CBA Record July-August 2026

AI Symposium

The CBA’s AI 2035 Symposium was the capstone event of CBA President Judge Nichole C. Patton’s bar year, which focused on the intersec tion of the law and artificial intelligence. The Symposium welcomed over 300 lawyers to discover how AI will affect their legal practice now and in the coming years. Pictured at the opening session, from left: Justice Rena Van Tine, Illinois Appellate Court; Judge Nichole C. Patton, Circuit Court of Cook County; Joel Pingel, Google; Charles Elliott, Google; Judge Megan Goldish, Cook County Circuit Court; and Joel Bruckman, Smith Gambrell & Russell LLP.

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