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Rodgers & Hammerstein “Something Wonderful” Concert at Chicago’s Orchestra Hall/Symphony Center Don’t miss the “Something Wonderful” concert at Chicago’s Orchestra Hall/Sym- phony Center on Sunday, April 26, 2015, at 7:30 p.m. If you enjoy music, you’ll love the “Something Wonderful” concert featuring the best of Rodgers and Ham- merstein. The Chicago Bar Association’s Symphony Orchestra, led by nationally acclaimed maestro David Katz and CBA Choral Director Rebecca Patterson, will be joined by the Elgin Chorus and its Master Chorale Director Andrew Lewis in performing the musical triumphs of Rodgers &Hammerstein. The “Something Wonderful” concert will also feature award- winning soloists of “The American Prize in Voice.” Your family, friends and clients will enjoy this special evening of music and song. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.cso.org/ticketandevents. Herman Kogan Media Awards Luncheon The 2015 Herman Kogan Media Awards Luncheon will be held onWednesday, May 6, at Maggiano’s Restaurant and Banquets, 111 West Grand Avenue, Chicago. A reception for this year’s honorees will begin at 11:30 a.m., followed by the luncheon and award presentations at 12:00 noon. Pulitizer Prize-winning journalist for the Chicago Tribune Mary Theresa Schmich will be the keynote speaker. Schmich attended journalism school at Stanford and worked as a reporter at the Peninsula Times Tribune in Palo Alto, California, and at the Orlando Sentinel before coming to the Chicago Tribune in 1985. Schmich also wrote the “Brenda Starr” comic strip column for 25 years. Tickets are $60 per person or $600 for a table of ten. For more information or to make reservations contact, Karen Highley at khighley@ chicagobar.org. CBA Annual Meeting The Association’s 142 nd Annual Business Meeting will be held on Thursday, June 25, 2015, in the Grand Ballroom at The Standard Club. CBA President Daniel A. Cotter passes the Ceremonial Lincoln Gavel to incoming President Patricia

Brown Holmes . Holmes is a member of Schiff Hardin’s Executive Committee and chairs the firm’s Diversity Committee. She is a former federal, state and local prosecutor and a former state court judge whose practice includes: corporate internal investigations; criminal internal investiga- tions; representation of high-profile indi- viduals and corporations; and trial work in the state and federal courts. Holmes has received numerous awards and is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. The new slate of CBA officers and board members will be introduced at the Annual Meeting along with President Cotter’s year-end business report. A reception for President Cotter, incoming President Patri- cia Brown Holmes and the new officers and board members will begin at 11:30 a.m., followed by the luncheon at noon. For more information or to make reserva- tions, contact Tamra Drees 312/554-2057 or tdrees@chicagobar.org. Congratulations Kevin J. Conway, Cooney & Conway was honored by Lawyers-Lend-A-Hand to Youth for his generous grant for the new Launch U program…Best wishes to U.S. District Court Judge John F. Grady on his retirement from the Federal Bench… Michael D. Monico will receive St. Ignatius High School’s 2015 Award of Excellence in the Field of Law…Hon. Edward M. Burke will receive the Celtic Legal Society’s Lifetime Service Award and Circuit Court of Cook County Judge John P. Kirby will receive the Celt of the Year Award…the Center for Disability and Elder Law (CDEL) presented the follow- ing awards at its Winter Awards Benefit: McDonald’s Corporation received the Corporate Partner of the Year Award; Hon. Edward M. Burke received the Impact Award; Hon. Richard J. Elrod (posthu- mously) received the Founders Award; and the law firm of Locke Lord Edwards received the Volunteer Law Firm of the Year Award. Former Governor James R. Thompson announced his retirement as Senior Chair- man of Winston & Strawn, which will take effect on January 31, 2016…Chief Circuit

Court of Cook County Judge Timothy C. Evans has named Leonard Dixon as the new director of the Juvenile Temporary Detention Center. Kendra Reinshagen, Executive Director of Metropolitan Family Services’ Legal Aid Society, is retiring and Karina Ayala-Bermejo , General Counsel and Executive Vice President of Metro- politan Family Services’ Legal Aid Society, will replace Kendra as the Society’s next leader…House Republican Leader Jim Durkin was the featured speaker at the City Club of Chicago…Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd R. Karmeier will receive the Lawyers’ Assistance Program’s Bartylak Award at the group’s annual dinner meeting in Springfield on Friday, April 17. Darryl Bradford , Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Exelon Corpora- tion, will receive CARPLS’ Golden Gavel Award on May 12… Marci A. Eisenstein is the new Managing Partner and the first woman named to lead Schiff Hardin LLP… Fredric D. Tannenbaum , manag- ing partner at Gould & Ratner LLP, was named to the board of directors of the America-Israel Chamber of Commerce … Michael J. Zink is the new President of the Advocates Society… Avanti D. Bakane , an associate at Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, is the new President of the Indian-American Bar Association… CBA Past President Victor P. Henderson is representing the Jackie Robinson Little League Baseball Team...Illinois Appellate Court Justice Shelvin Marie Louise Hall received the 2015 Earl Burrus Dickerson Award… Steven A.Weiss , Schopf &Weiss, To learn more about the LRS, contact Brenda Ott, Director of the Lawyer Referral Service, at 312/554-2071 or bott@chicagobar.org, or visit www.chicagobar.org and click on Services, Lawyer Referral Service. YOUR REFERRAL NETWORK If your office receives an inquiry about a legal issue you simply do not handle or your client has a special need beyond your practice area, don’t fret! Simply refer the caller or client to the CBA’s Lawyer Referral Service (LRS).

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