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SUMMARY:LAGBAC Pride Month CLE - June 9\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join LAGBAC\, Chicago’s LGBTQ+ Bar Association\, for a timely Pride Month CLE discussion with Professor Stacey Sobel\, Associate Dean for Research & Faculty Development and Professor of Law at Western State College of Law. \nThis program uses the history and legal framework of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement as a lens to understand the development of LGBTQ+ equality and the continuing work required to build truly inclusive legal institutions and workplaces. Drawing on legal history\, constitutional doctrine\, and current events\, Professor Stacey Sobel will examine how race-based civil rights advocacy and litigation strategies helped shape the trajectory of LGBTQ+ rights\, and where those models have fallen short for people who live at the intersection of multiple marginalized identities. \nThe program will focus on how lawyers\, judges\, and legal organizations can foster diversity\, equity\, and inclusion in practice\, with special attention to the lived experiences of LGBTQ+ people of color in the legal system and legal profession. \nAttendance for all active LAGBAC members is FREE and we encourage you to attend.  You can register here.  Once you have registered\, you will receive a link to register your email address so you can receive the login credentials for the webcast. \nShould you have any questions\, please feel free to reach out here. We hope you will join us! \n 
URL:https://lagbac.org/event/lagbac-pride-month-cle-june-9-2026/
LOCATION:Live Webcast via Zoom
CATEGORIES:CLE
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SUMMARY:LGBTQ+ Justice Town Hall Forum | Pride Month CLE
DESCRIPTION:The LGBTQ Section of the Cook County Bar Association presents: \nLGBTQ+ Justice Town Hall Forum\n🌈 Pride Month CLE 🌈\n  \nJoin us for an engaging and timely Continuing Legal Education (CLE) event in honor of Pride Month.  This timely program will bring together attorneys\, elected officials\, and community leaders to examine the current landscape of LGBTQIA+ rights and civil rights advocacy through an engaging town hall discussion.  Panelists will explore key issues impacting the LGBTQIA+ community\, including access to justice\, recent legal and policy developments\, and the role of legal professionals in advancing equity and inclusion.  Attendees will gain insight into effective advocacy strategies and ways to support meaningful\, community-driven change. \n  This CLE is FREE for active members of the Cook County Bar Association (CCBA)\, LAGBAC – Chicago’s LGBTQ+ Bar Association\, the Alliance of Illinois Judges (AIJ)\, the Chicago Bar Association (CBA).  Non-Members are $35.00. \n***** \nTo receive CLE credit for this event\, please enter your ARDC number in the “Order Notes” section at checkout.  1 hour CLE Credit still pending. \n***** \nDate: Tuesday\, June 2\, 2026\nTime: 5:30 P.M.\nLocation:\nHinshaw & Culbertson151 N. Franklin St.\, Ste. 2500Chicago\, IL 60606\nRSVP here \nPanelists\n  \nPrecious Brady-DavisMWRD Commissioner & LGBTQ+ Rights Activist\n \nPrecious Brady-Davis (she/her) is an award-winning advocate\, communications strategist\, public speaker\, and the celebrated author of I Have Always Been Me. She currently serves as Chief Strategy Officer at Center on Halsted\, the largest LGBTQ+ community center in the Midwest\, where she leads organizational strategy\, cross-sector partnerships\, and initiatives that drive measurable impact across multiple sites. \nA trailblazer in American politics\, Precious is the first openly Black transgender woman elected to public office in Cook County. She serves as a Commissioner at the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago\, elected by over one million voters. In this role\, she champions clean water access\, environmental justice\, and the protection of Lake Michigan—drinking water source for more than five million people. \nPrecious began her nonprofit career at Center on Halsted as Youth Outreach Coordinator\, where she launched a $1.6 million CDC-funded initiative reaching more than 3\,000 African American and Latinx LGBTQ+ youth with HIV prevention\, education\, and leadership programming. She went on to lead diversity recruitment and policy initiatives as Assistant Director at Columbia College Chicago\, advancing inclusive excellence across higher education. \nShe later held multiple senior roles at the Sierra Club\, including Associate Regional Communications Director. Her work spanned national campaigns promoting renewable energy\, environmental justice\, and corporate accountability\, crafting communications strategies that mobilized grassroots action and influenced federal policy. \nWith over a decade of experience at