CBA Record July-August 2024

July/August 2024 CBA

John C. Sciaccotta 2024-2025 CBA President

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July/August 2024 • Volume 38, Number 4

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Editor’s Briefcase Justice’s Truest Form: The

CBA’s Defense of Demonstrators Arrested During the Democratic Convention of 1968 By Justice Michael B. Hyman

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Meet CBA President John C. Sciaccotta By Pamela Sakowicz Menaker Local Chicago Favorites: “Our” Kind of Town! By CBA Editorial Board

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President’s Page Leaving a Legacy for Our Legal Profession By John C. Sciaccotta

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YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION ISSUE

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Building and Expanding Our Foundations: Welcome Home, YLS By Kenneth A. Matuszewski, YLS Chair Meet Kenneth Matuszewski, Your 2024-2025 YLS Chair By Nikki Marcotte YLS Highlights Voter Rights and Election Protections By J. Kopczyk YLS Intellectual Property Committee: Knock-Out Networking By Sahil Malhotra

Plain Language Pays: The Second Edition By Kathleen Dillon Narko

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44 LPMT Bits & Bytes

Takeaways from a Law Practice Management Advisor By Anne Haag

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46 Summary Judgment

Killing Time with John Wayne Gacy by Karen Conti Reviewed by Daniel A. Cotter

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YLS Moot Court Committee: Helping Lay the Foundation for Oral Advocates By Whitney Barr YLS Introduces New Leadership at Annual Meeting By Ann Glyn, CBA Public Affairs Director

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Atticus from Shawneetown by Judge James Varga Reviewed by Rosemary Simota Thompson

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EDITOR’S BRIEFCASE BY JUSTICE MICHAEL B. HYMAN, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Justice’s Truest Form: The CBA’s Defense of Demonstrators Arrested During the Democratic Convention of 1968 C hicago has hosted more presidential nominating conventions than any other city—14 Republican, 11 Democratic, and 1 Progressive (a/k/a Bull Moose Party). In August, Democrats return to Chicago. The 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago is remembered not for the politi cal show inside the International Amphitheatre but for the public spectacle in Grant Park and along Michigan Avenue. Indeed, the treatment of the 1968 anti-war dem onstrators still haunts Chicago. Little remembered is the role of the Chicago Bar Association in defense of justice by its arranging for members to provide pro bono representation of those arrested. “The Whole World is Watching” On the third evening of the convention, the delegates gathered to nominate their presidential candidate. Meanwhile, 10,000 people assembled in Grant Park, the only demonstration for which Mayor Richard J. Daley had issued a permit. The police made a human barricade around the park to prevent a march to the Interna tional Amphitheatre. Latecomers poured onto Michigan Avenue near the Conrad Hilton Hotel. Soon, demonstrators, in defiance of police orders, started moving south toward the convention. That’s when Chicago police and the National Guard troops began to beat demonstrators, whack them with nightsticks, and use tear gas indiscriminately. With network television broadcasting the one-sided battle live, the demonstrators chanted, “The whole world is watching.” Observing was journalist and social activist Gloria Steinem, who has described what she saw as “a police riot,” adding, “I had never seen groups of policemen with lead-knuckle gloves and clubs going after civilians. There were pools of blood on Michigan Avenue.” At the convention, a U.S. Senator famously told delegates that the Chicago police were using “Gestapo” tactics, to which Mayor Daley famously gave a one-fingered response. The next day, in a statement to the delegates exculpating the police, Daley asserted that his administration “will never permit a lawless violent group of terrorists to… destroy the purpose of this national convention and take over the streets of Chicago.” Thousands of demonstrators were arrested. To defend them, about 180 mem bers of the CBA volunteered their legal services. This coordinated effort provided immediate counsel, ensuring the arrestees knew their rights and had competent rep resentation in all court proceedings. The bail hearings took three days, from 4 p.m. to 8 a.m., to complete. Lawyers challenged the legality of the arrests as well as the charges, arguing that the demonstrators were exercising their constitutional rights to free speech and assembly. All but a few demonstrators had their charges dropped or reduced. Volunteers also appeared for defendants requesting trial representation. And much to its credit, the CBA afterwards highlighted the excessive use of force by the police and the essential work of ensuring protection of civil liberties.

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Justice Michael B. Hyman Illinois Appellate Court

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The Chicago Daily News lauded the CBA’s effort, noting, “In an era of mass protest—as regrettable as it may be—simple jus tice requires mass defense by the bar. We congratulate the Bar Association on its initiative in this instance and its readiness to act again if it becomes necessary.” The CBA President at the time, John J. Sullivan (later an Illi nois appellate court justice), wrote to members in October 1968, “As lawyers, we are obligated to convince others that justice might

best be achieved through the law, not outside of it.” Despite the separation of time and the changes that come with it, the nation now, like in 1968, stands on a precipice in terms of social unrest, civil rights activism, lack of public trust in institu tions, global challenges, and political divisions. For the sake of our city, we again must awaken public understanding that justice finds its truest form within the bounds of the law rather than in its defiance.

