October 19, 2012

CBA News & Events

Help Us Grow Our Membership. Bring a Colleague to an October Committee Meeting.
Free committee meetings and expert speakers are one of our strongest and most unique membership benefits. To encourage new members to join the CBA, please invite a colleague(s) to attend an October committee meeting with you or to watch via live Webcast. Your guest(s) will receive free Illinois MCLE credit (if applicable) and the opportunity to meet and network with members of your committee. See a list of upcoming meetings(http://www.chicagobar.org/source/Meetings/cCalendarProcessSearch.cfm?Section=...). Members that bring a guest will be entered into a drawing to win a $100 Visa gift card. The more guests you bring, the more entries you earn!

Vote for Qualified Judges on November 6
Candidates appearing on the judicial ballot in Cook County have been evaluated by the CBA's Judicial Evaluation Committee. The Green Guide offers in-depth explanation of the process and the rationale for each evaluation. The separate Pocket Guide can be printed out and carried into the voting booth for easy reference when you vote. Get both documents, plus a mobile guide, at www.chicagobar.org/JEC. Be sure to share the findings with your colleagues, friends, and family.

Alliance for Women Celebrates 20 Years of Service and Brings the Bar None Exhibit Home to the CBA Through October 12
The AFW is celebrating its 20th year of supporting and promoting women lawyers in Chicago. As part of the celebration, members can view the original Bar None: 125 Year of Women Lawyers in Illinois traveling exhibit on the 1st floor of Association Headquarters through October 12. The exhibit tells the story of women's fight to open the legal profession in Illinois. See more details on the exhibit at www.chicagobar.org/AFW20. />
Discount Tickets to Chicago Ideas Week Criminal Justice Event
Chicago Ideas Week is offering CBA members half-price tickets (only $7.50) to the "Criminal Justice: Beyond the Verdict" presentation on October 10 at 4:30 p.m. at the Goodman Theater. Use discount code CRIMJUSTICE12 thru Oct. 3. Get all the details at
www.chicagoideas.com/talks/40.>