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Richard L. Thies Obituary
Richard L. Thies (Dick Thies) of Urbana, IL died peacefully on April 10, 2021. He was 89 years old. Dick was born in Scotts Bluff, Nebraska on November 7, 1931 to Arnold C. and Wilma P. Thies. He was preceded in death by his parents, including his step-father, David...
Richard Thies Remembered as a “National Treasure”
The Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette honored senior Shareholder Richard Thies with a feature article after his passing. With quotes from attorneys and friends near and far, Dick was remembered as a “lawyer’s lawyer” and “consummate statesman,” as well as a family man,...
Richard L. Thies Passes Away
It is with great sadness that we share the news that our senior Shareholder Richard L. Thies passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 10, 2021 in the presence of his loving family. Mr. Thies joined the firm as an associate in 1955 before leaving to serve in the...
Increased Access to Justice in the State of Illinois
A positive story that emerged from 2020 was the initiative to increase access to justice throughout the state of Illinois through the development of the Rural Practice Fellowship Program. Webber & Thies shareholder, Daniel Thies, co-chairs the committee which...
Shareholder John Thies Re-Elected to Serve as State Bar Delegate to ABA House of Delegates
Shareholder John Thies was re-elected today by the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) Assembly to serve another two-year term as an at-large delegate to the American Bar Association (ABA) House of Delegates. He is one of two such ISBA delegates from outside Cook...
Dick Thies and John Thies Publish Article on State Bar Efforts to Protect Clients
Shareholders Richard Thies and John Thies have teamed up to publish an article in the November 2020 Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) Senior Lawyers Section Newsletter. Both are prior ISBA presidents (the only such parent/child combination in the 143-year tenure...
Shareholder John Thies Elected Urbana Free Library Board President
After serving for two years on the Urbana Free Library Board of Trustees, Shareholder John Thies has been elected president of the board. Trustees are appointed by the Mayor and are confirmed by the City Council. They serve three-year alternating terms. The Board of...
Shareholder Daniel Thies Co-Chairs New ISBA Rural Practice Initiative Committee
Current Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) President Dennis Orsey launched the Rural Practice Initiative (RPI) committee as a focus for his 2020-21 term. Shareholder Daniel Thies was named Co-Chair with Lois Wood, former executive director of the Land of Lincoln...
Attorney Mary Ann Royse Joins Webber & Thies
The attorneys and staff of Webber & Thies are pleased to announce that Attorney Mary Ann Royse joined the firm effective August 1, concentrating her practice in the areas of real estate development and transactions, wills and trusts, and general business matters....
U.S. Supreme Court Decision and Its Impact on Your Business
On June 15, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employers from making adverse employment decisions on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. While the decision in Bostock v. Clayton County,...