Congratulations to Staff Attorney Ali Abid on Partner of the Year Award

On Saturday October 4th, at their 132nd Annual Assembly, the Community Renewal Society honored Chicago Appleseed Staff Attorney, Ali Abid, with their Partner of the Year Award. The Community Renewal Society is a progressive, faith-based organization that works to eliminate race and class barriers....
October 8, 2014

Annual Luncheon

We are looking forward to our annual luncheon next week and we'd like to take a moment thank our generous sponsors: Chicago-Kent College of  Law Dentons DLA Piper Epstein Becker & Green PC Grippo & Elden LLC Harrison & Held Jenner & Block Jones Day Kirkland & Ellis LLP...
September 25, 2014

RSVP to our Annual Luncheon

Our annual luncheon is October 1 at Maggiano’s Little Italy, 111 West Grand Avenue in Chicago.  The reception begins at 11:30 with the lunch program running from 12:00 to 1:30. You can purchase tickets via email. Benefactor: $500.00 per seat (10 seats per table) Contributor: $250.00 per seat (10...
September 11, 2014

Save the Date!

Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice and Chicago Council of Lawyers invite you to their Annual Fundraising Luncheon.  October 1, 2014 KEYNOTE SPEAKER:  Juliana Stratton  -Executive Director of the Cook County Justice Advisory Council and restorative justice expert. HONOREE: Daniel E. Reidy - Recipien...
August 4, 2014

Pillars of Justice

Thanks to everyone who joined us at American Junkie this week for our annual Pillars of Justice Event! We had a great time and hope you did, too. We'd particularly like to thank Kirkland & Ellis, who sponsored us at the Changemaker level, and Skadden, who sponsored us at the Innovator level. A...
March 27, 2014