The Addis E. Hull Award for Excellence in Continuing Legal Education
Honoring legal professionals who have made outstanding contributions to Illinois continuing legal education.
About the Addis E. Hull Award
The Addis E. Hull Award was established in 1989 by the Board of Directors of the Institute and is given from time to time to practitioners and judges who have made especially valuable contributions to the Illinois bar through IICLE programs, publications, or governance over a period of years.
The award is named in honor and memory of Addis E. Hull, who chaired the Planning Committee for the IICLE® DRAFTING WILLS AND TRUST AGREEMENTS practice handbook and related courses for more than 20 years. He also assumed leadership roles in a wide range of IICLE programs and publications in estate planning, administration, divorce taxation, and income taxation.
Hull’s career-long scholarship, generosity in sharing his knowledge and experience with others, and consistent friendliness and good humor exemplify the best in Illinois continuing legal education leadership.
2025 Recipient– Paul Bateman
Paul E. Bateman served on the IICLE Board of Directors for 13 years, including as its Chair in 2021. He has also contributed to IICLE as both a speaker and author for the Institute. A list of his contributions is outlined below. As a member of the IICLE Board of Directors, his advice and guidance on employment -related matters were often invaluable to both his fellow board members and to executive-level staff, particularly as the organization navigated both a transition in executive leadership and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bateman is a Shareholder at Littler Mendelson, PC, where he focuses his practice on labor and employment law. He currently serves as the firm’s Chief Inclusion, Equity & Diversity Officer and is a member of the firm’s Diversity and Inclusion Council. He also served as the firm’s Managing Partner from 2006-2014.
Bateman is a member of the American Bar Association (including its Labor and Employment and Litigation sections) and the National Employment Law Council. He has been included in The Best Lawyers in America® since 2013 and maintains an AV Peer Review Rating in Martindale-Hubbell.
Bateman is a member of the Bar in both Illinois and Washington, D.C. and has been admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the Illinois Supreme Court, and number of federal appellate courts.
IICLE Board Service
- Served 2008-2021
Leadership Positions
- Executive Committee (2016)
- Secretary (2017)
- Treasurer (2018)
- Vice Chair (2019)
- Chair (2020)
- Immediate Past Chair (2021)
IICLE Programs
- Advising Businesses in a Challenging Economic Environment (2009)
IICLE Publications
- Employment Discrimination (1986,1989, 1992, 1996, 1998)
- Employment Termination (1990)
- Labor & Employment Issues (2018, 2022)
Past Recipients
The following individuals have received the Addis E. Hull Award for their contributions to Illinois continuing legal education:
- 2025 – James M. Lestikow - Springfield
- 2022 – Ben A. Neiburger – Elmhurst
- 2021 – Michael J. Rooney – St. Charles
- 2020 – Ralph Turner (1946-2019) – Bloomington
- 2019 – Robert G. Markoff – Chicago
- 2018 – Michael Weissman – Chicago
- 2018 – Lorraine K. Cavataio – O’Fallon
- 2017 – Patricia A. Hoke – Carbondale
- 2015 – Jeffrey J. Kroll – Chicago
- 2015 – Gunnar J. Gitlin – Woodstock
- 2014 – Ernest R. Blomquist – Arlington Heights
- 2013 – James J. Grogan – Chicago
- 2012 – Susan T. Bart – Chicago
- 2011 – William H. Pokorny, Jr. – Oak Brook
- 2010 – Patrick E. Mathis – Belleville
- 2009 – George W. Howard, III – Mt. Vernon
- 2008 – Robert E. Hamilton – Chicago
- 2005 – William J. Anaya – Chicago
- 2004 – Robert M. Bellatti (1948-2003) – Springfield
- 2002 – Charles C. Bingaman – Springfield
- 2001 – Professor John H. McCord – Urbana
- 2000 – Thomas Y. Mandler – Chicago
- 1999 – John T. Phipps – Champaign
- 1998 – Hon. Warren D. Wolfson – Chicago
- 1997 – John R. Kinley – Rockford
- 1996 – Morton John Barnard – Chicago
- 1995 – Ivan A. Elliott, Jr. – Carmi
- 1994 – Willis R. Tribler – Chicago
- 1992 – John E. Cribbet – Champaign
- 1991 – H. Ogden Brainerd – Charleston
- 1991 – Hon. Kenneth C. Prince – Chicago
- 1990 – Roger J. Fruin – Paris
No award was given in the years: 1993, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2016, 2023.