CBA Record July-August 2023

2023-2024 CBA & YLS Committees What’s In It For You and Your Firm? Information, Experience, Recognition, Networking, Business Development– Free and a Minimal Time Commitment!

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Increase your expertise and expand your professional contacts through participation in CBA and YLS Committees. Meet judges and lawyers who share your interests and concerns, hear a wide variety of expert speakers, help improve the law and administrative procedures which govern your practice area and receive important notice of legislative proposals, written materials and networking events. Over 130 committees meet on a monthly basis (Septem ber to June) during the noon hour at CBA Headquarters. There are no special requirements or extra “section” fees to participate in committees. Most CBA and YLS committee meetings qualify for Illinois MCLE credit (in-person or live Webcast attendance - average credit is 0.75 hour). All committee meetings are free, thus this is a great way to earn Illinois MCLE credit at no cost! Note: Meeting dates are subject to change - see weekly eBulletin email or www.chicagobar.org (under Committees) for topic, speaker, Webcast and MCLE credit information). Members can attend any committee meeting. Note, EOM designates: Every Other Month

CBA Service Committees  Alliance for Women (4th Tuesday)  Civics Committee (As Called)  Continuing Legal Education (As Called)  Creative Writing (As Called)  Diversity Inclusion Culture Equity & Engagement (DICE) (As Called)  Human Rights (2nd Friday/EOM)  Law & Literature (3rd Wednesday)  Law Practice Management & Technology (2nd Tuesday)  Lawyer Referral Service (1st Monday/EOM)  Legal Aid (2nd Thursday)  Media Production (4th Wednesday)  Professional Fees (2nd & 4th Thursday)  Professional Responsibility (3rd Thursday/EOM)  Solo/Small Firm Practitioners (1st Tuesday)  Unauthorized Practice and Multidisciplinary Practice (2nd Monday/EOM)  Well-Being & Mindfulness (4th Thursday) CBA Special Committees  CBA Chorus (Wednesday Evenings)  CBA Record Editorial Board (1st Tuesday)  Entertainment/The Bar Show (As Called)  Finance (As Called)  In-Court Lawyer Referral (As Called/ 4:00 p.m.)  Judicial Evaluation (As Called)  Judicial Evaluation Appellate Review (As Called)  Legislative (2nd & 4th Monday)  Membership (As Called)  Past Presidents (As Called)  Public Affairs (4th Tuesday)  Symphony Orchestra (Wednesday Evenings)

CBA Practice Committees  Administrative Law (3rd Monday/EOM)  Adoption Law (2nd Tuesday)  Alternative Dispute Resolution (1st Thursday/EOM)  Animal Law (3rd Thursday/EOM)  Anti-Human Trafficking (As Called)  Antitrust Law (4th Wednesday/EOM)  Aviation Law (1st Wednesday)  Bankruptcy & Reorganization (3rd Wednesday/EOM)  Business Divorce and Complex Ownership (2nd Tuesday)  Business Transactions (1st Thursday/EOM)  Cannabis Law and Regulation (TBA)  Child Law (1st Thursday/EOM/3:00 PM)  Civil Practice (Last Friday)  Class Action (4th Thursday)  Commercial Finance & Transactions (3rd Wednesday/EOM)  Commercial Litigation (4th Wednesday/EOM)  Commercial Property Law (2nd Wednesday/ EOM/Subcommittee Assignments Vary)  Consumer Credit (1st Thursday/EOM)  Consumer Law (1st Thursday/EOM)  Criminal Law (2nd Wednesday)  Cyber Law & Data Privacy (3rd Tuesday/EOM)  Domestic Relations (1st Wednesday/EOM/ Subcommittee Assignments Vary)  Elder & Disability Law (4th Monday/EOM)  Election Law (2nd Friday)  Employee Benefits (3rd Friday/EOM)  Energy, Telecommunications & Water (2nd Thursday/EOM)  Environmental Law (1st Tuesday/EOM)  Federal Civil Practice (1st Tuesday/EOM)  Federal Taxation (4th Tuesday/EOM/Division Assignments Vary)

Young Lawyers Section Committees Serving members in practice less than 10 years. YLS Committees meet every other month starting in October.  Bankruptcy (2nd Monday)  Business Law Litigation (4th Wednesday)  CBA Moot Court Competition (As Called)  Career Assistance (1st Wednesday)

 Financial and Emerging Tech (As Called)  Financial Institutions (2nd Wednesday)  Food & Beverage Law (3rd Monday/EOM)  Futures & Derivatives Law (3rd Wednesday)  Gaming Law (2nd Friday, Quarterly)  Health Law (3rd Tuesday/EOM)  Immigration & Nationality Law (3rd Thursday/ EOM)  Insurance Law (1st Wednesday/EOM)  Intellectual Property Law (4th Tuesday/EOM)  International & Foreign Law (2nd Tuesday)  Labor & Employment Law (2nd Wednesday/ EOM)  LGBTQA+ Committee (4th Wednesday)  Local Government (1st Wednesday)  Media & Entertainment (4th Monday/EOM)  Mental Health & Disability Law (1st Tuesday)  Municipal and Law (1st Wed./8:00 a.m. and 3rd Thursday/12:00 p.m./Off-site)  Probate Practice (3rd Tuesday)  Real Estate Taxation (1st Thursday)  Residential Property Law (2nd Wednesday/ EOM/Subcommittee Assignments Vary)  Regulatory & Compliance (4th Thursday/EOM)  Securities Law (3rd Thursday/EOM)  Social Security Law (3rd Thursday)  Sports Law (3rd Thursday/EOM)  State & Local Tax (3rd Wednesday, Quarterly)  Tort Litigation (3rd Wednesday)  Trade & Professional Associations Law (2nd Tuesday)  Trial Practice (3rd Tuesday/EOM)  Trust Law (2nd Monday)  Workers’ Compensation (1st Thursday/EOM)

 Creative Arts (2nd Friday)  Criminal Law (2nd Tuesday)  Education Law (3rd Friday)  Environmental Law (1st Tuesday)  Estate Planning (1st Monday)  Family Law (1st Thursday)  Federal Tax (4th Tuesday)  Health & Hospital Law (3rd Tuesday)  In-House Counsel (1st Friday)  Intellectual Property Law (4th Friday)

 Labor & Employment Law (2nd Wednesday)  Law & Debate Club (1st Wednesday/5:30 p.m.)  Law Student (As Called)  Public Service/Wills for Heroes (As Called)  Public Service/Serving Our Seniors (2nd Monday)  Real Estate Law (3rd Monday)  Social (As Called)  Tort Litigation (4th Thursday)

 Transactional Law (4th Monday)  Women in the Law (3rd Thursday)

Name _________________________________________________________ CBA Member Number ___________________________________________ Firm _________________________________________________________ Business Phone _______________________________________________ Address/Suite __________________________________________________ Fax Number __________________________________________________ City/State/Zip___________________________________________________ E-mail Address ________________________________________________ All members may serve on 4 Practice Committees, 4 YLS Committees and an unlimited number of Service Committees. For Special Committees, email areyes@ chicagobar.org stating your interest and background. Check the committees you wish to join and complete form. Mail to Awilda Reyes at 321 South Plymouth Court, Chicago, IL 60604 or email to areyes@chicagobar.org. Questions? Call 312-554-2134. You can also sign up online at www.chicagobar.org/committees.

6/20/2023

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