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  • May 30, 2013
    Bar Leadership Conference 2013
    The Illinois State Bar Association hosted a Bar Leadership Conference for leaders of local and ethnic bar associations affiliated with ISBA from May 3-4 at the Chicago Regional Office.
  • May 15, 2013
    1st District Admission Ceremony, May 2013
  • May 15, 2013
    2nd District Admission Ceremony, May 2013
  • May 10, 2013
    5th District Admission Ceremony, May 2013
  • May 10, 2013
    4th District Admission Ceremony, May 2013
  • May 10, 2013
    3rd District Admission Ceremony, May 2013
  • May 8, 2013
    Lawyers Feeding Illinois awards ceremony
    The Illinois State Bar Association hosted the Lawyers Feeding Illinois awards ceremony on May 8 at the Chicago Regional Office. Attorney General Lisa Madigan was on hand to announce an additional $500,000 for Illinois Food Banks. That brought the total meals raised to over 3.7 million.
  • May 3, 2013
    Cook County Bar Association Law Day 2013
    The ISBA helped sponsor the CCBA's Annual Law Day program and luncheon at John Marshall Law School on May 1. ISBA President-elect Paula H. Holderman was on hand to hand out prize money to essay winners Karsyn Terry (1st: $250), Iryna Motyashok (2nd: $150) and John Moreno (3rd: $100). The event was co-chaired by ISBA YLD Council member Kenya Jenkins-Wright and David Kadzai
  • April 30, 2013
    Young Lawyers Soiree 2013
    The ISBA Young Lawyers Division hosted the annual Soiree on April 26 at the Hard Rock Hotel in Chicago. Funds raised by the Soiree benefit the YLD Children's Assistance Fund, which provides grants to organizations across the state related to children and law.
  • April 18, 2013
    Allerton House Conference 2013
    The Allerton Conference provides an opportunity for attorneys, judges and law professors from throughout the State to discuss important issues affecting civil procedure and litigation and to suggest new Supreme Court Rules and legislation. The goal is to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the civil justice system in Illinois. The 2013 Conference focused on “Adaptations of New Technologies to Civil Case Processes” and included discussion of whether current laws have kept up with today’s changing technology.