CBA Record January-February 2024

Reinvent Your Legal Career The CBA’s Career Advancement Program featuring Career Counselor Kathy Morris of Under Advisement Ltd. is in full swing. CAP is designed to help members of all experience levels and backgrounds move forward in their careers. Morris has been helping lawyers of all skill levels and prac tice areas navigate the Chicago legal job market for decades. Her next one-on-one career counseling day will be held on Feb ruary 13. She will also discuss reinventing your legal career at a January 24 seminar (program will be recorded for on demand viewing as well). You can find registration details at www.chicagobar. org (under the Careers tab). New Year, New Insurance? CBA Insurance Agency has been provid ing quality insurance solutions to attor neys and law firms since 1993, including legal malpractice, health, cyber, and life insurance. The start of a new year is a great time to examine your coverage and to get a free quote to see if we can save you money. Visit www.cbainsurance.org for complete information on our offerings. Email Tyler Sill at tsill@chicagobar.org to schedule a call to go over your individual needs. Alliance for Women Are you a member of the CBA’s Alliance for Women Committee? In addition to monthly meetings, the Alliance also spon sors social events such as Wine Down Wednesdays and the Girl Scouts’ Project Law Track. All members are welcome to get involved with the group, whose pro gramming focuses on advancing women in the law. To join, go to www. chicagobar. org/committees or email Rina Yamazaki at ryamazaki@chicagobar.org. Congratulations To the Chicago Lawyer & Chicago Daily Law Bulletin’s 40 Under Forty Illinois Attorneys to Watch: Daniel Broder ick, Levin & Perconti; Melissa Cabal lero Dunn, Law Offices of Jonathan Merel; Lauren DaVale, Odelson, Mur phey, Frazier & McGrath, Ltd.; Loren

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The CBA’s Media and Civic Education Inc.’s Lawyers in the Classroom (LIC) program recently honored attorney volunteers and Chicago educators at the second annual Lawyers in the Classroom Civic Education Appreciation Awards. Honorees were rec ognized for their participation in the program and their dedication to civic education. Board Directors pictured left to right: Cameron Jordan, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP; Tiffani Watson, CBA Media and Civic Education, Inc. Managing Director of Education and Corporate Engagement; Daniel Winters, sole practitioner; Josh Boggioni, BatesCarey LLP; CBA Executive Director Beth McMeen; and Associate Judge Torrie Corbin, Circuit Court of Cook County.

Ringing the Opening Bell at CBOE CBA leaders will ring the opening bell at the CBOE on January 22, 2024, to cele brate the CBA’s 150th anniversary. Watch the e-Bulletin and CBA social media for details. Dickerson Awards The late Earl B. Dickerson was an out standing lawyer and among the first Afri can American members of the CBA. He devoted his professional career to the law and helping others gain equality and jus tice. In this spirit, the CBA established the Dickerson Award to recognize and honor minority lawyers and judges whose careers at the bar emulate the courage and dedication of Dickerson in making the law the key to justice for all in our soci ety. Please mark your calendar to join us on February 15, 2024, at 11:30 a.m. at the Union League Club. Reservations are open at www.chicagobar.org/dickerson.

Black History Month The CBA will present a very special slate of activities in celebration of Black His tory Month in February. Events will include the annual Earl B. Dickerson Awards, seminars, reading recommenda tions, and much more. Additionally, as part of our 150th anniversary celebration, a special CLE course, “The Future of DEI After Students for Fair Admissions,” is scheduled for February. Visit www.chica gobar.org for a list of activities and semi nar registration. Enjoy a Musical Night Out The CBA Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, comprising members of Chicago’s bench and bar, will perform a concert on February 2, 2024, at 7:30 p.m. at St. James Episcopal Cathedral (Wabash & Huron). All members and their guests are invited to the performance. $15 advance tickets are on sale at cbafeb.eventbrite.com.

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