In order to represent a wide range of clients throughout Illinois and beyond, Webber & Thies is a member firm of the LEGUS International Network of Law Firms. On October 24 and 25, Shareholders David Thies and John Thies attended the LEGUS mid-year conference in...
Shareholder David C. Thies was appointed for his third term of service on the Champaign County Board of Health. The Board, which consists of eight members who serve for three-year staggered terms, directs the Champaign County Public Health Department, and is...
Judge David Bernthal, Counsel at Webber & Thies, spoke on a panel to share his insights with Illinois bar members about successfully mediating disputes. The presentation was the final session for the Illinois State Bar Association’s September 6th program in...
David Bernthal, Counsel at Webber & Thies, shares with readers how he viewed his judicial power during his career in the state and federal courts. In his July 14th op-ed in the Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette Bernthal writes, “judicial power . . . must be applied...
At the Annual board/staff lunch of Land of Lincoln Legal Aid (LOL), John Thies, President of LOL and WT shareholder presented honors to Ethel Sylvester and Felicia Voelkel. Sylvester was recognized for her service as a client representative to the LOL Board, which she...
Webber & Thies Shareholder David Thies recently completed his year-long term as Chair of the Trusts and Estates Section Council for the Illinois State Bar Association. With a membership of over 1,700, the Section is responsible for activities relating to the...
Shareholder Daniel Thies has published an article in the June 2019 Illinois State Bar Association Federal Civil Practice Section Newsletter. The article includes a suggestion for improving the procedures for filing confidential documents under seal in Illinois federal...
Webber & Thies Shareholder Phillip Van Ness began his term as Chair of the Illinois State Bar Association’s Environmental Law Section Council on June 14 at the ISBA Annual Meeting. The Section monitors developments in the environmental law field and evaluates and...
Webber & Thies Shareholder John Thies was present to welcome new ISBA president, David Sosin (fourth from the left), into office on June 14 at the ISBA Annual Meeting. Thies served as president from 2012-2013, while his father Richard L. Thies served from 1986-87....
Webber & Thies Counsel David Bernthal describes for readers the behind-the-scenes work of judges and courthouse staff in his latest op-ed in the Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette, published June 9. “There are dedicated people in that courthouse, including, but not...