Thursday, 01 July 2010 16:15
CBF Report June/July 2010
CBF Awards Over $1.1 Million in Legal Aid Grants Thank You for Investing in Justice
At a time when the demand for pro bono and legal aid services is rising and other sources of critical funding have been cut, The Chicago Bar Foundation’s fourth annual Investing in Justice Campaign was a record-breaking success. Read more...
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Wednesday, 12 May 2010 17:28
In response to the surge in foreclosure cases in recent years, the Circuit Court of Cook County launched a new Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Program in April to help Cook County homeowners facing foreclosure. The program will provide free housing counseling and legal services to Cook County homeowners and families in foreclosure, and is designed to help homeowners resolve their mortgage cases in the most timely and dignified manner possible. Read more...
Thursday, 29 April 2010 17:28
CBF Report April 2010
Fat Tuesday Challenge, Partnership with Association of Legal Administrators Mark Important Milestone
Over $400,000 Raised for Legal Aid Over the Event’s First Ten Years
This year marked the 10-year anniversary of the Fat Tuesday Challenge, an event co-hosted by the Greater Chicago Chapter of The Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) and The Chicago Bar Foundation’s (CBF) Young Professionals Board. Over 400 members of Chicago’s legal community came out on February 16th to enjoy a spirited evening of fun and relaxation. Proceeds from the event will help more low-income and disadvantaged people access the legal help they need and advance the CBF’s comprehensive efforts to build the capacity of our pro bono and legal aid system. Read more...
Wednesday, 10 March 2010 17:28
CBF Report February/March 2010
The 2010 Investing in Justice Campaign
Now More Than Ever
As the Chair of the 4th Annual CBF Investing in Justice Campaign, I am writing to invite you to join me and The Chicago Bar Foundation in a vital cause for our profession and our community. As we embark on the 2010 Campaign this March, the need for pro bono and legal aid services in our community is greater than ever. It’s a critical challenge that we as lawyers have a particular responsibility to meet, and if we don’t step up now, that challenge won’t be met. That is what the Campaign is all about–each one of us doing our part to help. Read more...
Friday, 08 January 2010 17:28
CBF Report January 2010
Thanks to the generous financial support of thousands of lawyers and other legal professionals, more than 150 law firms and corporations, and many other dedicated supporters, in 2009 the CBF awarded more than $2 million in grants and played a lead role in a number of important access to justice projects and initiatives at a time of heightened need due to the economic downturn. Read more. . .
Wednesday, 09 December 2009 17:28
CBF Report November 2009
$50,000 Fellowships for Five Legal Aid Attorneys
On October 19, 2009, the CBF presented the 2009 CBF Sun-Times Public Interest Law Fellowships to five attorneys who have dedicated their careers to legal aid. The Fellowship will give the Fellows the financial assistance needed to continue serving the most vulnerable members of our community. Read more. . .
Monday, 02 November 2009 17:33
October 2009 - Pro Bono Week
Leveling the Playing Field: Helping Children with Special Education Needs
Ask any attorney who has a child with special education needs what it is like to attend their own child’s Individualized Education Program (IEP) meeting. Most likely, they will reply that they had knots in their stomach, were nervous, felt out-numbered, and were completely intimidated. Yes, even your fellow experienced attorneys can be intimidated by a process that is intended to be “parentfriendly.” Read more. . .
"With Malice Toward None; With Charity For All": 2009 Pro Bono Week Theme
In recognition of Abraham Lincoln’s Bicentennial, this year’s theme for Pro Bono Week is “With malice towards none; with charity for all.” These are the first eight words of the concluding paragraph of President Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address. Read more. . .
“I Breathe Again”: The Expungement Help Desk
I doubt that attending musical theatre is typically a transformative experience for hardscrabble, big-shouldered members of the Chicago Bar but, I will confess, it was for me. Read more. . .
Looking Back at Pro Bono Week
In 2005, The Chicago Bar Association and The Chicago Bar Foundation launched our annual Pro Bono Week with the twin goals of honoring lawyers’ pro bono efforts and educating the public and the legal community about how these lawyers are improving the lives of the less fortunate. Read more. . .
Call to Arms: Pro Bono from the Top Down
Unlike other fields or corporate entities, the legal profession is not governed by one individual, executive committee or regulatory board. Instead, members of the bar rely on state laws and disciplinary committees to govern and guide their behavior. Read more. . .
Friday, 30 October 2009 17:28
CBF Report October 2009
A Statement of Principles for Lawyers in the Chicago Area To Fulfill Our Role as Guardians of Our Justice System
As lawyers, we are trustees of the justice system and have a unique professional responsibility to ensure that everyone has access to that system, not just people who can afford it. Although there are many other important causes, if we as lawyers do not lead the way on access to justice, who will? Read more. . .
Friday, 11 September 2009 17:59
Many unsung heroes in Chicago’s legal community devote countless hours fighting for justice people deserve, not just what they can afford. On July 28, seven exceptionally dedicated attorneys were recognized and celebrated for their outstanding work at The Chicago Bar Association and The Chicago Bar Foundation 11th Annual Pro Bono and Public Service Awards Luncheon. Read more. . .
Monday, 13 July 2009 17:59
CBF Report June/July 2009
As we finish our 60th anniversary year at The Chicago Bar Foundation, CBA members have much to be proud of in the work of their foundation. Former CBF Board President Tom Morsch wrote an excellent history of the CBF’s first fifty years in the CBA’s 125th Anniversary publication in 1998, and the CBF has continued to build on those earlier successes to be an even greater force for good today. Read more. .
Sunday, 24 May 2009 16:04
The Chicago Bar Foundation recently launched an innovative new pro bono program, the CBF Legal Aid Academy, to improve training and professional development opportunities for our community’s legal aid attorneys and staff. Vital training and development opportunities traditionally have not been widely available to legal aid attorneys and staff due to the overstretched budgets that are typical for most pro bono and legal aid organizations. Read more. . .
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