The Clerk of the Court Should Serve the Community

The Clerk of the Court of Cook County has considered—and apparently rejected—a policy change that would have charged all parties to receive the first copy of any order issued in their case. At Chicago Appleseed and the Chicago Council of Lawyers, we are glad to learn that this policy won’t be adopte...
May 8, 2014

Thanks for a Great Annual Luncheon!

Thanks for making our Annual Luncheon last week successful. We're especially grateful for Greg Berman of the Center for Court Innovation for his great remarks about the relationship of crime rates, recidivism and alternatives to incarceration. We hope you all found the remarks as interesting as we...
October 7, 2013

Annual Luncheon on October 1st

The Chicago Council of Lawyers and Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice will host the 2013 Annual Meeting on Tuesday, October 1st. Greg Berman, Director of the Center for Court Innovation, will deliver the keynote address. You can purchase tickets to the luncheon by downloading this form or emailing...
September 10, 2013