Access To Justice Program Committee
For details, please email caffj@chicagoappleseed.org
For details, please email caffj@chicagoappleseed.org
Virtual Pro Bono Spotlight Event - Criminal Justice Panel Wednesday, May 12, 2021 (12-1:30 PM) – Criminal Justice Panel Panelists: Sarah Staudt, Collaboration for Justice of Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts & Chicago Council of Lawyers; Cathryn Crawford, Lawndale Christian Legal Center; April Preyar, Schiller Preyar Jarard & Samuels Law; Sharone Mitchell, Jr., Cook County Public […]
Virtual Pro Bono Spotlight Event - Keynote: Dr. Traci Burch Wednesday, May 19, 2021 (12-1:30 PM) – Keynote Presentation Traci Burch, PhD, Associate Professor, Northwestern University Department of Political Science & Research Professor, American Bar Foundation Click here to RSVP for the May 19 keynote. Our digital events will be hosted on CollaborationForJustice.org. May 2021: Chicago Appleseed and the Chicago […]
Oral Arguments - People v. Gomez-Ramirez (Case No. 3-20-0121) On Friday, July 10, 2020, Chicago Appleseed and Chicago Council of Lawyers submit an amicus brief in the Illinois appellate case of People v. Gomez-Ramirez (AMITA Health Adventist Medical Center, Bolingbrook, and Alexian Brothers-AHS Midwest Region Health Co., Contemners-Appellants). Our pro bono partners at DLA Piper served as counsel […]
Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts, the Chicago Council of Lawyers, and the American Constitution Society (ACS) - Chicago Lawyers Chapter are hosting a forum on police accountability focused on issues facing residents of Chicago. This year’s panel will cover issues related to accountability, transparency, and community oversight of the Chicago Police Department; implications of […]