Events Celebrating Women’s History Month

Join us for two events presented by the ISBA Standing Committee on Women and the Law!

International Women's Day Panel Discussion
March 8, 2023 – 3:00 PM
Via Zoom
Registration: Complimentary

Each year the Illinois State Bar Association's standing committee on Women and the Law celebrates International Women’s Day. This year, the theme of International Women’s Day is “#Breaking the Bias.” The Women and the Law Committee is calling out gender bias, discrimination, and stereotyping.

This year we will be joined by a panel of women from across the legal profession to celebrate our accomplishments and examine ways to combat discrimination and stereotyping both within and outside the practice of law. Please join us for this lively and informative discussion.

Panelists include:

  • Hon. Elizabeth M. Rochford, Supreme Court Justice – Second District
  • Hon. Mary Kay O’Brien – Supreme Court Justice – Third District
  • Hon. Sharon O. Johnson – Appellate Court Justice - First District
  • Hon. Chantelle A. Porter – Circuit Court Judge for DuPage County
  • Hon.  Maritza Martinez – Circuit Court Judge for Cook County
  • Hon.  Erika Orr – Circuit Court Judge for Cook County
  • Hon. Tracie Porter – Circuit Court Judge for Cook County
  • Sonni Choi Williams – City Attorney, Lockport IL

Annual Tea Celebrating Women’s History Month
­March 9, 2023 – 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Loews Chicago Hotel
455 N. Park Drive
Chicago IL 60611 (map and directions)
Registration: $50 in advance/ $55 at the door

Chantelle Porter
 Judge Chantelle Porter

Join us for an after with tea, savory bites, and great conversation as the ISBA Women and the Law Committee celebrate Women’s History Month and the accomplishments of women in the legal profession.

Keynote Speaker: Judge Chantelle Porter, Circuit Court Judge, 18th Judicial Circuit for DuPage County

This event is sold out. Regrettably, there is no walk in registration.

Thank you to our sponsors!

Platinum

Tomasik Kotin Kasserman

Silver

Law Office of Erin Wilson

Irmen Law Group, LLC

Anderson & Boback

Law Office of Tania K. Harvey, P.C.

Fletchall Group LLC

Weiss-Kunz & Oliver, LLC

Bronze

Greenwich Law Group, LLC