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Webber & Thies Counsel David Bernthal continued his promotion of public understanding of our legal system in an op-ed published Sunday in the Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette. The op-ed imagines how a real case from India in which a child sued his parents for giving birth to him might play out in C…Read More

W & T had a strong presence at this year’s Eastern Illinois Food Bank (EIF) “Prom,” which the firm helped sponsor. Pictured from left to right: Manuel and Mia Hernandez, Cheryl and Phil Van Ness, Terry and John Thies, Page and Daniel Thies and Joe Souligne. Terry Thies, wife of W & T s…Read More

W & T congratulates Senior Shareholder, Richard Thies, who was recognized by the Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette as a member of the inaugural class of “Seventy Over 70.” Richard Thies continues his “commitment to bettering others” through the important work he performs for firm clients, th…Read More

Shareholders John Thies and Daniel Thies attended the American Bar Association’s Midyear Meeting in Las Vegas on January 25-28. John and Daniel are pictured attending the ABA House of Delegates. John serves as an Illinois State Bar Association Delegate in the House, while Daniel was given “priv…Read More

David Bernthal has published another op-ed in the Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette, commenting on the difficult decisions that judges often face. “Rest assured that judges are not exempt from criticism,” Bernthal writes. “They understand that every decision is subject to being dissected and criti…Read More

The Council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar is the nationally recognized accrediting body for law schools in the United States. Shareholder Daniel R. Thies recently joined the 21-member Council as one of its youngest members ever. The Council is also the governing bod…Read More

At the June board meeting of the ISBA Mutual Insurance Company, W & T Shareholder, Richard L. Thies (second from the left in the above picture), was designated as one of three founders of the ISBA Mutual. The company recently celebrated its 30th Anniversary and has grown to roughly 7,700 insured…Read More

At its June 29, 2018 board meeting, shareholder John Thies was elected to a second two-year term as president of Land of Lincoln Legal Aid. “Land of Lincoln” provides free legal service to low income individuals and seniors throughout the southern 65 counties in Illinois. John was sworn in to hi…Read More

When W & T law clerk, Luke Brahm entered the University of Illinois College of Law in the fall of 2016, he still had several seasons of eligibility left following his undergraduate running career at Princeton University (where he was a multiple all-Ivy league selection). There are very few law s…Read More

The Illinois Supreme Court’s Commission on Professionalism has a mission of promoting a culture of civility and inclusion in which Illinois lawyers and judges embody the ideals of the legal profession in service to the administration of justice in our democratic society. W & T shareholder, Joh…Read More