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MURPHY’S LAW
BY TERRENCE M. MURPHY, CBA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
See 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
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-
. If you
need additional information, please con-
tact Jamie Dureno at 312/726-6607 or
.
The Chicago Bar Foundation’s Fall Benefit
The CBF’s 20th 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
benefit or contact Christopher Montiel at
312/554-8303.
Illinois Judges Association Annual Luncheon
Illinois Senate President John J. Cullerton
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@
.
93RD Annual Bar Show–
“This Case is a Shamilton”
The 93rd 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
(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.
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