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1st District Admission Ceremony – November 2025

On November 5, 2025, new attorneys were sworn into the practice of law in Illinois during ceremonies held across all five judicial districts. The First Judicial District ceremony took place at the University of Illinois at Chicago Dorin Forum, located at 725 W Roosevelt Road in Chicago, where Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice P. Scott Neville administered the oath in two separate ceremonies to 1,341 new attorneys. Illinois State Bar Association President-Elect Perry Browder offered remarks during the ceremony.

ISBA President-Elect Perry Browder and his wife, Michelle, celebrate with their daughter, Emily, after she received her law license.
New lawyer Emily Browder
ISBA President-Elect Perry Browder, his wife, Michelle, and their newly admitted lawyer-daughter, Emily, pose with Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Neville and Justice Theis following the admission ceremony.
New lawyer Rayna Klatt
New lawyer Jesus Meraz with his family
New lawyer Caroline Guillot Parrino
New lawyer Patrick Bailey with his family
New lawyer Patrick Bailey with his mother
New lawyer Patrick Bailey
ISBA President-Elect Perry Browder and his wife, Michelle, celebrate with their daughter, Emily, after she received her law license.
New lawyer Emily Browder
ISBA President-Elect Perry Browder, his wife, Michelle, and their newly admitted lawyer-daughter, Emily, pose with Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Neville and Justice Theis following the admission ceremony.
New lawyer Rayna Klatt
New lawyer Jesus Meraz with his family
New lawyer Caroline Guillot Parrino
New lawyer Patrick Bailey with his family
New lawyer Patrick Bailey with his mother
New lawyer Patrick Bailey
Posted on November 20, 2025 by Celeste Antoinette Niemann
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