Black Lawyers: Raising the Bar, Passing the Baton (2/8/2021)

The 2021 CBA Black History Program is a Master Class with four prominent African American panelists who have reached the highest levels of the legal profession.

Each will share their expertise and recommendations for sustained success in corporate, judicial and law firm environments. Attendees will gain helpful insights into the disruption of implicit bias in the legal profession and the cultivation of professional development skills for attorneys of color.

Panelists:

Judge Jacqueline P. Cox
United States Bankruptcy Court, 
Northern District of Illinois

Martin P. Greene
Partner, Zuber Lawler LLP

Nina J. Fain
Corporate Counsel, JSS Family Trust; 
Chair, CBA Covid-19 Recovery Committee

Langdon D. Neal
Principal and Owner, Neal & Leroy, LLC

Moderator:
Greta G. Weathersby 
 Senior Counsel, WEC Energy Group, Inc.; 
Chair, CBA COVID-19 Recovery Committee; Moderator

Special thanks to Clark Hill.

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Live CBA Committee meetings and seminars will take place via Zoom webinar.  You will click on "view video" and be directly connected to the meeting/seminar on Zoom.  (You will not receive a Zoom link.)

You MUST have Zoom Desktop Client on your Mac or PC to view a live program. If using a mobile device, you must have the Zoom App (available in the App Store or Google Play).

System requirements for Mac & PC can be found here. System requirements for mobile devices can be here.  

Please note that audience members do not need video or audio access.  Audience members are able to submit questions via the chat or Q & A features of Zoom. 

Chat: Open in-meeting chat, allowing you to send chat messages to and send a message to the host, panelists, and attendees (if permitted). Question & Answer: Open the Q&A window, allowing you to ask questions to the host and panelists. They can either reply back to you via text in the Q&A window or answer your question live.