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December 17, 2021
Congratulations, Samoane!
We are excited to share that Samoane Williams has recently been promoted to Senior Manager of Training and the Justice Entrepreneurs Project (JEP)! The JEP is the CBF’s legal incubator program empowering lawyers to lead socially conscious law practices and innovative businesses that offer valuable, cost-effective legal services and products to consumers of all incomes.
In […]
Tags: CBF Staff read more ...December 17, 2021
2022 Resolution for the Legal Profession: The Bar Exam Must Go
By Bob Glaves | CBF Executive Director
As I started thinking about this 2022 resolution for the profession, it occurred to me that it could be the same as my 2021 Resolution: don’t let the hard-earned lessons of 2020 go to waste. We are still learning those lessons in 2021 as the pandemic appears to be […]
Tags: Legal Innovation read more ...December 17, 2021
Your Foundation at Work in 2021
Building a Fairer and Better Justice System, Together
You continue to make a tremendous impact through your partnership with the CBF by coming together with your peers throughout our legal community to strengthen the pro bono and legal aid system and develop innovative new solutions to advance access to justice. Following are just a few examples […]
Tags: Advocacy | Courts | Grants | Legal Innovation read more ...December 17, 2021
Statewide Racial Justice Training for Illinois Legal Aid Leaders
In the wake of George Floyd’s murder last year and our overdue reckoning with racial injustice, several legal aid leaders helped develop a collaborative racial justice training for our larger legal aid community through the Shiver Center.
Thanks to your support, the CBF is cosponsoring this comprehensive Racial Justice Training for Illinois Legal Aid Leaders with […]
Tags: Training read more ...December 16, 2021
New CBF Manager of Programs & Advocacy Featured in ABA Journal
The ABA Journal highlighted new CBF Manager of Programs & Advocacy, August Hieber’s, previous work with older LGBT adults.
“Taking care of a community’s elders is a testament to the resilience of a community.”
Read the article…
Tags: CBF in the News | CBF Staff read more ...November 29, 2021
Thank You Samira and Congrats Cortney!
October brought the bittersweet news that our Associate Director of Advocacy & Programs, Samira Nazem, would be leaving us at the end of the month to become a Principal Court Management Consultant with the National Center on State Courts (NCSC). Samira will be joining another esteemed CBF staff alum, Danielle Hirsch, at the NCSC.
Since joining […]
Tags: CBF Staff read more ...November 29, 2021
Access to Justice—What Art Thou?
By Bob Glaves | CBF Executive Director
Access to Justice is one of our most essential American values. As lawyers and judges, we are the trustees of ensuring everyone has it. And we are all are seeking it. But what is it, really?
I wrote about this a few years ago and reopened the door to the […]
Tags: Legal Innovation | Remote Access read more ...November 23, 2021
New Report Shows Strong Public Support for Remote Court Hearings
A new report from the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) finds strong public support for courts to continue conducting hearings remotely. Many survey participants expressed support for remote access because it makes it easier for them to participate in court matters by eliminating barriers to making it to the courthouse itself. Specifically, large numbers […]
Tags: Courts | Remote Access read more ...October 20, 2021
Welcome, August!
The CBF is excited to welcome our new Manager of Advocacy & Programs, August Hieber, who started with the CBF this month. August is responsible for supporting the CBF’s court advocacy, legislative advocacy, and pro bono programs.
August comes to the CBF after completing an Equal Justice Works fellowship at CDEL where they designed Proud to […]
Tags: CBF Staff read more ...October 20, 2021
Robert Deignan (1938-2021)
The CBF mourns the passing of Bob Deignan, a tremendous lawyer and exemplary leader on pro bono and access to justice efforts throughout his 53-year career as a lawyer.
A longtime partner at Baker & McKenzie, Bob had a storied legal career and an active life outside of the law. He received many accolades over the […]
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