CBA Record October 2018

PRO BONOWEEK 2018– CELEBRATING THE POWER OF PRO BONO

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25TH ANNUAL PRO BONO AND COMMUNITY SERVICE FAIR Thursday, October 25, 5:00-7:00 pm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, 155 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago Presented by the Young Lawyers Section Co-sponsored by the CBF and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Meet with representatives from more than 40 of Chicago’s legal aid, pro bono, community service and mentoring organizations to find an opportunity that fits your schedule, interests and goals. Learn more/register at chicagobarfoundation.org/probonoweek.

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Chicago’s robust legal aid infrastructure provides a path for every lawyer to find suitable pro bono work. My favorite pro bono work involves representing individuals in “small” cases that actually mean a great deal to each client. Helping a single parent collect her wrongfully withheld security deposit; helping a disabled person challenge a wrongfully issued

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tainable without an attorney, their satisfac- tion (and yours) will be that much deeper. Discomfort is a necessary ingredient of meaningful achievement and real change. In the context of pro bono work, Ian’s case shows us how a little discomfort can trans- late into justice. We can begin with some attainable milestones, then push through those perceived limitations, week by week and year by year until the goal of access to justice is achieved. I’ll see you at the finish line.

parking ticket; helping a domestic violence survivor obtain title to her home in post-divorce proceedings. Those clients were thankful for the assistance they received. I know how privileged I am to have represented them.

Christopher Skey Clark Hill PLC

Margaret Duval is the Executive Director of Chicago's Domestic Violence Legal Clinic.

The Chicago Bar Association & The Chicago Bar Foundation 2018 Pro Bono Week Oct 22-26 chicagobarfoundation.org/probonoweek

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