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About the Committee:

The Sixth 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 Sixth Judicial Circuit.

About the Circuit:

The Sixth Judicial Circuit is in the Fourth Appellate District and includes Champaign, DeWitt, Douglas, Macon, Moultrie and Piatt Counties. The Honorable Randall B. Rosenbaum is the Chief Judge of the Sixth Circuit.

Membership:

Chair: Mark C. Palmer, Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism

Members:
Matthew J. Clegg, University of Illinois College of Law
Danielle DeWinter, The Immigration Project
Melissa Frydman, University of Illinois College of Law
Stephanie Hall, Meyer Capel, P.C.
Lori Hansen, Champaign County Courthouse
L. Drew Hickey, Bolen, Robinson, and Ellis, LLP
Caitlin Isbel, Land of Lincoln Legal Aid, Inc.
Judge Robert Jacobson, Sixth Judicial Circuit
Charlotte Kukundakwe, The Immigration Project
Honorable Ramona M. Sullivan, Circuit Court of Champaign County
Daniel R. Thies, Webber & Thies, P.C.
Susan Zielke, Land of Lincoln Legal Aid, Inc.

Committee Activities:

The Committee was launched on October 23, 2012. One issue that the Committee specifically identified is the need for a conflicts panel to provide assistance to eligible individuals when Land of Lincoln cannot due to some conflict with the case or parties. The Committee is looking at ways to work closely with existing resources and assets in the circuit to establish the infrastructure for a conflicts panel, recruit pro bono attorneys to take cases, and process referrals.

If you have any questions about this Committee or its work, contact PILI Managing Attorney, Abigail Causer, by email or at 217-693-6017.