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2010

  Date Title
  02/25/2010 TV's Art Norman Hosts 9th Annual Barristers Big Band Benefit Ball
  02/22/2010 Human Trafficking, Trials of Detainees Focus of Chicago Bar Association
  02/22/2010 24 Chicago Lawyers Admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court Bar
  02/17/2010 Dinner Event Serves as a Call to Action for Haiti
  02/10/2010 Chicago's Justin Heather Named Outstanding Young Laywer in Nation by American Bar Association
  01/28/2010 Uptown-Edgewater Tutoring and Mentoring Program Honored with Award
  01/07/2010 Bar Association Releases Findings on Judicial Candidates
  01/05/2010 Celebrated Chicago Trial Lawyer Larry Rogers to be Honored with The Chicago Bar Association's Dickerson Award

 

2009

  Date Title
  12/01/2009 Call for Nominations for 2009-2010 Bar Association Alliance for Women Awards
  11/19/2009 Chicago's Justin Heather Named Outstanding Young Lawyer in Nation by ABA
  11/12/2009 Free Booklet - "Where to Go For Legal Assistance" Available from The Chicago Bar Association
  11/04/2009 "I'm a Lawyer Get Me Out of Here!" - Lawyers Spoof News and Newsmakers in 86th Annual Holiday Revue
  10/28/2009 Contribute Books for Kids
  09/18/2009 How to Find a Lawyer if you Can't Afford One
  09/01/2009 "Pay Czar" Ken Feinberg Addresses Chicago Bar Association September 30
  08/26/2009 Four to Receive Bar Association's Stevens Award -- Hon. William J. Bauer Keynotes Awards Luncheon
  08/26/2009 Survival of the Fittest (Lawyer)
  07/02/2009 Chicago Bar Association Praises Illinois Supreme Court's New Professional Conduct Code
  04/22/2009 Finalists Announced in Chicago Bar Association's 20th Annual Herman Kogan Media Awards Competition
  04/15/2009 335 Chicago 8th Graders Enter Lincoln Essay Contest
  04/15/2009 Angelaccio Named 2009 Liberty Bell Award Winner
  04/01/2009 Free Legal Information on Saturday Morning, April 18
  03/26/2009 Seven Who Enhance Diversity in Legal Profession Honored with 2009 Vanguard Awards
  03/20/2009 Nominations for Bar Association Award being Accepted
  02/18/2009 Call for Entries: Herman Kogan Media Awards of The Chicago Bar Association
  02/05/2009 Archbishop Desmond Tutu to Speak at Interfaith Dinner March 10
  02/05/2009 Chester Blair to be Honored with Bar Association's Earl Burrus Dickerson Award February 11
  01/05/2009 Judge Sheila Murphy Unveils Death Penalty Reform Proposal at Bar Association

 

2008

  Date Title
  12/22/2008 $217K in Grants Awarded by Lawyers Lend-A-Hand Program
  12/17/2008 Robinson Takes Helm of The Lawyers Lend-A-Hand Program
  11/20/2008 "Oh, What a Night": Lawyers Spoof News and Newsmakers in Annual Holiday Revue, "Jury Boys"
  10/14/2008 Bar Association Releases Findings on Judicial Candidates
  09/28/2008 How to Find a Lawyer If You Can't Afford One
  09/24/2008 Bar Association Files Lawsuit on Ballot for November 4th Referendum on Illinois Constitutional Convention
  08/21/2008 Jazz Lovers Don't Miss Bebop at the Library
  08/20/2008 Bar Association Names Three to Receive Annual Honor -- U.S. Justice John Paul Stevens Keynotes Awards Luncheon
  08/15/2008 CBA Young Lawyers Honored at ABA Annual Young Lawyers Division Meeting
  08/14/2008 The Revised "A Young Lawyer's Guide to Real Estate Practice" Now Available from The Chicago Bar Association
  07/23/2008 Lawyers Who "Lend a Hand" to Youth Honored
  07/21/2008 Third Candidate for County Inspector General Named
  06/26/2008 Bar Associations Deliver Recommendations for County Inspector General to Stroger
  06/18/2008 Judge E. Kenneth Wright Becomes Chicago Bar Association President at 135th Annual Meeting
  05/28/2008 Understanding Mortgage Foreclosure: Young Lawyer Team up with Legal Community to Educate Homeowners about their Rights in the Current Home Lending Crisis
  05/08/2008 Winners of Herman Kogan Media Awards Announced; Keynoter Mary Mitchell of the Sun Times Charms at 19th Annual Journalism Competition
  05/06/2008 Lawyers, Judges Collect Books for Kids
  04/16/2008 Finalists Announced in The Chicago Bar ASsociation's 19th Annual Herman Kogan Media Awards Competition
  04/11/2008 Illinois Constitutional Convention - Yes or No? Hear arguments for and against at Bar Association forum
  03/25/2008 The Chicago Bar Association and The Chicago Bar Foundation 10th Annual Pro Bono and Public Service Awards
  03/19/2008 Events for Kids, Adults and Lawyers Highlight Annual "Law Week" Celebration
  03/19/2008 Judge Richard A. Posner Addresses "Judicial Review of Immigration Judges" in April 21 Speech at The Chicago Bar Association
  03/19/2008 Slavery in the Modern World Focus of Bar Association Forum
  03/03/2008 The Chicago Bar Association Seeks Entries for Herman Kogan Media Awards Competition
  02/29/2008 CBA Orchestra Celebrates The Season with Spring Concert
  01/31/2008 Law Firms, Job Candidates Meet, Mingle at Bar Association's Annual "Meet the Firms Night"
  01/23/2008 State's Attorney Candidates' Forum Presented by WYCC-TV, Bar Association
  01/23/2008 Free for Chicagoans - "Your Guide to the Law" from The Chicago Bar Association

