Tom Crisham was appointed in 2008 by the International Society of Barristers to act as delegate for the State of Illinois.  The International Society of Barristers, created in 1965, is an honor society of outstanding trial attorneys chosen by their peers on the basis of excellence and integrity in advocacy.

With a limited membership, the Society has Fellows from every state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, as well as from Australia, Canada, England, Scotland, and Mexico.

Tom has been a Fellow of the International Society of Barristers since 1989.