CBA Record July-August 2023

ebration is underway. You can visit www. chicagobar150.org to view upcoming special events and CLE, enjoy historical factoids and personal reflections from longtime members, and more. I would also like to personally thank the planning committee that has worked tirelessly for the past two years to make this celebra tion so special: Aurora Austriaco, Laurel Bellows, Daniel Berkowitz, Tracy Bram meier, Margaret Mendenhall Casey, Jeannine Cordero, Daniel Cotter, Alexis Crawford Douglas, Steven Elrod, Martin Gould, E. Lynn Grayson, Judge Robert Harris, David Hilliard, Ray Koenig, Daniel Kotin, Terri Mascherin, Maureen Mullen, Terrence Murphy (Co-Chair), Judge Nichole Patton (Co-Chair), John Sciaccotta, Larry Suffredin, Timothy Tomasik, Judge E. Kenneth Wright, Jr. and Kenya Jenkins-Wright . Justice John Paul Stevens Award Nominations for the Association’s 2023 Justice John Paul Stevens Award are due August 7. The CBA established the award in 2000 to honor lawyers and judges whose careers emulate the integrity and commitment to public service of Justice Stevens, who was a lifelong member of The Chicago Bar Association. Mail nomi nations to Beth McMeen at bmcmeen@ chicagobar.org. Legislative Update The CBA’s legislative 2022-2023 agenda included several sponsored pieces of legislation. The CBA’s Adoption Com mittee proposed HB3101 intending to correct several procedural problems with the Abandoned Newborn Infant Protec tion Act (Safe Haven Act), under which relinquishment of a newborn can be made to a hospital, fire station, police station, or emergency medical facility without criminal liability for abandonment. The proposal was incorporated into SB1999, which passed both houses. The CBA’s Real Estate Tax Deed Com mittee proposed several bills. HB2162 permits the court to retain jurisdiction of a case to enter orders allowing additional time for tax purchasers to record a tax

THE CBA PULSE BY BETH McMEEN, CBA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

The CBA and the CBF hosted a community legal fair with 40+ bar associations and legal aid organizations committed to improving access to justice and supporting Chicago land’s legal community. The fair kicked off the CBA’s yearlong celebration of our 150th anniversary. From left to right: First Vice Chair of the YLS Martin Gould, Romanucci and Blandin; CBF Executive Director Bob Glaves, 150th Anniversary Committee Co-Chair; Circuit Court of Cook County Judge Nichole Patton; Chicago Bar Foundation 1st Vice President Kenya A. Jenkins-Wright, Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission; CBA Executive Director Beth McMeen; and outgoing CBA President Timothy Tomasik, Tomasik Kotin Kasserman.

2023 CBA Leadership and Board of Managers

2023 YLS Leadership Martin Gould will helm the Young Lawyers Section for the 2023-24 bar year. He will be joined by First Vice-Chair Ken neth Matuszewski, Second Vice-Chair Gavin Phelps , Member Services Manager Kernisha Padilla, Public Service Manager Theodore Kontopolous, Project Offi cer Aleksandra Petrovic, Project Officer Stephanie Moon, Secretary/Treasurer Alexander Passo, YLS Journal Co-Edi tor-in-Chief Jacob Berger, YLS Journal Co-Editor-in-Chief Nikki Marcotte, Co-Editor of the YLS Blog Brian Ben trup, Co-Editor of the YLS Blog Teresa Dettloff, and Immediate Past Chair Daniel Berkowitz . YLS Directors include Sarah Chowdhury, Bianca Ciarroni, Michelle DiSilvestro, Joshua Epstein, Andre Hunter, Kaitlin King, Michael Kozlowski, and Blake Kolesa . 150th Anniversary Celebration The Association’s 150th anniversary cel

Ray J. Koenig III succeeded Timothy S. Tomasik as the CBA’s new president at the Association’s 150th Annual Meeting in June. John C. Sciaccotta moved up to First Vice President, Kathryn C. Liss moved up to Second Vice President, and Nina Fain will serve another year as the Association’s Treasurer. Trisha Rich joins the Executive Committee as the newly elected Secretary. Outgoing President Timothy Tomasik will remain on the Executive Committee for the new bar year. Members of the Board of Managers for 2023-24 include: Judge Louis G. Apostol, Tracy Brammeier, Mar garet Mendenhall Casey, Naderh Elrabadi, Anthony F. Fata, Josie Gough, Cynthia S. Grandfield, Brian Haussmann, Justice Margaret Stanton McBride, Peter McNa mara, John Mitchell, Jeffrey Moskowitz, Judge Mary Rowland, Eirene N. Salvi, Brendon Stark, Kevin Thompson, Judge Allen P. Walker and Matthew P. Walsh II.

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