Seventh Annual CBF Investing in Justice Campaign Sets New Records Across the Board

Thousands of people in need will receive critical legal assistance thanks to the leadership and generous contributions of 137 Chicago-area law firms, corporate legal departments and other law-related organizations and more than 4,000 individual contributors

Chicago, IL – The 2013 Chicago Bar Foundation (CBF) Investing in Justice Campaign set new records across the board while raising much-needed funds for pro bono and legal aid services in the Chicago area. 137 law firms, corporate legal departments and other law-related organizations participated in this year’s Campaign—a 15% increase from 2012—and more than 4,000 individual attorneys and legal professionals contributed more than $1.8 million, an almost 20% increase from last year. Read more...

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. . .  

Call for Nominations

The Nominating Committee for The Chicago Bar Foundation is seeking nominations for several open board slots next year. Nominations are due by May 17th.

Get more information, including the nominations form and board member responsibilties .

CBF Young Professionals Board Call for Nominations

The CBF Young Professionals Board will be adding a few new members this spring. The deadline for nominations is Monday, May 13, 2013.

Get more information:
YPB Overview & Board Responsibilities
Eligibility Requirements & Nomination Form

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 Report February/March 2013 
The 2013 Investing in Justice Campaign

Chicago's Legal Community Comes Together to Make a Powerful Impact

This month marks the occurrence of the 7th annual CBF Investing in Justice Campaign, a communitywide effort through which thousands of individual attorneys and legal professionals at Chicago-area law firms, corporations, the CBA and other law-related organizations come together around a cause distinctly important to us as a profession-building the capacity of our overburdened pro bono and legal aid system to help ensure that people in need have access to justice. Read more. . .

CBF kicks off campaign
The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin

CBF Report January 2013
The Chicago Bar Foundation in 2012: The Year in Pictures

Your support of the CBF and the larger cause of equal access to justice has resulted in some remarkable results over the last year. Read more. . .