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Congratulations
Congratulations to our 2016 Justice John
Paul Stevens Award Honorees: George
B. Collins, Brian L. Crowe, Thomas A.
Demetrio, Thomas Anthony Durkin, J.
Timothy Eaton, Josie M . Gough , Joan
M. Hall, Eileen M. Letts, and Joseph L.
Stone...legendary Chicago lawyer Newton
Minowspoke to the City Club on the topic
of “Inside the Presidential Debates: Their
Impossible Past and Promising Future”...
kudos to Matthew A. Passen , former
chair of the Association’s Young Lawyers
Section, for receiving numerous First Place
Awards at the ABA’s Annual Meeting for
outstanding young lawyer programming
last year...Thomas A. Demetrio, Corboy
& Demetrio, discussed “Concussions in
the NFL: Whose Bell was Really Rung?”
at the City Club of Chicago...Robert A.
Clifford, Clifford Law Offices, P.C., is the
new Chair of the ABA’s Fund for Justice
and Education...Illinois Supreme Court
Justice AnneM. Burke was a speaker at the
Kennedy Forum and Lawyers’ Assistance
Program on Attorney Mental Health and
Substance Abuse...Renee M. Schoen-
berg, DLA Piper, and Katten Muchin
Rosenman, LLP were honored by the
ABA’s Standing Committee on Pro Bono
and Public Service for their commitment
to providing legal services to the poor
and disadvantaged...Timothy C. Evans,
Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook
County, will receive the 2016 Chicagoland
Distinguished Citizen Award from the
Boy Scouts of America...Philip Harnett
Corboy, Jr. is a member of the Democratic
National Committee’s permanent commit-
tee on credentials.
CBA/CBF presented awards to the
following public service giants at the 18th
Annual Pro Bono Awards Luncheon:
Amanda Walsh received the Kimball R.
Anderson and Karen Gatsis Anderson
Public Interest Law Fellowship…Eric
Carlson received the Exelon Outstand-
ing Corporate Counsel Award...Deborah
Hagan received the Richard J. Phelan
Public Service Award...Lawrence A.
Wojcik received the Edward J. Lewis II Pro
Bono Service Award...Andrew F. Merrick
received the Maurice Weigle Exceptional
Young Lawyer Award...Shaye L. Loughlin
received the Leonard Jay Schrager Award
of Excellence...and Timothy J. Hufman
received the Thomas H. Morsch Public
Service Award...BrianW. Duwe, managing
partner of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher
& Flom LLP, hosted the 5th Annual Con-
versation on Inclusion... Judge William F.
Gomolinski received the President’s Award
from the Advocates Society of Lawyers...
James F. Botana has been namedmanaging
principal of Jackson, Lewis, P.C....Greene
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