the intersection of racial\, gender\, and environmental justice\, Precious Brady-Davis brings authenticity\, vision\, and impact to every table she joins. Her dynamic career has included collaborations with global figures such as President Joe Biden\, Jennifer Hudson\, Miley Cyrus\, HBO\, and MAC Cosmetics. As a sought-after speaker\, she has delivered powerful talks at leading institutions including the University of Cambridge\, Loyola University Chicago\, Northwestern University\, Hampshire College\, Reed College\, and the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. \nPrecious’s journey reflects an unwavering commitment to equity\, systems change\, and the transformative power of storytelling. \nPrecious resides in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood with her husband\, Myles Brady-Davis\, and their two daughters\, Zayn and Zyon. \nShe is proud to lead with purpose\, courage\, and spirit. \nAisha N. DavisSenior Policy Counsel\, ACLU Illinois\n \n\nAisha Davis (she/her) is an attorney by training and has dedicated her legal career to civil rights and human rights advocacy. Aisha and has worked in policy and advocacy both domestically and internationally\, and currently serves as senior policy counsel at the ACLU of IL. In this role\, she focuses on LGBTQ+ rights and policing in the State of Illinois. \n\nAlthough she calls Chicago home\, Aisha was born and raised in the Washington\, DC area. Growing up near the nation’s capitol inspired Aisha‘s passion for advocacy\, and her family’s influence sparked her desire to use her voice alongside her communities. \nShe obtained her JD from Columbia Law School and LLM from the University of London in Human Rights\, Conflict\, and Justice\, completing the degree program with a dissertation on intersectionality and international human rights. Outside of her work in advocacy\, Aisha enjoys Black speculative fiction and most things nerdy. \nAntonio KingDirector of LGBTQ+ Affairs\, City of Chicago\n \nAntonio King (he/his) is a longtime public health advocate\, community leader\, and civil rights champion serving as the City of Chicago’s first-ever Director of LGBTQ+ Affairs. Appointed by Mayor Brandon Johnson\, King leads the city’s efforts to advance equity\, inclusion\, and opportunity for LGBTQ+ Chicagoans through policy development\, interdepartmental collaboration\, and community engagement. \nWith more than two decades of service at the Chicago Department of Public Health\, King previously served as the department’s LGBTQ+ Health and Outreach Liaison\, where he became widely recognized for his work in HIV/AIDS awareness\, health equity\, youth advocacy\, and outreach to underserved communities. A respected voice in Chicago’s LGBTQ+ community\, he has dedicated his career to addressing disparities in healthcare\, housing\, safety\, and economic opportunity while amplifying the voices of Black LGBTQ+ residents and other marginalized populations. \nKing is also a founding member of the Chicago Black Gay Men’s Caucus and has worked alongside numerous community organizations\, including Howard Brown Health and TaskForce Prevention and Community Services. His leadership and advocacy earned him induction into the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame in 2024. \nAs Director of LGBTQ+ Affairs\, King is focused on strengthening protections and resources for LGBTQ+ youth\, older adults\, transgender and nonbinary residents\, and LGBTQ+-owned businesses throughout Chicago. His work reflects a lifelong commitment to building a safer\, healthier\, and more inclusive city for all. \nNathan MaxwellSenior Attorney\, Lambda Legal Midwest Office\n \n  \nNathan Maxwell (he/his) is a Senior Attorney at Lambda Legal’s Midwest Regional Office\, based in Chicago\, IL. He is the lead attorney in Iowa Safe Schools v. Reynolds\, in which Lambda Legal—along with ACLU of Iowa and Jenner & Block  LLP—is challenging SF 496\, a sweeping Iowa law that seeks to erase any recognition of LGBTQ+ people from public schools\, ban books with sexual or LGBTQ+ content\, and forcibly out trans or nonbinary students. \nBefore joining the team at Lambda Legal\, Nathan was an Assistant Federal Public Defender for the Federal Public Defender in the District of Arizona. Nathan worked in the Capital Habeas Unit\, representing people on death row in Arizona\, Utah\, and Texas in habeas\, clemency\, and end stage litigation. Nathan clerked for Judge Terrence Berg in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan\, and for Judge Amy Totenberg in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Before clerking\, Nathan was the Justice Franklin D. Cleckley Fellow for the West Virginia Innocence Project at the West Virginia University College of Law\, where he represented wrongly convicted people in prisons in West Virginia