
St. Charles, Illinois
visit www.iasbo.org for registration.
