ISBA co-sponsors two Law Day programs May 1

Two ISBA committees are co-sponsors of a Law Day luncheon and program, “Modern Day Slavery,” in which Douglass Cassel will be the speaker on Thursday, May 1, at the Standard Club, Chicago.

The CBA Human Rights Committee and ISBA Committee on Women and the Law and Committee on Minority and Women Participation will conduct the focus on the forcible procurement, control and trafficking of people for involuntary servitude and sexual exploitation.

Cassel, director of the Center for Civil and Human Rights at the University of Notre Dame Law School, is former director of the Northwestern University School of Law Center for International Human Rights.

He will be joined by a Chicago high school student, Clemantine Wamariya, to share her experience as a survivor of genocide in Rwanda.

For luncheon reservations at $65 per person, call (312) 554-2056.

Darfur genocide aired

Also on May 1, a program on the turmoil in Darfur, Sudan, will be held from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at The John Marshall Law School, with sponsorship by the ISBA International and Immigration Law and Human Rights Sections, and the Decalogue Society.

Speakers will discuss genocide atrocities of the Sudanese government, whether these crimes are subject to international law, and how can the United States help bring the bloodshed to a halt.

After preliminary remarks by program coordinator Scott Gertz of the ISBA section council, John Marshall Law Prof. Ralph Ruebner will be moderator of a panel that includes John Marshall Assistant Prof. Samuel V. Jones, University of Notre Dame Law Prof. Sean O’Brien, and Southern Illinois University Associate Law Prof. Cindy G. Buys, secretary of the International and Immigration Law Section Council.

Attendance is free, but reservations should be made by April 25 by calling (312) 987-1420.

Law Day events set

The theme for the 50th anniversary Law Day on Thursday, May 1, is “The Rule of Law: Foundation for Communities of Opportunity and Equity.”

Several bar associations will join the ISBA in offering Ask-a-Lawyer Day telephone call-ins to respond to legal questions from the public. These are scheduled Saturday morning, April 26.

AMERICAN BOARD OF TRIAL ADVOCATES: Appellate Justice Robert E. Gordon will speak about the jury system and 7th Amendment during an Illinois chapter luncheon at the University Club of Chicago at 12 noon May 1. Call Meg at (312) 372-0770, ext. 621.

CHAMPAIGN COUNTY BAR: Chief Judge Michael P. McCuskey of U.S. District Court for the Central District will speak during a Law Day program at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 29, at Champaign Country Club.

CHICAGO BAR: The CBA Symphony Orchestra will give a free concert at 12 noon May 1 in the Richard J. Daley Center.

DUPAGE COUNTY BAR: At a Law Day luncheon on Friday, May 2, at Klein Creek Golf Club, the Hartman E. Stime Scholarship will be awarded, and a Liberty Bell Award will be presented to Laurie Bullock, director of the children’s courthouse waiting room. Call (630) 653-7779.

PEORIA COUNTY BAR: Chief Judge Michael P. McCuskey of U.S. District Court will be keynote speaker for the May 1 luncheon at the Hotel Pere Marquette. Call (309) 674-6049.

ST. CLAIR COUNTY BAR: The annual Law Day breakfast and award presentations will take place at 7:30 a.m. Friday, May 2, at Fischer’s Restaurant in Belleville.

On Saturday, May 3, the 7th annual 5K Law Day Run/Walk will benefit Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation. Participants will assemble at 9 a.m. at North High and East A. Call Greg Shevlin, (618) 235-3500.

WINNEBAGO COUNTY BAR: Thomas P. Sullivan of Jenner & Block, Chicago, a Laureate of the ISBA Academy of Illinois Lawyers, will be keynote speaker for the Law Day luncheon May 1 at Forest Hills Country Club in Rockford. Call (815) 964-4992.

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