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CBA RECORD
PRESIDENT’S
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BY DANIEL M. KOTIN
Congratulations, Thank You, and
Let’s Get to Work
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JULY/AUGUST 2016
A
s I begin my year as the 140th
President of the Chicago Bar
Association, I realize that I have
a tough act to follow.
Judge Patricia Brown Holmes has had
a fantastic year at the helm at this great
organization. Of particular note, she has
initiated and completed several programs
highlighting the importance of promoting
diversity and inclusion within our profes-
sion. Because her career has been so broad
and so successful, Judge Holmes has a voice
that is heard by all, and she has brought
instant credibility to these causes.
Behind her efforts, The Chicago Bar
Association is becoming a leader among
legal associations around the world in
promoting the need for a more diverse and
inclusive profession. Her two-day continu-
ing legal education program in Lausanne,
Switzerland focused on diversity, and
was co-sponsored by 13 international
and minority bar groups. She also hosted
a variety of public television programs
focusing on problems facing not just our
profession, but society as a whole. In the
end, Judge Holmes has increased the size
of the Chicago Bar Association’s global
footprint, and given us a louder and more
credible voice in our efforts to improve our
legal system and impact our community.
We are all grateful for her hard work and
leadership during this past year, and we are
excited that she has agreed to continue her
efforts to promote diversity and inclusion
through on-going initiatives into this next
bar year.
For me, serving as President of the Chi-
cago Bar Association is truly a life achieve-
ment and career highlight. I vow to do all
I can to be worthy of this opportunity,
particularly since it follows the paths of two
of my mentors–Phil Corboy (my uncle),
and Tom Demetrio–both of whom served
as presidents of the CBA. It is also worth
noting that my father, Larry Kotin, who
is my first and greatest mentor, was also
intimately involved in this organization,
and served on our Board of Managers in
the 1980s.
Our year ahead promises to be a good
mix of fun and comradery combined with
the hard work it will take to effectuate
changes needed to benefit our legal system
and ultimately our citizens.
Stay tuned for details about our annual
continuing legal education trip which
will be held in London, England from
April 10th through 13th, 2017. Despite
the fact that most of our members have
already been to London (perhaps multiple
times), this trip promises to expose you
to a London and its legal system that you
have never seen before, and that you will