CBA Record

CBA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TERRY MURPHY HONORED AT ANNUAL MEETING

Terry Murphy.

CBA past presidents

CBA past presidents and staff gathered in the President’s Room to toast Terry Murphy following the CBA Annual Meeting.

CBA staff members.

Anyone who has been around the CBA long enough knows and admires Executive Director Terry Murphy. In recognition of his over 40 years with the CBA and 30 years as its Executive Director, the CBA will name the lobby at the Chicago Bar Association headquarters the“Terrence M. Murphy Lobby.”The CBA has commissioned a portrait of Murphy to hang above the fireplace in the lobby. In addition, the date of the Annual Meeting, June 25, 2015, was declared by official proclamation to beTerry Murphy Day in Chicago. (Thank you, Alderman Ed Burke!) Finally, outgoing president Daniel A. Cotter presented Murphy with a specially commissioned scroll containing a famous quotation fromTheodore Roosevelt:“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena[.]”Many thanks to Terry Murphy for his unwavering service to the CBA and its members.

broad. Lawyers could donate to the Chi- cago Bar Foundation, support a charity, or do pro bono work. • Mentor. Holmes urged all experienced attorneys to mentor younger attorneys, or even high school students. She reminded the audience, “If you don’t teach them, you take your talents with you.” • Leave a Legacy. “It is incumbent upon us to teach others and leave a legacy,” stated Holmes. She mentioned nearly a dozen

individuals who influenced and helped her in her career. She hoped those in the audience would do the same for others. Holmes stressed all five of her themes fit into her ultimate goal of inclusion for every Chicago attorney in the CBA. Holmes acknowledged the important role of diversity but stated her goal is “so we can all feel included.” She cautioned, “If we don’t, we will be a dying profession.” Holmes reminded the audience she was

“No BS,” and closed promising to “Get it done.”

Patricia Brown Holmes will be profiledintheSeptemberissueofthe CBA Record. For more information about the upcoming bar year, go to www.chicagobar.org.

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