Individuals who are leading the way to promote strength, professionalism and diversity across Chicago’s legal community will be recognized at the Chicago Bar Association’s 2018 Vanguard Awards Luncheon on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at the Standard Club in Chicago.
The event will honor 15 lawyers, judges or institutions that have made the law and the legal profession more accessible to and reflective of the community-at-large. Former Judge Maryam Ahmad, of the Cook County State's Attorney's Office, will be the CBA’s 2018 Vanguard honoree.
Additional Vanguard honorees include Judge Samuel Belar III of the Arab American Bar Association of Illinois; Dorothy Capers of the Black Women Lawyers Association of Greater Chicago; Rep. Kelly Cassidy of the Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago; Veda Dmitrovich, of the Serbian Bar Association; Raja Gaddipati (posthumously) of the Asian American Bar Association of Greater Chicago, and Judge Shelvin Louise Marie Hall of the Cook County Bar Association.
The remaining recipients include Alejandro Menchaca of the Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois; Dennis Mondero of the Filipino American Lawyers Association; Marta Almodovar of the Office of Accessibility & Education Outreach; Pedro Soler, of the Puerto Rican Bar Association; Judge Shelley Sutker-Dermer of the Decalogue Society; Judge Neera Walsh of the South Asian Bar Association of Chicago; Judge Diane P. Wood of the Women’s Bar Association, and Gary Zhao of the Chinese American Bar Association of Greater Chicago.
A reception for the Vanguard honorees begins at 11:30 a.m. at the Standard Club, 321 S. Plymouth Court, followed by the luncheon in the Grand Ballroom. Space was still available yesterday; persons interested in attending should call the CBA at (312) 554-2057. Tickets are $70 each.
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