Meet David B. Sosin

Experience and Dedication to the Illinois Legal Community

David B. Sosin has served the local community from his private commercial practice for 43 years.

He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Illinois and a J.D. from Northwestern University in 1972. David currently serves on the Board of Governors and as the Treasurer of the Illinois State Bar Association. He is also the Past President of the Illinois Bar Foundation, a member of the Board of Directors of the ISBA Mutual Insurance Company, and Past President of the Southwest Bar Association. He has been honored as a 2011 Laureate of the ISBA Academy of Illinois Lawyers, received an ISBA Board of Governors Award, and earned the David Hilliard Award for Committee Service from the Chicago Bar Association.

David has served as a facilitator for the Illinois Supreme Court Town Hall meetings on Professionalism, and has spoken at numerous ISBA educational programs including the People's Law School and Small Firm Conferences. He previously chaired ISBA Committees for Bar Services, Minority and Women's Participation and the Insurance Program, as well as the Bar Leadership Program for Affiliated Bar Associations.

Service to his community includes election to the District 146 Elementary School Board and District 228 High School Board of which he served as Vice-President. He serves as General Counsel to the Southwest Suburban Home Builders Association and the Disabled Patriot Fund in his southwest suburban area.

David Sosin’s most proud accomplishment is marrying his wife Janet, the former Director of Bar Services for the Illinois State Bar Association, who retired in 2013 after 31 years of stellar service to the Bar.

Honors and Awards:

• 2011 Laureate of the ISBA Academy of Illinois Lawyers
• ISBA Board of Governors Award for Distinguished Service
• David Hilliard Award for Committee Service from the Chicago Bar Association

Current Offices Held:

• Treasurer, Illinois State Bar Association
• Board of Governors, Illinois State Bar Association
• Director, ISBA Mutual Insurance Company