Chicago Bar Association
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Founded in 1874, the Chicago Bar Association (CBA) is a voluntary bar association with over 20,000 members. Like other bar associations, it concerns itself with professional ethics, networking among members, and continuing legal education. It is located adjacent to the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law in the Chicago Loop.[http://www.chicagobar.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=About&Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=2494 About the CBA] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915022328/http://www.chicagobar.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=About&Template=%2FCM%2FHTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=2494 |date=September 15, 2008 }}
Notable members
Notable members included Illinois state representative (1922–1946 and 1948–1950) David Ivar Swanson and prominent attorney Earl B. Dickerson who argued Hansberry v. Lee before the Supreme Court.{{cite book |last1=Blakely |first1=Robert |title=Earl B. Dickerson: A Voice for Freedom and Equality |date=2006 |publisher=Northwestern University Press |location=Evanston, IL |isbn=9780810123359 |page=144 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OrkB5kiU6o8C&pg=PA144}}
See also
- Robert Hervey – Scottish born Canadian lawyer who founded the CBA after he left Canada to practice law in Chicago.
- William C. Goudy – first President of the CBA in 1874
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070403050956/http://www.chicagobar.org/ Chicago Bar Association Home Page]
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Category:American municipal bar associations
Category:1874 establishments in Illinois
Category:Legal organizations in Chicago
Category:Organizations established in 1874
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