and Mississippi\, supervised law students in the legal aid clinic\, and co-taught a law school seminar on habeas corpus. \nNathan Maxwell is a 2016 graduate of the University of Chicago Law School\, where he was awarded the 2016 James C. Hormel Public Service Award. Nathan also completed the Graduate Program in Health Administration and Policy from the University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work\, Policy\, and Practice (formerly the School of Social Service Administration). \nPrior to law school\, received a Bachelor of Science in Human Health Studies from Arizona State University in 2008. Nathan worked as an outreach specialist at the Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS\, as a case manager for adults living with serious mental illnesses\, and as the coordinator for a program seeking to improve physical health outcomes for adults living with serious mental illnesses and chronic diseases. \nNathan is admitted to the State Bar of Arizona and Illinois. \nLamont RobinsonAlderman\, Chicago’s 4th Ward\n \n\n\n\n\n\nLamont Robinson (he/his) is a lifelong Chicagoan who has dedicated his life to giving back to the city through public service\, business\, education\, and youth mentorship. He is an accomplished businessman and holds an undergraduate degree in business marketing from Clark Atlanta University and an MBA from National Louis University. He has owned and operated The Robinson & Caban Insurance Group and served as a business professor at Harold Washington College. He also directed the Kappa Leadership Institute\, a program that prepares young men for success in college and beyond. \nSince 2018\, Alderman Robinson has also served as the State Representative for the 5th district\, where he has proven himself to be a tireless advocate for his constituents. He has worked hard to secure funding for critical infrastructure projects and social services\, and his experience at the state level has given him a deep understanding of how government works. \nNow\, as the Alderman of the 4th Ward\, Alderman Robinson is committed to leveraging his experience to build a better Chicago for all residents. \n\n\n\nMarcell TaylorModerator\n \n\n  \nThis Pride CLE is Graciously Sponsored by:\n  \nHinshaw & Culbertson\n \nLAGBAC – Chicago’s LGBTQ+ Bar Association\n\n \nThe LGBTQ Section of the Cook County Bar Association\n \nThe Alliance of Illinois Judges (AIJ)\n\n \nThe LGBTQIA+ Committee of the Chicago Bar Association
URL:https://lagbac.org/event/lgbtq-justice-town-hall-forum-pride-month-cle/
LOCATION:Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP\, 151 North Franklin Street\, Chicago\, IL\, 60606\, United States
CATEGORIES:CLE,Pride CLE
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SUMMARY:LGBTQ+ Current State of Affairs | Pride Month CLE
DESCRIPTION:LGBTQ+ Current State of Affairs\n🌈 Pride Month CLE 🌈\n  \nJoin us for an engaging and timely Continuing Legal Education (CLE) event in honor of Pride Month\, featuring distinguished speakers\, legal experts\, and activists discussing the current state of LGBTQ+ rights and issues.  This CLE is FREE for active members of LAGBAC\, the Alliance of Illinois Judges (AIJ)\, the Chicago Bar Association (CBA) and the Cook County Bar Association (CCBA).  Non-Members are $35.00.  Reserve or purchase your tickets here. \n***** \nTo receive CLE credit for this event\, please enter your ARDC number in the “Order Notes” section at checkout. \n***** \nDate: Wednesday\, June 18\, 2025\nTime: 5:00 P.M.\nLocation:\nBernstein Chicago227 West Monroe Street\, Suite 5900Chicago\, IL 60606\n\n  \nSpecial Guest\n  \nPrecious Brady-DavisMWRD Commissioner & LGBTQ+ Rights Activist\n \n\nPrecious Brady-Davis (she/her) was appointed to the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago by Governor JB Pritzker in July\, 2023 and was elected as Commissioner in 2024. She is the first Black openly trans woman appointed and elected to public office in Cook County history and the first to serve on a water reclamation district in the US. \nCommissioner Brady-Davis is a lifelong social justice advocate\, communications professional\, environmentalist\, author of the memoir “I Have Always Been Me” and cares passionately about reaching the marginalized through her extensive career in nonprofit management and public speaking. \nFor the past six years she has served as the Associate Regional Communications Director at Sierra Club leading campaigns that champion renewable energy\, hold corporate polluters accountable\, and fight climate change. She counts fighting to protect the water supply in Oklahoma from pollutants; Minneapolis committing to transitioning to run on 100% renewable energy by the end of 2023; along with holding former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt accountable during the Trump