Partner Appointed to Illinois Supreme Court Committee
CHICAGO (April 27, 2005) — McDermott Will & Emery trial partner Steven Pflaum has been appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court to serve on the Court's Committee on Professional Responsibility which advises and makes recommendations on matters relating to legal ethics and professional responsibility.
Mr. Pflaum devotes a substantial amount of time to activities intended to improve the administration of justice and the regulation of the legal profession. Since 1996, he has served as general counsel of The Chicago Bar Association, one of the nation’s oldest and largest municipal bar associations. Mr. Pflaum is also a founding member of the Illinois Judicial Ethics Committee and is a faculty member of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission’s Illinois Professional Responsibility Institute.
As a member of McDermott's Trial Department, Mr. Pflaum's practice includes a wide variety of complex civil litigation matters, including airport, commercial, constitutional and land use cases. A substantial portion of his practice involves appeals in state and federal courts across the country. His trial court practice includes disputes regarding controversial land uses such as airports, music amphitheaters, jails or landfills. Mr. Pflaum serves as a neutral or as counsel in alternative dispute resolution proceedings conducted by various courts, self-regulatory organizations and ADR providers.
