The ISBA Board of Governors heard from the committees regarding important items to the legal community at its meeting on Nov. 13 at the Chicago Office. It received and approved the final report from the Task Force on the Impact of Law School Curriculum and Student Debt on the Legal Profession.  Task Force Chair Justice Ann Jorgensen presented the report to the Board.

The Special Committee on Supreme Court Rule 711 presented a proposed amendment to the Rule to allow law students with a 711 license to practice with private attorneys – not just not-for-profit or governmental agencies. Committee Chair Judge Michael Chmiel presented the report. Both items were approved by the Board and will go before the ISBA Assembly on Dec. 12.

Pictured: ISBA Board members check out the new staircase leading from the ISBA Offices to the new ISBA Mutual space. (From lower right) President-elect Vincent Cornelius, Carey C. Gill, Angelica W. Wawrzynek, Stephen M. Komie, Kent A. Gaertner, Immediate Past President Richard D. Felice, Dennis J. Orsey, 3rd Vice President James F. McCluskey, 2nd Vice President Hon. Russell W. Hartigan, John L. Nisivaco, President Umberto S. Davi, Anna P. Krolikowska, Chantelle A. Porter and Albert E. Durkin.