The wonderful weather during the day was supplimented by a elegant evening of dinner and dancing. Hundreds enjoyed speeches from some of the tops in the Illinois legal community.

The Leonard M. Ring Lifetime Acheivement Award was presented to Joseph Curcio for his years of substantial service to the ITLA community. According to ITLA the award is "given annually at the convention banquet to someone selected by a committee appointed by the president. The recipient is someone who has devoted, as Leonard did, a substantial part of their life and their practice to ITLA, someone who has done more than is called for. Someone who had the standards of Leonard, the work ethics of Leonard and the commitment to ITLA that Leonard had. At the same time, it keeps alive the memory of Leonard Ring."

This is a tremendous honor for anyone who has ever received this award and Advance Case Loans would like to express their congratulations to Mr. Curcio and thank him for his years of devoted work to the thousands of his clients over the years. Attorneys like Mr. Curcio make this world a better place and are always fighting the good fight.

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