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PRESIDENT’S PAGE BY JOHN C. SCIACCOTTA

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Leaving a Legacy for Our Legal Profession

President John C. Sciaccotta

First Vice President Kathryn C. Liss

career and enrich your life, and your con tributions will better our profession.” The work that you perform and the time you give will be your legacy to our profession. I often think of and thank two of my mentors in the legal profession, Richard “Dick” Culver and past CBA President Don Hubert, for encouraging me to be involved at the CBA. To honor them, I feel that my helping the next generation of lawyers honors the legacy of my own men tors forever. I ask each of you to commit to giving back, becoming more active in the CBA, mentoring a young lawyer, and participating in CBA committee work. This is where you become a better lawyer and establish relationships. As Dick and Don taught me, “Always make friends in the practice of law and establish relation ships.” One of the best ways to accomplish this is by being active at the CBA. We have an exciting year planned. I would like to thank the Executive Com mittee—Katie Liss, Judge Nichole Patton, Trisha Rich, and Jon Amarilio, along with Ray Koenig—for their dedication and determination. Our plan is to be vis ible at every Bar event and to be active in the greater Chicagoland community. Our plan is to embrace the legal, charitable, and greater communities of Chicago and let people know what our CBA does and how it impacts their lives positively. We have many signature events planned for this year, briefly highlighted here: 1. 99th Annual Golf Outing at the Glen Club in Glenview on Septem ber 17 (Co-Chairs: Gene Murphy and Past Presidents Daniel Kotin and Timothy Tomasik).

Second Vice President Judge Nichole C. Patton

Treasurer Jonathan B. Amarilio

Secretary Trisha Rich

Immediate Past President Ray J. Koenig III

Executive Director Beth McMeen

BOARD OF MANAGERS Daniel J. Berkowitz

W elcome to the CBA’s 151st Bar year. I am humbled, honored, and so excited to be your Presi dent this coming year. I wish to thank outgoing President Ray Koenig III for his tremendous bar year, filled with meaningful programming and fun and worthy events. His theme of inclusion will live on and will be his great legacy to the CBA. With great enthusiasm and hope, in 2024-2025 we will keep the momen tum going. Many thanks to the 150th Anniversary Committee led by Judge Nichole Patton (our Second Vice Presi dent) and Executive Director Emeritus Terry Murphy, and to the entire 150th Anniversary Committee, including Beth McMeen and our outstanding CBA staff. You will hear me say this numerous times this coming year: “CBA member ship and involvement will enhance your

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2. National ADR Summit in Chicago with American Arbitra tion Association President Judge Bridget McCormack (ret.) as the keynote speaker (Chair: Judge Thomas Mulroy (ret.). 3. National Domestic Violence Symposium in Chicago, co-sponsored with the ISBA, WBAI, DCBA, and Wings Program. 4. Civics Committee Matters that Matter event and Leader ship for Lawyers Symposium. 5. National Gun Violence Program. 6. DICE diversity event with the The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center, Inc. 7. President’s CLE Trip to Sicily (Palermo and Taormina) from late April/early May. 8. Member Appreciation Month and the CBAY’S Recogni tion Awards Ceremony in May. 9. Health & Wellness CLE program. My theme for this year is Leaving a Legacy for Our Legal Pro fession. In that regard, we will form an exploratory committee to create the CBA Legal History Museum and Education Center in Chicago. I am pleased to announce that Past President Daniel Cotter has agreed to chair this committee to determine the feasi bility of such an endeavor. As the CBA was a leader and visionary on many endeavors (judicial evaluation, juvenile court, probate court, CDEL, and many others), the time is right to embark on a lasting gift to our profession and to create a museum that will be home to relics, artifacts, trials, and transactions of Chicago judges and lawyers in one place. It will be a magnificent feat to make this a reality, and I’m looking forward to the great possibility.

I wish to thank several people for helping and inspiring me during this long journey and for my legal career. First and fore most is my spouse of 39 years, Esther, and our four adult children and their spouses: John Jr., Michael (Hailey), Anna (Peter) and Joey. They are the reason I am here, and they are the reason for my passion in the law and in life. I love them. To my mother, Rosemarie, and to my maternal grandparents, Carmie and Angie, who helped raise me, thank you for all your love and sacrifice for my brother Carmen (wife Lisa) and for me. There were many tur bulent times, but you always made it seem like it would just pass, and it always did. To my law partners and colleagues at Aronberg Goldgehn, thanks for your support and inspiration. I also thank the many Past CBA Presidents who have been shining examples of how lawyers should conduct themselves and how they should “give back” to our profession. I will always try to emulate you in all my endeavors. In addition, I thank Judge Thomas Mulroy (Ret.), Judge Maryam Ahmad, Chief Judge Tim Evans, Judge Bill Bauer, Jus tice Michael B. Hyman, Laurel Bellows, Bob Clifford, Kevin Durkin, Jesse Ruiz, Dan Kotin, Dan Cotter, Lynn Grayson, Steve Elrod, Tim Tomasik, and Ray Koenig for supporting me throughout this CBA journey. I’m most grateful. Finally, I’m asking each of you to ask yourselves: What will be your legacy to our profession? Being a lawyer has been my dream since the age of five. One of the greatest days of my life was to be sworn in as a lawyer. Being your President of the CBA is right next to it. Thank you all for this privilege. I’m so honored. Let the 2024-2025 Bar year begin!

