CBA Record July_August 2016

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The Chicago
Bar Association
OFFICERS
President
Daniel M. Kotin
Tomasik Kotin Kasserman, LLC
First Vice President
Hon. Thomas R. Mulroy
Circuit Court of Cook County
Second Vice President
Steven M. Elrod
Holland & Knight LLP
Secretary
Jesse H. Ruiz
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Treasurer
Maurice Grant
Grant Law LLC
Executive Director
Terrence M. Murphy
Assistant Executive Director
Elizabeth A. McMeen
BOARD OF
MANAGERS
Ashly I. Boesche
Alan R. Borlack
Hon. Maureen E. Connors
Mary K. Curry
Hon. Thomas M. Durkin
Hon. Timothy C. Evans
Hon. Shelvin Louise Marie Hall
Robert F. Harris
Patricia Brown Holmes
Matthew T. Jenkins
Michele M. Jochner
Kathryn Carso Liss
Pamela S. Menaker
Paul J. Ochmanek Jr.
Eileen M. O’Connor
Nigel F. Telman
Frank G. Tuzzolino
Andrew W. Vail
Allison L. Wood
8 JULY/AUGUST 2016
likely never have an opportunity to see in
the future, unless you join us next April.
Some of the special opportunities include
a chance to observe a criminal trial from
the well of an Old Bailey courtroom, a boat
ride through Runnymede with a lecture
from one of the world’s foremost authori-
ties on the Magna Carta, and tours of the
Supreme Court and the House of Lords
(both of which are not open to the public).
Our trip is gaining momentum every day.
Feel free to contact me for more informa-
tion. My e-mail is president@chicagobar.
org. Otherwise, stay tuned for more infor-
mation.
On a more substantive level, we will
continue and expand our efforts to address
a terrible problem which is impacting our
society–access to justice. The stark fact is
that 90% of our citizens cannot afford to
pay for the legal services they need. At the
same time, we are faced with the sad real-
ity that there remain thousands of lawyers
in Illinois who are either unemployed or
underemployed. We will be focusing on
programs and initiatives this year to bring
these two groups together, and to effectuate
changes needed to help our legal system
benefit the very citizens whom it was con-
stitutionally created to serve.
These efforts will obviously need a great
deal of help. We are implementing an
initiative with our friends at LexisNexis
to educate the public about legal services
that currently exist, but about which the
public is unaware. We truly appreciate
this partnership. But none of these efforts
can be completed without the help of our
membership as well. So, please reach out to
me or anyone at the CBA and share your
thoughts, your ideas, or your willingness
to participate in any of our substantive
programs this year.
As you read this, I hope you are enjoy-
ing a great summer. Thank you for the
opportunity to serve as president of this
organization. Let’s make it a great bar year
at the CBA!
CBA President Dan Kotin and the CBA Board of Managers departed Burnham Harbor
for a lovely evening cruise on July 19. The picture-perfect weather provided the perfect
ambiance for members to get better acquainted and enjoy Chicago’s beautiful skyline.
The CBA has a myriad of exciting activities coming this fall. Watch this space and www.
for more information. Photos by Bill Richert.