CBA Record April-May 2018

PRESIDENT’S PAGE BY JUDGE THOMAS R. MULROY The CBA in Action: 2017-2018

The Chicago Bar Association www.chicagobar.org OFFICERS President Judge Thomas R. Mulroy Circuit Court of Cook County First Vice President Steven M. Elrod Holland & Knight LLP Second Vice President Jesse H. Ruiz Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Secretary E. Lynn Grayson Nijman Franzetti LLP Treasurer Executive Director Terrence M. Murphy Assistant Executive Director Elizabeth A. McMeen BOARD OF MANAGERS Jonathan B. Amarilio Alan R. Borlack Judge Thomas M. Durkin Mark B. Epstein Judge Shelvin Louise Marie Hall Judge Robert F. Harris Maurice Grant Grant Law LLC

ference resulted in proposed legislation drafted by the CBA which will facilitate the disclosure of information by health care providers to the loved ones of a committed patient. • Nineteen Bar Association Presidents met at the CBA and agreed to work together to help residents of distressed Chicago neighborhoods which resulted in “Lawyers Call to Action.” • A “Lawyers Call To Action” conference was held at the CBA. Twenty commu- nity service organizations from violence- ridden neighborhoods presented their legal needs to 100 volunteer lawyers who then signed up to assist the orga- nizations with free legal help. • The CBA participated with the Deca- logue, Arab-American and other bar associations in a press conference at the Chicago Loop Synagogue to speak out against racial and religious discrimina- tion. • A jointly sponsored seminar with Decalogue on ARDC procedures and discipline. • A “Corporate Counsel Seminar” was designed for in-house counsel and covered: budgeting, alternative fees, litigation finance, alternative dispute resolution, discovery and motion prac- tice. • A complimentary Speakers’ Signature Series was begun at the CBA and fifteen speakers addressed the audiences on a variety of current topics. • I asked the Chair of the Judicial Evalua- tion Committee to conduct a complete review and evaluation of our judicial evaluation process so that it is even more effective and informative to the public. • The CBA again participated in the annual World City Bar Leaders Confer-

T he Chicago Bar Association has had an excellent and busy year. In addi- tion to CBA’s regular annual awards events: the Vanguard; John Paul Stevens; The Earl Dickerson; Kogan Media; Alli- ance For Women; CBA/Chicago Bar Foundation Pro Bono and Public Services, we added many events. • The CBA partnered with the Decalogue, the Women’s Bar, the Black Women Lawyers and other bar associations and with community service organizations to help residents of our stressed commu- nities with legal issues relating to mental health, gun violence, and truancy. The CBA expanded its international foot- print with Canada, Ireland and with the World City Bar Leaders and expanded its local presence with first year law students at Loyola, Illinois and DePaul. Here is a summary of the year: • A daylong conference presented by thir- teen mental health care professionals, lawyers, judges and community service organizations focused on aspects of mental health care, the judicial system and mental health treatment. The con-

Michele M. Jochner Michael J. Kaufman Daniel M. Kotin Pamela S. Menaker Paul J. Ochmanek, Jr. Matthew A. Passen Mary Robinson John C. Sciaccotta Helene M. Snyder Andrew W. Vail Greta G. Weathersby Zeophus J. Wiliams

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