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Holland & Knight LLP; and Treasurer Jonathan B. Amarilio, Partner, Taft Stet tinius & Hollister LLP. Sciaccotta spoke about focusing his presidency on “leaving a legacy for the legal profession.” “I always say being a member of the CBA enhances your career, enriches your life and the contributions you make betters our beloved legal profession. Every mem ber’s involvement benefits our legal profes sion,” said Sciaccotta. “This year I plan to engage our membership through initiatives such as a national symposium on leader ship, negotiations and ADR; a health and wellness program for lawyers and judges; and formation of an exploratory commit tee to create The Chicago Bar Association National Legal History Museum & Educa tional Center in Chicago.” New members of the 2024-2025 Board of Managers were introduced. They include Daniel J. Berkowitz, Tracy Brammeier, Nishá N. Dotson, John C. Ellis, Josie Gough, Brian Haussmann, Judge Kenya A. Jenkins-Wright, Michael Kozlowski, Francine D. Lynch, Marga ret Mendenhall Casey, Justice Margaret Stanton McBride, Peter McNamara, John Mitchell, Sari W. Montgomery, Eirene N. Salvi, Brendon Stark, Justice Rena Marie Van Tine, and Judge Andrea R. Wood. The event featured opening remarks from Koenig, recognition for outgoing officers and board members, reports from the CBA Treasurer and Election Com mittee, introductions of new officers and board members, and closing remarks from Sciaccotta.

150th Anniversary Celebration Culminates at Annual Meeting By Ann Glynn, CBA Public Affairs Director

Outgoing President Ray J. Koenig III passing the Lincoln Gavel of Leadership to 2024 2025 CBA President John C. Sciaccotta.

T The CBA celebrated the 2023 2024 bar year and welcomed 2024 2025 leaders at the annual meeting on June 27 at the University Club of Chicago. The meeting highlighted the yearlong celebration of the CBA’s ses quicentennial anniversary, welcomed incoming officers, and looked ahead to the new bar year. Outgoing President Ray J. Koenig III passed the leadership

gavel to the CBA’s new president, John C. Sciaccotta. A new slate of CBA officers joined Sciaccotta, including First Vice President Kathryn Carso Liss, Executive Direc tor, Schiller DuCanto and Fleck Family Law Center, DePaul University College of Law; Second Vice President Judge Nichole C. Patton, Circuit Court of Cook County; Secretary Trisha Rich, Partner,

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CBA 150TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

A Grand Celebration of 150 Years of Championing Justice, Building Connections, and Making an Impact By Ann Glynn, CBA Public Affairs Director

2023-2024 CBA President Ray J. Koenig III and 2023-2024 Women’s Bar Association President Whitney K. Siehl

150th Anniversary Committee Co-Chair and CBA 2nd Vice President Judge Nichole C. Patton

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Cook County Circuit Court Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans

C BA members and community and civic leaders joined with the legal community in Union Station’s historic Great Hall for a grand celebration on May 10. Guests enjoyed hors d’oeuvres and cocktails while mingling and dancing to big band music from the CBA’s Scales of Justice and Barristers Big Band. The evening featured inspirational remarks from 2023-2024 CBA President Ray J. Koenig III, 150th Anniversary Co-Chair Cook County Circuit Court Judge Nichole C. Patton, and Illinois Supreme Court Justice Joy Cunningham, and a celebratory toast from Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul. A highlight of the evening was the presentation of a new annual award to CBA Past President Robert A. Clifford by CBA Past President Timothy Tomasik. Named in Clifford’s honor, the Robert A. Clifford Champion of Justice Award will be presented annually to celebrate an outstanding member who champions justice in the Illinois legal community, just as Clifford has done throughout his distinguished career.

CBA Past Presidents from Left: Jesse H. Ruiz (2019-20), Steven M. Elrod (2018-19), Judge Maryam Ahmad (2020-21), Timothy S. Tomasik (2022-23), Kerry R. Peck (1999-2000), Aurora Abella-Austriaco (2012-13), E. Lynn Grayson (2021-22), Robert A. Clifford (2011-12), Jennifer T. Nijman (2002-03), Ray J. Koenig III (2023-24); Terry L. Mascherin (2010-11), Kevin Durkin (2006-07), Anita Alvarez (2009-10), Gordon B. Nash, Jr. (1990-91), John C. Sciaccotta (2024-25), Justice Joy V. Cunningham (2004-05), Daniel M. Kotin (2016 17), Patricia C. Bobb (1997-98), Terrence M. Burns (2001-02), Judge E. Kenneth Wright, Jr. (2008-09), and J. Timothy Eaton (2013-14), and CBA Executive Director Emeritus Terrence Murphy.

