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Overall, the CBA has 90 committees
ranging from Animal Law to Zoning Law.
We provide tremendous opportunities for
lawyers to expand their network of friends
and acquaintances, to fulfill their CLE
requirements and to extend their horizons
beyond the practice of law. For example,
the Association presents programs relating
to Chicago’s gun violence epidemic, mental
health crises and immigration issues. And
on the lighter side, the CBA has an orches-
tra, a theater group, a golf outing and an
annual trip to Europe.
In short–our association of Chicago
lawyers is a perfect organization to help
you. Become more active in your Associa-
tion; it’s yours, and we want you.
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The Chicago Bar Association
Standing over the entrance to the CBA
Building is the male figure of Justice
by sculptor Mary Block. The cast
aluminum sculpture balances on the
book of law while holding a bird (peace)
in his right hand and a globe
(the global nature of life) in his left.
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Fighting Terror in Civil Court, A Case Study
New Signature Speaker Series Kick-Off
CBAPresidentThomasMulroy is pleased to present a new, free speaker series for CBAmembers–the Signature
Series.The series launches onTuesday, August 15 with“FightingTerror in Civil Court, A Case Study: Sokolow
vs. PA.”Rachel Weiser, Director of Advocacy Educational Programming, Shurat HaDin, will speak about her
work at Shurat HaDin, the Antiterrorism Act and will conduct a case study on the Sokolow v. PA lawsuit.
The program will take place from 12:00-1:15 p.m. at The Chicago Bar Association, 321 S. Plymouth Court,
Chicago, IL 60604. To register, call 312/554-2056 or email (include your name,
address, email and phone). Members will receive 1 IL MCLE Credit. Special Thanks to Clark Hill PLC.
About the Program:
Terror is reaching countries that never dreamed they would come under attack. The Israel Law Center is a
Tel Aviv non-profit, legal NGO and a leader in fighting terror in the courtroomworldwide. At The Israel Law
Center lawyers go on the offensive against terror in the courtroom in order to stop the flow of money and
to provide some measure of compensation to the victims.
In February 2015, for example, Rachel Weiser, a senior attorney at The Israel Law Center, along with local
counsel from Arnold & Porter, won a $655 million dollar verdict in Manhattan Federal court under the
Antiterrorism Act. The jury found the Palestinian Authority and Palestinian Liberation Organization liable
for terror attacks that injured and killed 33 American citizens in Israel during the second Intifada.
The Israel Law Center has over $2 billion dollars in judgments, has frozen over $600 million dollars in terror
assets and has collected over $200 million for the victims.
About the Speaker
RachelWeiser grewup in Pittsburgh and has beenworking as a litigator since graduating fromCaseWestern
Reserve University Law School in 1998. After moving to Israel in 2010 with her husband and 5 children,
Rachel joined the legal team of Shurat HaDin, where she works on the organization’s U.S. antiterror cases.
Most recently Rachel was part of the trial team that won Shurat a $655 million dollar jury verdict against
the PA and PLO on behalf of 33 American victims of terror during the second Intifada. Rachel also runs Shurat
HaDin’s biannual law student internship program and annual lawyer’s seminar.