years as solid victories for the environment under her leadership. \nShe started her professional career serving as the Youth Outreach Coordinator at the Midwest’s largest LGBTQ community resource center\, the Center on Halsted\, where she coordinated youth programming surrounding HIV prevention\, transgender advocacy\, and LGBT leadership development. Under Commissioner Brady-Davis’ tenure she launched a $1.6 million CDC grant which provided outreach\, education\, and testing services to over 3\,000 African American and Latino gay\, bi\, and trans youth across Chicagoland between the ages of 13 and 29. \nCommissioner Brady-Davis also previously served as the Assistant Director of Diversity Recruitment Initiatives at Columbia College Chicago\, where she implemented the campus-wide diversity initiative and provided leadership and oversight on national diversity recruitment and strategic policy initiatives. \nCommissioner Brady-Davis believes strongly in protecting the primary source of drinking water\, Lake Michigan\, and is invested in advancing green infrastructure to improve community resilience and prevent flooding across Cook County. \nA Nebraska native of multiracial background\, Commissioner Brady-Davis graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies and resides in Hyde Park with her husband Myles where they are raising their two daughters Zayn and Zyon. \n\n\nPanelists\n  \nDoug CurtisRegional Director\, Lambda Legal\n \n\nDouglas F. Curtis (he/his) is an accomplished attorney and civil rights leader with over three decades of experience in high-stakes litigation\, corporate governance\, and legal strategy. He currently serves as the Midwest Regional Director for Lambda Legal\, where he oversees operations and development in the region for the nation’s leading legal organization advocating for the LGBTQ+ community and people living with HIV. \nPreviously\, Doug held senior roles in both law firms and global corporations\, including serving as partner at the law firms Arnold & Porter in Chicago and WilmerHale in New York.  His legal career spans numerous trials across industries such as finance\, media\, pharmaceuticals\, and telecommunications.  Among his notable pro bono representations\, Doug represented six Guantanamo detainees in the landmark case Boumediene v. Bush. \nDoug also brings a wealth of in-house legal leadership from his time at Reuters\, where he served as Global Head of Ethics and Compliance and Regional General Counsel for Continental Europe\, the Middle East\, and Africa. \nA graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School\, where he was an editor and treasurer of the Harvard Law Review\, Doug is fluent in French and actively engaged in nonprofit governance\, serving in board leadership roles at organizations including the National Center for Law and Economic Justice and the New York-based theater company Elevator Repair Service. \n\nGreg FosheimPartner & Advocate for Healthcare & Gender-Affirming Care\, McDermott Will & Emery\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nGreg Fosheim (he/his) is a partner in the healthcare practice of the law firm McDermott Will & Emery LLP and co-chairs the firm’s LGBTQ+ Diversity Subcommittee.  Greg’s legal practice includes a wide array of corporate\, transactional and regulatory compliance matters across the healthcare and life sciences industry with a particular focus on clinical and diagnostic laboratory matters and compliance with federal and state healthcare nondiscrimination laws. \nGreg also advises on quality\, access and patient empowerment in the provision of equitable healthcare services\, with a particular focus on helping covered entities comply with the nondiscrimination provisions of Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.  He has also counseled numerous clients on options for providing gender affirming care across state lines through telemedicine modalities\, and he has counseled dozens of hospitals and health systems on the legal implications of President Trump’s executive orders seeking to restrict gender affirming care services for individuals under age 19. \nGreg maintains a robust pro bono practice focusing on the LGBTQ+ community\, where he has represented tenants wrongfully evicted due to HIV status; and advised LGBTQ+-focused clinics on regulatory compliance and reimbursement; negotiated strategic transactions involving LGBTQ+ community centers; and he has prepared amicus briefs to the Supreme Court in the matters of Fulton v. City of Philadelphia (same-sex couple adoption) and United States v. Skrmetti (gender-affirming care).  