Quincy Attorney James A. Rapp Honored for Long-Term  Contributions to the Illinois Supreme Court’s Minimum Continuing Legal Education Board

 Quincy lawyer James A. Rapp was honored by the Minimum Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) Board of the Supreme Court of Illinois for thirteen years of leadership and instrumental service at a meeting in Chicago on Dec. 5.

Rapp was appointed as a charter member of the nine-member MCLE Board by the Illinois Supreme Court in 2005. The Board convened in 2005 and was tasked to establish and implement a program of ongoing professional education for Illinois’ nearly-100,000 licensed lawyers. At the initiative of the Court, Rapp’s tenure on the Board was extended beyond the nine-year term limit.

In 2016, the Court appointed him to serve as chair of the Board. Rapp previously served as vice-chair and was active in establishing the structure and operation of the program. He is the last of the charter members to serve on the Board.

A partner in the law firm of Schmeideskamp Robertson Neu and Mitchell, LLP, Rapp practices in the areas of estate planning, real estate, business matters, and education law. He is also a widely-published author, best known for Education Law , a seven-volume treatise on school law. He and his wife Martha have three daughters and seven grandchildren.