The Illinois Bar Foundation Baseball Classic will be held on Friday, Aug. 19 for the Cards vs. Cubs. The action starts at 12:20 p.m. at the Brixen Ivy rooftop, 1044 W. Waveland. The game starts at 1:20 p.m. This location will provide the ultimate party atmosphere with tickets including private access to the 4th floor patio deck, shared entry to the sky deck and food and drinks. Tickets start at $225 and sponsorship opportunities are available, contact Karen Kossart by July 30th at kkossart@isba.org or (312) 726-6072. Advance payment and registration are required.
Illinois Bar Foundation
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July 20, 2011 |
Events
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June 2, 2011 |
Events | ISBA News
[caption id="attachment_19718" align="alignright" width="150" caption="ISBA President Mark D. Hassakis"][/caption] The Illinois Bar Foundation will host a reception honoring ISBA President Mark D. Hassakis on July 14 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The reception will be held in Chicago at the 33 Club, 1419 N. Wells. President Hassakis has focused his year on juvenile justice reform and has visited multiple juvenile justice facilities throughout the state. For more information, contact Karen Kossart at (312) 726-6072 or visit the IBF website at www.illinoisbarfoundation.org.
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May 16, 2011 |
ISBA News
The Illinois Bar Foundation (IBF), the grant-making arm of the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA), has announced the recipients of its fiscal year 2011 grants totaling $315,300 which will be awarded to 30 law-related nonprofit organizations, including: Chicago
- Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago, $10,000
- Apna Ghar, $5,000
- Cabrini Green Legal Aid, $10,000
- CARPLS Legal Aid, $10,000
- Center for Disability and Elder Law, $7,500
- Center on Halsted, $7,500
- Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights, $5,000
- Chicago Legal Advocacy for Incarcerated Mothers, $15,000
- Chicago Volunteer Legal Services, $10,000
- DePaul University College of Law Asylum & Immigration Law Clinic, $7,500
- Domestic Violence Legal Clinic, $15,000
- Equip for Equality, $15,000
- Family Defense Center, $5,000
- Illinois Equal Justice Foundation, $5,000
- Illinois Legal Aid Online, $20,000
- Lawndale Christian Legal Center, $10,000
- Lawyers Committee for Better Housing, $15,000
- Legal Aid Bureau of Metropolitan Family Services, $11,800
- Life Span, $10,000
- Loyola University Chicago School of Law, $10,000
- Midwest Center on Law and the Deaf, $3,000
- Public Interest Law Initiative, $20,000
- The Chicago Lighthouse for People Who are Blind or Visually Impaired, $7,500
- A Safe Place: Lake County Crisis Center, Zion, $5,000
- Family Shelter Service, Wheaton, $7,500
- Illinois Coalition for Equal Justice, Rockf
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May 11, 2011 |
Events
The Illinois Bar Foundation will host a Wine Tasting Event to support the Warren Lupel Fund on Wednesday, June 8, at The Tasting Room, 1415 W. Randolph. This reception will feature a pairing of wine and hors d'oeuvres from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Find out more on the IBF website.
Why is your support so important?
Donations to the Lupel Fund are used for the Illinois Bar Foundation’s Lawyers Care Program. The Lawyers Care Program provides support to those lawyers or their families who are unable to support themselves due to age, infirmity or other tragedy. The typical subsistence recipients are active bar members. They have a severe and debilitating illness that prevents them from practicing law. The illness is such that their medical expenses have depleted their savings and, with no current income, they can’t support their family or pay their mortgage. The Foundation steps in to keep the family in their home and put some food on the table. We don’t provide anything extravagant, just enough to keep them going through this difficult time. With your help, we can continue. -
March 17, 2011 |
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[caption id="attachment_18307" align="alignright" width="150" caption="John Kincaid"][/caption] Please join us as we honor John Kincaid with the IBF DuPage County Fellows Beacon of the Profession Award on Thursday, April 21, 2011, at Maggiano's in Naperville. To become a sponsor and/or reserve your tickets, please call the IBF at (312) 726-6072, or e-mail Karen Kossart, IBF Development Assistant, at KKossart@isba.org.
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February 17, 2011 |
Events
[caption id="attachment_17833" align="alignright" width="300" caption="The band OMT - One More Time with Naperville attorney Richard Kuhn (right) performs at Lawyers Rock Legends."][/caption] Over 400 people enjoyed the Illinois Bar Foundation’s Lawyers Rock Legends fundraising event on Feb. 3 at Buddy Guy’s Legends in Chicago. The event raised over $55,000 to support the programs of the IBF. In the fall of 2010, the IBF held a contest on its Facebook page to determine which bands would be selected to perform. People were asked to become a fan of the page, and then view the submitted auditions and vote for their favorite bands. A total of 21 bands from around the state submitted auditions. In December, a panel of unbiased professional musicians viewed the final submissions, and taking into account all of the votes cast, chose the winning bands. The winning bands, which had to include at least one lawyer, were:
- Barristers Big Band
- Catfish & the Big Boss Blues Band
- The Orphans
- OMT-One More Time
- 5-thirty
- Joe Biscelgia plus Three
- Loren Golden Jazz Ensemble
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February 3, 2011 |
Events
Lawyers Rock Legends is still on for tonight! Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the first band will go on at 7:10 tonight. Call the Illinois Bar Foundation with any questions/concerns at (312) 726-6072.
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January 26, 2011 |
Events
Seven bands will be performing at Buddy Guy’s Legends as part of the Illinois Bar Foundation’s Lawyers Rock Legends concert on Thursday, Feb. 3. The performing bands will be:
- Barrister's Big Band
- The Orphans
- OMT-One More Time
- 5-Thirty
- Joe Bisceglia
- Second Mortgage and the Sofa Kings
- Loren Golden Jazz Ensemble
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January 4, 2011 |
Events
Eight bands have been selected to perform at Buddy Guy’s Legends as part of the Illinois Bar Foundation’s Lawyers Rock Legends concert on Thursday, Feb. 3. The performing bands will be:
- Barrister's Big Band
- Catfish & the Big Boss Blues Band
- The Orphans
- OMT-One More Time
- 5-Thirty
- Joe Bisceglia
- Second Mortgage and the Sofa Kings
- Loren Golden Jazz Ensemble
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December 10, 2010 |
Events | ISBA News
[caption id="attachment_16616" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Honorees James Montgomery and Warren Lupel"][/caption] The Illinois Bar Foundation honored James D. Montgomery with its Honorary Fellows Award and Warren Lupel with its Distinguished Service Award at the 2010 Fellows Award Breakfast on Friday morning. Montgomery and Lupel were also honored together in 2000 as Laureate Award Winners. IBF Past President Vince Cornelius presented the Honorary Fellow Award to Montgomery and Sean Berkowitz presented the Distinguished Service Award to Lupel. Click here to view photos from this event.