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Chicago Bar Association

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.[1]

Crest of the Chicago Bar Association.

Notable members

Notable members included Illinois state representative (1922-46 and 1948–50) David Ivar Swanson and prominent attorney Earl B. Dickerson who argued Hansberry v. Lee before the Supreme Court.[2]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    About the CBA Archived September 15, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. [2]
    Blakely, Robert (2006). Earl B. Dickerson: A Voice for Freedom and Equality. Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Press. p. 144. ISBN 9780810123359.


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