CLE: 4th Annual Abraham Lincoln’s Legal Legacy: Lessons for Today’s Lawyers – Overcoming Prejudice and Racial Discrimination in the Legal Profession
Don’t miss ISBA’s 4th Annual Abraham Lincoln’s Legal Legacy seminar as we take an in-depth look at how to overcome prejudice and racial discrimination in the legal profession. The program takes place at the Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site, which was where Lincoln’s father and stepmother eventually moved after their one year near Decatur, Illinois, and where they remained until their death. Just eight miles east lies Charleston, Illinois, which is where Lincoln made several statements about slavery and racial equality during one of his debates with Senator Stephen Douglas. The city also served as the backdrop for at least 24 cases Lincoln had as an attorney, one of which he famously represented a slave owner attempting to have his slaves returned to him.