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OCTOBER 2015
CBA YOUNG
LAWYERS SECTION
Chair
Matthew A. Passen
Passen Law Group
First Vice-Chair
Kathryn Carso Liss
Law Offices of Jean Conde
Second Vice-Chair
Jonathan Amarilio
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
Member Service Manager
Trisha Rich
Holland & Knight
Public Service Manager
Octavio Duran Jr.
Bekkerman Law Offices
Project Officer
Shawna Boothe
Schiff Hardin LLP
Project Officer
Brandon E. Peck
Peck Ritchey LLC
Secretary/Treasurer
Paraisia Winston Gray
YLS Journal
Co-Editors in Chief
Geoffrey Burkhart
American Bar Association
Oliver Khan
Arnstein & Lehr LLP
Assistant Co-Editor
Nicholas Standiford
Schain Banks
Kenny & Schwartz LTD
YLS Administrative Director
Jessica Brierly-Snowden
Giving Back
By Matthew A. Passen
YLS Chair
As I mentioned in a previous column,
our theme for this year is “The Complete
Lawyer.” An essential component to any
complete lawyer is supporting public
service, legal aid and pro bono work. To
that end, I’d like to highlight a couple
important upcoming events.
We will celebrate our 11th Annual Pro
BonoWeek on October 26–30 with events
each day to encourage and foster pro bono
engagement in the Chicago community.
Our signature event, the Pro Bono and
Community Service Fair, will be held on
Thursday, October 29 from 5:00-7:00
p.m. at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &
Flom. Attendees will be able to learn about
many community service, mentorship and
legal services organizations in need of your
support. Thanks to our gracious sponsors
at Skadden, the event is free and open to
the entire legal community. Pro BonoWeek
kicked off on Friday, October 23 with a
“Movies onTrial” event, including a screen-
ing of
My CousinVinny,
followed by a panel
discussion exploring the legal substance of
the film. The event is generously sponsored
by Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn
LLP and Chicago-Kent College of Law.
We’ll also have a pro bono-themed game
night to test your trivia skills and celebrate
the pro bono and legal aid community.
Whether you are a new lawyer or have been
practicing for some time, I invite you to
come to these (and other) events during pro
bono week to learn more about how to use
your skills to give back to the community.
We were also proud to unveil our new
public service project, End Distracted
Driving, with a kick-off reception on
October 9 at the CBA. Attendees learned
about this initiative to curb distracted driv-
ing among teens, which involves having
our attorney-volunteers present to high
school students a PowerPoint presenta-
tion designed [and scientifically proven]
to maximize the likelihood of attitude
and behavior change. We need attorney-
volunteers and people with relationships
at Chicagoland high schools to help with
this project.
As lawyers, we are privileged to have spe-
cialized skills and knowledge that members
of the general public don’t possess. With
that privilege comes a responsibility to
give back to our community. In addition
to the programs discussed above, the YLS
has year-round opportunities to engage
in public service, such as the Wills for
Heroes, Serving Our Seniors and Legal
Prep Mentorship programs. I encourage
you to become more complete lawyers
and consider volunteering to support one
of these programs.