News Tag: Pro Bono
April 18, 2022
Investing in Justice: Giving People the Peace of Mind They Deserve
Teresa, an older adult from Chicago’s Southwest side, initially came to the Center for Disability & Elder Law (CDEL) seeking assistance in obtaining guardianship of her adult son with autism. However, as she started the process with CDEL, she learned of the many other services she needed that the organization could provide her.
After successfully navigating […]
Tags: Investing in Justice Campaign | Pro Bono read more ...February 9, 2022
You are Invited to the 28th Annual Pro Bono Fair on February 24!
The 28th Annual Pro Bono and Community Service Fair is just around the corner! This free, in-person event will be held on Thursday, February 24, 2022 from 5pm to 7pm and will generously be hosted by Kirkland & Ellis at 300 N. LaSalle in Chicago. The Fair is cosponsored by the CBA Young Lawyers Section and the […]
Tags: Pro Bono | Volunteer read more ...October 8, 2021
A Pro Bono Magical Musical Mystery Tour
By Bob Glaves | CBF Executive Director
If you have been to the CBA and CBF Pro Bono and Public Service Awards Luncheon in recent years, you know that we start with a song to help set a theme for that year’s event. To my knowledge, none were written with our legal profession in mind, but […]
Tags: Pro Bono read more ...August 25, 2021
Redeeming Justice: An Interview with Jarrett Adams about His New Book and An Inspiring Message for Our Legal Community
I first met Jarrett Jarrett Adams in 2012, when he applied for and received the CBF Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Public Interest Law Scholarship. But the traumatic and unsettling experience that drove him to pursue a legal career and do the amazing work he is doing today started much earlier.
Now a successful lawyer focused on helping others who have been wrongfully convicted, he has written a book coming out on September 14 about his experience. Redeeming Justice is a stirring memoir that appropriately features this teaser on the cover: “From Defendant to Defender, My Fight for Equity on Both Sides of a Broken System.”
Tags: Marovitz Scholarship | Pro Bono read more ...July 29, 2021
I Can See Clearly Now
By Bob Glaves | CBF Executive Director
That Johnny Nash classic set the theme for this year’s CBA/CBF Pro Bono and Public Service Awards Luncheon, underscoring the widespread feeling of optimism coming out of the pandemic and being able to gather again in person to honor some unsung heroes of our profession.
We all could see clearly […]
Tags: Future of the Profession | Legal Innovation | Pro Bono read more ...November 2, 2020
An Extraordinary Pro Bono Week
Like most gatherings in these times, last week the CBA/CBF’s 16th Annual Pro Bono Week went virtual for the first time. That didn’t stop hundreds of lawyers and other legal professionals in Chicago from participating in one of the many fan favorite events to celebrate the inspiring pro bono work in our community and to […]
Tags: Pro Bono | Pro Bono Week read more ...October 21, 2020
Does it Really Matter?
News Flash: Pro bono is not the complete solution to the huge gap in access to justice. That is actually not news to anyone involved in this work, but it seems a lot more people of late have been highlighting what pro bono can’t do as they make their case for other solutions, often implying in the process that pro bono is less important or less worthy of our resources and attention.
Well, that is just plain wrong. Just because pro bono is not the solution on its own does not mean it is not an integral part of the larger quest to fulfill our nation’s ideal of a fair and accessible justice system for all. Pro bono in fact has a big role to play, and it matters in many other ways as well.
Tags: Pro Bono | Pro Bono Week 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 15, 2020
JEP Welcomes New Cohort of Socially-Conscious Attorneys
On May 4, the CBF Justice Entrepreneurs Project welcomed its fifteenth cohort into the program. These six attorneys—Veronica Canton, Sergio Juwa, Seth McCormick, Ashley Rodriguez, Kimber Russell and Salam Zaidan—are eager to take on the immense challenges and need created by COVID-19 by starting innovative and socially conscious practices helping low- and middle-income people and […]
Tags: JEP | Pro Bono read more ...May 13, 2020
Illinois Legal Aid Online
Illinois Legal Aid Online has seen an 1000% increase in the use of their resources during the pandemic. You can use your skills and experience to ensure that the content being provided is up to date and accurate. All work can be done remotely and on your own schedule. Contact Andrew Sharp to get started.
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