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The University of Illinois College of Law hosted a panel presentation on October 3, 2023 on the “Illinois Court’s Strategic Agenda.” The Illinois Judicial Branch has established a Strategic Agenda and is working with the bench and bar to ensure our court system is the model of integrity and ac…Read More

Shareholders John Thies and Daniel Thies have recently been named to significant leadership roles in the American Bar Association (ABA): John was named Vice Chair of the ABA Center for Innovation Governing Council. The Center encourages and accelerates innovations that improve the affordability, eff…Read More

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, innovation, and excellence in Champaign an…Read More

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 speech policies that protect th…Read More

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 agenda of the conference was devoted…Read More

On May 16, 2023, Richard L. Thies was honored posthumously by the Illinois Judges Foundation and the Illinois Bar Foundation for his exemplary law career. Past Illinois State Bar Association President, Donald C. Schiller of Schiller DuCanto & Fleck, Chicago provided the introduction of Richard L…Read More

The CU Schools Foundation honored six distinguished alumni from our local school districts at a banquet on April 14, 2023. Four Webber & Thies attorneys were present to congratulate them: Daniel Thies currently serves as Vice Chair of the CUSF Leadership Operating Board. John Thies and Phillip V…Read More

Shareholders David Thies, John Thies, and Daniel Thies are featured as the cover story in the News-Gazette Central Illinois Business magazine for December 2022-January 2023. They represent two of the four generations of family members who have practiced law at Webber & Thies. Each attorney expre…Read More

After four years of service on the Urbana Free Library Board of Trustees, Shareholder John Thies was formally recognized and thanked through Resolution No. 2022-09 on June 14, 2022. John was appointed by the Mayor of Urbana as a Trustee of the Library Board in 2018 and then elected President of the …Read More

Last night Shareholder John Thies received an elite recognition from the Champaign County Bar Association. Along with retired Federal District Court Judge Harold A. Baker, retired Sixth Judicial Circuit Judge Heidi Ladd and Attorney Wendy S. Bauer, he was named a “Pillar of the Bar.” This honor …Read More