News Tag: Pro Bono & Public Service Awards Luncheon
August 22, 2022
Pro Bono and Public Service Heroes Take Center Stage
From left to right: Timothy Tomasik, CBA Board President; Shelisa Thomas, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP; Patrick Yingling, Reed Smith LLP; Dean Jennifer Rosato Perea, DePaul University College of Law; Chantal Kazay, Discover Financial Services; Pat Wrona, CARPLS; Nicole Smith, Cabrini Green Legal Aid; Hon. Catherine Schneider, Circuit Court of Cook County; Gregory […]
Tags: Pro Bono | Pro Bono & Public Service Awards Luncheon read more ...April 16, 2021
CBF Inaugurates New Public Service Award in Honor of former Illinois Supreme Court Justice Thomas L. Kilbride
To honor a truly exemplary public servant and the many unsung lawyers and judges who represent the best of public service in the law, the CBF is inaugurating the Thomas L. Kilbride Public Service Award this year.
As CBF Executive Director Bob Glaves said as part of a recent Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Access to […]
Tags: Awards | Pro Bono & Public Service Awards Luncheon read more ...July 14, 2020
First Virtual CBA and CBF Pro Bono Awards Celebration
Seven unsung heroes in the legal profession were recognized and celebrated for their extraordinary service to our community at The Chicago Bar Association and The Chicago Bar Foundation’s 22nd annual but first virtual Pro Bono and Public Service Awards Celebration on Tuesday, July 14, 2020.
Tags: Pro Bono | Pro Bono & Public Service Awards Luncheon read more ...May 6, 2020
Help an Outstanding Attorney Get Some Well-Deserved Recognition
The CBA and CBF are accepting nominations through May 8, 2017 for the Chicago legal community’s prestigious pro bono and public service awards. These awards celebrate exemplary members of the legal profession who have used their talents and resources to improve access to justice for the less fortunate in our community. The recipients will be honored at the CBA and CBF’s Pro Bono and Public Service Awards Luncheon on July 17.
Tags: Apply or Nominate | Awards | Events | Pro Bono | Pro Bono & Public Service Awards Luncheon read more ...July 30, 2019
What’s Your Story?
When someone asks us what we do as lawyers and legal professionals, what story do we tell them? Do we frame the answer in the loftier ideals of our profession and the good we do in the world, or in the day-to-day grind that the practice of law sometimes can feel like?
That question was the driving force behind the selection of this year’s theme song at the CBA and CBF’s 21st Annual Pro Bono and Public Service Awards Luncheon last week, The Story by Brandi Carlile.
Tags: Awards | Pro Bono & Public Service Awards Luncheon read more ...July 23, 2019
Honoring Careers of Dedication and Service
Seven attorneys recognized for outstanding work at the CBA and CBF Pro Bono and Public Service Awards Luncheon
Seven unsung heroes in the legal profession were recognized and celebrated for their extraordinary service to our community at The Chicago Bar Association and The Chicago Bar Foundation’s 21st Annual Pro Bono and Public Service Awards Luncheon on July 23, 2019.
Tags: Anderson Fellowship | Awards | Events | Morsch Award | Pro Bono & Public Service Awards Luncheon read more ...November 16, 2018
The Legal Aid Hall of Fame
To wrap up his term as CBF President, Tom Morsch had an inspiring vision. A leader in Chicago’s legal community and a pro bono pioneer, Tom always felt that lawyers in private practice received a disproportionate amount of recognition for their pro bono contributions in comparison to the lawyers who have dedicated their careers to public interest law at often great financial sacrifice. Motivated to create meaningful public recognition for these unsung heroes, he and his family worked with the CBF to establish the CBF Thomas H. Morsch Public Service Award.
Tags: Awards | CBF 70th Anniversary | Legal Aid Attorneys | Morsch Award | Pro Bono & Public Service Awards Luncheon read more ...October 11, 2018
Following in the Pro Bono Footsteps of Edward Lewis
Erin McCloskey Maus receives the 2011 Lewis Award from Co-Chair Stephanie Scharf
Edward J. Lewis II was, and continues to be, an inspiration to our entire legal community. Prior to his death at age 37, Edward had completed over 2,000 pro bono hours and inspired dozens of fellow attorneys at Jenner & Block to […]
Tags: Awards | CBF 70th Anniversary | Pro Bono | Pro Bono & Public Service Awards Luncheon read more ...July 10, 2018
CBF Anderson Fellows Changing Chicago for the Better
As the CBF celebrates our 70th Anniversary, we look back to the beginning of the CBF Anderson Fellowship and the tremendous impact this program has made on the 15 Fellows honored to date and the thousands of Chicagoans who benefitted from the high quality legal help these dedicated lawyers have provided.
In 2003, then CBF President Kimball Anderson and his wife Karen set an extraordinary precedent for others in the legal community by creating the CBF Anderson Fellowship. The Fellowship provides significant loan repayment assistance to outstanding recent law school graduates and helps make it possible for them to pursue and remain in legal aid careers despite often overwhelming financial challenges. Since their original gift, the Andersons have continually renewed their support for this groundbreaking fellowship, which has inspired similar programs. Each year, the CBF awards one $50,000 fellowship (payable over 5 years) to help a newer lawyer repay their student loans, which can exceed their mortgage or rent payments.
Tags: Anderson Fellowship | CBF 70th Anniversary | Fellowships & Scholarships | Pro Bono & Public Service Awards Luncheon read more ...June 28, 2018
Honoring Unsung Heroes in Pro Bono and Public Service
As the CBF marks our 70th Anniversary this year, we also celebrate the 20th anniversary of one of the CBF’s main events.
Next month we will host the 20th Annual CBA and CBF Pro Bono and Public Service Awards Luncheon, which has become a signature event in Chicago’s legal community to recognize and honor unsung heroes in our profession who have shown exemplary commitment to the ideals of equal access to justice.
We have been privileged to honor some truly amazing lawyers over the years, and look forward to honoring another great group at this year’s Luncheon on July 12, 2018.
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