The program is open to all attorneys and those interested in pro bono and public interest law and is free of charge.
This annual ceremony recognizing pro bono and public interest service before the Court is sponsored jointly by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and the Chicago Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. Glen R. McMurry, the National President of the Federal Bar Association, will be the keynote speaker.
Mr. McMurry received his undergraduate degree at Kansas State University and his J.D. from the University of Dayton School of Law. Mr. McMurry is a partner in the Taft Dayton office and a member of the Litigation practice group. He has over 17 years of experience serving diverse corporations and individuals resolving a wide variety of issues, including complex dispute resolution and compliance with local, state, and federal laws. Mr. McMurry also focuses his practice on employment issues, construction claims, insurance claims/defense, and mergers and acquisitions. In September 2024, he was installed as the National President of the Federal Bar Association.
Mr. McMurry has been an active participant in the FBA for over a decade. Glen served as the Dayton, Ohio Chapter President for three years (2010-2012). Since then, he has served in many capacities, including chairing the Younger Lawyer Division in 2016, serving on Government Relations Committee, the Editorial Board, serving as one of the Sixth Circuit Vice-Presidents, and serving on the National Board of Directors for multiple terms.
The awards program will also feature comments and introductions by Chief Judge Virginia M. Kendall and Erin M. Franzblau, President of the Chicago Chapter of the Federal Bar Association.
At the ceremony, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and the Chicago Chapter of the Federal Bar Association will confer a Lifetime Achievement Award for “Excellence in Public Interest and Pro Bono Service” on Alan Mills, of The Uptown People’s Law Center.
In addition, Awards for “Excellence in Pro Bono Service” will be presented to:
- Michael G. Babbitt (deceased) of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP,
- Binal J. Patel, Brian Apel, and Christian T. Wolfgram of Banner Witcoff,
- Douglas Matton of Matton and Werwas, P.C.,
- Magistrate Judge Laura K. McNally and Emily Haus Stone of Loeb & Loeb LLP,
- Reid Schar, Alexis Bates, Hope Tone-O’Keefe, Megan Cahillane, Michael Pearson, Tomi Johnson, and Sara Hickey of Jenner & Block LLP,
- Stacey Lynn Wilkins of Tressler LLP,
- Joseph Dusek of the Law Office of Joe Dusek, LLC,
- David Callahan, Justin Kirschner, Genevieve Zimmerman, and Margaret Babad of Latham & Watkins,
- John Gekas and Nathan Henderson of Saul Ewing LLP,
- John D. Mitchell, Amanda Amert, and Will Weber of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP,
- Jacie Zolna of Myron M. Cherry & Associates, LLC,
- Melissa F. Gold and Timothy Ray of Holland & Knight LLP,
- Heather Benzmiller Sultanian, Natalie C. Chan, Leslie Kuhn-Thayer, Andrew F. Rodheim, Rebecca Lewis Tierney, and Stephen Beemsterboer of Sidley Austin LLP,
- Daniel A. Spira, Emily Woodring, Thomas H. Collier, Jonathan Dussik, and Ian C. Ferrell, also of Sidley Austin LLP,
- Meredith McBride of Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP,
- Naeem Shabbir Nulwala of Legal Aid Chicago,
- Devlin Joseph Schoop of Laduzinsky & Associates, P.C.,
- Andrew Fraker and Joseph Sherling of Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP,
- Pravin B. Rao of Perkins Coie LLP,
- John Gekas and Nathan Henderson of Saul Ewing LLP, and
- Andrew Rima and Rami Fakhouri of Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP.
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