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The Chicago Bar Association www.chicagobar.org OFFICERS President Patricia Brown Holmes Schiff Hardin LLP First Vice President Daniel M. Kotin Tomasik Kotin Kasserman, LLC Second Vice President Hon. Thomas R. Mulroy Circuit Court of Cook County Secretary Jesse H. Ruiz Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Treasurer Steven M. Elrod Holland & Knight LLP Executive Director Terrence M. Murphy Assistant Executive Director Elizabeth A. McMeen BOARD OF MANAGERS Karina Ayala-Bermejo Ashly I. Boesche Thomas F. Boleky Chasity A. Boyce Hon. Maureen E. Connors Daniel A. Cotter Mary K. Curry

THANK YOU TO OUR SPEAKERS

Here are just a few of the speakers who presented at CBA Committee Meetings during the months of September and October: Darryl Bradford, General Counsel of Exelon, spoke at the Business Law Committee | Adam D. Novak, NorthernTrust, spoke about the“Prudent Investor Rule”at theYLS Estate Planning Committee | James J. Grogan, Deputy Administrator & Chief Legal Counsel for the Illinois Attorney Registration&Disciplinary Commission, spoke at the Municipal Law Committee | Professor David L. Franklin, DePaul University College of Law, addressed the Civil Rights and Constitutional Law Committee | Judge John J. Ehrlich, Circuit Court of Cook County, spoke to the Civil Practice Committee | Kathleen M. Deane, Senior VP and Associate General Counsel, BMOHarris, spoke at the Financial Institutions Committee | Stephanie Kelly, Ice Miller, addressed the Local Government Committee | Hon. Sharon M. Sullivan, Presiding Judge of the County Division spoke at the Election law Committee | Debra Bernard, Perkins Coie, spoke at the Cyber Law & Data Privacy Committee | Ira S. Kohlman, Staff Attorney for the U.S. District Court, spoke at the YLS Civil Rights Committee | Jim Nichelson and Brian Flifet, Illinois Department of Revenue, were speakers at the State & Local Tax Committee | Rosemary Krimbel, Deputy Director, Legal Counsel, City of Chicago Law Department, and Jay Stewart, Director of the Illinois Department of Finance and Professional Regulation, spoke to the Administrative Law Committee | Judge Daniel A. Guy, Jr. spoke to the Federal Taxation Committee | Peter H. Hanna & Shaun M. Van Horn, Jenner & Block, spoke at the Federal Civil Practice Committee | Carolyn H. Rosenberg & John Andrew Moss, Reed Smith, addressed the Insurance Law Committee | George Sheldon, Director of the Department of Children & Family Ser- vices Director, spoke to the Adoption Law Committee | Richard M. Cutshall, Greenberg Traurig, spoke at the Financial & Investment Services Committee | William Ridgeway, U.S. Attorney’s Office, spoke at the Local Government Committee | Heather Hansche and Lindsay Henry, Chapman & Cutler, were speakers at the Financial Institutions Committee | Judge James P. Flannery, Presiding Judge of the Law Division, spoke at the Tort Litigation Committee | U.S. District Court Judge Robert M. Dow, Jr. spoke at the Class Action Committee | Fred Sperling, Schiff Hardin, LLP, addressed the Business Law Committee.

James R. FortCamp Matthew T. Jenkins Natacha D. McClain Eileen M. O’Connor Matthew A. Passen Meredith E. Ritchie David J. Scriven-Young Hon. Amy J. St. Eve John T. Theis Nigel F. Telman Frank G. Tuzzolino Allison L. Wood

120 Committees. Committee participation is among the all-time best benefits helping lawyers to supercharge their careers, stay connected with the legal profession, stay abreast of the law and best yet, you will meet and become lifelong friends with many lawyers who share your professional and personal interests. Some of these pro- fessional colleagues/friends will become

referring lawyers enhancing your practice and business development opportunities. Committee Chairs and Vice-Chairs also work with the Continuing Legal Edu- cation Committee to develop/sponsor educational seminars for the members. Leadership opportunities abound within

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