Greg is a passionate supporter of LGBTQ+ legal and healthcare-related organizations\, volunteering and serving on boards for numerous organizations\, and he is an equally passionate Chicago runner\, where he can often be found running along Lake Michigan. \n\n\n\nJennifer LeviSenior Director of Transgender & Queer Rights\, GLAD Law\n \n\nJennifer L. Levi (they/them) is the Senior Director of Transgender and Queer Rights and a nationally recognized expert on transgender legal issues. Jennifer is actively in the fight against President Trump’s anti-LGBTQ+ executive orders.  In two lawsuits\, Talbott v. USA and Ireland v. Hegseth\, they are litigating a ban on transgender people joining or serving in the military in his second presidency. Jennifer is also co-counsel in three lawsuits challenging an executive order that attempted to force transgender women in prison to be housed in men’s facilities.  They led the legal fight against the first Trump Administration’s military ban in both Doe v. Trump and Stockman v. Trump. \nJennifer’s role is that of architect and advocate for state legislative and policy reform. Their work also involves challenging new legal issues or interpretations brought before the court. Jennifer has represented clients in cases challenging improper denials of medical care as well as improper placement of transgender people in prisons and jails. Other precedent-setting transgender rights cases Jennifer has worked on include: \nRosa v. Park West Bank\, a case brought on behalf of a transgender woman denied a bank loan under the federal Equal Credit Opportunity Act that laid the foundation for the recent Supreme Court decision in Bostock v. Clayton County; \nO’Donnabhain v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue (2010)\, which established that medical care relating to gender transition qualifies for a medical tax deduction; and Doe v. Clenchy (2014)\, in which the first state high court ruled that a transgender girl must be fully integrated into her public elementary school as a girl\, including having full and equal access to restrooms. \nJennifer was co-counsel in two landmark marriage equality cases\, winning the freedom to marry for same-sex couples in Massachusetts (Goodridge v. Department of Public Health\, 2003) and Connecticut (Kerrigan v. Department of Public Health\, 2008)\, and has led a number of key family law cases establishing important protections for families headed by LGBTQ parents including Sinnott v. Peck and Miller-Jenkins v. Miller-Jenkins\, both decided by the Vermont Supreme Court. \nJennifer is a law professor at Western New England University\, co-editor of Transgender Family Law: A Guide to Effective Advocacy (2012)\, and serves on the Legal Committee of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health. They are a graduate of the University of Chicago Law School and a former law clerk to the Honorable Judge Michael Boudin at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. \n\n\nAllison SiebeneckSenior Supervising Attorney in LGBTQ+ and Women’s and Reproductive Rights\, ACLU\n \n\nAllison Siebeneck (she/her) is a Supervising Attorney in the LGBTQ+ and Women’s and Reproductive Rights Projects at the ACLU of Illinois.  She leads litigation\, policy\, and public education efforts to safeguard and expand access to full-spectrum\, affirming reproductive health care\, protect and promote bodily autonomy more broadly\, and advocate for the rights of women\, pregnant individuals\, and nursing parents in the workplace and in public accommodations. \n\nHoward SuskinPartner & LGBTQ Forum Co-Chair Emeritus\, Jenner & Block\n \n\nHoward Suskin (he/his) is a litigator and partner at Jenner & Block with substantial first-chair experience in civil and criminal securities matters. Howard co-chairs Jenner & Block’s Investor and Securities Litigation Practice and the Class Action Practice and previously served on the firm’s Management Committee.  He serves as Co-Chair Emeritus of Jenner & Block’s LGBTQ Forum and is a long-time member of the firm’s Diversity Committee. He was the first winner of the firm’s Mentor Award. \nHoward has been listed in “Best Lawyers in America” over ten times for commercial\nlitigation. Illinois Super Lawyers has named him a “Top 100 Illinois Super Lawyer” over ten times since 2007 and a “Top 10 Super Lawyer” in 2015. Business Today has listed him among the Top 10 Most Influential Securities Litigators in Illinois\, and the prestigious international ratings service Chambers rates him “Band 1” for Securities Litigation. \nIn the community at large\, Howard has had leadership roles with the Chicago Bar Association\, including serving on its Board of Managers and\, for the past ten years\, as its General Counsel. Howard also is a board member of the ACLU of Illinois and serves on its Executive Committee and Co-Chair of its Investment Committee. \nHoward also is very active in many civil rights and charitable organizations within the LGBTQ community nationally and in Illinois and is a frequent