Legal Questions Answered On Law Day

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In 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower established Law Day and in 1961, Congress issued a joint resolution designating May 1 as the official day for the celebration.

Recognized as an opportunity to highlight civic education, many civics groups and bar associations celebrate with month-long programs, presentations and events leading up to and extending throughout the month of May.

To help celebrate the occasion, the Chicago Bar Association (CBA) will give members of the public a chance to ask lawyers questions on a wide variety of legal topics on April 27 during Law Day Live, a live webcast on Ustream. The program is being presented by the Television Committee of the CBA as part of its annual Law Week celebration.During the program, a panel of attorneys from the CBA will answer questions about:

Mortgage Foreclosure from 5:30 PM 6 PM

Divorce from 6:00 PM 6:30 PM

Criminal Law from 6:30 PM 7 PM

Unmarried Parents from 7:00 PM 7:30 PM

Estate Planning from 7:30 PM 8 PM

Personal Injury from 8:00 PM 8:30 PM

The public can participate using any of the following formats:

Email: lawdaylive@me.com (submit questions in advance or during the webcast)

Ustream: register a free account on Ustream and chat during the webcast

The CBA also recently recognized six honorees, who through their efforts have made the law and legal profession more accessible to and reflective of the community at-large.Awardees were honored at a reception and luncheon last Wednesday at the Standard Club, 320 S. Plymouth Court, Grand Ballroom. Kudos go out to:

Justice William Cousins, Jr., Illinois Appellate Court (ret.)

Cook County Bar Association Honoree

Hon. Manuel Barbosa, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Illinois

Hispanic Lawyers Association Honoree

Selma C. DSouza, Legislative Director, Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services

Asian American Bar Association of Chicago Honoree

Marc Firestone, Executive Vice President, Corporate & Legal Affairs and General Counsel, Kraft

Foods, Inc.

Chicago Bar Association Honoree

Edwin Reyes, Briskman, Briskman & Greenberg

Puerto Rican Bar Association Honoree

Laura M. Ricketts, Chicago Cubs Board Member; Chair, the Chicago Cubs Charities