CBA Record October 2017

ation and the Illinois State Bar Association in the 1930s to honor the distinguished men and women who serve on the Illinois Supreme Court. The only agenda for the dinner has and continues to be collegiality. Tickets for the black-tie optional dinner are $125 per person and $1,250 for a table of ten. For more information about this year’s Supreme Court Dinner, contact Kim Weaver at kweaver@isba.org. Illinois Judges Association Annual Luncheon The Illinois Judges Association Annual Luncheon will be held on Friday, Decem- ber 8, at the Palmer House Hilton. IJA President Judge John P. Coady will pre- side. Joel Weisman , host of WTTW’s Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review , will be the keynote speaker. Tickets are $85 per person and $850 for a table of ten. For more information or to order tickets, contact IJA Executive Director Kathleen Hosty at 312/431-1283 or info@ija.org. “Lawyers Call to Action” November 3 As a follow-up to the Association’s Town Hall Meeting last May on “Curbing the Violence in Chicago,” Chicago-area bar associations are co-sponsoring a special program for community organizations and lawyer volunteers on Friday, November 3, from 9:00 a.m.–12: 30 p.m. at the Chicago Bar Association. More than 20 community organizations will be present to discuss the work of their organizations and need for specific legal services. Members from Chicago-area bar associations have been invited to attend the summit and may volunteer to provide legal services to one or more of the community organizations. The legal services needed involve myriad issues including real estate, family law, veterans affairs, state licensing issues, expunge- ments, etc. The November 3 program is a great opportunity for lawyers to step up and provide legal help to community orga- nizations and to the people they serve. All members are welcome to attend. RSVP to 312/554-2056 or www.chicagobar.org/cle.

MURPHY’S LAW BY TERRENCE M. MURPHY, CBA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Congratulations to the recipients of the CBA’s John Paul Stevens Award on October 10th at the Standard Club. (Top row, left to right) Chief Judge Ruben Castillo, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; Richard J. Prendergast, Richard J. Prendergast Ltd.; Chicago Bar Association President JudgeThomas R. Mulroy; Chicago Bar Foundation President Terrence J. Dee; Ronald S. Safer, Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila; Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Judge William J. Bauer; (Bottom row, left to right) Illinois Appellate Court Justice Nathaniel R. Howse, Jr.; Judge JoanHumphrey Lefkow, U.S. District Court, NorthernDistrict of Illinois; Dan K. Webb, Winston & Strawn; Robert A. Clifford, Clifford Law Offices; Illinois Supreme Court JusticeMary JaneTheis, and Larry R. Rogers Sr., Power Rogers & Smith. Photo by Bill Richert.

M embers and guests will not want to miss the spectacular Rome program, which promises to be one of the best ever! CBA President Judge Thomas R. Mulroy and the Rome Plan- ning Committee have put together an out- standing CLE program, which will include the President of the Rome Bar Association and a number of prominent Italian law- yers, including Alex Guttieres, Guttieres & Grillandini; Roberto Jacchia , DeBerti Jacchia Franchini Forlani; Giovanni Salvi, Magistrate and Prosecutor General; and Carlo Dalla Vedova who represented Amanda Knox. The Rome law firm of Tonucci & Partners will host a welcome reception for CBA members and guests at their beautiful office building located in the historic Piazza del Popolo on Monday, April 16. The closing dinner on Thursday, April 19, will be held at one of Rome’s most famous restaurants, Casina Valadier. A variety of tours are planned during the

visit, including the Roman Forum, Bor- ghese Gallery and Museum, and the Rome courts. The Rome program will provide members with four hours of MCLE credit and will include presentations about the Amanda Knox case, immigration, mafia prosecutions, and the changing role of women lawyers in Italy. For more infor- mation about the Rome program, contact Tamra Drees at tdrees@chicagobar.org. The Rome program announcement will be emailed to members soon. Illinois Supreme Court Dinner This year’s Illinois Supreme Court Dinner will be held on Friday, December 8, at the Palmer House Hilton. The evening will begin with a reception for members and guests at 6:00 p.m., followed by dinner at 7:00 p.m. Justice Mary Jane Theis will deliver keynote remarks on behalf of the Court. The Annual Supreme Court Dinner was established byThe Chicago Bar Associ-

94 th Annual Bar Show Wednesday, Nov. 30–Sunday, Dec. 3

The Bar Show has been entertaining mem- bers, their families, friends and clients for

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