The Chicago Bar Foundation

As the charitable arm of The Chicago Bar Association, The Chicago Bar Foundation (CBF) brings our legal community together to ensure that everyone in the Chicago metropolitan area has equal access to justice, particularly the low-income and disadvantaged Chicagoans who are in the most critical need of the protections of our civil legal system.

Through grants, advocacy and other programs, the CBF takes a system-wide approach to improving access to justice and focuses on objectives we can best achieve by coming together as a community. More...

The Lincoln Circle Anderson

“25 to 100” Challenge

Kimball R. Anderson and Karen Gatsis Anderson recently announced a $25,000 Challenge Gift to the CBF Lincoln Circle of Justice. “We know firsthand the impact the CBF has had working to improve access to our community’s justice system. Our challenge is an invitation for others to join us in making a lasting commitment to bring about real change in the lives of people who depend on the legal system for their safety, security and a chance for a better life.”

Get more information about the Andersons’ Challenge gift and how you can join the prestigious group of lawyers, judges and other dedicated legal professionals who are members of the Lincoln Circle.

ThunderDome Legal Clinic: Novices Enter, Veterans Leave

thunderdome_homepage ThunderDome is an innovative new pro bono program in which volunteer attorneys handle their own case, but share the training and learning experience with a group. Through ThunderDome, attorneys with little or no legal experience are able to provide pro bono representation to clients and gain valuable skills. Chicago Volunteer Legal Services (CVLS), one of CBF’s grantee organizations, developed ThunderDome and launched it with the help of the CBF and CARPLS, another CBF grantee. Read more...

The CBF gratefully recognizes the contributions of the following: Branding and logo development by Crosby Associates; Website design and development by Billups Design; Signage and Event Posters by 24 Seven Discovere.