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Katten Garners More Praise for Its Pro Bono Services


Katten Garners More Praise for Its Pro Bono Services
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CHICAGO, May 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/  Katten announced today that it will be honored with Immigration Equality s Rising Star Award for providing exceptional representation to several LGBTQ+ asylum seekers over the course of the past several years.
I have worked on pro bono matters with Katten attorneys for many years and know first-hand the great skill they have in doing this work and the passion with which they pursue it, said Jonathan Baum, senior counsel at Katten and the firm s director of pro bono services. Our firm and our profession are lucky to have so many attorneys like those being honored here who are so deeply committed to volunteering their time and skills for the benefit of others. ....

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Candace Jackson-Akiwumi, nominee for Chicago federal appeals court, would be rare judge who was defense lawyer; Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday


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WASHINGTON The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday will hold a confirmation hearing for Candace Rae Jackson-Akiwumi, nominated by President Joe Biden to sit on the Chicago-based Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the very rare judge, if confirmed, who brings the perspective of a criminal defense lawyer to the bench.
A partner in a D.C. law firm only since last year, Jackson-Akiwumi spent a formative 10 years, between 2010 and 2020, as a staff attorney at the Federal Defender Program for the Northern District of Illinois.
If confirmed, as expected Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin recruited her for the position she will mark two milestones: Jackson-Akiwumi will be only the second Black woman ever on the Seventh Circuit and will be the only person of color currently on the ....

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