 

2007

  Date Title
  10/14/2007 Chicago Lawyers Celebrate Pro Bono Week
  09/05/2007 The Chicago Bar Association Names Four to Receive Annual Honor
  09/05/2007 The Chicago Bar Association's Young Lawyers Section Wants to Know, Who is the Most Fit Young Lawyer in Chicago?
  08/30/2007 Young Lawyers Section of The Chicago Bar Association Honored with Awards from The American Bar Association
  08/08/2007 Women's Retirement Needs Focus of Bar Association Symposium
  07/09/2007 Legal Community's "Unsung Heroes" Honored at Annual Awards Luncheon
  06/21/2007 Victor P. Henderson Becomes The Chicago Bar Association President at Annual Meeting
  06/05/2007 For Chicago Consumers - "Your Guide to the Law" from The Chicago Bar Association
  04/27/2007 For New Lawyers - "How to Survive and Thrive" Booklet from The Chicago Bar Association
  04/16/2007 Five Who Enhance Diversity in Legal Community Honored with Vanguard Awards
  04/16/2007 The Chicago Bar Association Announces Finalists in 18th Annual Herman Kogan Media Awards Competition
  04/11/2007 Darfur Human Rights Seminar Held by Bar Associations
  03/30/2007 Two No-Cost Opportunities to Talk to a Lawyer from The Chicago Bar Association
  03/30/2007 Students and Seniors Targeted by Bar Association's "Law Week" Celebration
  03/23/2007 Nominations Sought for The Chicago Bar Association's Liberty Bell Award
  03/16/2007 The Chicago Bar Association Honors Asian American Judges
  02/06/2007 The Chicago Bar Association Seeks Entries for 18th Annual Herman Kogan Media Awards Competition
  01/30/2007 February is Career Month at The Chicago Bar Association
  01/18/2007 Donald Hubert to be Honored Posthumously with The Chicago Bar Association's Earl Burrus Dickerson Award February 21
  01/11/2007 The Chicago Bar Association Releases Report on County Juvenile Detention Center, Announces Agreement with County Board President to Transfer Control

 

2006

  Date Title
  12/07/2006 The Chicago Bar Association Establishes Administrative Law Judges Committee
  11/27/2006 The Chicago Bar Association Charitable Programs Receive $4 Million in Class Action Settlement
  11/10/2006 Lawyers Lampoon Current Events, Personalities in 83rd Annual Holiday Revue
  10/27/2006 Young Lawyers Collect Books for Children
  10/17/2006 Learn from Chicago's Trial Superstars
  10/16/2006 Magazine of The Chicago Bar Association Wins National Award
  10/10/2006 The Chicago Bar Association Releases Findings on Judicial Candidates in November Election
  09/14/2006 Volunteers Needed for 2006 Moot Court Competition
  09/06/2006 International Bar Association Visitors Convene for Conference of World City Bar Associations
  08/29/2006 The Chicago Bar Association Symphony Orchestra Celebrates Its 20th with Beethoven's 9th Symphony
  08/15/2006 The Chicago Bar Association Names Four to Receive Highest Honor
  06/21/2006 The Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Lend-A-Hand Program Celebrates Unsung Heroes 3rd Annual My Hero Awards & Volunteer Recognition Luncheon
  06/20/2006 Kevin P. Durkin to be Installed as President of The Chicago Bar Association
  06/16/2006 Megan Healy McClung Appointed Chair of The Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers Section
  06/15/2006 Young Lawyers Maturing Not Getting Older - The Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers Section Celebrates 35th
  05/03/2006 Our Lady of Mercy Volunteer Maria Teresa Martinez Awarded Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyer’s Section Liberty Bell
  05/01/2006 Entertainment Law Basics are Focus of Expert Panel at The Chicago Bar Association Conference
  04/27/2006 Women, Minorities in Legal Profession Focus of Conference
  04/26/2006 Lawyers Recreate Scenes from Leopold and Loeb Trail at The Chicago Bar Association
  04/25/2006 Events for Seniors, High School Students and Everyone in Between Pack The Chicago Bar Association's Law Week Celebration
  04/18/2006 The Chicago Bar Association Announces Winners of Herman Kogan Media Awards Competition - Bob Sirott Keynotes May 4 Luncheon
  04/13/2006 The Chicago Bar Association Symphony Orchestra and Special Beethoven Chorus Present a Sneak Preview Performance of Beethoven's 9th Symphony
  04/11/2006 The Chicago Bar Association's Vanguard Awards Honor Seven
  04/11/2006 Diversity Initiative Adopted by The Chicago Bar Association
  03/28/2006 The Chicago Bar Association Names 2006-2007 Officers and Board Members; Kevin P. Durking of Clifford to be 133rd President
  03/09/2006 The Legacies of Nuremberg: 60 Years Later
  03/02/2006 Evaluations for March 21 Primary Judicial Election
  03/02/2006 The Chicago Bar Association Honors Judge Pincham with 2006 Dickerson Award
  01/25/2006 Can I Return My Car After I Bought It? The Chicago Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service Provides Links to Consumer Rights Attorneys
  01/19/2006 Judge Dorothy Kirie Kinnaird to Receive The Judge Foreman Award at The Chicago Bar Association's Annual Circuit Court of Cook County Chancery Judges Reception

 

2005

  Date Title
  12/05/2005 CBA / ISBA Announce Formation of Joint Task Force on the Illinois Court System
  08/08/2006 The Chicago Bar Association and Chicago Bar Foundation To Confer Sixth Annual U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens Awards


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