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Y O U N G L A W Y E R S J O U R N A L

YLS co-hosts will regularly discuss issues of interest to young lawyers in an informative and entertaining way. The podcast will serve as a platform for YLS members to explore topical legal issues, consider our history, work through our common chal- lenges, and highlight our members and their accomplishments. All those who are reading this know well how challenging our profession can be. Being a lawyer requires long hours, a never-ending dedication to our clients’ interests, and most of all, a love of the art of advocacy as a vehicle for justice, progress, and right action. Being a lawyer empowers, but it also humbles. It teaches us constantly and demands that we teach others in turn. And once in a while, when we work together for each other and our community, it somehow inspires us to work even harder. That will be the YLS’ mission this year: to deliver on the promise that every minute you invest in the YLS and its members is a minute you invest in your own future. I ask you to work with me, and more impor- tantly, work with each other, to make the YLS work for you. LawPay is proud to partner with the Chicago Bar Association, and any Chicago Bar members who sign up for a LawPay account will get their first 3 months free.To learnmore or to get started, visit lawpay.com/cba/ or call 866/376-0950. Accept Client Credit Cards through LawPay Recommended by 46 state and more than 50 local bar associations, LawPay is proud to be the preferred payment partner of more than 35,000 law firms. LawPay provides attorneys with a simple, secure, and online way to accept credit cards in their practice. The LawPay platform was designed to correctly separate earned and unearned payments, giving you peace of mind that your credit card transac- tions are always handled correctly.

YLS KICKS-OFF A NEW BAR YEAR AT ITS ANNUAL MEETING

2016-17 YLS Chair Katie Liss passed the gavel to 2017-18 YLS Chair Jonathan Amarilio at theYLS Annual Meeting luncheon, held at Harry Carey’s Italian Steakhouse on June 7. The Section thanks Katie Liss for her outstanding leadership in 2016-17 and looks forward to Jonathan Amarilio taking the lead in the coming year.

The Section also congratulates the young lawyer members who demonstrated exemplary service this year through their committee service, project leader- ship and dedication to the Section. Congratulations to the Creative Arts Committee, including Chairs Ross Hersemann and Maryam Fakouri, Vice Chair Sarah Ebel, and Legislative Liaison Angela Huisingh, who received the David C. Hilliard Award for outstanding committee service; to Alexander Memmen, who received the Milton H. Gray Award for outstanding project leadership for his efforts on our “Miami Nights”casino night fundraiser; and to theYLS Award Rising Star Award winner Tom Cramer. The Labor and Employment Committee was also acknowledged for having the highest attendance at their annual seminar during the 2016-17 bar year, and YLS Officers Nick Standiford and Jeff Moskowitz were recognized as YLS Ambassadors.

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