The Chicago Bar Association

THE CHICAGO BAR ASSOCIATION NOMINATING COMMITTEE

QUESTIONNAIRE FOR OFFICER AND BOARD CANDIDATES

NAME OF CANDIDATE:

POSITION SOUGHT:

You are requested to return this completed form to Terrence M. Murphy, Executive Director of the CBA, by March 4, 2009. If you wish, you may also submit a brief biographical statement which emphasizes your activities outside of the Association.

1. During your legal career, what contributions have you made to each of the following:

a. The Chicago Bar Association?

b. The legal profession and/or the general public? 2. In what specific ways should the CBA serve each of the following:

a. The legal profession?

b. The general public?

c. The administration of justice?

2 3(a). The Chicago Bar Association currently offers a wide variety of services and programs for its members. What do you feel the Association can do to improve these services and programs?

3(b). What do you feel may be the shortcomings of the CBA? How would you propose to remedy them?

4. If you are elected, what would be your most important objectives for the CBA, and how do you propose to achieve them?

3 5. What changes do you see in the Association five years from now?

6. For Officer Candidates Only

How do you envision your role in the position you seek in the management of the CBA?

7. Are there any complaints or inquiries pertaining to your professional conduct or ability to practice law pending before any disciplinary agency, judicial or administrative office as of this date? Have you ever been disciplined as a lawyer?

If yes, please explain on a separate sheet. This information will be CONFIDENTIAL.

8. Have you ever been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor (charges brought by the state)?

4 If yes, please explain on a separate sheet. This information will be CONFIDENTIAL

9. Officers and members of the Board of Managers traditionally meet monthly and, therefore, must be able to devote a substantial amount of time on a regular basis to the performance of their duties and responsibilities. Please list any professional or personal circumstances that would reasonably be expected to conflict with CBA obligations.

Candidate’s Name ______Date ______

Signature ______

Revised February 20, 2008