The Basics of CBA Legislative Advocacy (9/26/23)

Would you like to know how you can play a role in crafting Illinois legislation that can have a meaningful impact on your practice area? The Chicago Bar Association offers opportunities for practitioners to draft, review and present legislation through our legislative program. Attend this seminar to learn more about this process, including the type of legislation that is typically proposed, how to gage its impact on your practice area, and how to present proposed legislation for review to the CBA’s Legislative Committee. You will be given an overview of the legislative process in Illinois and learn more about how you can contribute to the debate in Springfield by becoming a CBA Legislative Liaison.

Speakers:
Kevin Curran, Legislative Liaison, Adoption Law Committee
Noah Graf, Chair, CBA Legislative Committee
Angela Inzano, Vice Chair, CBA Legislative Committee
Lawrence J. “Larry” Suffredin, CBA Lobbyist
Tom Suffredin, CBA Lobbyist 
Juli Vyverberg, CBA Director, Government Affairs

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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.)

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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.