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Meet Our Keynote Speaker
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Elisabeth Pennix, General Counsel for the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs (IDVA).
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CARPLS is pleased to welcome Elisabeth Pennix, General Counsel for the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs (IDVA), as our keynote speaker at the 2017 Golden Gavels Celebration. The annual gala will be held Tuesday, May 16 at the InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile.
Veterans and active duty military members are among the many client sectors we assist and we hope to expand our services to address the myriad needs of these individuals. Ms. Pennix will address the major legal and social service challenges faced by our veteran and military population.
"Elisabeth will share a dynamic perspective on the wide range of needs facing veterans and current soldiers. We often have a vision in mind of what we think their needs are, but there are so many factors," says Tanya Pietrkowski, Director of Development.
Prior to joining IDVA, Ms. Pennix served for seven years in the U.S. Navy as a Judge Advocate General (JAG). She was initially stationed in Washington D.C. as a legal assistance and defense attorney and later served at Great Lakes Naval Base in Lake County as a criminal prosecutor. She also was deployed to Iraq, where she conducted Geneva Convention legal reviews for Iraqi detainees. She continues to serve as a Commander in the U.S. Navy JAG Reserves.
Ms. Pennix holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and a J.D. from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2004. She
lives in Chicago with her husband, Sidney Pennix, a retired U.S. Army officer and active Chicago Police Sergeant, and their five children--two of whom serve in the Illinois Army National Guard.
We look forward to sharing the evening with her. For tickets or more information about the gala, click here.
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CARPLS Springs Into Action
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Michele Caldwell (Wintrust Community Banks) and Amanda Kelly (CARPLS) at a recent Money Smart Week presentation.
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CARPLS is always eager to promote access to justice in collaboration with our community partners both in and out of the legal world. This spring we have been particularly busy spreading the word about CARPLS and the critical services we provide to tens of thousands of people annually.
As part of April's Money Smart Week, a national campaign founded by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, CARPLS attorneys presented three educational workshops on topics related to consumer credit. Partnering with Wintrust Community Banks, the informative sessions were free to the community and held at the bank's downtown, Hyde Park and Rogers Park locations.
Also in April, Pat Wrona, CARPLS legal director, served as a panelist at the Chicago Bar Association's CLE seminar: "Unbundled Services to Expand Your Practice." The session promoted the CBA's new referral panel for limited scope representation. CARPLS clients often have a need for affordable, short term services beyond legal advice, and this new panel will be a helpful resource for them.
Additionally, Pat was a guest at a round table discussion hosted by the Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI), which focused on creating the most meaningful intern or fellowship experience for PILI participants.
"CARPLS' long relationship with PILI and the dozens of interns and fellows we have had through PILI have really added to our capacity and our ability to serve clients over the years," Pat says. "We want to ensure that we are giving something back to these dedicated individuals in return for their outstanding service."
Finally, on May 4, Pat and Al Schwartz, Executive Director, will travel to Pittsburgh to present at the 2017 Equal Justice Conference. They will lead a discussion for other legal aid providers on best practices in delivering brief legal services. The conference is attended by hundreds of legal aid attorneys from around the country.
"We will be offering concrete advice to other legal aid programs to improve their brief services processes and create greater access to justice for all those seeking legal services in our under resourced legal aid community."
If you are interested in partnering with CARPLS for a program, please contact Pat at
pwrona@carpls.org.
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What Our Clients Are Saying
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Buy Your Tickets Today!
For tickets ($250) & sponsorships,
contact Tanya at 312.421.4014 or tpietrkowski@carpls.org
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Gloria Santona
Golden Gavel Awardee |
Retired Executive Vice President & General Counsel
McDonald's Corporation
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Elisabeth H. Pennix
Keynote Speaker
Illinois Department of
Veterans' Affairs
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THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR SPONSORS TO DATE
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