CBA Record April-May 2019

PRESIDENT’S PAGE BY STEVEN M. ELROD Looking Back, and Looking Forward

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OFFICERS President Steven M. Elrod

To my fellow officers, to the members of our Board of Managers, and to the CBA’s entire membership, my heartfelt thanks for your dedicated service. Your commit- ment, vision and leadership is evident in all of the CBA’s programming which truly makes this association the leading metro- politan bar association in the U.S. To our members, please stay active and involved in the important work of the CBA and please encourage your partners and associates to support the Association’s work through their membership. To our outstand- ing staff, led by the incomparable Terry Murphy, thank you for your hard work, service, and support. Each and every one of you do an amazing job for our Associa- tion and our members. I appreciate your assistance in pushing my aggressive agenda throughout the past year. The Association’s programming during the past year in service to the bench, the bar and to our community has been extraordi- nary in both quality and quantity, and has surpassed even my own high expectations. • World City Bar Leaders–This past Sep- tember, the CBA hosted a prestigious group of world city bar association lead- ers in a program packed with substan- tive presentations and panel discussions, as well as tours of Chicago’s architectural and cultural landmarks and dining establishments. Representatives from the following World City Bar Associa- tions attended: Amsterdam, Barcelona, Beijing, Brussels, Chicago, Frankfurt, London, Montreal, New York, Paris, Rome, Shanghai, Tokyo, Warsaw. • Joint CBA/Decalogue Society CLE Seminar on Anti-Semitism. Some of the highlights include: Local, National and International Bar Associations

Holland & Knight LLP First Vice President Jesse H. Ruiz Deputy Governor, State of Illinois Second Vice President Maryam Ahmad Cook County State's Attorney's Office Secretary E. Lynn Grayson Nijman Franzetti LLP Treasurer Timothy S. Tomasik Tomasik Kotin Kasserman LLC Executive Director Terrence M. Murphy Assistant Executive Director Elizabeth A. McMeen BOARD OF MANAGERS Jonathan B. Amarilio Alan R. Borlack Judge Thomas M. Durkin Sharon L. Eiseman Mark B. Epstein Nina Fain Hon. LaShonda A. Hunt Michael J. Kaufman Hon. Diane Joan Larsen Lori E. Lightfoot Kathryn Carso Liss Hon. Thomas R. Mulroy Matthew A. Passen

S erving as CBA President this past year has been a great honor and experience, and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed every moment of the journey. At the CBA’s 146th Annual Meeting, which will be held on Tuesday, June 18, I will pass the Association’s Lincoln Gavel, sig- nifying the transition of CBA leadership, to my successor, Jesse H. Ruiz. Jesse is a dear friend and an extraordinary lawyer. And, we are all so proud that as a Deputy Governor of the State of Illinois, Jesse will also be serving as CBA President. This is a historic first for The CBA and we are truly fortunate to have Jesse’s leadership during the coming bar year. I hope that all of you will join me at the Association’s annual meeting to congratulate and welcome Jesse. Now, as when I became President, my three C’s, Civility, Civic Education, and Collegiality, have bookmarked every association activity during the past year. I am confident that these cornerstones of professionalism will continue to serve as the association’s North Star as we navigate the myriad changes that are reshaping the legal profession and the practice of law.

Brandon E. Peck Mary Robinson Federico M. Rodriguez John C. Sciaccotta Adam J. Sheppard Helene M. Snyder Greta G. Weathersby Zeophus J. Wiliams

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