CBA Record July-August 2015

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MURPHY’S LAW
BY TERRENCE M. MURPHY, CBA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
We are greatly honored that Justice
John Paul Stevens (ret.) will
be the keynote speaker at this
year’s Justice Stevens Award Luncheon on
Tuesday, October 13, in the Grand Ball-
room at the Standard Club. Justice Stevens
served as an Associate Justice of the United
States Supreme Court from 1975-2010
and is the third longest serving Justice on
the U.S. Supreme Court. Justice Stevens
resigned as The Chicago Bar Association’s
Second Vice-President in 1970 upon his
nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals
for the Seventh Circuit. Justice Stevens was
nominated as an Associate Justice of the
U.S. Supreme Court by President Gerald
Ford on December 1, 1975 and confirmed
by the U.S. Senate on December 17, 1975.
Since his retirement from the High Court,
Justice Stevens has published the following
two books: Six Amendments: How andWhy
tor Tamra Drees at 312/554-2057 or
92nd Annual Golf Outing
Don’t miss the Association’s 92nd Annual
Golf Outing onWednesday, September 16
at Harborside International Golf Course,
11001 S. Doty Avenue, Chicago. Harbor-
side International is a favorite golf desti-
nation and among Chicago’s finest public
courses. Harborside has country club fair-
ways and greens. and some monster traps
that make it a challenging and fun course
to play. The Golf Committee has secured a
number of sponsors and wonderful prizes
for this year’s outing. Golf cart, lockers,
lunch and a buffet dinner with cocktails
are included in the $195 registration fee
($170 for golf only). The outing will begin
with lunch at 12:00 p.m. followed by a
shotgun start at 1:00 p.m. Members who
cannot golf are encouraged to attend the
reception and buffet dinner for $35. Join
your colleagues from the bench and bar
for an enjoyable afternoon of fall golf. For
more information or to make reservations,
visit
Solo Small Firm Law Practice Management
Conference
The Association will hold its inaugural
Solo Small Law Firm Law Practice Man-
agement and Technology Conference at
the Chicago Bar Association building on
Friday, October 16, (9:00 a.m. to 5:30
p.m. followed by a reception) and Saturday,
October 17 (9:00 a.m.–12:00 noon). CBA
LPMTDirector Catherine Sanders Reach
has secured an all-star lineup of speakers
for the conference which will have four
tracks: Startup Boot Camp; ABA Tech
Show Roadshow; Hot Topics in Law Firm
Management; and IICLE Practice Update.
Speakers will cover a wide array of topics
that include: Business Entity and Budget-
ing; Building a Client Base; Litigation
Financing; Engagement Agreements; Alter-
native Fees; Assessing Law Firm Efficiency
and much more.
Pricing for the Solo Small FirmConfer-
ence is as follows: CLEAdvantage Members
$100; CBA Members $295 (includes
access to the recorded programs) and Non-
Members $295 which does not include
We Should Change the Constitution and
Five Chiefs, a compendium of memories
of each Chief Justice he served with from
Fred Vinson through John Roberts. The
luncheon honors lawyers and judges whose
careers best exemplify Justice Stevens’
integrity and commitment to public ser-
vice. Members are encouraged to nominate
their colleagues from the bench and bar for
the Stevens Award on or before Monday,
August 24. Nomination letters should be
submitted to Terrence M. Murphy, 321
South Plymouth Court, Chicago, 60604
or
Tickets for the Justice John Paul Ste-
vens Award luncheon are $70 per person
or $700 for a table of ten. Mark your
calendar and don’t miss this year’s Justice
John Paul Stevens Award Luncheon. For
more information or to make reserva-
tions, please contact Events Coordina-
Terrence M. Murphy congratulated newly-inducted CBA President Patricia Brown
Holmes and thanked outgoing President Daniel A. Cotter for an outstanding bar
year at the CBA’s Annual Meeting, which was held at the Standard Club on June 25.
Photo by Bill Richert.
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