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The CBA Heads Out to the Ballgame to Celebrate 150th Anniversary

I n honor of the CBA’s milestone anniversary this year, 2023-2024 CBA President Ray J. Koenig III was invited to throw out the first pitch on both the North and South Sides at games with the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox. Here are a few pictures from President Koenig’s MLB debut at Wrigley Field. He was joined on the field by Cook County Circuit Court Associate Judge Maryam Ahmad and 150th Anniversary Co-Chairs Cook County Circuit Court Judge Nichole Patton and CBA Executive Director Emeritus Terry Murphy.

150 th Anniversary Celebration banners adorned the streetlights on Jackson Bou levard and Plymouth Court. Thank you to our many sponsors that contributed to the 150 th Anniversary fund.

The CBA was honored with a resolution from the Mayor and the Chicago City Council in recognition of its 150th Anniversary.

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2024 Vanguard Awards Honor Trailblazers in the Legal Community By Ann Glynn, CBA Public Affairs Director

LAGBAC ‒ Chicago’s LGBTQ+ Bar Association; Linda Lu, Chinese American Bar Association of Greater Chicago; Mary Alice Melchor, Black Women Lawyers’ Association of Greater Chicago, Inc.; Tara M. Raghavan, South Asian Bar Associa tion of Chicago; Judge Joanne F. Rosado, Puerto Rican Bar Association; Jennifer L. Rosato Perea, The Chicago Bar Associa tion; Nancy E. Sasamoto, Asian Ameri can Bar Association of Greater Chicago; and Marvet M. Sweis, Arab American Bar Association of Illinois. The CBA’s honoree is Jennifer L. Rosato Perea, Dean and Professor of Law at DePaul University College of Law. She has served as dean of DePaul Univer sity College of Law since 2015 and is a nationally recognized leader in legal edu cation. Dean Rosato Perea is an experi enced administrator, a longtime advocate of student engagement and professional ism, and a respected legal scholar. One of only a small number of Latina law school deans in the nation, she has been recog nized for her commitment to diversity through her presentations to national organizations, mentoring, and creation of innovative programs. Most recently, Dean Rosato Perea received the Leonard Jay Schrager Award of Excellence 2022 from the Chicago Bar Foundation and was hon ored among the Chicago Lawyer Top 50 Women in Law 2022. She has presented nationally and regionally on the future and challenges of legal education before a variety of organizations, including the Association of American Law Schools and the American Bar Association. Dean Rosato Perea is known for her scholarship on family law, bioethics, and legal ethics, having published extensively on a variety of legal issues affecting children and fami lies. Prior to joining DePaul, she served as dean of Northern Illinois University Col lege of Law for six years. In June 2024, she became the new managing director of accreditation and legal education for the American Bar Association.

Pictured from left to right are: Front Row: Judge Jerome C. Barrido, Jennifer L. Rosato Perea, Marvet M. Sweis, Nancy E. Sasamoto, Soo Yeon Lee and Judge Nancy Katz (accepting on behalf of Judge Patricia Logue). Middle Row: Tara M. Raghavan and Judge Jonathan Clark Green. Top Row: Janaan Hashim, Mary Alice Melchor, Erika N.L. Harold, and Monica Llorente. Not pictured: Wiley S. Adams, Linda Lu, and Judge Joanne F. Rosadom, and Lonne Nasatir accepting behalf of the Jewish United Fund.

T he Chicago Bar Association, along with many other local bar associa tions, annually presents the Van guard Awards to honor changemakers who are leading the way to promote pro fessionalism and diversity across the legal community. This year’s ceremony was held at the Union League Club of Chi cago to recognize these trailblazers. “The 2024 Vanguard Award winners have made the law and legal profession more accessible to and reflective of the community at large through their tire less work to improve our profession. The CBA is proud to recognize Dean Jennifer L. Rosato Perea and all the distinguished

award recipients for driving change in our community and our profession,” said CBA President Ray J. Koenig III. Distinguished award recipients included Wiley S. Adams, Cook County Bar Association; Judge Jerome C. Barrido, Filipino American Lawyers Association; Judge Jonathan Clark Green, Advocates Society; Erika N.L. Harold, Women’s Bar Association of Illinois; Janaan Hashim, Muslim Bar Association of Chicago; Jewish United Fund, Decalogue Society of Lawyers; Soo Yeon Lee, Korean American Bar Association; Monica Llorente, HLAI ‒ Serving the Hispanic Lawyers of Illinois; Judge Patricia Logue (posthumously),

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Founder’s Award criteria but has been qualified to practice law for 15 years or less, was awarded to Alexis Crawford Douglas, K & L Gates. Crawford Douglas concentrates her practice in intellectual property and han dles a range of counseling, transactional, and litigation matters related to trade marks, domain names, social media, and copyrights. She provides strategic man agement of global trademark portfolios for clients ranging from multi-national to start-up companies in a variety of industries. She advises clients in trade mark and copyright disputes, including representing them in litigation matters in federal courts and before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. She counsels cli ents in dealing with cybersquatting and online infringement matters, and website and social media takedowns involving the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. She also counsels clients on intellectual property issues in complex commercial transactions. Outside of the firm, Crawford Doug las focuses on work in service to the legal profession, serving the CBA on its 150th Anniversary Celebration committee and as past co-chair of its Women’s History Month programming and member of the Board of Managers, along with several positions in the Young Lawyers Section. She is also active in the Richard Linn Inn of Court and the International Trade mark Association. The awards celebration took place at the CBA Building and was spon sored by Aronberg Goldgehn, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, LexisNexis, and Nijman Franzetti LLP. The Alliance for Women works within the CBA to advance interests of women in the legal profession and the larger community. Through speaker forums, debates, meetings, networking events and direct community service, the Alliance tackles issues including career advance ment, balancing work with outside inter ests, cultural diversity, ending violence against women, community service, and equality in education. To join the Alli ance for Women, sign up at www.chica gobar.org.

