CBA Record September 2017

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For bios of the 2017 honorees or to
learn more about the individual
awards, visit chicagobarfounda-
Congratulations to the Recipients of
the 2017 Pro Bono & Public Service
Awards
The Kimball R. Anderson and Karen Gatsis
Anderson Public Interest Law Fellowship:
Sarah Hess, Legal Council for Health Justice
The Exelon Outstanding Corporate Counsel
Award:
GaryWachtel, Discover Financial Services
The Richard J. Phelan Public Service Award:
Sheri Mecklenburg, United States Attorney’s
Office
The Edward J. Lewis II Pro Bono Service Award:
Kathleen Robson Gordon and Salvador J.
Lopez, Robson & Lopez LLC
The Maurice Weigle Exceptional Young Lawyer
Award:
Trisha M. Rich, Holland & Knight LLP
The Leonard Jay Schrager Award of Excellence:
Howard M. Rubin, DePaul University College
of Law
The Thomas H. Morsch Public Service Award:
Daniel J. Lesser, Sargent Shriver National
Center on Poverty Law
bankruptcy, among many other vulnerable
Chicagoans. Luncheon co-chairs David
Bamlango of DLA Piper LLP (US) and
Susan Lees of Allstate Insurance Company
presented the awards in front of more than
700 members of the Chicago legal com-
munity at the Fairmont Hotel Chicago.
Sarah Hess accepts the Anderson Fellowship from event co-chair David Bamlango.
MorschAward recipient Dan Lesser (left) chats with CBA ExecutiveDirectorTerryMurphy
(center) and Tom Morsch (right).
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