Celebrating Civic Education: 2025 LIC Civic Education Appreciation Awards

 

You’re Invited!

Join us on Thursday, November 6, 2025, for our 2025 Civic Education Appreciation Awards, as we celebrate the inspiring impact of the Lawyers in the Classroom program.

Location: Skadden Arps Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Address: 320 S. Canal St., Chicago, IL 60606

We’ll gather for a festive evening honoring the attorneys, educators, and community partners who bring civic education to life for thousands of students across Chicagoland.

 
Civic Education Appreciation Award (CEAA) Circle Members:

We are honored to recognize our CEAA Circle Members. CEAA Circle members are past Civic Education Appreciation Award (CEAA) honorees whose ongoing support and partnership exemplify a lasting commitment to civic education in Chicago. Through an annual contribution of $2,500, CEAA Circle members help sustain and expand the Lawyers in the Classroom (LIC) program, bringing vital lessons on civics and civil discourse into classrooms citywide.

In recognition of their continued impact, CEAA Circle members are honored annually at the Civic Education Appreciation Awards and featured throughout the year in LIC program materials and on the Chicago Bar Association website. Their support underscores a distinguished legacy of civic engagement and leadership in civic education.

Introducing our Civic Education Appreciation Circle Members: 

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Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP and Carter G. Woodson Elementary School
 - Greenberg Traurig LLP and Disney II Magnet School
 - Kirkland & Ellis LLP and George B. Armstrong International Studies
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McDonald’s Corporation and A.N. Pritzker Elementary
 - Skadden Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Perkins Bass Elementary

To read our article in the CBA Record honoring our current CEAA Circle members, CLICK HERE

To become a CEAA Circle Member, CLICK HERE