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On March 31, approximatey 400 lawyers from the Illinois legal community joined together for Lawyers United to Help Haiti Rebuild: A Call to Action. Spearheaded by the Haitian American Lawyers Association, the Chicago Alumni Chapter of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, International, and the Haitian Congress to Fortify Haiti, this event united nearly 40 bar associations, numerous law firms and several law schools for an evening in support of charities working in Haiti to rebuild a country shattered by the loss of over 200,000 people as a result of the recent earthquake.
Attendees heard remarks from the three Honorary Co-Chairs of the event -
Hon. George N. Leighton (Ret.),
Mr. Jerold S. Solovy and
Mr. Timothy C.
