On Friday, June 6, 2008, the Chicago Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society honored five outstanding members of the Chicago legal community at its annual Chicago Legal Legends Luncheon. ACS presented the first annual Ruth Goldman Award, which honors a woman in the Chicago legal community who has made significant contributions to advance the status of women in the legal profession and the goals of ACS. The Chicago Legal Legends Luncheon featured opening remarks by U.S. Senator Richard Durbin, a keynote address by Illinois Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn and additional remarks by ACS Board Member, University of Chicago Law Professor and former Dean Geoffrey R. Stone.

The following people spoke at the luncheon:

• Welcoming remarks and introduction of Colleen K. Connell by Lisa Brown, Executive Director of the American Constitution Society (Real Media / Windows Media)
• Colleen K. Connell, recipient of the first annual Ruth Goldman Award and Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois (Real Media / Windows Media)
• Opening remarks by U.S. Senator Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) (Real Media / Windows Media)
• Additional remarks by Geoffrey R. Stone, ACS Board Member, University of Chicago Law Professor and former Dean (Real Media / Windows Media)
• Keynote Address by Illinois Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn (Real Media / Windows Media)
• Introduction of the 2008 Legal Legends Honorees by Geoffrey R. Stone (Real Media / Windows Media)
• Remarks by the Honorable James B. Moran, Senior Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Real Media / Windows Media)
• Remarks by the Honorable Ilana K. D. Rovner, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (Real Media / Windows Media)
• Remarks by Lowell Sachnoff, Counsel, Reed Smith LLP (Real Media / Windows Media)
• Remarks by the Thomas P. Sullivan, Partner, Jenner & Block LLP (Real Media / Windows Media)