Federal Center Plaza
P.O. Box 1200
Chicago, IL 60690

Officers

President
Paul E. Freehling
pfreehling@seyfarth.com

First Vice President

Scott Mendeloff
mendeloffs@howrey.com
 
Second Vice President
Maria Z. Vathis
mvathis@clausen.com
 
Secretary
James D. Wascher
jwascher@friedmanholtz.com
 
Treasurer
George Jackson III


Immediate Past President
Charles L. Nesbit
cnesbit124@aol.com

 

A Message from the Chapter President

Greetings! The Chicago Chapter covers the Northern District of Illinois and has nearly 400 members to our credit. I am proud to say that, our Board of Directors, past presidents, and members include many in the federal and state judicial system, as well as attorneys in private practice, governmental agencies and academia. If you have not already done so, I invite you to join the Federal Bar Association and the Chicago Chapter. I look forward to seeing you at our monthly luncheons.

Paul E. Freehling
Chicago Chapter President

**The Chicago Chapter is launching a campaign to endow the Michael Francis Lefkow FBA Public Interest Fellowship Program at the Northwestern University School of Law. The fellowship will permit law students to accept paid summer internships across the country and represent the poor and vulnerable.

If you would like to contribute to this effort, please make your check payable to the "Federal Bar Foundation" and mail it to the Federal Bar Association, P.O. Box 1200, Chicago, Illinois 60690. We urge you to support our effort to establish a memorial to an exceptional attorney and to recognize the extraordinary sacrifice that was forced upon his wife, Hon. Joan Humphrey Lefkow of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Read letter from Chapter President Jack J. Carriglio regarding the fellowship program.


Newsletters

April 2006


Calendar of Events

Chicago Chapter Monthly Luncheon Series are held on the third Wednesday of each month (at noon, unless otherwise noted). FBA members and their guests are admitted at reduced rates. For program information and reservations, please call Carolyn (815) 464-9068.

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Recent Events

November 17, 2008
What You Should Know About Workplace Enforcement and Immigration

Sponsored by the Chicago Chapter of the FBA
Time: 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Location: Loyola University School of Law, Rubloff Auditorium, 25 E. Pearson

September 8, 2008

Annual Chicago Chapter Installation Luncheon

Judge William Webster will be the speaker, Carol Marin will receive the Kate Matkov Award, and officers and directors of the Chapter for the 2008-2009 year will be installed.  
Location: Standard Club, 320 S. Plymouth Court, Chicago
Cash Bar at 11:45 a.m. and lunch at 12:15 p.m.


Chapter Awards

Walter J. Cummings Award
The Chicago Chapter annually presents this award to an attorney for excellence in pro bono service as nominated alternately by the judges of the Seventh Circuit and the Northern District. The award is given in the name of longtime chapter board member and judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, the late Walter J. Cummings.

Frank J. McGarr Award
The Chicago Chapter annually presents this award to an attorney for distinguished federal government service. The award is given in the name of Chicago Chapter Past President Frank J. McGarr, retired U.S. district court judge and former first assistant U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois.

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Related Links of Interest

 

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois: Recent news in the Chicago federal courts
http://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Illinois:
http://www.ilnb.uscourts.gov/

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit:
http://www.ca7.uscourts.gov/

Internal Revenue Service Alerts
IRS Unveils Offshore Voluntary Compliance Initiative; Chance for 'Credit-Card Abusers' to Clear Up Their Tax Liabilities

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