Carpls Golden Gavel Celebration Promotes One Justice Chicago on May 9, 2019

www.carpls.org CARPLS Hotline: 312.738.9200 IL-AFLAN Hotline: 855.452.3526

CARPLS GOLDEN GAVEL CELEBRATION PROMOTES ONE JUSTICE CHICAGO ON MAY 9, 2019

Chicago’s Premier Legal Aid Provider to Honor Distinguished Advocates Cameron Findlay, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Archer Daniels Midland Company, and Shawn Fagan, Managing Director and Chief Legal Officer of Citadel

For Immediate Release

April 12, 2019 - Chicago, Ill. - CARPLS, Chicago’s largest provider of free legal aid, announced its annual Golden Gavel Celebration, which will take place on Thursday, May 9, 2019, at the Fairmont Chicago Hotel at Millennium Park from 5:30-8:30 p.m. More than 450 leaders from Chicago’s legal and business communities are expected to attend the gala to support CARPLS’ 25th Anniversary vision One Justice Chicago, to ensure that anyone with a legal need has access to an attorney consultation. As part of our anniversary, we have nearly met our monumental fundraising goal of $1 million.

Cameron Findlay, of Archer Daniels Midland Company, will receive the Golden Gavel Award, and Shawn Fagan, of Citadel, will receive the Ralph A. Gabric Award.

The Golden Gavel Award recognizes individuals, law firms and corporations that make significant contributions to further the mission of CARPLS to provide access to justice for all, and to pro bono commitment in the legal aid community.

Mr. Findlay has spent his career committed to serving others, whether working for the government, implementing a pro bono culture into a corporate infrastructure, or through his personal service to charitable institutions. In all of his corporate leadership positions, he has been a driving force to establish pro bono programs at Aon, Medtronic, and most recently, ADM. Mr. Findlay has personally handled a number of pro bono matters, even while serving as general counsel, including a conviction appeal, an employment claim, and a case for a client seeking post-conviction relief.

The Ralph A. Gabric Award is a lifetime achievement honor presented by CARPLS to commemorate transformative leadership on behalf of the organization.

Mr. Fagan has demonstrated years of commitment to CARPLS' mission. Having previously served on the Board of Directors from 2008-2016, and the advisory board currently, he was instrumental in recruiting outstanding board leadership, increasing our program capacity and improving our financial viability. His efforts have made a difference to CARPLS and the greater legal aid community.

Golden Gavel Dinner Co- Chairs include Samuel K. Skinner of Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Adam Hoeflich of Bartlit Beck LLP, and Daniel Rubinstein of Winston & Strawn LLP.

Tickets for the event are $250 and can be purchased online at www.carpls.org/golden-gavel/. Sponsorship opportunities are also available. www.carpls.org CARPLS Hotline: 312.738.9200 IL-AFLAN Hotline: 855.452.3526

Major event sponsors to date include:

Marquee Anniversary Presenting ($50K) Benefit ($35K) ($75K+)  Citadel  Sidley Austin LLP  Bartlit Beck LLP  Greenberg Traurig, LLP  Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher  Kirkland & Ellis LLP  Kenneth C. Griffin & Flom LLP and Affiliates  WilmerHale  Winston & Strawn LLP

Champion ($25K) Founder ($15K) Cornerstone ($10K)  Jenner & Block LLP  Ankura  Aon  Corboy & Demetrio  Archer Daniels Midland Company  Loeb & Loeb, LLP  Baker McKenzie  PwC  Consilio  Relativity  Latham & Watkins LLP  Williams, Bax, &  Littler Mendelson, P.C. Saltzman, P.C.  Mike Pace  Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP  Reed Smith LLP  Sard Verbinnen & Co  Sterling Bay

Honorary Council, in formation

 Suzanne S. Bettman,  Thomas A. Cole, Sidley  Patrick J. Fitzgerald, Skadden, LSC Communications, Inc. Austin LLP Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom  Brett J. Hart, United Airlines,  Maggie A. Hickey, LLP and Affiliates Inc. Schiff Hardin LLP  Peter Lieb, Aon

About CARPLS One in five Americans may be eligible for free legal assistance but only half can access these important resources. In Cook County, more than 700,000 low-income people will need legal help each year to preserve their livelihoods.

Serving 1 out of 4 legal aid cases in Cook County, CARPLS provides the greatest number of people with direct access to a free or low-cost attorney consultation. CARPLS delivers more than 60,000 free legal consultations annually via our legal aid hotlines and four court-based advice desks, resolving 85% of cases in-house and referring 15% of cases to 40 legal service partners. CARPLS also operates a statewide hotline providing legal services to thousands of veterans, service members, and their families as part of the Illinois Armed Forces Legal Aid Network (IL-AFLAN).

Contact: Tanya Pietrkowski, Director of Development, 312.421.4014, [email protected]