This special award honors the individuals and institutions who have made the law and legal profession more accessible to and reflective of the community at large.
2024 Vanguard Awards Luncheon will be held on May 14, 2024 at the Union League Club of Chicago. 11:30 a.m. reception, followed by 12:00 p.m. luncheon. $75 per person ($750 per table of 10). Make your reservation below. Questions? Email Michele Spodarek or call 312-554-2000.
2024 Vanguard Award Honorees
Wiley S. Adams
Cook County Bar Association
Judge Jerome C. Barrido
Filipino American Lawyers Association
Judge Jonathan Clark Green
Advocates Society
Erika N.L. Harold
Women's Bar Association of Illinois
Janaan Hashim
Muslim Bar Association of Chicago
Jewish United Fund
Decalogue Society of Lawyers
Soo Yeon Lee
Korean American Bar Association
Monica Llorente
HLAI - Serving the Hispanic Lawyers of Illinois
Judge Patricia Logue
(posthumously)
LAGBAC - Chicago's LGBTQ+ Bar Association
Linda Lu
Chinese American Bar Association of Greater Chicago
Mary Alice Melchor
Black Women Lawyers' Association of Greater Chicago, Inc.
Tara M. Raghavan
South Asian Bar Association of Chicago
Judge Joanne F. Rosado
Puerto Rican Bar Association
Jennifer L. Rosato Perea
The Chicago Bar Association
Nancy E. Sasamoto
Asian American Bar Association of Greater Chicago
Marvet M. Sweis
Arab American Bar Association of Illinois
History of Vanguard Award Recipients (PDF).