News & Announcements

During the extraordinary times following from the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the lawyers and staff of Webber & Thies, P.C. want our clients and friends to know that we remain open and available to meet the wide-range of client legal needs. Of course, we all care most about the health and safe…Read More

Shareholder John Thies represented the Illinois State Bar Association at the American Bar Association House of Delegates during the ABA Midyear Meeting, which was held February 12-17 in Austin, Texas. In the picture above from left to right are delegates Thies (past ISBA president), ISBA President-E…Read More

By approval of the Illinois Supreme Court, Shareholder John Thies has been appointed to one of the task forces of the Illinois Judicial Conference charged with implementing the Conference’s Strategic Agenda – a blueprint for the future of the Illinois judicial branch over a three year period. Th…Read More

Shareholder Richard Thies was recently interviewed in our offices by the Big Ten Network concerning his knowledge of the student environment at the University of Illinois from 1949 to 1955 and during the Cold War. Mr. Thies’s interview will be used in an upcoming piece shown on the Big Ten Network…Read More

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 Charleston, South Carolina. David…Read More

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 Springfield, “Tips of the Trade 20…Read More

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 responsible for disease control and the p…Read More

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 carefully, thoughtfully and with…Read More