Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: What’s Next?
Please join us for a formal panel discussion focusing on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) with an emphasis on evaluating current successes and challenges, as well as strategizing for future initiatives.
First Amendment Rights of Students in the Context of Book Bans
The freedom to read is under assault in the United States—particularly in public schools—curtailing students’ freedom to explore words, ideas, and books. In the 2022–23 school year, from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023, PEN America recorded 3,362 instances of book bans in US public school classrooms and libraries.
2023 Annual Meeting and Installation Luncheon
Please join the Federal Bar Association’s Chicago Chapter for the election and installation of its 2023-2024 officers and directors. This popular annual event hosts federal judges and hundreds of practitioners from Chicago and surrounding communities.
What Every Litigator Needs to Know About Bankruptcy 2023
Ever been litigating happily when your opponent up and filed bankruptcy? Did you wonder what that meant and what you could and should do next? In this in-person CLE seminar, Chief Bankruptcy Judge A. Benjamin Goldgar of the Northern District of Illinois will give you the answers. He’ll provide a crash course on the bankruptcy system and then explain your options when bankruptcy unexpectedly darkens your door.