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With Judge Ann C. Williams, U.S. Court of Appeals, at the CBA Annual Meeting Luncheon, Standard Club, June 25, 2015.

With Illinois Appellate Court Justice Joy V. Cunningham at the President’s Reception, September 24, 2015 at the CBA.

At the reception following the symposium,Women Lawyers as Lead Council, are CBA Assistant Executive Director Beth McMeen and Judge Holmes. The conference, held at the Federal Courthouse, was attended by 330.

With the 2016 Vanguard Awards honorees at the Standard Club, April 20. Seated, left to right: Zaldwaynaka Scott, Jayne Reardon, Rosa Maria Silva, Sharon Hwang, Hon. Jessica Arong O’Brien, Leslie Richards- Yellen. Standing, left to right: Hon. Ramon Ocasio, Mark Dobrzycki, Judge Patricia BrownHolmes, Hon.WilliamJ. Haddad (ret.), Standish E. Willis, Justice Michael B. Hyman. –All of the CBA award recipients for being eligible for recognition–it takes tremen- dous time and energy to be involved in the service of our legal community–I commend each of you!; –All of the diverse bar leaders who participated in programming and collaborated with the CBA to make this an exhilarating bar year; –All of the chairs and members of various committees who planned special and wonderful events, luncheons, meetings,

and who chaired the “hot-bed” topics, like legislation and judicial evals–Carmel Cosgrave, Jeff Finke, Lawrence Suffredin, Tom Suffredin, Howard Suskin, Col- lins Fitzpatrick, Leslie Landis come to mind…among others; –All of my colleagues and friends who “hung out” with me at various events and followed along on social media as I traveled and participated in a variety of CBA activities (and particularly those

who traveled to London, Switzerland and Rome–what a blast!) (Special thanks to Marc Firestone, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Philip Morris International, PMI’s headquarters in Lau- sanne, Switzerland, and Sandra Yamate and Sharon Jones–great job!)) And special shout to Aurora Austriaco for a great pre- sentation winning us the rights to the 2018 World City Bar Leaders Conference!) continued on page 60

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