Gibson takes over as Lake Co. Bar chief
Waukegan attorney Scott Gibson was installed as the new president of the Lake County Bar Association. The 51-year-old Gibson, who heads Gibson and Associates, took the reins of the 882-member association from Bryan Winter.
A graduate of DePaul University College of Law, Gibson started his career as an assistant Lake County state's attorney and has been in private practice for more than 20 years.
Gibson told the audience at the association's installation dinner that his priority for the coming year will be to find a building for the group to purchase for its headquarters.
The group currently leases space in downtown Waukegan for its offices, but is looking to buy or build its own headquarters somewhere near the county courthouse.
Sheriff helps charity
Sheriff Mark Curran's recent golf outing to aid his campaign fund for his expected run next year for a second term also gave a hand to a worthy charity.
Curran donated more than $2,000 of the proceeds from the June 5 event to the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation.
A nonprofit organization, the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation seeks a cure for childhood brain tumors by supporting medical research, and it provides educational and emotional support for children and families affected by the disease.
You're up, kid
How many times have you seen a member of the older generation befuddled by technology have to call on a youngster to figure it out?
You could have seen it last week during former Island Lake mayor Thomas Hyde's trial on forgery and official misconduct charges.
Hyde's attorney, Charles Smith of Waukegan, was cross-examining a witness and needed to use the computerized overhead projector in the courtroom to show the witness a document.
Smith tried valiantly to draw a circle around one part of the document and was unable to do so. Fortunately for him, help was only steps away.
He looked back to the defense table where his co-counsel and son, Brian Smith, was sitting and said "I suppose I should have had you do this."
Brian rose to the occasion with the proper demeaning inquiry of "What is it exactly you are trying to do," promptly drew the circle and returned to his seat.