Ray J. Koenig to be sworn in as 2023-24 CBA President at sold-out Annual Meeting

The Chicago Bar Association will welcome Ray J. Koenig III as its new President at its June 29 Annual Meeting at the Union League Club, a gathering which, according to this page of the CBA website, is now sold out.

From the CBA's press release about the event:

The meeting will highlight the past year's successes, welcome a new group of officers, and look ahead to the year-long commemoration of the CBA’s 150th Anniversary. Outgoing President Timothy S. Tomasik will pass the gavel of leadership to the CBA’s first openly gay president, Ray J. Koenig III.

Koenig’s focus for the upcoming bar year will be inclusion. “I think the legal profession has made—and continues to make—strong efforts to create a diverse workforce. Hiring folks from diverse backgrounds is only the first step on the way toward equity and true success. The second step is inclusion,” said Koenig. “Inclusion ensures that everyone has access to the same opportunities and is treated with dignity and respect, regardless of their background or individual differences. It is essential for creating a just and equitable society where everyone has the opportunity to reach their full potential.”

Ray J. Koenig III is a member of Clark Hill’s Litigation and Tax & Estate Planning groups and has decades of experience involving trusts, probate, guardianships, and related fiduciary issues. He is the Managing Member of Clark Hill’s Chicago office, Co-Leader of the firm’s Global Litigation Practice, Co-Chair of the firm’s PRIDE Committee, and an elected member of the firm’s Executive Committee. He serves as a Commissioner for the City of Chicago Commission on Human Relations and a Trustee for the Illinois State Employee Retirement Systems. He is a member of the Board of Directors at the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education and the Pride Action Tank Advisory Council and was the immediate past Chair of the Board at Chicago House and Social Service Agency.

Koenig will be joined by a new slate of CBA Officers, including First Vice President John Sciaccotta, Partner, Aronberg Goldgehn; Second Vice President Kathryn Carso Liss, Executive Director, Schiller DuCanto and Fleck Family Law Center, DePaul University College of Law; Secretary Trisha Rich, Partner, Holland & Knight and Treasurer Nina Fain, Trust Counsel, JSS Family Trusts.

New members of the 2022-2023 Board of Managers will also be introduced at the meeting. Members include Hon. Louis G. Apostol, Tracy Brammeier, Margaret Mendenhall Casey, Naderh Elrabadi, Anthony F. Fata, Josie Gough, Cynthia S. Grandfield, Brian Haussmann, Hon. Margaret Stanton-McBride, Peter McNamara, John Mitchell Jeffrey Moskowitz, Hon. Mary Rowland, Eirene N. Salvi, Brendon Stark, Kevin Thompson, Hon. Allen P. Walker, and Matthew P. Walsh II.

The event will feature opening remarks from Timothy Tomasik, recognition for outgoing officers and board members, reports from the CBA Treasurer and Election Committee, introductions of new officers and board members, and closing remarks from Ray J. Koenig III.

Persons wishing to be added to the event wait list should contact Michele Spondarek at mspodarek@chicagobar.org.