Alliance for Women Honors Outstanding Women Lawyers By Ann Glynn, CBA Public Affairs Director Alexis Crawford Douglas Terri Mascherin

T he CBA’s Alliance for Women pre sented their annual awards recog nizing outstanding women lawyers who have significantly contributed to the advancement of women in the legal pro fession or other areas and whose careers exemplify the highest level of professional achievement, ethics, and excellence. Founder’s Award The Founder’s Award, given to women who have demonstrated a sustained, active commitment to the advancement of women throughout their careers, was awarded to Terri Mascherin of Jenner & Block LLP. Mascherin’s impact on the Chicago legal industry extends far beyond her role as a partner and Litigation Depart ment Co-Chair at Jenner & Block. She served as President of the Chicago Bar Association, is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers (and former chair of the State Committee) and is an active member of The Chicago Network. Throughout her career, she has empow ered women through mentorship and worked to elevate the next generation of women lawyers and changemakers. Her mentees have gone on to become partners at Jenner and ascend to leadership roles in

the firm, become global heads of compli ance elsewhere, and take on other influ ential roles. Through the CBA, she has mentored women who have gone on to take prominent positions, including CBA President. For 10 years, Mascherin co-chaired Jenner’s Professional Responsibility prac tice, which represents lawyers and law firms that are sued for malpractice. Mem bers of the broader legal community have relied on her guidance, and she has spoken on legal ethics and given presentations to the Illinois Attorney General’s Office, multiple in-house legal departments, the CBA, and the American Bar Association. Most importantly, she has embodied professional responsibility through her pro bono service, which focuses on secur ing justice for those wrongfully accused and convicted. Her work has included successfully challenging sentences of two men on Illinois’ death row and defending former Illinois Governor George Ryan’s clemency orders clearing death row for 167 prisoners. Alta May Hulett Award The Alta May Hulett Award, named for the first woman lawyer in Illinois and awarded to a woman who meets the

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Birth of the Modern U.S. Civil Rights Movement: Spotlight on Racism By Anthony F. Fata A cclaimed civil rights attorney Fred Gray, who co-authored Alabama v. King: Martin Luther King Jr.

10-cent fare. The driver instructed him to exit and re-enter through the back door. Brooks refused. The driver ordered him off the bus for good. Brooks said he would leave if refunded the fare. Incensed, the driver asked a police officer to remove Brooks. The officer boarded and, with the driver’s help, beat Brooks with a club. Brooks shook himself free and fled the bus. But the officer shot Brooks in the back, killing him. The injustice led Gray to law school, as he believed the law was a way to help Black people. He received his law degree from Case Western Reserve University in Ohio, which he attended because Alabama did not allow Blacks to attend in-state law schools at the time. Following admission as the eighth Black member of the Ala bama bar, Gray opened his own firm. In 1955, he defended Claudette Colvin, a high school student prosecuted for refus ing to give up her bus seat. Later that year, he helped organize the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which began in December 1955 with Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat. Gray and other organizers designated Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as spokesper son. Dr. King was unknown at the outset of the boycott—new to Montgomery, he had received no regional or national attention until that point. The bus boycott led to a 75% drop in ridership, decimated the Montgomery bus system’s finances, and was highly suc cessful. The State prosecuted its organizers under a law prohibiting boycotts without “just cause or legal reason.” Gray knew that a not guilty verdict was out of reach, given the Alabama court system’s per petuation of systemic racism and its belief that racism was not just cause to boycott.

and the Criminal Trial that Launched the Civil Rights Movement, and contributor David Fisher joined the CBA’s Law and Literature Committee and the DICE Initiative at a recent meeting to shine a spotlight on some of the legal strategies and courageous personal decisions that launched the modern civil rights move ment in the U.S. Gray has had a second-to-none career in the civil rights movement. His clients have included Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, John Lewis, the Freedom Riders, and the Tuskegee Study survi vors. Gray co-founded the Tuskegee His tory Center (www.tuskegeecenter.org), a museum and nonprofit organization focused on human and civil rights. He continues the fight for civil rights. David Fisher, who also contributed to State v Alabama, has authored over 20 New York Times bestsellers. The hybrid in-person/online event included opening remarks by Royal Berg and Justice Michael B. Hyman, who com mented that Gray’s work “launched” the civil rights movement. Khara Coleman, Robert Brunn, and Judge Russ Hartigan (Ret.) contributed, focusing on specific aspects of Gray’s work. Gray recounted the Montgomery, Ala bama, bus system’s historic mistreatment of Blacks. The segregationist laws, includ ing divided buses, were designed to quash Blacks’ hopes and dreams. And these laws were violently enforced. In 1950, for example, Thomas E. Brooks—an enlisted man in Army uniform—boarded a bus through the front door and paid the

