A member of the ISBA Assembly, Jochner serves on the General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section Council and the Committee on Legal Education, Admission and Competence. She is a member of the Commercial, Banking and Bankruptcy Law Section Council. The three winners will receive plaques during the ISBA Annual Meeting in June at The Abbey on Lake Geneva. Contest judges who reviewed the 13 submitted manuscripts are Cook County Judge Daniel M. Locallo of Chicago, Appellate Justice Sue E. Meyerscough of Springfield, Prof. Sheila Simon of Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, and Arlington Heights attorney John G. O'Brien. Sponsors are the Women's Bar Association of Illinois, the DePaul College of Law Women's Student Organization and similar groups from other Chicago law schools.
Faculty members are distinguished law professors and practitioners.
A panel will review the Role of Literature and Pop Culture in influencing the woman's perception of her status in the profession and improvement of the treatment of women lawyers by legal institutions, clients and public. Goals of the conference include developing greater understanding within the legal community of major issues confronting women and fostering cooperation among academic and professional leaders to meet the legal needs of women in the Chicago area. Illinois Press Two morning workshops on state and federal advertising laws and public notices will be conducted this month by the Illinois Press Foundation. The dates and sites are Friday, Feb. 2, in the Illinois Press Association headquarters building, Springfield, and Friday, Feb. 9, in the Arkansas Room of the Sheraton Chicago Hotel. The Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Education Fund will conduct a downstate seminar Saturday, Feb. 3, at Jumer's Hotel in Urbana.