panelist addressing diversity issues\, including for the Illinois Judges Association and the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism. In 2019\, Crain’s Chicago Business included Howard on its list of “Notable LGBTQ Executives”. \nIn 2022\, Howard received the Chicago Bar Association’s prestigious Vanguard Award for service to the legal community and promoting access to justice. \nJared ReynoldsModerator\n \n\n  \nThis Pride CLE is Graciously Sponsored by:\n  \nFranco La Marca and Bernstein Private Wealth Management\n \nLAGBAC – Chicago’s LGBTQ+ Bar Association\n\n \nThe Alliance of Illinois Judges (AIJ)\n\n  \nThe LGBTQIA+ Committee of the Chicago Bar Association\n \nThe LGBTQ Section of the Cook County Bar Association
URL:https://lagbac.org/event/lgbtq-current-state-of-affairs-pride-month-cle/
LOCATION:Bernstein Chicago\, 227 W. Monroe St. - Ste. 5900\, Chicago\, IL\, 60606\, United States
CATEGORIES:CLE,Events,Social Events
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240625T120000
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SUMMARY:Supporting Trans Youth CLE
DESCRIPTION:  \nLAGBAC – Chicago’s LGBTQ+ Bar Association and the Chicago Bar Association \nInvite you to “Supporting Trans Youth In Court and In the Streets”\, a CLE focusing on what you can do to better advocate for trans youth both in and out of court. \nWhen:  Tuesday\, June 25\, 2024 \nTime:  12:00 P.M. \nCost:  FREE \nRegister here.  You will receive a link after registration.  Please put your ARDC Number in the order notes if you want to receive CLE credit for this event.
URL:https://lagbac.org/event/16322/
LOCATION:Virtual Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:CLE
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230630T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230630T130000
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SUMMARY:Pride CLE Series - June 30\, 2023 | 12:00 - 1:00 P.M.
DESCRIPTION:The Chicago Bar Association LGBTQA+ Committee and LAGBAC\, Chicago’s LGBTQ+ Bar Association Present \nA Pride CLE Series\nJune 30\, 2023 | 12:00 – 1:00 P.M. \nABC’s of LGBTQ+ Global Mobility \nAn overview of LGBTQ+ Global Mobility. Focus on US Agencies\, Visa Classifications and Forthcoming Changes. \nSpeakers:\nGiuliana Martinez\, Fragomen \nJohn Warren\, Fragomen \nClick HERE to register!
URL:https://lagbac.org/event/pride-cle-series-june-30-2023-1200-100-p-m/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:CLE
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230623T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230623T143000
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SUMMARY:Pride CLE Series - June 23\, 2023 | 1:30 - 2:30 P.M.
DESCRIPTION:The Chicago Bar Association LGBTQA+ Committee and LAGBAC\, Chicago’s LGBTQ+ Bar Association Present \nA Pride CLE Series\nJune 23\, 2023 | 1:30 – 2:30 P.M. \nState of Transgender Rights \nJoin our panel of employment attorneys for a discussion on the state of transgender rights in America. The importance of this topic has perhaps never been greater in light of flurry of state legislation and litigation across the country impacting the transgender community. The panelists will be discussing recent significant legislation and key cases to keep an eye on this year. \nSpeakers:\nDeidre Baumann\, Baumann & Shuldiner\nMichael Chropowicz\, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP\nChristopher Jensen\, City Colleges of Chicago \nClick HERE to register!
URL:https://lagbac.org/event/pride-cle-series-june-23-2023-130-230-p-m/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:CLE
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230616T120000
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DTSTAMP:20260615T115128
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SUMMARY:Pride CLE Series - June 16\, 2023 | 12:00 - 1:00 P.M.
DESCRIPTION:The Chicago Bar Association LGBTQA+ Committee and LAGBAC\, Chicago’s LGBTQ+ Bar Association Present \nA Pride CLE Series\n  \nJune 16\, 2023 | 12:00 – 1:00 P.M. \nLegal Representation for LGBTQ+ Families in Family Court Proceedings: Working with Guardian ad Litems\, Child Representatives\, and other Court Professionals  \nThis presentation focuses on the importance of legal representation for LGBTQ+ families in family court proceedings in Illinois. It explores strategies for working with Guardian ad Litems\, Child Representatives\, and other court professionals\, and highlights the importance of education and building alliances to ensure fair outcomes and equal treatment for LGBTQ+ families. \nSpeaker:\nPhillip Rutherford\, Rutherford Law \nClick HERE to register!
URL:https://lagbac.org/event/pride-cle-series-june-16-2023-1200-100-p-m/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:CLE
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