Wayne Flanigan’s Legacy
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BY REBECCA J. WHITCOMBE
he LCBA Pro Bono Awards Luncheon took place at the Greenbelt Cultural Center on October 22. The highlight of this luncheon was the guest speaker, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, who reminded us to be a voice for those who cannot speak for themselves. He urged us to embrace the passion that drove us to practice law and to use not just our legal expertise but our whole selves for the good of others.
We were truly honored and grateful to the AttorAward. Over the years, the Wayne B. Flanagan Award ney General for taking the time to speak to us, and to has been bestowed upon a number of attorneys whose Karissa Anderson and John Joanem, co-chairs of the commitment to pro bono services cannot be denied Community Outreach and Diversity Committee, for Harold Goldman, Gary Schlesinger, Deborah Goldberg, planning and organizing the event. Raymond Kloss, Richard Kohn, Kathleen Curtin, Ann Congratulations go out to Don Conroy, B.J. Carroll, Robert Ackley, Rebecca J. Morrison, who was presented with Lucy Dorenfeld, Kevin Kane, Sandy Whitcombe, the Volunteer Lawyer Pro Bono Moon, and Nancy Shafer. On this, of WhitAward by Prairie State Legal Serthe fifteenth anniversary of Wayne’s combe Law, vices. Don was recognized for his pro passing, as well as the fifteenth P.C., has bono representation in connection year of this award, it was especially been practicing family with the Lake County Driver’s Limeaningful to present this award law in Lake cense Reinstatement Program. Don to Retired Judge Nancy Waites, one County since praised the pro bono “culture” of the of Wayne’s “bad girls.” Nancy has 2001, and LCBA as a whole, and dedicated his served the people of Lake County in has had her award to his good friend, Judge Tom multiple capacities, including as a own practice in Waukegan Schippers, who trained him as a new private attorney, a judge, and chair since 2010. She is also an adjunct attorney. of the Association’s Community instructor in the Legal Studies ProThe other award presented at this Outreach and Diversity Committee. gram at the College of Lake County. luncheon was the Wayne B. Flanigan Nancy never hesitates to give of her
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