Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd Karmeier, representing the 5th District, will be honored at the 2015 Lawyers’ Assistance Program Joseph R. Bartylak Award Dinner today in Springfield.  He will be recognized for his long-standing support and commitment to the mission of the Lawyers Assistance Program, which has been confidentially assisting Illinois lawyers, judges, law students and their families with alcohol, substance abuse and mental health issues since 1980.  LAP created the Joseph R. Bartylak Award to be awarded annually to deserving ‘downstate’ volunteers.  LAP created the Joseph R. Bartylak Award in 2010 to honor attorneys and volunteers committed to increasing access to the justice system for those lacking financial resources, a mission the award’s namesake devoted his entire career to.