CBA announces this year's Dickerson honorees; awards luncheon set for February 27

The Chicago Bar Association has announced the names of six indivduals who will receive the Earl Dickerson Award this year at a luncheon at the Union League Club on February 27. This year's honorees are:

• Ronald Austin, Jr., Principal, Grant Austin LLC,
• Hon. Fredrick H. Bates, Circuit Court of Cook County,
• Margaret Mendenhall Casey, Deputy Corporation Counsel, City of Chicago’s Office of Corporation Counsel,
• Hon. John A. Fairman, Circuit Court of Cook County,
• Hon. Judith C. Rice, Presiding Judge, Domestic Violence Division, Circuit Court of Cook County, and
• Ami N. Wynne, Partner, Morgan Lewis

The CBA established this award in honor of the late Earl B. Dickerson who was an outstanding lawyer and among the first African-American members of The CBA. The CBA remembers Dickerson's life and professional career as having been devoted to the law and helping others gain equality and justice. With its Dickerson Awards, the CBA recognizes and honors minority lawyers and judges whose careers at the bar emulate Dickerson's courage and dedication in making the law the key to justice for all in our society. A complete list of all prior winners of the Dickerson award can be obtained from the CBA's Dickerson Awards web page.

Tickets for the awards luncheon are $75 apiece; tables of 10 are available for $750. Tickets can be obtained at this page of the CBA website. Interested persons can purchase ads in a commemorative ad book. A full-page ad (4.5" wide x 7.5" high) is $500. Questions about the ad book, or any other questions about the event, should be directed to Michele Spodarek.