Moving forward past indifference to provide equal justice to all: The Chicago Bar Foundation's Investing in Justice Campaign focuses on the financial needs of pro bono work
InsideCounsel

When we talk about The Chicago Bar Foundation's (CBF) 7th annual Investing in Justice Campaign, we talk about making a difference. In a sense, though, it's just as much about standing up to indifference. Read more. . .  

Call for Nominations

The Nominating Committee for The Chicago Bar Foundation is seeking nominations for several open board slots next year. Nominations are due by May 17th.

Get more information, including the nominations form and board member responsibilties .

CBF Young Professionals Board Call for Nominations

The CBF Young Professionals Board will be adding a few new members this spring. The deadline for nominations is Monday, May 13, 2013.

Get more information:
YPB Overview & Board Responsibilities
Eligibility Requirements & Nomination Form

Supporting access-to-justice campaign is a wise investment
The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin

There are many things we know as lawyers. We've invested a lot of time, money and effort on acquiring that knowledge. As we work on The Chicago Bar Foundation's seventh annual Investing in Justice Campaign, I want to reflect on a few things about which we don't always think. Read more . . .

Hirsch takes reins at Access to Justice Commission
The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin

Danielle E. Hirsch is well-traveled.

Before her stint as advocacy director at The Chicago Bar Foundation, she cut her teeth in the legal profession in places such as Pittsburgh, West Texas and South Africa. Read more. . .

Read the press release from the Supreme Court of Illinois about the Access to Justice Commission.

Indifference to access to justice is not an option
The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin

Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. once said, "The great thing in this world is not so much where we stand as in what direction we are moving.".  Read more. . .

CBF Report February/March 2013 
The 2013 Investing in Justice Campaign

Chicago's Legal Community Comes Together to Make a Powerful Impact

This month marks the occurrence of the 7th annual CBF Investing in Justice Campaign, a communitywide effort through which thousands of individual attorneys and legal professionals at Chicago-area law firms, corporations, the CBA and other law-related organizations come together around a cause distinctly important to us as a profession-building the capacity of our overburdened pro bono and legal aid system to help ensure that people in need have access to justice. Read more. . .

CBF kicks off campaign
The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin

CBF Report January 2013
The Chicago Bar Foundation in 2012: The Year in Pictures

Your support of the CBF and the larger cause of equal access to justice has resulted in some remarkable results over the last year. Read more. . .

CBF Executive Director Bob Glaves Receives 2013 Don Hubert Public Service Award

At the January 15th meeting of the Chicago Inn of Court, Vedder Price attorney James S. Montana, Jr. presented the 2013 Don Hubert Public Service Award to CBF Executive Director Bob Glaves. The Chicago Inn of Court fosters the original founding principles of the Inn: excellence, ethics, civility and professionalism. In 2006, the Inn established the Don Hubert Award to honor former Chicago Inn of Court President Don Hubert's memory and his dedication to public service by presenting the award to a member of the legal community with a distinguished commitment to public service.

See Bob's full bio