To educate attorneys, judges, and members of the public about the law as it relates to persons with disabilities;
To promote fair and equal treatment of persons with disabilities; monitor and propose legislation; and provide a forum for education and advocacy as it relates to persons with disabilities; and
To further the professional development and inclusion of attorneys and law students with disabilities, as well as practitioners who serve clients with disabilities, by creating programming and other resources to support their professional needs.
Committee Roster
- Thomas Reuland, Reuland Law LLC, Chicago, Chair/CLE Coordinator
- Emma Dorantes, Illinois Guardianship & Advocacy Commission, Champaign, Vice-Chair
- Philip C. Milsk, Law Office of Phil Milsk, New Lenox, Secretary
- Brandy L. Johnson, SIU School of Law, Carbondale, Ex-Officio
- Ivo Andrew Austin, Steigmann Law, PC, Savoy, Member
- Dulce M. Bernard, Arlington Heights, Member
- Ann Breen-Greco, Administrative Law Judge/Hearing Office, San Pedro, Member
- Matthew R. Davison, NAMI Chicago, Chicago, Member
- Diane E. Elliott, Law Office of Diane E Elliott, DeKalb, Member
- Barbara Goeben, Guardianship & Advocacy Commission, Edwardsville, Member
- William D. Goren, William D. Goren, J.D., LL.M., LLC, Decatur, Member
- Jennifer L. Hansen, Hansen & Cleary LLC, Northbrook, Member
- Barry G. Lowy, Guardianship and Advocacy, Springfield, Member
- Lawrence A. Manson, Law Office of Lawrence A Manson, Evanston, Member
- Michelle J. Rozovics, Rozovics Law Firm LLC, McHenry, Member
- Rachel Ellen Simon, Miller Shakman Levine & Feldman LLP, Chicago, Member
- Emma G. Zgonc, American Diabetes Association, Evanston, Member
- Kristin Irene Olson, Belleville, Board Liaison
- Tracye Rhea, Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago, Staff Liaison
- Susan W. Rogaliner, Susan W Rogaliner Attorney at Law, South Elgin, CLE Committee Liaison