Before the first event of the newly formed Japanese American Bar Association Chicago Committee, the group’s founder Takayuki “Taky” Ono kept his expectations modest.“It was kind of a risky proposition because we had no idea who would turn up or anything,” said Ono, an associate at Goldberg Kohn Ltd.But when more than 50 people showed up at Public House for the committee’s event in early February, Ono said he realized there was an untapped need for this type of organization.Attendees at …