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Students get a glimpse of firm life

Attorneys from Clausen Miller gave future lawyers a glimpse into law firm life as part of a “Day in the Life” program for students with diverse backgrounds, organized by the firm’s Diversity, Inclusion and New Talent Committee. Students heard presentations on topics ranging from business and operational …
Firm names winners in oratory

Harper Williams, a fifth-grade student from Robert A. Black Magnet Elementary School in Chicago, won first place Friday in the fourth annual Foley & Lardner MLK Jr. Oratory Competition. Williams took on the persona of Dr. King to call for a renewed focus on the “culture of excellence” in the Black …
WBAI holds awards ceremony

Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard attorneys Brian L. Salvi, from left, Eirene N. Salvi and Matthew L. Williams attend the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois Top Women Lawyers in Leadership and Top Women Legislators in Leadership awards at the Chicago Athletic Association on Oct. 27. Photo courtesy Salvi Schostok & Pritchard
Romanucci delivers undergraduate commencement address

Antonio M. Romanucci delivered the undergraduate commencement address at the University of Illinois Chicago on Saturday at the Credit Union 1 Arena. More than 1,400 degrees were conferred and more than 5,000 people attended, Romanucci & Blandin said. “Class of 2022, social responsibility is not …
Cosgrove speaks at ITLA seminar

Bradley M. Cosgrove, partner at Clifford Law Offices, spoke at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association’s annual Medical Malpractice Seminar at the Westin Chicago River North. He addressed “Aggressive Cross Examination of the Less Than Truthful Witness.” The seminar last month was sponsored by the …
Hellenic Bar group gives awards

The Hellenic Bar Association Foundation awarded $60,000 in scholarships to seven law students at its 72nd Scholarship Gala and celebrated Dr. Leonidas Platanias (Hellene of the Year), Judge Anthony Kyriakopoulos (Service Award) and Maria Tabrizi (Professional Achievement), alongside Harry Secaras as …
AABAR hosts installation ceremony

The board of directors, officers and incoming President Nura Yanaki of the Arab American Bar Association of Illinois (AABAR) celebrated its 32nd Installation Dinner & Award Ceremony Nov. 2 with Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Honoree Justice Jesse G. Reyes and Chief Judge Timothy Evans. From left …
Barnes & Thornburg raises funds for charity

More than 25 Barnes & Thornburg lawyers and employees from the firm’s Chicago office raised money for the National Breast Cancer Foundation last month. The group raised more than $5,000 for the foundation and walked from its offices at 1 N. Upper Wacker Drive to The Bean at Millennium Park on Oct. 26 to …

Foxx says ‘justice has been served’ by R. Kelly’s previous sex-abuse convictions

President Joe Biden speaks at the National Prayer Breakfast Feb. 3, 2022. The breakfast is one of the most visible and long-standing events that brings religion and politics together in Washington. But due to concerns the gathering had become too divisive, it's splitting from the private religious group that had overseen it for decades. The organizer and host for this year’s breakfast Thursday will be a new foundation headed by former Sen. Mark Pryor of Arkansas.

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Paul Morella is bringing his one-man show to Chicago’s legal community. “A Passion for Justice: An Encounter with Clarence Darrow” is hosted by the Chicago Bar Association. “He packed more into one lifetime than most people do,” Morella says after portraying Darrow onstage for more than 20 years.

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