2015 Pro Bono Society Induction and Posner Exchange
Join us as we celebrate future Marquette lawyers in a ceremony that includes a conversation with a national leader in pro bono and access to justice work.
Friday, April 24, 2015
4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Complimentary parking is available on site.
Jeff Colman may not be a Marquette lawyer, but we admire him greatly—and even claim him. Allow us to explain.
For starters, his career exemplifies the Law School's commitment to excellence in the profession. Mr. Colman, a graduate of Stanford Law School, has been a lawyer at Jenner & Block in Chicago for the past 40 years. His practice has focused on complex civil and criminal litigation at both the trial and appellate levels, and he is co-chair of the firm's Professional Responsibility Practice. He is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.
What is more, Mr. Colman's pro bono work and leadership in the bar have been extraordinary, both in Illinois and nationally. Examples range from his defending Guantánamo Bay prisoners to his chairing the Illinois Supreme Court's Committee on Post-Conviction Review of Death Sentences and the Court's Commission on Access to Justice. His many honors include the Chicago Bar Association's John Paul Stevens Award, bestowed in 2012 for Mr. Colman's commitment to integrity and public service. He is a member of Marquette Law School's Advisory Board.
And as for his not being a Marquette lawyer? Well, Jeff Colman comes awfully close: He is the son of Roz Colman and the late Fred Colman, a Marquette lawyer (Class of 1948), and grew up much admiring his father's work as a Milwaukee lawyer and his parents' commitment to justice.
Mr. Colman will be this year's guest for the annual Posner Pro Bono Exchange with Mike Gousha, distinguished fellow in law and public policy at Marquette Law School. Please join us.
This event honors Marquette University Law School students who have performed 50 or more hours of pro bono service during their law school careers. These hours are entirely voluntary; the students receive neither monetary compensation nor academic credit. The event also remembers Gene Posner, L '36, and celebrates the generosity of the Gene and Ruth Posner Foundation in supporting the Law School's public service work.
Remembrance of Gene Posner, L'36, and Introduction of the Event
Joseph D. Kearney and Joshua L. Gimbel
Posner Pro Bono Exchange
Jeff Colman with Mike Gousha
Induction of Law Students into the Pro Bono Society
Reception (immediately follows at 5:00 p.m.)