Instead, Gray used the trial to shine a light on Montgomery’s systemic racism; most of White America was unaware that segregation was still rampant in the South. In effect, Gray and his colleagues put segregation on trial. The parties agreed that a single defen dant (not all organizers) should be tried. The parties agreed that it should be Dr. King. The State predicted Dr. King, a newcomer to Montgomery, would receive little sympathy. Instead, though, the trial and Gray’s defense introduced Dr. King’s powerful advocacy to America. Gray also called several courageous Black wit nesses to the stand who, for the first time in their lives, were able to confront their oppressors under protection of the law. Through State v. King, Gray and his colleagues shone a bright light on segrega tion, introduced to Dr. King to America, and launched the civil rights movement in the U.S. The meeting is archived at learn. chicagobar.org.

Anthony F. Fata is a partner at Kirby McInerney LLP and a CBA Record Editorial Board Member.

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CLE & MEMBER NEWS

Membership Renewal Reminder: Don’t Let Your Membership Expire on August 31

More than ever, the CBA remains committed to helping you keep on top of practice changes and connected to your peers, legal experts, and business leaders. We hope that over the last year you have felt more supported, connected, and knowledgeable because of your CBA community. The CBA will continue to adapt to new realities and technologies to provide you with relevant and timely resources. Current memberships will officially expire on August 31, 2024, if dues

are not received. If you have not already done so, we encourage you to renew by this date. You can renew online at www.chicagobar. org/renew, call 312-554-2020, or mail your renewal check to the CBA. We also offer a dues installment plan, $50 financial hardship dues, and $75 retiree dues to help our members keep their connections, benefits, and savings (email membership@chicagobar.org with your request). We appreciate your past membership and look forward to serving you in the coming bar year

Have You Updated Your CBA and YLS Practice Area Committees Lately?

All members are asked to review/change their committee selections for the new bar year via the online committee sign up form at www. chicagobar.org. Members will remain on their current assignments unless they make changes to their committee record. We invite members who are not currently serving on committees to get active this year. A complete description of all CBA and YLS committees, along with their meeting dates and new leadership information, is available at www.chicagobar.org. Most commit tee meetings qualify for free Illinois MCLE credit. The amount of credit depends on the length of the presentation (average credit is 0.75 hours); information is available online. Plus, CBA members can attend committee meetings for free (a great way to earn MCLE

credits at no cost)! Confirmation of committee assignments and 2024-25 meeting date schedules will be emailed to all committee members in mid-August. Most committees will begin meeting again in September. Email CBA Committee Coordinator Meredith Loehr at mloehr@chicagobar.org with any questions. (Note: Members listed on committee rosters will receive direct emails regarding committee meetings, speak ers, handout materials, legislation, etc. However, you do not have to be listed on the committee roster to attend its meetings. Any member may attend any committee meeting.) Check the weekly CBA e-Bulletin, which is emailed to all members every Thursday, or visit learn.chicagobar.org for a current list of meetings.

Wanted: CBA Member Email Addresses

If you are not receiving regular emails from the CBA, please take a moment to update your member profile online or send an email to chicagobar@chicagobar.org including your name, phone, email address and CBA member number. Email is our primary way to com municate with you, and we don’t want you to miss out on important announcements including: • The CBA e-Bulletin every Thursday with highlights of the follow ing week’s committee meetings and speakers, plus upcoming seminars, networking events, and important news about the Association and new member benefits and savings.

• Timely notices of seminars, committee meetings and events related to your practice area. • Practice-specific developments through Lexology emails. • Networking, mentoring and professional development events. • Career resources, leadership opportunities and other ways to enhance your resume. • Tips on what to read, watch, and listen to regarding the latest trends in the legal profession.

(Please note, the CBA does not provide or sell member email addresses to outside entities.)

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Increase your expertise and expand your professional contacts through participation in CBA and Young Lawyers Section Committees. Engage with peers, meet judges and lawyers who share your interests and concerns, and hear a wide variety of expert speakers. Committees meet monthly (September to June) during the lunch hour via live Webcast, in-person at the CBA, and hybrid formats. There are no special requirements or extra “section” fees to participate. 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! See weekly eBulletin email or www.chicagobar.org (under Committees) for topic, speaker, location and Illinois MCLE credit information. Members can attend any committee meeting.

