Background
DeVine, Dick was born on July 5, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
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Dick DeVine
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Bachelor cum laude, Loyola University, 1966; Juris Doctor cum laude, Northwestern University, 1968.
Career
Associate, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, Cleveland, 1968-1969;
administrative assistant to mayor of Chicago, 1969-1972;
associate, Pope, Ballard, Shepard & Fowle, 1972-1974;
associate, partner, Foran, Wiss & Schultz, 1974-1980;
partner, Foran, Wiss & Schultz, 1983-1985;
1st assistant state's attorney, Cook County State's Attorney' General’ s Office, 1980-1983;
partner, Phelan, Pope, Cahill, DeVine & Ouinlan, Ltd., 1985-1995;
partner, Shefsky Froelich & DeVine Ltd., 1995-1996;
state's attorney, Cook County, since 1996. Lecturer continuing legal education IIT Kent College Law, John Marshall U. Co-chair courses on damages in business litigation Law Journal Seminar.
Judgemoot court programs Northwestern Law School, John Marshall Law School. Appointed member State Commision on Accreditation of Criminal Justice. Appointed member Special Commision on Administration of Justice in Cook County, chairman task force on misdemeanor and preliminary hearing courts, chairman task force on judicial administration.
Appointed member professional advising committee Office of State's Attorney of Cook County, 1984-1989. Board directors Cook County Criminal Justice Project. Member Chicago-Cook County Criminal Justice Commission, 1971-1978.
Hearing officer Chicago Board Election Commissioners, 1984.
Achievements
Membership
Board commissioner Chicago Park District, 1989-1993, president of the board, 1990-1993. Board of trustees Loyola Academy, 1982-1988, St. Scholastica H.S., since 1992. Board directors Chicago History Society, 1990-1993, Adler Planetarium.
Member American Bar Association, American College Trial Lawyers (elected), Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association (committee judicial evaluation 1983-1988, chairman legislation assistance and evaluation committee, young lawyers section 1973-1974, vice-chairman 1974-1976,chairman 1976-1977, urban affairs committee, member local government committee 1974-1976, faculty young lawyers section trial advocacy program, lecturer on continuing legal education), Northwestern Law School Alumni Association (board directors since 1993).
Connections
M. Charlene DeVine; children: Matt, Karen, Tim, Pete.
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American