Moving forward past indifference to provide equal justice to all: The Chicago Bar Foundation's Investing in Justice Campaign focuses on the financial needs of pro bono work
InsideCounsel

When we talk about The Chicago Bar Foundation's (CBF) 7th annual Investing in Justice Campaign, we talk about making a difference. In a sense, though, it's just as much about standing up to indifference. Read more. . .  

Supporting access-to-justice campaign is a wise investment
The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin

There are many things we know as lawyers. We've invested a lot of time, money and effort on acquiring that knowledge. As we work on The Chicago Bar Foundation's seventh annual Investing in Justice Campaign, I want to reflect on a few things about which we don't always think. Read more . . .

Hirsch takes reins at Access to Justice Commission
The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin

Danielle E. Hirsch is well-traveled.

Before her stint as advocacy director at The Chicago Bar Foundation, she cut her teeth in the legal profession in places such as Pittsburgh, West Texas and South Africa. Read more. . .

Read the press release from the Supreme Court of Illinois about the Access to Justice Commission.

Indifference to access to justice is not an option
The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin

Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. once said, "The great thing in this world is not so much where we stand as in what direction we are moving.".  Read more. . .

CBF kicks off campaign
The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin

CBF Hosts Annual Fundraiser
The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin

About 1,700 people attended the Chicago Bar Foundation's 16th annual Fall Benefit on Nov. 17 at the Museum of Science & Industry. Read more. . .

New CBF incubator will open
The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin

The Chicago Bar Foundation will start an 18-month incubator program that will help recent law graduates launch solo practices to serve modest-income clients.

The program will strive to match up law graduates who struggle to find jobs with modest-income clients who don't qualify for legal aid but can't "pay for traditional legal services at market rates," a CBF draft proposal says. Read more. . .

Lawyers get $50K to use on school loans
The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin

Adela Carlin fought back tears as she stood before a crowd at the Chicago Bar Foundation (CBF) Monday night to accept a $50,000 fellowship toward her student loans. "I cried when I got the call," said Carlin, who spent the last 12 years working as a staff attorney at the Legal Assistance Foundation (LAF). "It has changed our family. It allowed me to think about the future in ways I never imagined."  Read more. . .

Legal community launches eighth annual Pro Bono Week celebration
The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin

The eighth annual Pro Bono Week in Chicago offers five events to lawyers who want to hear about opportunities to help the less fortunate through various forms of volunteer legal work. Read more. . .

CBF Director of Pro Bono Kelly Tautges Named to 40 under 40 for 2012
Chicago Lawyer Magazine

Kelly Tautges, Director of Pro Bono for the CBF, was honored as one of this year's 40 under 40 by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company. Read more. . .