News Tag: Investing in Justice Campaign
March 3, 2021
Gil Soffer to Chair 2021 Investing in Justice Campaign
The CBF is excited to announce that Gil Soffer, managing partner at Katten Muchin & Rosenman LLP, will lead the CBF’s 15th Annual Investing in Justice Campaign. The Campaign is the CBF’s annual initiative that rallies Chicago’s entire legal community around our common cause of ensuring that everyone has access to necessary legal help, not just […]
Tags: Investing in Justice Campaign read more ...September 24, 2020
Investing in Justice Through Thick and Thin
A message from Sean Berkowitz, 2020 Investing in Justice Campaign Chair
Thanks to your dedicated leadership, I am pleased to announce outstanding results for this year’s Investing in Justice Campaign despite the unprecedented circumstances we all find ourselves facing today. At a time when it is needed more than ever, more than 4,200 attorneys and legal […]
Tags: Investing in Justice Campaign | Legal Aid Funding read more ...April 22, 2020
A time for Chicago’s legal community to lead
This letter appeared in Crain’s Chicago Business on April 22, 2020.
More than ever, we need to step up for our community’s dedicated pro bono and legal aid organizations and the people who depend on them.
Tags: CBF in the News | COVID-19 | Investing in Justice Campaign read more ...April 21, 2020
Your Foundation at Work in the Pandemic—April 2020
As we hit the six-week mark since the Coronavirus upended our lives, the CBF has been hard at work helping to move the court system to remote access and adapt the way we deliver legal services, support that work, and help others during this crisis. The way our legal community has quickly stepped up to this challenge has inspired us, and following are just a few highlights of the important work you have been making possible during this time.
Tags: Courts | COVID-19 | Investing in Justice Campaign | Legal Aid Academy | Pro Bono | Remote Access | Task Force read more ...April 1, 2020
Our Legal Community’s Time to Lead
The last several weeks have felt like we are living in an alternate reality. And while we all are dealing with some level of upheaval in our firms, our families, and our companies, we are actually the lucky ones. When compared to those in our community — many of whom live at or below the […]
Tags: Investing in Justice Campaign read more ...March 20, 2020
Through This Together, Stronger on the Other Side
As we all continue to adapt to our worlds being turned upside down in the span of less than two weeks, our legal community’s leadership on access to justice will be more important than ever in this time of heightened need. And the CBF already is stepping up our efforts to bring our community together around this common cause to tackle the many emerging challenges and opportunities this crisis is generating.
Tags: Courts | COVID-19 | Investing in Justice Campaign | Pro Bono read more ...March 13, 2020
Investing in Justice: More Important Than Ever
A message from Sean Berkowitz, 2020 Investing in Justice Campaign Chair
As the second week of the Investing in Justice Campaign winds down, we are inspired by the early results. We know that many firms plan to start next week or later this month, and with that in mind we wanted to provide an update and reminder on Campaign resources as things quickly change around us due to the coronavirus.
Tags: Investing in Justice Campaign read more ...January 21, 2020
Sean Berkowitz to Chair 2020 Investing in Justice Campaign
Sean Berkowitz, partner at Latham & Watkins LLP, will lead the CBF’s 14th Annual Investing in Justice Campaign. The Campaign is the CBF’s annual initiative that rallies Chicago’s entire legal community around our common cause of ensuring that everyone has access to necessary legal help, not just people who can afford it. This year’s Campaign will kick off on March 2nd and run throughout the month. Thousands of individual lawyers and legal professionals at more than 150 Chicago-area law firms, corporate legal departments, companies, and other-law related organizations are again expected to be part of the Campaign.
Tags: Investing in Justice Campaign read more ...May 30, 2019
Investing in Justice Campaign Sets New Record, Leverages Hundreds of Thousands More
Tens of thousands of people in need will receive critical legal assistance thanks to more than 5,200 individual contributors at 150 participating firms, companies and organizations
The Chicago Bar Foundation is proud to announce record-breaking results for the 2019 Investing in Justice Campaign. More than 5,200 individuals joined together to contribute $1.56 million, the highest amount […]
Tags: Investing in Justice Campaign | Legal Aid Funding | Success! read more ...February 7, 2019
Gaining Hope and Healing Thanks to Legal Aid
Each year, Domestic Violence Legal Clinic (DVLC) helps hundreds of domestic violence survivors break the cycle of domestic violence, helping survivors escape the isolation of abuse and regain control of their lives. Edith is one of the many survivors who show up at DVLC’s office every day seeking to keep themselves and their children safe.
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