Post by Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts

The Chicago Appleseed team would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all of those who made our fall fundraiser with the Chicago Council of Lawyers—Cultivating Seeds of Change—a success last week. We were delighted to have your support as we honored Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle with our Lifetime Achievement Award and our dedicated volunteer, Rita Pratl, with our Leadership in Court-Watching Award. We’re incredibly grateful to the featured speakers—Cook County Public Defender Sharone Mitchell, Jr., member of the Board of Governors for the Chicago Council of Lawyers, Robert Held, and Chicago Appleseed board member Dr. Mary Pattillo—and all our sponsors who made this event possible: ArentFox Schiff, Baker McKenzie, Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP, Courtney Welton in honor of Tyler VanLonkhuyzen, Dr. Mary Pattillo, Goldberg Kohn, Gretchen Himsl, Held Law Offices, Matt Daniels, Miner Barnhill & Galland, and an anonymous donor. If you're interested in supporting our work as we move into the new year, please consider making a year-end donation today at bit.ly/25_EOY. We can't do it without you!