On Thursday, November 5, 2026 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. the Settlement Assistance Program Committee of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and the Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights invite you to commemorate the Settlement Assistance Program’s 20th anniversary.
The event is sponsored by the Federal Bar Association Chicago Chapter, the Seventh Circuit Bar Association, and the Northern District of Illinois Court Historical Association. The celebration will take place in the Ceremonial Courtroom on the 25th floor of the Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse, 219 South Dearborn Street, Chicago.
The program begins at 3:00 p.m. with a CLE presentation, “Ethical Considerations When Representing a Party for Settlement Purposes Only,” followed at 4:00 p.m. by the anniversary celebration and attorney volunteer recognition. A reception with light refreshments will follow.
Settlement Assistance Program Speakers include:
- Chief Judge Virginia M. Kendall, Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- Hon. Morton Denlow (Ret.), Mediator & Neutral Evaluator at JAMS
- Wendy J. Muchman, Professor at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
- J. Cunyon Gordon, Senior Counsel and Director of the Settlement Assistance Program at the Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights
- John P. Moynihan, Assistant United States Attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division
Attendance is free and open to FBA members and nonmembers. The program offers one hour of Ethics CLE credit, pending approval. Please RSVP by Friday, October 30, and remember to bring a photo ID for courthouse entry.