The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin ran a feature article on PILI Intern Militza Pagan, a second-year law student at Chicago-Kent College of Law who was selected as this year’s Jerome Gilson Honorary Intern.
Longtime PILI Board Member Kimball Anderson Receives Prestigious Justice Stevens Award
This award is the CBA’s highest honor, annually recognizing attorneys who best exemplify Justice Stevens’ commitment to integrity and public service in the practice of law.
PILI Announces $220,000 in Public Interest Law Student Internship Grants
These grants will provide stipends for 51 PILI Law Student Interns over the 2014-15 academic year and the summer of 2015 through PILI’s Law Student Internship Program.
PILI’s Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committees In The News
The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin ran an article about the real difference PILI’s Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committees are making in the lives of low-income people with legal needs in Illinois.
Extra, Extra! Read all about it! PILI’s July/August 2014 Newsletter is Here!
Get caught up on all the latest news from PILI, and look ahead with us to what’s coming up in our Law Student Internship, Graduate Fellowship, Alumni, and Pro Bono Initiative Programs.
Applications Now Being Accepted for Fall Semester PILI Interns
PILI has announced $17,500 in grants to seven of its Participating Agencies to support Law Student Interns during the 2014 fall semester. Interested applicants may apply through PILI’s online application system starting on August 1st.
PILI Elects New Directors to Its Board of Directors
At its meeting on July 24, 2014, the PILI Board of Directors elected several new directors to its board. Those elected to serve included Karina Ayala-Bermejo of Metropolitan Family Services, Traci Braun of Exelon Corporation and Jonathan Jennings of Pattishall, McAuliffe, Newbury, Hilliard & Geraldson LLP. Each of these attorneys have had impressive legal careers with demonstrated commitments to pro bono and public interest law.
Two PILI Alumni Elected to PILI Board of Directors
At its meeting on July 24, 2014, the PILI Board of Directors elected several new directors to its board, including two who were former PILI Graduate Fellows. Those Alumni who were elected to serve were David Callahan of Latham & Watkins LLP and David Scriven-Young of Peckar & Abramson P.C.
Lee Ann Russo of Jones Day Honored for Her Service to PILI
At its July 24, 2014 meeting, the PILI Board of Directors acknowledged 2012-14 PILI Board President, Lee Ann Russo of Jones Day, for her leadership and service to PILI. Lee Ann has served on PILI’s Board of Directors since 2006, serving as its president since 2012.
Service Opportunities with PILI Alumni Network
Each year, PILI’s Alumni Network Leadership Council organizes service projects in partnership with PILI’s Participating Agencies to maintain the connection between PILI’s and the public interest law community. We are excited to share details with you about the following opportunities and events and we hope you will join us!