ACS Chicago: 2025 Legal Legends Luncheon

The 2025 ACS Chicago Legal Legends Luncheon will be on September 10 at the Union League Club and will feature keynote remarks from Elie Mystal. More details coming soon.

Featuring:

Elie Mystal, Justice Correspondent & Columnist, The Nation; New York Times bestselling author of Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution

Thank you to our early sponsors:

Patron: Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym, Ltd and Jenner & Block LLP

Benefactor: Freedom from Religion Foundation and Sidley Austin

Donor: Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Massey & Gail LLP, and Worsek & Vihon 

Friend: Scott R. Lassar and Rebecca Sundin

If you are interested in sponsoring the Luncheon, please contact Peggy Li at pli@acslaw.org.

We are now accepting nominations for the 2025 Abner J. Mikva and Ruth Goldman Awards!

Please help us select honorees that reflect the rich diversity of our progressive legal community.

• The Abner J. Mikva Award recognizes Chicago-area lawyers and judges who have made extraordinary lifetime contributions to progressive legal causes.
• The Ruth Goldman Award recognizes Chicago-area women lawyers who have made significant contributions to advance the status of women and the goals of ACS.

Nominations can be as brief as a name with a link to a profile, or as comprehensive as a nomination letter with a CV and letters of support attached. Please submit your nomination forms, and any letters of support, by June 16, 2025 to Rebecca Sundin or Dan Cotter by e-mail at rebeccas@americaneagle.com or dcotter@dickson-wright.com.

We encourage you to highlight and elevate inspiring and accomplished nominees that reflect the rich diversity of our progressive Chicago legal community, inclusive of race, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, practice area, and experiences.