CBA Record July-August 2026

is hard at work securing sponsorships and planning a terrific after noon on the links. See details and register at www.chicagobar.org/ golf. If your firm or company is interested in sponsoring the event, send an email to Michele Spodarek at mspodarek@chicagobar. org or call 312-554-2124. Improve Your Leadership Skills Chicago attorneys looking to enhance their leadership and man agement skills are invited to apply for the CBA’s 2026 Lead ership Institute. Designed for attorneys in their third through tenth years of practice at mid-sized and large law firms, the program features interactive sessions on foundational leader ship principles, strategic communication, and advanced business development, along with curated networking opportunities that foster meaningful professional connections. Created by the CBA to help develop the next generation of legal leaders, the Leader ship Institute provides practical skills and valuable connections essential to success in today’s legal profession. More information is at www.chicagobar.org/leadership. Congratulations CBF Executive Director Bob Glaves received a National Associa tion of Women Lawyers 2026 Impact Award… Cozen O’Connor attorney Brian Shaw was named Chair of the American College of Bankruptcy Board of Regents. Shaw also received a Pro Bono Award from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and the Chicago Chapter of the Federal Bar Associa tion… Corboy & Demetrio partners selected to the 2026 edition

of Lawdragon 500 Global Plaintiff Lawyers include Thomas A. Demetrio, Philip Corboy, Jr., Kenneth T. Lumb, William T. Gibbs, Francis Patrick Murphy, and Edward G. Miller … Mary Smith will be an honoree of the American Bar Association’s 2026 Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award at the ABA’s Annual Conference in Chicago… Robert A. Clifford , founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, has been named to the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Litigators guide for his work in aviation litigation... and Sarah F. King , Partner at Clifford Law Offices, has been named to the 2026 National Law Journal’s Elite Women of the Plaintiffs Bar. Recently installed new bar presidents include: Kimberly Glasford, Appellate Lawyers Association of Illinois; Natanya Pope-Sohel, Black Women Lawyers’ Association of Greater Chi cago Inc.; Michael Nicholas Ripani, Catholic Lawyers Guild of Chicago; Trisha M. Rich, The Chicago Bar Association; LeDe idre S. Turner, Cook County Bar Association; Maria G. Anto niolli, DuPage Association of Women Lawyers; Harold Conick, DuPage County Bar Association; Judge Megan Goldish, Illinois Jewish Judges Association; Judge Patrice M. Ball-Reed, Illinois Judges Association; Michael T. Mertz, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association; Perry Browder, Illinois State Bar Association; Michael R. Bertucci, Justinian Society of Lawyers; and Carole ann Gallagher, Women’s Bar Association of Illinois.

Condolences To the family and friends of Julian J. Frazin.

THE CHICAGO BAR ASSOCIATION YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION

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