New President for The Decalogue Society of Lawyers

Shellie Karno, a senior Lowis & Gellen health care lawyer, was installed as the 2005-2006 president of The Decalogue Society of Lawyers on June 21 st. The Society, founded 70 years ago to maintain high standards of conduct and legal education, has approximately 1000 members. The bar society sponsors a broad range of programs for practicing attorneys and law students, awards law school scholarships and an annual Merit Award to internationally renowned people for outstanding personal and professional achievements. In the Chicago area, The Decalogue Society is socially active in a number of pro bono publico and charitable projects and supports a variety of causes, including filing amicus briefs in cases which address public practices which are anti-social, discriminatory, or oppressive of human rights, minority interests and individual freedoms.

Ms. Karno has served The Decalogue Society as Second Vice President, First Vice President and as a member of the Executive Committee over the past four years. "Decalogue has a long tradition of promulgating ethical and non-discriminatory practices within the profession of law and society at large. These values are the cornerstones of our faith, as well as our society of lawyers," Ms. Karno said recently in an interview.

Board Appointment for Joan Kubalanza

Litigation partner, Joan M. Kubalanza, was recently invited to join the prestigious Board of Directors of Literacy Chicago (www.literacychicago.org). A significant presence in the city, Literacy Chicago is dedicated to improving the literacy skills of Chicago-area adults and families through a variety of tuition-free classes and tutoring in reading, math, grammar and more. The Board is committed to providing their expertise and guidance to Literacy Chicago's organizational activities.