Young Lawyers Section Committees

CBA Service Committees  Alliance for Women  Civics Committee  Continuing Legal Education  Creative Writing  Diversity Inclusion Culture Equity & Engagement (DICE)  Human Rights  Law & Literature  Law Practice Management & Technology  Lawyer Referral Service  Legal Aid  Professional Responsibility  Solo/Small Firm Practitioners  Unauthorized Practice and Multidisciplinary Practice  Well-Being & Mindfulness  Media Production  Professional Fees CBA Special Committees  Bench & Bar  CBA Chorus  CBA Record Editorial Board  Entertainment/The Bar Show  Finance  In-Court Lawyer Referral  Judicial Evaluation  Judicial Evaluation Appellate Review  Legislative  Membership

 Gaming Law  Health Law  Immigration & Nationality Law  Insurance Law  Intellectual Property Law  International & Foreign Law  Labor & Employment Law  LGBTQA+  Local Government  Media & Entertainment  Mental Health & Disability Law  Municipal and Law  Probate Practice  Real Estate Taxation  Residential Property Law  Regulatory & Compliance  Securities Law  Social Security Law  Sports Law  State & Local Tax  Tort Litigation  Trade & Professional Associations Law  Trial Practice  Trust Law  Workers’ Compensation

CBA Practice Committees  Administrative Law  Adoption Law  Alternative Dispute Resolution  Animal Law  Anti-Human Trafficking

Serving members in practice less than 10 years. YLS Committees meet every other month starting in October.  Bankruptcy  CBA Moot Court Competition  Career Assistance  Civil Rights  Commercial Litigation  Creative Arts  Creative Arts, Video Game Law  Criminal Law  Education Law  Environmental Law  Estate Planning  Intellectual Property Law  Labor & Employment Law  Large Law Firm  Law & Debate Club  Law Student  Professional Responsibility  Public Outreach/Wills for Heroes  Public Outreach/Serving Our Seniors  Real Estate Law  Social  Tort Litigation  Family Law  Federal Tax  Health & Hospital Law  In-House Counsel

 Antitrust Law  Aviation Law  Bankruptcy & Reorganization  Biometric Information and Privacy Law  Business Divorce and Complex Ownership Disputes  Business Transactions  Cannabis Law and Regulation  Child Law  Civil Practice  Class Action  Commercial Finance & Transactions  Commercial Litigation)  Commercial Property Law  Consumer Credit  Consumer Law  Criminal Law  Cyber Law & Data Privacy  Domestic Relations  Elder & Disability Law  Election Law  Employee Benefits  Energy, Telecommunications & Water  Environmental Law

 Modern Law Firm  Past Presidents  Public Affairs  Symphony Orchestra

 Family Office Practice  Federal Civil Practice  Federal Taxation  Financial and Emerging Technologies  Financial Institutions  Food & Beverage Law  Futures & Derivatives Law

 Transactional Law  Women in the Law

All members may join 4 Practice Committees, 4 YLS Committees and an unlimited number of Service Committees. For Special Committees, email mloehr@chicagobar.org stating your interest and background. Sign up at www.chicagobar.org (under Committees tab) or email Meredith Loehr, Committees Coordinator, at mloehr@chicagobar.org - please include your full name and membership number.

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Chicago Bar Foundation Report

From left to right: Illinois JusticeCorps Fellows Jeremy Bell, Joe Schwarcz, Leighia VanDam, and Tianny Batista.

Enhanced Resource Center for People Without Lawyers Opens in Circuit Court By Bob Glaves, CBF Executive Director T housands of people who come into the Circuit Court without a lawyer every month now have a new, central place within the Daley Center to get guidance on navigat

People visiting the Resource Center can get help from Illinois Justice Corps volunteers as well as assistance from several legal help desks. These include the Municipal Court Advice Desk and the Domestic Relations Advice Desk, staffed by CARPLS; the Foreclosure Advice Desk staffed by the Greater Chicago Legal Clinic; and the Adult Guardianship Help Desk, staffed by the Center for Disability and Elder Law. The new space is almost three times larger than the original location in CL-16, making it possible to include additional help desks. The CBF/Circuit Court Pro Se Advisory Committee is also exploring other services that can be offered. Initial plans also include hosting workshops for people without lawyers on common issues in navigating the court process, and adding self help stations where people can complete court forms and connect with remote legal aid services. The CBF website provides more information on the Resource Center and the services available.

ing the system. The Circuit Court of Cook County’s Resource Center for People Without Lawyers has a new home on the con course level of the Daley Center that will enable the center to provide improved and expanded services. The Resource Center, located in Room CL-29, is a partner ship between the Circuit Court, The Chicago Bar Foundation, and several legal aid partners that serves as a central hub in the Daley Center courthouse. Here, county residents can connect with legal help and other resources. Several hundred people already use the Resource Center each week to get information, advice, legal assistance, and referrals to help them navigate the courthouse and the court process. The Resource Center also offers virtual services to unrepresented liti gants in the Circuit Court’s suburban municipal districts.

