Leonard Amari, president of the Board of Trustees of The John Marshall Law School, has announced the appointment of George F. Mahoney III to the board.
Mahoney will serve through 2014 completing the term of Warren Lupel of Much Shelist, P.C. who stepped down after nine years on the board. The Evanston resident was awarded emeritus status on the board of trustees.
“I want to thank Warren for his many years of service, and the guidance he has offered as a board member,” Amari said. “It is always hard to lose someone with Warren’s care and concern for John Marshall, but I’m sure George Mahoney will be a fine replacement. He has shown his interest in the law school and the legal education we are providing.”
The John Marshall Board of Trustees presented him with its Spirit Award in 2010.
Mahoney is a founding member of Mahoney, Silverman & Cross, LLC in Joliet. His practice focuses on zoning and land development, government and municipal law, litigation and appellate practice. Before going in to private practice, Mahoney was a special assistant attorney general for the State of Illinois for 22 years.
He received a bachelor’s degree from Lewis University and a JD from DePaul University College of Law. He is a member of the Will County and Illinois State Bar Associations (ISBA), and has served in various capacities on ISBA committee and programs. Mahoney twice received the ISBA Board of Governors Award. He is serving as president of the Illinois Bar Foundation, and also is a member of the Illinois Supreme Court Judicial Performance Evaluations Committee. He is treasurer of the board of directors of the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (CLE), and has authored materials on land use law for CLE training sessions.
