The ISBA Assembly met on Friday, December 8, at the 2023 Joint Midyear Meeting held at the JW Marriott Chicago.
During the meeting, the Assembly listened to a DEI presentation, "Ways to Improve and Promote Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Legal Profession," by Toussaint Romain with the Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy.
On Dec. 8, 2023, the ISBA Young Lawyers Division (YLD) presented the CLE program, Beyond Objection: Using Theatre Techniques for Effective Counsel, in conjunction with the Joint Midyear Meeting at the JW Marriott in Chicago. Speaker Nelson Velazquez (Nezprov Productions) engaged attendees in a number of interactive activities that are used by improvisational actors to help strengthen quick-thinking and story-telling abilities.
YLD Vice-Chair Hannah R. Lamore of Mahoney, Silverman & Cross, LLC, in Joliet, IL, served as the program moderator.
The ISBA Standing Committee on Women & the Law will host the 2024 Annual Tea Celebrating Women's History Month on Friday, March 8, 2024, from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. at the Loews Chicago Hotel, 455 North Park Drive.
Join ISBA President Shawn Kasserman and his wife, Dawn Kasserman, for opening weekend of MLB Spring Training from February 22 – 26, 2024, in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Enjoy a fun array of photos from the 2023 Joint Midyear Meeting on Dec. 7-8, 2023, at the JW Marriott Chicago.
The 2023 Joint Midyear Meeting was held Dec. 7-8, 2023, at the JW Marriott, 151 West Adams Street, Chicago. Attendees celebrated the profession, discussed issues of mutual interest to the bench and bar, attended business meetings, earned CLE credit, and expanded their social and professional networks at receptions and dinners.
The photo galleries containing highlights from this year's Midyear Meeting are now available and listed below:
RESCHEDULED to 1/29/24! The Women's Bar Association of Illinois, the Chicago Bar Association Alliance for Women, & the Illinois State Bar Association's Standing Committee on Women and the Law invite you to join Mentoring Circles Meetup. Experienced attorney-mentors will meet with law students and young lawyers to answer questions and network.
New attorneys were admitted to practice in Illinois on Nov. 9 at six separate locations across the state. The Third Judicial District ceremony was held at the Joliet Junior College Event Center, 1215 Houboldt Road, in Joliet. Illinois State Bar Association President-Elect Sonni Choi Williams spoke during the ceremony.
New attorneys were admitted to practice in Illinois on Nov. 9 at six separate locations across the state. The Second Judicial District ceremony was held at the Hemmens Cultural Center, 45 Symphony Way, in Elgin.
New attorneys were admitted to practice in Illinois on Nov. 9 at six separate locations across the state. The First Judicial District ceremony was held at the University of Illinois Chicago Dorin Forum, 725 W. Roosevelt Road, in Chicago.