June 2014 Diversity Leadership Council Newsletter

By Mary F. Petruchius, Sandra Blake, & E. Lynn Grayson

An introduction to the issue from Editors Mary Petruchius, Sandra Blake and E. Lynn Grayson.

By Dina Ninfo

Details from this event, which brought together leaders and members of multiple bar organizations to promote and support the mission to increase diversity and inclusion within the legal community.

By Cory White

The first “Count Me In” reception was held during the ISBA Mid-Year Meeting and proved to be a rousing success.

By Sandra Blake

Congratulations to the 2013 and 2014 winners!

By Mary F. Petruchius

2013-14 has been a busy year for the Standing Committee on Women and the Law

By Jameika Mangum

An update from from the Standing Committee on Racial and Ethnic Minorities and the Law. 

By Anthony Gay

Exelon’s legal department, and the company as a whole, operates in markets that are rich in diversity—of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, experience and thought.

By Jayne Reardon

Because information is freely available, those who are creative, skilled in analyzing, and able to synthesize and apply legal principles in new ways to help clients, will be successful.

By Sandra Blake

Reviewer Sandra Blake shares her thoughts on this must-read book.

By Mary F. Petruchius

Girls who are empowered with the information taught in groups such as the ones listed in this article are equipped with tools and information to make positive choices and educated decisions regarding their lives.

By Dixie Lee Peterson

Recognizing the serious problem caused by the human trafficking of children, the Illinois General Assembly amended the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act to include human trafficking as abuse.

By Divya K. Sarang & Priti Nemani

An overview of the Kane County Bar Association's October 2013 Ethics CLE Seminar.

By Edward N. Druck & Michael J. Hernandez

The authors, of Franczek Radelet P.C., share their firm's diversity policy.

By Judith Miller

Justice cannot be achieved unless we acknowledge our differences and recognize the imbalances that work against fairness, efficiency and accuracy.

The Diversity Leadership Fellows program is designed to identify promising attorneys of diverse backgrounds who are not currently members of the ISBA and acclimate them to the ISBA under the mentoring of established leaders within the various section councils and standing committees within the association.

By Tracy Douglas

An examination of two recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings and a discussion of their impact on Civil Rights Act claims.

By Patrick M. Kinnally

Author Patrick Kinnally shares his personal views on diversity.

By Julie A. Neubauer & Emily N. Masalski

A recap of this memorable and well-attended March program.

By Erin Wilson

On August 22, 2013, 120 years after the first gathering in Chicago, the Blackstones, gathered to celebrate women past, present, and future. This event, hosted by Winston & Strawn, the Seventh Circuit Bar Association President Julie A. Bauer, and Illinois State Bar Association President Paula H. Holderman, was an auspicious gathering of talented and dedicated attorneys, professors, and judges.