Pro Bono in Communities (10/24/22)

This is a hybrid event with an in-person (The Chicago Bar Association, 321 S. Plymouth) and a webinar option. Please select the appropriate button when registering if you plan to attend in-person.

Hear from the Center for Disability & Elder Law, the Legal Aid Society Communities Partnering 4 Peace Program, the Chicago Bar Association’s Lawyers in the Classroom program, and the Chicago Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Section about how you can give back in your communities. The panelists will share the impactful work their organizations are doing, discuss how you can get involved as a pro bono volunteer, and provide details on a variety of bite-size in-person pro bono volunteer opportunities as well as opportunities for deeper levels of engagement.

Speakers:
Michael Stone, Legal Director, Center for Elder and Disability Law
Sonny R. Thatch, II, Managing Attorney, CP4P Justice Corps, Legal Aid Society of Metropolitan Family Services
Tiffani M. Watson, M.Ed., Managing Director, Education & Corporate Engagement, Edward J. Lewis II Lawyers In the Classroom program

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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).

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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.