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This improved center will give residents of Cook County who cannot afford lawyers a better way to get help in navigating our legal system,” said Circuit Court of Cook County Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans. “I am grateful to The Chicago Bar Foundation, Illinois Jus ticeCorps, CARPLS, the Greater Chicago Legal Clinic, the Center for Disability and Elder Law, and employees of my office for their help in providing this resource for people seeking justice in Cook County. “ “ Several core legal help programs are currently based in the Resource Center and collectively provide services to thousands of court patrons each year: Illinois JusticeCorps: An innovative program that recruits college students and recent graduates to help people without lawyers navigate the court system by providing referrals to legal aid, procedural information, and assistance with filling out and filing court documents. Municipal Court Advice Desk: This desk, staffed by CARPLS, provides free legal assistance to low-income individuals with cases pending in the Municipal Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County in cases involving evictions, debt collection, torts, and contracts. The Greater Chicago Legal Clinic is also a partner in the pro gram, providing extended representation in appropriate cases referred to them by CARPLS. Domestic Relations Advice Desk: Staffed by CARPLS, this desk provides advice and brief services in divorce and parentage cases. The desk helps people repre sent themselves in court on less complex family law matters. Foreclosure Advice Desk: This desk, staffed by the Greater Chicago Legal Clinic as part of the Circuit Court’s Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Program, offers free legal services to homeowners in foreclosure, including information about the legal process and your rights and responsibilities during the foreclosure process. Adult Guardianship Desk : Center for Disability & Elder Law (CDEL) representatives assist the public in completing paperwork for filing petitions for adult guardian ship of the person. The petitioners represent themselves throughout the guard ianship process, with guidance from CDEL and its volunteers. More information on the Resource Center and the programs there that assist people without lawyers is available on the CBF website at chicagobarfoundation. org/courts.

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of the YLS Blog Hannah Werner, DEI Officer Bianca Ciarroni, and Immediate Past Chair Martin Gould. YLS Directors include Joshua Epstein, Michelle DiS ilvestro, Blake Kolesa, Elaina Stevens, Whitney Barr, and Teresa Finucane. Justice John Paul Stevens Award Nominations for the Association’s 2024 Justice John Paul Stevens Award are due August 9. The CBA established the award in 2000 to honor lawyers and judges whose careers emulate the integrity and commitment to public service of Justice Stevens, who was a longtime member of The Chicago Bar Association. Mail nomi nations to Beth McMeen at bmcmeen@ chicagobar.org. Golf Outing The CBA’s 99th Annual Golf Outing will be held on September 17 at The Glen Club in Glenview, IL. Our Golf Commit tee is hard at work securing sponsorships and planning a terrific afternoon on the links. See details and register at www.chi cagobar.org/golf. If your firm or company is interested in sponsoring the event, send an email to Michele Spodarek at mspo darek@chicagobar.org. Pro Bono & Public Service Awards The 2024 CBA & CBF Pro Bono & Public Service Awards ceremony will be held on Friday, July 19, at the Hilton Chi cago. We are excited to once again honor seven unsung heroes in our legal commu nity for their remarkable pro bono and public service achievements. See details at www.chicagobarfoundation.org. Committee News CBA committees will continue to offer both virtual and in-person opportunities for meetings in the Fall. Members are wel come to attend all practice committees and may attend any committee meeting (even if you are not a member of the commit tee). Please review your committee selec tions this summer at www.chicagobar.org/ committees. If you have any questions on how to join committees, contact Meredith Loehr at mloehr@chicagobar.org.

THE CBA PULSE

BY BETH McMEEN, CBA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Nineteen attorneys successfully completed the CBA’s 2024 Leadership Institute. At the “Secrets to Becoming a Rainmaker” session, panelists included: Binal Patel, Partner, Banner Witcoff; Ann Chen, Assistant General Counsel, TransUnion; Precious Jacobs-Perry, Partner, Jenner & Block; and Tasneem Khokha, Managing Director, GrowthPlay. If you are interested in being a part of the 2025 Leadership Institute next spring, email CLE Director Jennifer Byrne at jbyrne@chicagobar.org.

2024 CBA Leadership and Board of Managers

Justice Margaret Stanton McBride, Sari W. Montgomery, Peter McNamara, John Mitchell, Eirene Salvi, Brendon Stark, Justice Rena Marie Van Tine, and Judge Andrea R. Wood.

John C. Sciaccotta succeeded Ray J. Koenig III as the CBA’s new president at the Association’s 151st Annual Meeting in June. Kathryn C. Liss moved up to First Vice President, and Trisha Rich will serve another year as the Association’s Secre tary. Judge Nichole C. Patton joins the Executive Committee as the newly elected Second Vice President, and Jonathan B. Amarilio joins as Treasurer. Outgoing President Ray J. Koenig III will remain on the Executive Committee for the new bar year. Members of the Board of Managers for 2024-25 include: Daniel J. Berkow itz, Tracy Brammeier, Nishá N. Dotson, John C. Ellis, Judge Kenya A. Jenkins Wright, Michael Kozlowski, Fran cine D. Lynch, Margaret Mendenhall Casey, Josie Gough, Brian Haussmann,

2024 Young Lawyers Section Leadership

Kenneth Matuszewski will helm the Young Lawyers Section for the 2024-25 bar year. He will be joined by First Vice Chair Gavin Phelps, Second Vice-Chair Aleksandra Petrovic, Member Service Manager Stephanie Moon, Public Service Manager Jacob Berger, Project Officer Deepa Singh, Project Officer Pam Sran, Secretary/Treasurer Andre A. Hunter, Jr., YLS Journal Co-Editor-in-Chief Nikki Marcotte, YLS Journal Co-Editor-in Chief Joanna Kopczyk, Co-Editor of the YLS Blog Teresa Dettloff, Co-Editor

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