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lawyers and judges—all members of the CBA. The Bar Show has become a Chi- cago holiday classic and is great way for members to entertain their clients, family and friends over the holiday season. The show lampoons international, national, and local personalities who have made the news during the past year. It’s all in good fun. and the members—who perform in the show, while not being professional actors—are very talented and never fail to wow the audience. Laughter is great for one’s health and the Bar Show is guaranteed to bring on a number of hearty belly laughs. Lawyers’ Assistance Program Annual Dinner The Lawyers’ Assistance Program’s Annual Dinner will be held on Thursday, Novem- ber 3, at the University Club of Chicago (76 E. Monroe Street), beginning at 5:30 p.m. with a reception, followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m. WGN Anchor Mark Sup- pelsa and Musican Ava Suppelsa will be the keynote speakers. The Illinois Bar Foundation will receive the Michael J. Howlett Jr. Award, Michael Cortina will receive the Executive Director’s Award, Judge Robert J. Anderson will be honored as Judge of the Year, and Robert Kelleher , Michelle Owen and Ruta Stropus as Vol- unteers of the Year. Tickets for the dinner are $125 per person and $1250 for a table of ten. They may be purchased at www.lap2016an- nualdinnertickets.eventbrite.com. If you need additional information, please con- tact Jamie Dureno at 312/726-6607 or jdureno@illinoislap.org. The Chicago Bar Foundation’s Fall Benefit The CBF’s 20 th Annual Fall Benefit on Saturday, November 19, will be held at the Museum of Science and Industry (5700 S. Lake Shore Drive) from 6:30 to 10:00 p.m. This year’s Co-Chairs are Veronica Gomez , Exelon, and Steven A. Weiss , Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit chicagobarfoundation.org/fall- benefit or contact Christopher Montiel at 312/554-8303. Illinois Judges Association Annual Luncheon Illinois Senate President John J. Cullerton

MURPHY’S LAW BY TERRENCE M. MURPHY, CBA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

(L-R) CBA President Daniel M. Kotin ofTomasik Kotin Kasserman, FirstVice President JudgeThomas R. Mulroy, Law Division, Circuit Court of Cook County, Past President Aurora Austriaco of Valentine Austriaco and Bueschel P.C., and Illinois State Bar PresidentVincent F. Cornelius greeted attendees at the CBA’s President andYLS Chair’s Open House, held on September 22. Photo by Bill Richert.

S ee London like you’ve never seen it before! This year’s CLE in London (April 10-13, 2017) is being hosted by our friends at LexisNexis and will be held at their international headquarters. We have an outstanding Continuing Legal Education Program planned which includes speakers from London and the U.S. on: Access to Justice, Comparative Justice and Trends, Diversity/Inclusion, andTechnology and Cyber Security. Some of the outstanding special events planned for members and guests include: private tours of the Houses of Parliament, the Supreme Court of England and Wales, the Central London Criminal Court (Old Bailey) and the Royal Courts of Justice. Also planned is a boat tour past Runny- mede featuring a presentation about the Magna Carta from Robert Griffith-Jones, Reverend and Valiant Master of the world famous Temple Church; a tour of Windsor Castle; a reception and dinner at London City’s oldest pub, Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese which was rebuilt in 1667; and a closing

dinner in the historic Main Hall at The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, featuring the Chief Justice of the U.K.’s Supreme Court. In addition, a limited number of members who would like to experience a criminal trial at the Old Bailey will be invited by our barrister friends to sit in the “well” (near the counsel’s table) during a morning or afternoon session. Save the date for the Association’s CLE in London Program, April 10-13, 2017. A flyer announcing the program will be emailed to the members in the near future with hotel recommendations and program/ event costs. For more information, contact Tamra Drees at 312/554-2057 or tdrees@ chicagobar.org.

93 RD Annual Bar Show– “This Case is a Shamilton”

The 93 rd Annual Bar Show opens onThurs- day, December 1, and runs through Sunday, December 4, at DePaul’s Merle ReskinThe- atre. The Bar Show is an irreverent musical parody written and performed entirely by

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