In
this e-Newsletter:
2006
Annual Luncheon Keynote Speaker: Lynn Sweet
Commitment to Justice Award: Judge
Paul Biebel
The 2006 Annual
Luncheon is only days away! Join us on Tuesday, October 17th at the
Chicago Athletic Association. The reception begins at 11:30am, with the
luncheon and program starting at noon.
Our keynote speaker is Lynn Sweet,
D.C. Bureau Chief for the Chicago
Sun- Times. We will be presenting the
Commitment to Justice Award to the
Honorable Paul Biebel, Presiding Judge of the Criminal
Division, for his exemplary accomplishments in improving the
Cook
County criminal
justice system.
The program will mark the 37th Annual Meeting of the Council and the 9th
Annual Meeting of Chicago Appleseed.
To date, the following firms and companies have sponsored tables for our
2006 Annual Luncheon:
Benefactor Level
Goldberg Kohn Bell Black Rosenbloom & Moritz, Ltd.
Contributor Level
Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Grippo & Elden LLC
Holland + Knight LLP
Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw LLP
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Miner Barnhill & Galland PC
Schiff Hardin LLP
Sidley
Austin LLP
Friend Level
Robert T. Badesch, Badesch Abramovitch
The Boeing Company
Chicago Appleseed Board of
Directors
Chicago-Kent College of Law
The Law Offices of Susan E. Cox, Ltd.
DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary
US LLP
Eimer Stahl Klevorn & Solberg LLP
Foley & Lardner LLP
The Law Offices of Susan Fortino-Brown
Jenner & Block LLP
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Michael Kreloff
Meites Mulder Mollica & Glink
Metroplex, Inc.
Miller Shakman & Beem LLP
Neal Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
Novack & Macey LLP
Sachnoff & Weaver Ltd.
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP
Torshen Slobig Genden Dragutinovich & Axel Ltd.
A limited number of seats are available. Reserve your seat now by
contacting Amanda Grant at 312-988-6599 or agrant@chicagoappleseed.org.
Council’s Judicial Evaluations Now Available
The Chicago Council of Lawyers has
released its evaluations and written report on judges seeking retention
on the November 7th ballot and on judicial candidates seeking to fill
vacancies in contested races.
You can find the Council’s report and ballot summary at our website,
www.chicagocouncil.org. You can also find on the website a sample ballot
from the Committee to Elect Qualified Judges, using the judicial
evaluations of the Council. Please distribute these results as widely as
possible through email distribution. We can also provide to you hard
copy sample ballots for distribution.
Please contact Malcolm Rich (312-988-6552 or malcolmrich@chicagocouncil.org)
if you would like to distribute sample ballots or have questions.