Tag Archives: American Bar Association

The Peacemaker

February 2011 By Josh Karp Published in Illinois Super Lawyers In the lobby of the Chicago Bar Association (CBA) building stands a statue of Lady Liberty rising from—or, depending on your perspective, being devoured by—a block of bronze. It was

2010 ABA Midyear Meeting

Chicago Attorney Laurel Bellows in Line to Head ABA

April 13, 2010 BY SHIA K. Crain’s Chicago Business Chicago business attorney Laurel Bellows is running unopposed to lead the American Bar Assn., putting her in line to be the first ABA president from Illinois since 1975. Owner of the

Female judges are heralded – 2 seen as symbols of women’s gains in law, in spite of obstacles

March 12, 2010 PAM DEFIGLIO The Chicago Tribune In 1992, when Cook County changed the way voters elected judges — altering geographic boundaries and creating judicial subcircuits — the stage was set for more women to run. Many did and

Bellows on Track for 2012

March 1, 2010 BY JAMES PODGERS ABA Journal It is not much of a secret that Laurel G. Bellows will become ABA president in August 2012. Bellows, a principal at the Bellows Law Group in Chicago who concentrates much of

2010 Women in Law Leadership Academy

Posted Feb 7, 2010 1:35 PM CST By James Podgers Don’t tell anyone, but Laurel G. Bellows will become ABA president in August 2012. Bellows, a principal at the Bellows Law Group in Chicago who concentrates much of her business

Gender Equality

As part of Allegheny County Bar Association’s launch of their Institute for Gender Equality, Laurel Bellows, Principal of The Bellows Law Group, P.C., will be speaking to its members on October 28, 2009 in Pittsburgh, PA. She will be speaking

Rite of Spring

ABA’s lobbying push on Capitol Hill focuses on access-to-justice issues Posted May 1, 2009 6:10 PM CST By Rhonda McMillion In an event that has become as reliable a ritual of spring in Washington, D.C., as the blossoming of the

ABA revises mission, restates goals regarding justice, members, public

August 12, 2008 By Patricia Manson Law Bulletin staff writer NEW YORK — After debating lawyers’ place in the world and quibbling over wording, American Bar Association delegates on Tuesday approved revisions to the bar group’s statement of its mission

Is the Past Prologue?

By Laurel Bellows We are the most effective generation of womankind ever-that is, if “effectiveness” is measured in terms of confronting legal issues involving women. But if women’s accomplishments are weighed against actually achieving equality of opportunity, freedom from violence,