Comments from Counsel: Quarterly Newsletter from WilliamsMcCarthy LLP

Comments from Counsel, October 2021

In this issue:

Client Spotlight: Wesley Willows

Having a long-term partner like WilliamsMcCarthy LLP that knows your history and has a depth of expertise is a key to success according to one of the region’s leading senior living communities. With its 55-year history in the Rockford community, Wesley Willows knows about longevity and credits partnerships like the one with WilliamsMcCarthy for helping navigate growth and change over that period of time and for decades to come.

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Amended Law Creates Additional Challenge for Employers: Ban-the-box laws are designed to help ex-offenders with a prior criminal record find opportunities to land jobs. The ban-the-box law was amended (Senate Bill 1480) effective March 23, 2021. Attorney Troy Haggestad walks through what employers need to know about the amended law and its impact on their hiring and termination processes.

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New Associate Joins WilliamsMcCarthy LLP: We’re proud to introduce our newest associate, Monique M. Langrehr. Monique’s practice will focus on family law and civil litigation. Before joining WilliamsMcCarthy LLP, Langrehr served as an Assistant State’s Attorney for Winnebago County, trying both bench and jury trials and drafting, filing, and arguing numerous motions. Welcome to the team, Monique!

Scott C. Sullivan was recently selected by his peers for inclusion in the 28th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America© in the field of commercial litigation. Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. This is the eighth straight year Sullivan has been recognized by Best Lawyers®.

WilliamsMcCarthy LLP In the Community We were thrilled to support Severson Dells Nature Center at their COVID-safe outdoor event, Golden Hour in the Grove, highlighting the beautiful Grove Nature Playscape in a down-to-earth gala for adults. With food and drinks from Greenfire Restaurant and VeeDubs Mobile Cocktail Bar, guests at the event enjoyed a gourmet s’more station by the fire, and live music by the fabulous Anderlik, Otto, and Church, and even some games.