Disrupting the Trade: A Legal Summit on Human Trafficking Prevention (6/12/25)

This is a hybrid event with an in-person and a webinar option. Please select the appropriate button when registering if you plan to attend in-person. Event will take place at the Chicago Bar Association, 321 S. Plymouth Court, Chicago, IL 60604.

Join The Chicago Bar Association’s Committee on Anti-Human Trafficking for a legal summit focused how to disrupt the trade of human trafficking. Speakers will discuss prosecution and law enforcement approaches to combatting human trafficking, as well as legal remedies, and immigration relief for survivors. A survivor will then share her personal account of resilience, justice, and path to healing. The program will conclude with an interactive dialogue on next steps in legal advocacy, policy reform, and survivor-centered community engagement. Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart and Chief Judge Virginia M. Kendall of the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois will be recognized for their long-standing contributions to the effort to combat human trafficking.

PROGRAM AGENDA

1:00 – 1:15 PM - Welcome and Opening Remarks
Naderh Elrabadi, Chair, CBA Committee on Anti-Human Trafficking
Robert Fioretti, Vice Chair, CBA Committee on Anti-Human Trafficking

1:15 – 1:45 PM - Keynote Remarks & Awards Presentation
Sheriff Tom Dart, Cook County Sheriff
Law Enforcement’s Role in Disrupting Human Trafficking
Introduced by Evelyn Sanguinetti, Former Lt. Governor of Illinois; Executive Director, HOPE Fair Housing Center, Naomi’s Place

1:55 – 2:40 PM - Panel 1: Prosecution & Law Enforcement Approaches
Panelists:
Holly Kremin, Supervisor, Human Trafficking Unit, Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office
Elly Moheb, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Illinois
Elisa Muñoz, LSW, Victim-Witness Coordinator, CCSAO Human Trafficking Unit
Moderators:
Naderh Elrabadi, Chair, CBA Committee on Anti-Human Trafficking
Robert Fioretti, Vice Chair, CBA Committee on Anti-Human Trafficking

2:40 – 2:55 PM - Break/Questions

2:55 – 3:40 PM - Panel 2: Legal Remedies and Immigration Relief for Survivors
Panelists:
John Heiderscheidt, Director of Safety and Security, School District U-46
Radhika Sharma, Director of Legal Services, Apna Ghar
Moderator:
Barbara Susman, Immigration Attorney and Human Rights Advocate

3:30 – 3:40 PM - Survivor Testimony
Judith Hernandez
Survivor Testimony from the La Luz del Mundo Trafficking Case
A personal account of resilience, justice, and the legal path to healing

3:40 – 4:20 PM - Speaker & Recognition/Awards Presentation
Chief Judge Virginia M. Kendall, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
Judicial Leadership in Combatting Human Trafficking: A Federal Perspective

4:20 – 5:00 PM - Final Reflections & Q&A
Interactive dialogue on next steps in legal advocacy, policy reform, and survivor-centered community engagement.

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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.