Hinshaw & Culbertson, a Chicago-based firm with more than 500 attorneys in 23 offices across the United States, is on the PILI Pro Bono Recognition Roster, and is the 2013 recipient of the Chicago Legal Clinic’s Charles J. O’Laughlin Memorial Award.
Alumni Spotlight: Marc Katz, 2009 PILI Fellow
Marc Katz leads the Alumni Service Team of PILI’s Alumni Network Leadership Council. He served as a PILI Fellow in 2009 at the MacArthur Justice Center of the Bluhm Legal Clinic at Northwestern University School of Law.
Alumni Spotlight: Emily Seymore, 2009 PILI Intern
Emily Seymore is the leader of the Alumni Fundraising Team of the PILI Alumni Network Leadership Council and was an Intern at LAF working on their their Public Benefits Hotline.
PILI Executive Director Michael Bergmann named to “40 Under Forty”
This list recognizes forty exemplary young attorneys in Illinois every year from among hundreds of nominations.
PILI Announces 2013 Award Recipients
Congratulations to our 2013 award recipients! They were selected from among many nominations for their outstanding contributions to public interest law and pro bono in Illinois.
Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice
The purpose of the Commission is as far-reaching as it is urgent: “to promote, facilitate, and enhance equal access to justice with an emphasis on access to the Illinois civil courts and administrative agencies for all people, particularly the poor and vulnerable.”
Alumni Spotlight: Max Stein, 2001 PILI Fellow
“I began going to the PILI luncheons with my grandfather, Hubert Will, a federal judge here in Chicago, and my mother, Nikki Will Stein who later became a member of the PILI Board, before I even went to law school.”
Alumni Spotlight: Jessica Schneider, 2009 PILI Intern
“I wanted to use that experience to make connections to the public interest law world in Chicago. My PILI internship did just that.” Most importantly, says Jessica, “I learned how to be a compassionate attorney working to address those issues that affect so many in our society.”
Law students: register now for our public interest law event
Looking to secure a position at a public interest law organization or in the government sector during law school or for your career? Register by October 9.