This morning Shareholder John Thies spoke before an international audience of attorneys at the Legus International Network of Law Firms Fall Meeting in Clearwater, Florida. He discussed the efforts in some US states to make changes in legal ethics rules that would conflict with the Model Rules of Professional Conduct and threaten the client interest.
Shareholder Daniel Thies is now the third Webber & Thies attorney to serve as Chair of the Champaign Urbana Schools Foundation (CUSF) Leadership Operating Board. Since 1988, the Foundation has invested in educators and students by supporting creativity,...
At its Council meeting on August 18, the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Legal Education & Admissions to the Bar voted to advance a proposal to public notice and comment. This “Proposed Standard 208” would require all law schools to have written free...
Shareholders David Thies and John Thies traveled to Zurich, Switzerland in late June to attend the annual meeting of the Legus International Network of Independent Law Firms. Webber & Thies has been associated with this organization for twenty-five years. The...