CBA & CBF Pro Bono & Public Service Awards Celebration

The 2020 CBA & CBF Pro Bono & Public Service Awards Celebration took place virtually on July 14 to honor seven unsung heroes of our legal profession.
Pro bono and public service represent some of the noblest traditions in the legal profession, and the amount of work performed by individuals in our community is nothing short of amazing. The awards presented honor lawyers from a broad cross-section of the legal community whose passion for serving others is reflected in their extraordinary commitment to the ideals of equal access to justice. These awards also serve to build awareness of the impact our collective efforts can have in the lives of the most vulnerable people in our community.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2020 RECIPIENTS
Kimball R. Anderson and Karen Gatsis Anderson Public Interest Law Fellowship
Martin Cozzola, Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Exelon Outstanding Corporate Counsel Award
Jane Mansell, McDonald’s Corporation
Richard J. Phelan Public Service Award
Marcia M. Meis, Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts
Edward J. Lewis II Pro Bono Service Award
Ken Schmetterer, DLA Piper LLP (US)
Maurice Weigle Exceptional Young Lawyer Award
Yasamin N. Kaye, Goldberg Kohn Ltd.
Leonard Jay Schrager Award of Excellence
Laurie Mikva, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
Thomas H. Morsch Public Service Award
Wendy Pollack, Shriver Center on Poverty Law
Thank you to our 2020 sponsors!
Platinum
- Clifford Law Offices
- Eimer Stahl LLP
- Exelon
- Jenner & Block LLP
- Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP
- Law Bulletin Media
- LexisNexis
- Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
- Ropes & Gray LLP
- Sidley Austin LLP
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
- Stout
- Tomasik Kotin Kasserman, LLC
Gold
- DLA Piper LLP (US)
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
- Duff & Phelps
- Goldberg Kohn Ltd.
- Jones Day
- Kralovec, Jambois & Schwartz
- Richard J. Prendergast, Ltd.
- Winston & Strawn LLP
Silver
- Aon
- Attorneys’ Title Guaranty Fund, Inc.
- Baker McKenzie LLP
- Barack Ferrezzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP
- Bartlit Beck LLP
- Brinks Gilson & Lione
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
- CBA Insurance Agency
- CME Group
- Dentons US LLP
- Discover Financial Services
- Dykema Gossett PLLC
- GrowthPlay
- Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen P.C.
- Honigman LLP
- Latham & Watkins LLP
- Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC
- Mayer Brown LLP
- McDermott Will & Emery
- McDonald’s Corporation
- Miller, Canfield, Paddock, and Stone P.L.C.
- Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company
- Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
- Passen & Powell
- Peoples Gas
- Pincus Professional Education
- Quarles & Brady LLP
- Reed Smith LLP
- Scharf Banks & Marmor LLC
- Schiff Hardin LLP
- Leonard & Joyce Schrager
- Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd.
- Seyfarth Shaw LLP
- Verity Group