Younger Lawyers Happy Hour
Cavanaugh’s: Back Room Monadnock Building, 53 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL, USFree appetizers and your first drink is on us! Please join us for a Free Happy Hour sponsored by the Federal Bar Association Younger Lawyers Division and the 7th Circuit Bar Association Younger Lawyers Committee. An opportunity to meet other…
FBA Members’ Holiday Party
Chicago Bar Association, Presidents Room, 2nd Floor 321 S Plymouth Ct, Chicago, ILFBA Members and Judges Only Join your fellow FBA members in celebrating the holiday season. Drinks and hors d’oeuvres will be served and the Kathryn Smith Matkov Award will be presented. RSVP by Friday, December 4
Chambers Lunch with Hon. John J. Tharp, Jr.
Dirksen United States Courthouse – Judge Tharp’s Chambers 219 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL, USAn opportunity for practitioners and students to enjoy lunch in a close setting with Judge Tharp. Registration fee: $15Includes lunch catered by Inspiration Kitchen, a participant in the FBA’s Buying Change program. At Judge Tharp’s request, attorneys who…
Employment Law Seminar
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 191 N. Wacker Dr., Ste. 3700, Chicago, ILCocktails and Hors d’oeuvres to follow 4.0 Illinois MCLE credit hours Join us for the FBA’s Third Annual Employment Law Seminar and hear from employment law experts on the ever-changing landscape of federal laws and regulations. Panelists will include…
Chambers Lunch with Hon. Jorge L. Alonso
Dirksen United States Courthouse, Room 1388 219 S Dearborn St, Ceremonial Courtroom, Chicago, IL, USAn opportunity for practitioners and students to enjoy lunch in a close setting with Judge Alonso. Registration fee: $15Includes lunch catered by Inspiration Kitchen, a participant in the FBA’s Buying Change program. At Judge Alonso’s request, attorneys who…
Commercial Class Actions: Hot Topics, Trends and Settlement Fairness
Seyfarth Shaw LLP 233 South Wacker Drive, Suite 8000, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL, US +1 more3.0 hours Illinois CLE pending approval Litigation of commercial class actions has dramatically increased in recent years and much of it occurs in the Federal Court. Join us on February 23, 2016 to learn about significant recent developments at…
Litigation in Bankruptcy Court
Cozen O’Connor 123 North Wacker Drive13th Floor - Business Meeting Center, Chicago, ILLunch is included 1.0 Illinois MCLE creditpending approval The program will offer the perspectives of bankruptcy judges, a trustee, and an attorney as to the variety of cases bankruptcy courts hear in the aftermath of Stern v. Marshall. The…
Writing Winning Briefs and District Court Practice Tips
Dirksen United States Courthouse, Room 1388 219 S Dearborn St, Ceremonial Courtroom, Chicago, IL, US1 hour Illinois MCLE credit Lunch is included Want to make your briefs more effective and memorable? Ever had a question about practice in federal court that you were too afraid to ask? Please join the Younger Lawyers Division of…
Sixth Annual James B. Moran Membership Appreciation Event
Seyfarth Shaw LLP, 24th Floor 131 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL, US +1 moreReception 5:00-5:30 pm Event 5:30-7:00 pm The event is open only to members and free of charge. Appetizers and refreshments will be served. Inherit the Wind The event will feature clips from the 1960 classic “Inherit the Wind”…
Legal Writing for the Rewired Brain: Persuading Readers in a Paperless World
Chicago Bar Association 321 South Plymouth Court, Chicago, IL, United States1.0 Illinois MCLE Buffet lunch included Research shows that readers read differently on electronic screens than they do on paper. An increasing number of judges read our submissions electronically, either some or all of the time. In an engaging presentation,…
Federal Criminal Practice Program
Mayer Brown LLP 71 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, US4 hours of Illinois CLE (pending approval) Registration extended until April 11 at 5:00 pm Join us for four hours of CLE, pending approval, as we (1) discuss current issues in technology and federal criminal practice; (2) explore programs in…
Chambers Lunch with Hon. Virginia M. Kendall
Dirksen United States Courthouse, Room 1388 219 S Dearborn St, Ceremonial Courtroom, Chicago, IL, USAn opportunity for practitioners and students to enjoy lunch in a close setting with Judge Kendall. Registration fee: $15Includes lunch catered by Inspiration Kitchen, a participant in the FBA’s Buying Change program. At Judge Kendall’s request, attorneys who…
Worksite Enforcement and Immigration Conference
Sidley Austin LLP 1 S Dearborn St, Chicago, IL, USPresented by the Federal Bar Association’s National Immigration Law Section and the Chicago Chapter Program Co-Chairs Marketa Lindt Sidley Austin LLP Margaret H. McCormick Minsky, McCormick & Hallagan, P.C. Our 10th Annual FBA Worksite Enforcement Conference will feature nationally recognized…
NLRA Issues in a Non-Union Workforce
Dirksen United States Courthouse, Room 1388 219 S Dearborn St, Ceremonial Courtroom, Chicago, IL, US1.5 hours Illinois MCLEpending approval FBA Members Only Peter OhrRegional DirectorNational Labor Relations Board, Chicago David Haase, ModeratorShareholder Littler Mendelson The Labor and Employment Section of the Chicago Chapter of the Federal Bar Association invites members to a free…
Chambers Lunch with Hon. Geraldine Soat Brown
ILAn opportunity for practitioners and students to enjoy lunch in a close setting with Magistrate Judge Brown. Registration fee: $15Includes lunch catered by Inspiration Kitchen, a participant in the FBA’s Buying Change program. At Judge Brown’s request, attorneys…
