Firm News

Burke Burns & Pinelli, Ltd. is pleased to announce the addition of partner Josie M. Gough as its Chief Diversity Officer. Read More

Mary Patricia Burns, founder of Burke Burns & Pinelli, Ltd., was confirmed for a third term as a judge to the Illinois Court of Claims on Tuesday by the state General Assembly. Read More

A police officer injured when a driver slammed into his patrol car while he was protecting the scene of a car accident is entitled to a line of duty disability pension, contrary to the opinions of two doctors appointed by the local pension board. Read More

Burke Burns & Pinelli, Ltd. partner Don Harmon has decided to step down from his position with the firm in order to devote more time to his new position as Illinois Senate President, he announced last week. “I recognized that I just don’t hav… Read More

Burke Burns & Pinelli, Ltd. partner Don Harmon has been elected President of the Illinois State Senate, accomplishing a long-held goal for the Oak Park native. Harmon, in his fourth term as a State Senator, beat out Republican Minority Leader Bil… Read More

Taxicab affiliations must abide by the City of Chicago’s Human Rights Ordinance, but not every glitch in service automatically warrants a discrimination claim. That was the crux of a ruling by the City of Chicago Commission on Human Relations (CCHR… Read More

In eminent domain law, few tasks are more difficult for a jury than calculating the amount of “damages to the remainder.” Often the jury has to deal with competing testimony from experts on both sides offering vastly different views on how much t… Read More

Informed. Independent. Integrity. Impact. Those four I’s of “Good Governance” should guide all trustees who serve on Illinois public university boards. The duty to stay informed, stay independent, act with integrity and make an impact is critic… Read More