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ATTY. ALFONSO S. BASCOS
ATTY. ALFONSO S. BASCOS, who will turn 81 on Aug. 2, 2016, faces a rehearing of his suspension or disbarment in September 2016 before the Illinois Attorney Registration Disciplinary Commission in downtown Chicago, Illinois. Please see also story: FIL AM LAWYER SETTLES FOR $50K FOR POWER O...
FIL AM LAWYER SETTLES FOR $50K FOR POWER OF ATTORNEY MISHANDLING
By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2016 Journal GlobaLinks) (Exclusive)
CHICAGO (JGL) – Filipino American lawyer Alfonso S. Bascos learned too late that practicing law outside his specialty could prove too costly. He lost as much as $50,000 from his first try!
When Cook County Public Guardian’s James B...
ILLINOIS DOMESTIC WORKERS
MEMBERS OF THE Illinois Domestic Workers Coalition who have been waiting for the passage of the Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights in Illinois since 2011 came in full force during a rally Tuesday, July 12, outside the Thompson building in Chicago to press Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner to pas...
WITH AI-JEN POO
AI-JEN POO (third from left), Director, National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA), joins a group of Filipino caregivers during a rally Tuesday, July 12, outside the Thompson building in Chicago, Illinois, saying passage of the Illinois Domestic Workers’ Rights bill will be “histor...
REVEREND SPEAKS
REVEREND JOY Rogers, retired Dean of St. James Episcopal Cathedral of Chicago, asked Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner during a rally outside the Thompson building in Chicago Tuesday, July 12, to sign the Illinois Domestic Workers’ Rights bill and “treat all workers with dignity and to assure ...
FILIPINO CAREGIVERS
SOME MEMBERS of Alliance of Filipinos for Immigrant Rights and Empowerment (AFIRE) hold the banner of Illinois Domestic Workers Coalition during a rally Tuesday, July 12, outside the Thompson building in Chicago, urging its tenant, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner, to sign the Illinois Domest...
DEAR GOVERNOR
FILIPINO CAREGIVER Pat Sampan adds her name in a letter petition to be sent to Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner during a rally Tuesday, July 12, outside the Thompson building in Chicago to pass the Illinois Domestic Workers Rights bill and make the caregiver’s job easier and more bearable as ...
GRACE PADAO
CAREGIVER GRACE Padao, a member of Alliance of Filipinos for Immigrant Rights and Empowerment (AFIRE), urged Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner during a rally Tuesday, July 12, outside the Thompson building in Chicago to sign the Illinois Domestic Workers Rights bill and “support caregi...