Board of Directors
J. Nelson Wood
Board President
J. Nelson Wood is a sole practitioner in Mt. Vernon and Chicago, Illinois. His practice focuses on coal, oil, and gas.
Kristine M. Tuttle
Board Vice President
Kristine M. Tuttle is an attorney at Wittman & Lorton, P.C. in Jerseyville, Illinois.
Hon Susan Clancy Boles
Board Treasurer
Susan Clancy Boles is a Judge of the 16th Judicial Circuit (Kane County). Judge Boles served as Vice Chair of the Circuit Court of Chief Judges Conference (2017-19).
Kevin M. Kelly
Board Secretary
Kevin M. Kelly is a partner in the law firm of Markoff Law LLC, Chicago Illinois, concentrating in the area of judgment enforcement. Prior to that, he was a solo practitioner for 25 years. Kevin is a long-term member of Al-Anon and has been sponsoring an Alateen group in Westmont Illinois connected with the New Day Center of Hinsdale Hospital since 2001.
Judge Stanley L. Hill
Judge Stanley L. Hill presides in the 4th Municipal District in Maywood, Illinois, and as an Associate Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois. He is an ordained Christian minister. His background spans legal practice in state and federal courts throughout the United States, including managing partner of Stanley L. Hill & Associates, P.C.
Edward McCarthy
Edward McCarthy is managing partner in the Law firm of McCarthy and Allen in Glen Carbon, Illinois. He has been active in many community involved organizations including being the President of the Edwardsville-Glen Carbon Chamber of Commerce, the Edwardsville Police Pension Fund Board of Trustees, and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield School Board.
Dean James Faught
James Faught is Associate Dean for Administration at Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
Judge Daniel J. Kubasiak
Daniel Kubasiak is a Circuit Court Judge in the Law Division, Commercial Calendar, Circuit Court of Cook County.
Mike McElvain
Mike McElvain is a practicing attorney in Bloomington, Illinois who specializes in civil and commercial litigation, personal injury and damage claims and workers compensation.
Patrick Murphy
Patrick Murphy is a partner in the firm of Corboy and Demetrio in Chicago, Illinois.
Karen Munoz
Karen Munoz is a lawyer and wellness advocate. A managing partner at Dolan Law, a boutique trial law firm, she is dedicated to serving clients who have suffered traumatic injuries and been victims of crime. Her work on cases has led to impactful changes in laws designed to better protect people. Karen was a member of the Illinois Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being, serves on multiple legal committees, and is a certified yoga teacher.
Valée L. Salone
Valeé L. Salone practices law in Chicago, Illinois with a focus on wills, trusts, probate, estates, real estate, and adoption.
Judge Sophia Atcherson
Judge Sophia Atcherson presides over felony cases in the Leighton Criminal Court Building. Her background includes work with the Office of the State Appellate Defender, and the Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender. Judge Atcherson holds memberships in many Illinois Supreme Court Committees and Judicial Associations and has served as an adjunct professor at the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law.
Judge Warren D. Wolfson Ret.
Emeritus Board Member
Warren D. Wolfson is a retired Appellate Court Judge and serves on the faculty at the DePaul University School of Law.
Judge Michael Caldwell Ret.
Emeritus Board Member
Michael Caldwell is a retired Circuit Court Judge in the 22nd Judicial Circuit in Woodstock (McHenry County), Illinois.
Judge Sheila M. Murphy Ret.
Emeritus Board Member
Sheila M. Murphy is a retired Cook County Circuit Court Judge who is Co-Director of Restorative Justice Project at the University of Illinois Chicago Law.
From left to right: Judge Susan Clancy Boles, Edward McCarthy, Judge Stanley L. Hill, Patrick Murphy, J. Nelson Wood, Judge Sheila Murphy, Justice Mary K. O’Brien, Judge Daniel Kubasiak, and Valeé L. Salone.