Unity Dinner 2015

The Diversity Scholarship Foundation hosted its Annual Unity Award Dinner and 13th Swearing-In of Bar Presidents Ceremony on Dec. 1 at Chicago Hilton & Towers. Illinois Supreme Court Justice Charles Freeman received the Unity Award while the following individuals were honored as Advocates for Diversity: Hon. Patrice Ball-Reed, Associate Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County; Hugo Chaviano, Director, Illinois Department of Labor; Hon. Robert E. Gordon, Justice, Illinois Appellate Court, First District; Sharon A. Hwang, Shareholder, McAndrews Held & Malloy, Ltd.; Mary Meg McCarthy, Executive Director, National Immigrant Justice Center; Sailesh K. Patel, Partner, Schiff Hardin LLP