CBA Record September 2017

IT’S SEPTEMBER, CBA COMMITTEES ARE BACK IN SESSION Earn Free MCLE Credit and Sharpen Your Practice By Sharon Nolan, CBA Marketing Director

Save on Hotel Bookings CBA members can now save an average of 26% on hotel bookings through Hotel Engine, a private hotel booking platform that connects you to deeply discounted hotel rates at popular properties including Marriott, Hyatt, Westin and more. The digital platformandmobile appconnectmembers to wholesale rates at more than 100,000 hotels across North America, South America, and Europe. Top benefits include: • An average savings of 26% off hotels, from boutique B&Bs to popular brands and resorts • No contracts, annual fees, or spending mini- mums • 24/7, U.S.-based customer support Go to hotelengine.com/join/chicagobar to get started or call 866-782-9300 to learn more. In-House Counsel Committee Are you an in-house attorney, looking for opportunities tonetworkandlearnwithotherin-houseattorneys?The YLShasrecentlylaunchedanIn-HouseCounselCommit- tee and is currently seeking newmembers. Bi-monthly, evening committee meetings will launch in October.To receive notice, visit www.chicagobar.org/committees and select“In-House Counsel Committee”under theYLS committee listing to join. Please email the committee Co-Chairs, Jane Mansell at Jane.Mansell@us.mcd.com and Joanna Rogow at jorogow@gmail.com with any suggestions or inquiries regarding the committee.

O ver the summer, all committee members were asked to review/ change their committee assign- ments for the new bar year via the online committee sign up form at www.chica- gobar.org under the Committees Tab. If you wish to change your committee assign- ments, please take a moment to do so now. (Note: All committee members will remain on their current assignments unless they make changes to their committee record.) Members who are not currently serving on committees are invited to get active this year. A complete description of all CBA and YLS committees, along with their meeting dates and new leadership infor- mation is available at www.chicagobar.org under the Committees Tab. A committee sign-up form is also located there or can be obtained by calling 312/554-2134. Remember, most CBA and YLS com- mittee meetings qualify for free MCLE credit. The amount of credit depends on the length of the presentation (average credit is .75 hours). And many committee meetings are webcast live so you can earn free credit without leaving your office or home (only live webcasts count for credit,

Membersmayattendanycommittee meeting. Check the weekly CBA e-Bulletin which is emailed to all members every Thursday or visit www.chicagobar.org, Committees, Meeting Notices for a current list of meeting topics, speakers, MCLE credit and Webcast availability. not archived meetings). Finally, all of our committee meetings are free, thus this is a great way to earn MCLE credits at no cost! Confirmation of committee assign- ments and 2017-18 meeting date schedules were emailed to all committee members in August. Most committees have begun meeting again in September. For questions, call or email Awilda Reyes at 312/554- 2134, areyes@chicagobar.org. Note: Members listed on committee rosters will receive direct emails regarding committee meetings, speakers, hand out materials, legislation, etc. However, you do not have to be listed on the committee roster to attend its meetings.

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