Judicial candidate in DuPage County removed from ballot on basis of fraud and wrong description of office

Burt Odelson, Luke Keller and Lauren Glennon were successful in challenging the petitions and candidacy of attorney, Thomas Laz, a candidate for Resident Circuit Court Judge in the 18th Judicial District (DuPage County).  Laz’s removal from the ballot leaves incumbent Resident Circuit Court Judge Liam Brennan the only candidate in the Republican primary. Thomas Laz…

Historic Gun Shop Ordinance Unanimously Passed by Mayor Getty and Board of Trustees of the Village of Lyons

(From Left: Deputy Chief of Police Michael P. Anton of the Cook County Sheriff’s Police Department, Lyons Mayor Christopher Getty, Lyons Deputy Police Chief Matthew Buckley, and Village Attorney Burton S. Odelson)  On October 27, 2015, the Village of Lyons unanimously passed an unprecedented gun dealer regulation ordinance authored by Burt Odelson.  The ordinance reflects…

Welcome to the firm Claudia Castro and Mary Ryan Norwell

Odelson & Sterk, Ltd. is pleased to announce that Claudia E. Castro, Chief Legal Counsel for the Illinois Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board and President-Elect for the Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois, and Mary Ryan Norwell, Program Director at Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago, Legal Assistance Department, and retired Assistant State’s Attorney, have…