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About the Committee:

The Fourteenth Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee is a group, comprised of lawyers and judges, that strives to enhance equal access to justice by encouraging and promoting pro bono work in the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit.

About the Circuit:

The Fourteenth Judicial Circuit is in the Third Appellate District and includes Henry, Mercer, Rock Island, and Whiteside Counties. The Honorable Clarence
M. Darrow is the Chief Judge of the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit.

Membership:

Chair: Jennifer L. Kincaid, Pepping, Balk, Kincaid & Olson, Ltd.

Members:

Wendy Crouch, Prairie State Legal Services
Gretchen Farwell, Prairie State Legal Services, Inc.
Honorable Michelle Fitzsimmons, Fourteenth Judicial Circuit
Jon Fox, Califf & Harper, P.C.
Daniel F. Hardin, Bozeman, Neighbour, Patton and Noe, LLP
Judge Lori Lefstein (Ret.), Fourteenth Judicial Circuit
Morgan Milner, Modern Woodmen of America
Alyssa Raya, Deere & Company
Sam Skorepa, Lane & Waterman LLP

Committee Activities:

The Committee was launched on February 28, 2012. In 2014 to 2015, the Committee partnered with Prairie State on a Volunteer Lawyer Courthouse Project, through which pro bono attorneys were trained to provide legal representation to tenants facing eviction, with volunteer attorneys working at the Rock Island County Courthouse  providing legal advice and, if necessary, negotiating settlements. The Committee has also produced several CLE programs, held wills and Powers of Attorneys clinics, and Illinois Free Legal Answers clinics.

If you have any questions about this Committee or its work, contact PILI Senior Managing Attorney, Jessica Schneider, by email or at 312-832-5125.