In 1969, a group of local attorneys established the Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law to provide quality legal counsel to those clients whose civil rights cases and projects would benefit the community at large. The first board believed that "the poor and the black can become full and equal participants in our economic and political systems only when they achieve the power to deal on equal terms with public and private institutions. An essential element of that power is access to expert legal resources."
This vision continues to guide the efforts of the Chicago Lawyers' Committee. The mission of the Committee is to promote and protect civil rights, particularly the civil rights of poor, minority and disadvantaged people, in order to facilitate their participation in the social, economic and political systems of our nation. Through individual and class action litigation as well as non litigation programs, the Committee works on behalf of the voiceless and dispossessed members of our society: racial, ethnic, and religious minorities; children; women; and people with disabilities.
The Committee's strength lies in the commitment and ability of its member law firms. Each year, several hundred attorneys at Chicago law firms contributed approximately 15,000 hours of their time. Obviously, the dedication of this highly qualified volunteer corps multiplies the Committee's ability to handle matters of law reform and impact. These lawyers work on significant issues which provide a meaningful experience for attorneys involved in all types of practice, including litigation, corporate, real estate, tax, and finance. Membership in the Chicago Lawyers' Committee allows law firms to focus their pro bono resources where they will accomplish the most good, and where they will have a lasting impact.
Poverty, prejudice, and lack of opportunity continue to plague Chicago. As the Committee expands to meet the challenges of the unfinished civil rights agenda, we reach out to our friends in the legal, corporate, and foundation communities, encouraging even greater participation and support.
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MEMBERSHIPApplegate & Thorne-Thomsen, PC
Bennet P. Applegate
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott, LLP
Sidney N. Herman
Steven E. Derringer
Brennan & Monte, Ltd.
Noelle C. Brennan
Michael W. Coffield & Associates, PC
Michael W. Coffield
Cornfield & Feldman
Gilbert A. Cornfield
Despres, Schwartz & Geoghegan
Leon M. Despres
DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary
Thomas F. Geselbracht
David L. Reifman
Eimer Stahl Klevorn & Solberg LLP
Nathan P. Eimer
Andrew G. Klevorn
Ronit C. Barrett
FagelHaber, LLC
Joel A. Haber
Susan M. Lorenc
Foley & Lardner, LLP
Mary Kay Martire
Myles D. Berman
Edward M. Fox & Associates
Edward M. Fox
Friedman and Holtz
Gregory A. Friedman
Futterman Howard Watkins Wylie & Ashley
Mr. Robert C. Howard
Greene and Letts
Martin P. Greene
Allen P. Walker
Grippo & Elden, LLC
Matthew O. Sitzer
Howrey, LLP
Stephen D. Libowsky
Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym, Ltd.
Matthew J. Piers
Jenner & Block, LLP
Daniel J. Hurtado
Katten Muchin Rosenman, LLP
Reid A. Mandel
Jonathan K. Baum
The Law Office of Christopher C. Kendall, PC
Christopher C. Kendall
Kinoy, Taren & Geraghty, P.C.
Jeffrey L. Taren
Joanne Kinoy
Kirkland & Ellis, LLP
Barry E. Fields
Latham & Watkins, LLP
Kenneth G. Schuler
Erin S. Shaw
Law Offices of Robert E. Lehrer
Robert E. Lehrer
Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw, LLP
Stuart M. Litwin
David F. Narefsky
Meites, Mulder, Mollica & Glink
Paul W. Mollica
Thomas R. Meites
Miller Shakman & Beem, LLP
Ronald S. Miller
Edward W. Feldman
Miner, Barnhill & Galland PC
Jeffrey I. Cummings
Nancy L. Maldonado
Pugh, Jones, Johnson & Quandt, P.C.
Stephen H. Pugh
Dennis P.W. Johnson
The Redleaf Law Firm
Diane L. Redleaf
Robinson Curley & Clayton, P.C.
Fay Clayton
Cynthia H. Hyndman
Sachnoff & Weaver, Ltd.
Jack L. Block
Steven I. Saltzman, Esq.
Schiff Hardin, LLP
Paul E. Greenwalt, III
Barry S. Alberts
Schwartz Cooper Greenberger & Krauss, Chtd.
Malcolm M. Gaynor
Stephen G. Seliger, Esq.
Sidley Austin, LLP
Linton J. Childs
Susan A. Stone
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Joseph N. Wharton
Eric J. Gorman
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, LLP
Harold C. Hirshman
Margo Weinstein
Geoffrey R. Stone, Professor
The University of Chicago Law School
Stowell & Friedman, Ltd.
Linda D. Friedman
Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, LLP
Vilia M. Drazdys
Winston & Strawn, LLP
Gregory A. McConnell
Zaideman & Esrig, P.C.
Jerry A. Esrig
BOARD OF DIRECTORSBartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott, LLP
Sidney N. Herman
Steven E. Derringer (alternate)
Michael W. Coffield & Associates, PC
Michael W. Coffield
DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary
Thomas F. Geselbracht
David L. Reifman (alternate)
Eimer Stahl Klevorn & Solberg LLP
Nathan P. Eimer
Ronit C. Barrett (alternate)
FagelHaber, LLC
Joel A. Haber
Susan M. Lorenc (alternate)
Foley & Lardner, LLP
Mary Kay Martire -
Co-ChairMyles D. Berman (alternate)
Greene and Letts
Martin P. Greene
Allen P. Walker (alternate)
Jenner & Block, LLP
Daniel J. Hurtado -
Chairman
Katten Muchin Rosenman, LLP
Reid A. Mandel
Jonathan K. Baum (alternate)
The Law Office of Christopher C. Kendall, PC
Christopher C. Kendall
Kinoy, Taren & Geraghty, P.C.
Jeffrey L. Taren -
SecretaryJoanne Kinoy (alternate)
Kirkland & Ellis, LLP
Barry E. Fields -
TreasurerLatham & Watkins, LLP
Kenneth G. Schuler
Erin S. Shaw (alternate)
Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw, LLP
Stuart M. Litwin
David F. Narefsky (alternate)
Meites, Mulder, Mollica & Glink
Paul W. Mollica
Thomas R. Meites (alternate)
Miller Shakman & Hamilton, LLP
Ronald S. Miller
Edward W. Feldman (alternate)
Miner, Barnhill & Galland PC
Jeffrey I. Cummings
Nancy L. Maldonado (alternate)
Pugh, Jones, Johnson & Quandt, P.C.
Stephen H. Pugh
Dennis P.W. Johnson (alternate)
Robinson Curley & Clayton, P.C.
Fay Clayton
Cynthia H. Hyndman (alternate)
Sachnoff & Weaver, Ltd.
Jack L. Block
Steven I. Saltzman, Esq.
Schiff Hardin, LLP
Paul E. Greenwalt, III
Barry S. Alberts (alternate)
Sidley Austin, LLP
Linton J. Childs
Susan A. Stone (alternate)
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Joseph N. Wharton
Eric J. Gorman (alternate)
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, LLP
Harold C. Hirshman
Margo Weinstein (alternate)
Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, LLP
Vilia M. Drazdys
Winston & Strawn, LLP
Gregory A. McConnell