by Elena Dennis | Feb 29, 2016 | Investing in Justice Campaign in Action
February 29, 2016 The phone rings. I answer to a woman frantically telling me that DCFS still hasn’t released her daughter to her care. Her daughter was taken from her pending an investigation of neglected supervision. I have to interrupt her in the midst of her...
by Elena Dennis | Feb 8, 2016 | Our Blog
February 8, 2016 By Meg Benson, Co-Chair of the CBF Legal Aid Academy Advisory Committee Mark Drummond is a trial lawyer, a jurist and a teacher. All at once. Judge Drummond has been on the bench in west-central Illinois’ 8th Judicial Circuit since 1999. Sitting...
by Elena Dennis | Jan 25, 2016 | Bobservations
January 25, 2016 Some Good Food for Thought from Other Disciplines What do a high-end hotel chain, the medical profession, or behavioral economics have to do with the future of our legal profession? And when it comes to access to justice, what difference does it make?...
by Elena Dennis | Dec 16, 2015 | Investing in Justice Campaign in Action
December 16, 2015 By Angelika Labno | CBF Administrative & Communications Coordinator I need legal aid, too. But not in the traditional sense. I am fortunate enough to have a home, a job, and good health. I need legal aid so that the community I live in...
by Elena Dennis | Dec 15, 2015 | Our Blog
December 15, 2015 Susan Levy, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Northern Trust, will lead the CBF’s 10th Annual Investing in Justice Campaign. The Campaign, which kicks off the week of March 7th and runs throughout the month, is an annual campaign...
