Joseph Blatchford another reason to be discouraged." In 1977 Blatchford founded his private law practice, Summit Communications, in the field of international trade. Blatchford has represented "flower growers in Costa Rica, cement and toy balloon producers in Mexico, leather handbag exporters in Colombia, school ring binder makers in Singapore, and petrochemicals firms in Argentina." Blatchford is also the co-founder of Caribbean/Latin American Action, a business advocacy group. In 1978 Blatchford represented 13 defectors from Reverend Jim Jones' cult who were with Congressman Leo Ryan when he was killed at the airstrip near Jonestown in Guyana. In 1989 Blatchford was the principal lawyer
Dan Ryan Jr. Dan Ryan Jr. Daniel B. "Dan" Ryan Jr. (1894– April 8, 1961) was a Chicago insurance broker and served as President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners from 1954 to his death. Ryan was a Democrat. The Dan Ryan Expressway was named in his memory. Ryan attended De La Salle Institute and Kent College of Law. When his father, Dan Ryan Sr., died in 1923, Ryan was elected to fill out his term on the Cook County Board of Commissioners. With the exception of 1926–1930, he sat on the board until his death and served as the board president