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Clinic to present awardsThe Chicago Legal Clinic will honor Chicago attorneys Kimball R. Anderson and Karen Gatsis Anderson, and the law firms of Holland & Knight and Schiff Hardin during its annual dinner Friday, May 16, at the Chicago Hilton Hotel. Kimball Anderson of Winston & Strawn, a Laureate of the ISBA Academy of Illinois Lawyers, and his wife will receive the Cardinal Bernardin Award for their contributions toward public interest law fellowships and the University of Illinois College of Law. Holland & Knight will receive the Charles J. O’Laughlin Memorial Award for extensive pro bono representation. Schiff Hardin will receive the Pro Bono Award for providing assistance to the Chicago Legal Clinic. The presentations will be preceded by a 5:30 p.m. reception and 6:30 p.m. dinner. Call (773) 731-1762 for reservations. Lambda Legal celebratesLambda Legal will celebrate the 15th anniversary of its Chicago office with a benefit Bon Foster Revolution from 6 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, April 23, at the Chicago History Museum. The reception in memory of attorney-activist Robert “Bon” Foster features revolutionary music by the Lucy Smith Quartet. Call Jim Bennett at (312) 663-4413, ext. 31, for more information. PAD March for BabiesAlumni and student members of the Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity will participate in the March of Dimes benefit “March for Babies” on Sunday, April 27, along the Chicago lakefront and compete for fund contribution awards. PAD team participants will gather at 8:30 a.m., and the event will begin at 9 a.m. For registration details, call April Montgomery at (312) 814-4680. Defense team to walkYoung lawyer members of the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel will participate in MS Walks on Sunday, May 4, at 13 locations across Illinois. To sign up or make a donation, contact Nicole Milos mailto:nmilos@cksslaw.com. The Illinois walks are sponsored the Greater Illinois chapter of the National MS Society, which last year raised more than $3 million for research and education programs on multiple sclerosis. CARPLS presents gavelsCook County State’s Attorney Richard A. Devine will be honored by the Coordinated Advice and Referral Program for Legal Services (CARPLS) during its 15th annual reception and presentation of Golden Gavel Awards at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 22, at the Northern Trust Bank. Northern Trust and the law firm of Kirkland & Ellis also will be honored, and sports attorney Lester Munson will again be master of ceremonies. Music will be provided by Scales of Justice. For more information or reservations, at $100 per person, contact Marissa Bogle at (312) 421-4014 or mbogle@carpls.org. Baseball game scheduledA benefit for the DuPage Legal Aid Foundation will take place Friday, July 11, at Elfstrom Stadium in Geneva, where the Kane County Cougars will play the Peoria Chiefs, a Chicago Cubs farm team managed by Ryne Sandberg. A 5 p.m. picnic will precede the 6:30 p.m. game, which will be followed by a fireworks display. Children are invited to run the bases. Call (630) 653-6212 for ticket information. Race Judicata is Aug. 14The Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation has scheduled the start of its annual benefit Race Judicata Sprint for Justice at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 14. The 5K run and walk will begin and end on Lower Hutchinson Field at Columbus Drive and Balbo Drive.
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