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36 St. & Loc. L. News 1 (2012-2013)

handle is hein.journals/stlolane36 and id is 1 raw text is: AA Section of State and Local Government Law The Section serves as a collegialforum for its members, the profession, and the public to provide leadership and educational resources in urban, state, and local government law andpolicy. Fordham Society Recognizes Professional Excellence During Chicago Annual Meeting A t its luncheon on August 3 during the ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago, the Section's Jefferson Fordham Society honored professional excellence in the practice of state and local government law by presenting its annual Jefferson Fordham Awards. Gary, Indiana, Mayor Karen Free- man-Wilson was the keynote speaker for the event, and the following state and local government law practitioners were recognized for their contributions to the profession. Daniel J. Curtin Lifetime Achievement Award Stephen H. Pughm, Pugh, Jones & Johnson, P.C, Chicago, Illinois Stephen Pugh is the president of Pugh, Jones & Johnson, P.C. Since the firm's founding in 1991, Mr. Pugh has prac- ticed in the areas of complex real estate litigation, directors and officers liability cases, internal and external corporate investigations, general and complex commercial litiga- tion, and represented major governmental and educational entities in a variety of areas. Mr. Pugh serves as a hearing officer for the Chicago Board of Education in contractor debarment proceedings, has tried numerous jury and bench trials, has argued before U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals and the Illinois Supreme Court, and is a member of the U.S. Supreme Court bar. He has the distinction of having * Chair' Message, page 3 * Kansas City Fall Meeting, pages 4-5 * Voter ID on Trial, page 6 * Using Eminent Domain to Seize Underwater Mortgages, page 7 * CEQA and Publicly Sponsored Projects, page 9 * Supreme Court Watch: Adios, S.B. 1070?, page 11 tried the first civil RICO jury trial in the Northern Dis- trict of Illinois. Mr. Pugh served as law clerk to the Honorable James B. Parsons, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and as special trial attorney in the Honors Program for the U.S. Department ofJustice. He was associated with the law firm of Chapman and Cutler and served as a part- ner for eight years. Mr. Pugh has acted as bond counsel and underwriter's counsel for governmental issuers of general obligation bonds, tax anticipation notes, tender notes, and certain revenue bonds, with transactions ranging from $1 million to complex $10 billion deals. He is listed in the Red Book. He has been named an Illinois Super Lawyer by Super Lawyers and Law & Politics magazines continued on page 2 Vol. 36, No. 1, Fall 2012

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