Law Schools and the Duty of Pro Bono Service

Recently, the Wall Street Journal ran a short piece commenting on The Imposition of Social Justice Morality in Legal Education by Julie D. Lawton in Volume 4, Issue 1 of the 2016 Indiana Journal of Law and Social Equity. Ms. Lawton is an associate Clinical Professor of Law and the Director of the Ho...
May 31, 2016

Report on the Impact of Court Fines, Fees and Costs

The Collaboration for Justice—the joint social justice effort of Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice and the Chicago Council of Lawyers—has released a report on the impact and legality of court fines, fees and costs. The report details how the recent trend of shifting court costs to low-income and in...
May 26, 2016

CLE: Civil and Criminal Contempt in Domestic Relations Proceedings

Continuing Legal Education Seminar March 21, 2016 3:00 to 5:00pm Contempt in Domestic Relations Proceedings   Panel: Hon. Pamela Loza, Domestic Relations Michael Held, Harrison & Held LLP Robert S. Held, Harrison & Held LLP Robert Stokas, Hearing Officer, Domestic Relations Mo...
March 2, 2016

Giving Tuesday

It's Giving Tuesday. We hope you'll participate with a contribution to the Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice! Your donation supports the Collaboration for Justice—the joint research and advocacy effort of Chicago Appleseed and the Chicago Council of Lawyers—dedicated to promoting fair and effectiv...
December 1, 2015

End of Year Fundraising Campaign

Our End of the Year Fundraising campaign is underway! Once again, an anonymous donor has generously pledged to match all contributions between now and December 31, 2015 up to $40,000!  Please help us meet this goal and collect the pledge. Last year, our supporters responded to our annual fundraisin...
November 3, 2015