Taft Chicago partner J. Timothy Eaton has been appointed to chair the new Illinois Supreme Court Executive Committee on the Practice of Law. The Committee will comprise 13 members selected by the Supreme Court and will be responsible for making recommendations on issues affecting the practice of law and evaluating referred proposals.

“I am grateful to the Court for the opportunity to work with such talented lawyers in a multidisciplinary approach to issues relating to the practice of law and unmet legal needs,” Eaton said regarding his appointment as chair.

Eaton is a senior litigation partner in Taft’s Chicago office and focuses his practice on appeals, commercial litigation, and arbitration. An active member of various local and national bar associations, he has served as past president of the Chicago Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association, and the Appellate Lawyers Association of Illinois.