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Y O U N G L A W Y E R S J O U R N A L
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SEPTEMBER 2016
CBA YOUNG
LAWYERS SECTION
Chair
Kathryn Carso Liss
The Law Offices of Jean Conde PC
First Vice-Chair
Jonathan B. Amarilio
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
Second Vice-Chair
Brandon E. Peck
Peck Ritchey LLC
Member Service Manager
Shawna S. Boothe
Schiff Hardin LLP
Public Service Manager
Alexander M. Memmen
The Memmen Law Firm, LLC
Project Officer
Octavio Duran
Bekkerman Law Offices
Project Officer
Paraisia Winston Gray
Secretary/Treasurer
Carl M. Newman
City of Chicago Department of
Law
YLS Journal
Co-Editors in Chief
Oliver A. Khan
Arnstein & Lehr LLP
Nicholas D. Standiford
Schain, Banks, Kenny & Schwartz,
Ltd.
Assistant Editor
Elizabeth Babbitt
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
YLS Director
Jennifer Byrne
Getting to Know
the YLS
By Kathryn Carso Liss
YLS Chair
I
invite and encourage every member to
participate in at least one YLS activity
this bar year. Whether it is a project,
social, committee meeting, or seminar, I
believe that you will get something more
than expected from it.
The CBA has approximately 22,000
members, 9,000 of whom are in the YLS
and therefore are designated as a “young
lawyer” (
i.e.,
those in practice for 10 years
or less, including law students). This desig-
nation of a “young lawyer” includes more
than just attorneys who are under 35 years
old. It designates one’s time practicing law
and is inclusive of attorneys over 35 years
old. As the 9,000+ members of the YLS
vary in age and stages in life, this year
the YLS will offer more family-friendly
events to include spouses, significant
others, and children as opposed to strictly
having happy hours right after work at a
bar. Hopefully, this will be a way for our
members to get to know another side of
each other and assuage any anxiety about
not knowing anyone at an event.
Our first family friendly YLS event
was our annual Cubs’ game on July 19th.
Although the Cubs ended up losing 2 to 1
to the New York Mets in the ninth inning,
a lot of fun was had by the YLS members
in the right field bleachers!
The YLS’ Social Committee hosted
the second annual boat cruise on the eve-
ning of August 19th. Just under 150 YLS
members, their significant others, friends,
and colleagues spent an evening aboard a
private charter boat on the Chicago River
and Lake Michigan. Everyone had a great
time. If you missed the boat cruise this
year, be sure to sign up for it next year as
the spots filled up quickly.
Another recent family-friendly YLS
event was our first annual Pie Competition
Fundraiser, which took place on Saturday,
September 10th at the CBA. This was a
new event the YLS co-sponsored with the
Alliance for Women. CBA members were
joined by family members and children
as they enjoyed tasty pies baked by eleven
CBA members who entered pies in the
competition. A balloon artist and face
painter also entertained the children in
attendance.The competition was judged by
a panel of celebrity judges, including Judge
Raul Vega from the Cook County Domes-
tic Relations Division, Char Rivette of the
Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center, and
local actor and chef Brendan Murphy.
After much deliberation, Candace Carter,
a law student from the John Marshall Law
School, took home first place for her Pecan
Pie, Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer won second
place for her Pumpkin Pie, and Paige
Esterkin won third place for her End of
Summer Berry Pie.
After the pies were judged, slices were
sold to raise funds for our designated
charity, the Chicago Children’s Advocacy
Center, a not-for-profit organization that
helps protect children by investigating
allegations of child sexual abuse through
forensic interviews and family advocacy.
The Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center
responds to an average of 2,000 reports of
child sexual abuse per year and has had a
tremendous impact in the Chicagoland
community. I hope that everyone will be
able to attend this fun event and support
the Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center!
There will be more exciting events
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