CBA Record January 2017

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MURPHY’S LAW
BY TERRENCE M. MURPHY, CBA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Now is the best time to register
for the Association’s April 10-13
International Continuing Legal
Education program in London, featur-
ing presentations on comparative law,
diversity and inclusion, cyber security and
access to justice. In addition to the CLE
programming, which is being hosted at
LexisNexis’ global headquarters, we have
planned a series of outstanding tours of
the U.K. Supreme Court and the Royal
Courts of Justice. Members will have an
opportunity to view a trial at the Old
Bailey Courthouse in the “well” (court-
room floor), and can take a river cruise of
Runnymede featuring a presentation from
the Reverend Dr. Robin Griffith-Jones,
Master of the Temple, Temple Church.
Jones is a renowned Magna Carta scholar
and a delightfully interesting speaker. The
Runnymede cruise will be followed by a
tour of Windsor Castle (both are optional
events). Planned social events include:
an opening reception at a London-based
law firm, dinner at London’s oldest pub,
formation. Pursuant to Section 8.3 of the
Association’s Bylaws, the committee will be
selected by the end of January. The Bylaws
provide for a Nominating Committee
consisting of 17 members selected as fol-
lows: five committee chairs are randomly
drawn from the CBA’s 93 committees by
the Association’s secretary; three members
of the Young Lawyers Section, one of
whom is the immediate chair of the Sec-
tion; four members are selected by the Past
Presidents Committee, two of whom are
past presidents and two at-large members;
and four at-large members selected by the
Board of Managers. Under the Bylaws, the
immediate past president one year removed
from the board becomes the Chair of the
Nominating Committee. This year, Dan
Cotter will serve as Chair of the Commit-
tee. No member may serve on the Nomi-
nating Committee more than twice in five
years nor two years in succession.
The Nominating Committee will
receive nominations for eight board vacan-
cies, which will expire at the Association’s
Annual Meeting onThursday, June 22, and
for the offices of Secretary, Treasurer, and
Second Vice-President. Terms for service
on the Board of Managers are for two
years and commence at the Annual Meet-
ing. Members wishing to nominate them-
selves or another member for an officer or
for a board vacancy may do so in writing
or by emailing their nomination to me at
the CBA, 321 S. Plymouth Court, or tmur-
. The Bylaws specify
that nominations from the members must
be received no later than Tuesday, March
14. A notice to the members will be sent
in February identifying the members of the
Nominating Committee and the timetable
for completion of their work. Members
are encouraged to consider a leadership
position with the Association. For more
information, please contact me or Tamra
Drees at
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through its insurance arm, CBA Admin-
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“Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese,” and chamber
music in the Historic 12th Century Inner
Temple Church, featuring members of the
CBA’s Symphony Orchestra. The Temple
Church was featured in the movie “The
DaVinci Code.”The closing dinner will be
held in the Inner Temple’s Grand Hall and
will feature remarks from the Honorable
Lord Neuberger, President of the U.K.’s
Supreme Court.
We have secured a group rate at the
Athenaeum Hotel & Residences, 116
Piccadilly, in Mayfair, London. The Ath-
enaeum is a five-star hotel located directly
across the street from Green Park, which
is a short walk to the gates of Buckingham
Palace. It is also a short walk to Bond Street,
featuring some of the world’s best shop-
ping. This is a unique trip and one that you
won’t want to miss. For more information,
contact Tamra Drees at 312/554-2057 or
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CBA Nominating Committee
The 2017 Nominating Committee is in
Former Chicago Public Library Director Mary Dempsey, CBA President Daniel M. Kotin, Jean Kotin, Peg Corboy, and Philip
Harnett Corboy Jr. were all on-hand at the CBA’s President’s Party on Friday, December 2 at CBA Headquarters. Photo
by Bill Richert.
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