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2022 Top Women Lawyers & Legislators in Leadership Awards

Advocating for Advancement

The Top Women Lawyers in Leadership and Top Women Legislators in Leadership awards emphasize the accomplishments and diverse backgrounds of women who are making major professional contributions through their service in a leadership role. Candidates include elite women who have created growth in a given field and shown future potential or gone beyond traditional mentoring to create new pathways. Nominees for Top Women Lawyers in Leadership should be leading women lawyers in academia, business, entrepreneurship, general counsels, trade, labor, journalism or the community. Nominees for Top Women Legislators in Leadership should be leading women in public office.

Details for the 2023 event will be announced later this year.

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Event Details

Thursday, October 27, 2022
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Chicago Athletic Association
12 S Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois

Members $150 // Non-Members $175 

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Questions? Please contact wbai@wbaillinois.org.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Get in touch to discuss a partnership option that works for you and your business objectives and get in front of the WBAI member companies today. Sponsorship obtained for the Top Women Legislators in Leadership will go toward funding the Wilpower PAC. Contact WBAI at wbai@wbaillinois.org for sponsorship information. 

2022 Top Women Lawyers in Leadership Honorees

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Michele Anderson

Hiring Partner // Hall Prangle and Schoonveld, LLC
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Ruchi Verma

First Deputy General Counsel // Chicago Board of Education
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Kathryn C. Liss

Assistant Dean of Law Career Services and Executive Director of the Schiller DuCanto & Fleck Family Law Center // DePaul University College of Law
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Erica Kirkwood

Vice President & General Counsel // GMA Construction Group

2022 Top Women Legislators in Leadership Honorees

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Eva-Dina Delgado

Illinois House of Representatives // 3rd District
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Cristina Castro

Illinois Senate // 22nd District
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Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz

Illinois House of Representatives // 17th District

Thanks To Our Sponsors


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Questions?

If you have any questions about these awards, please reach out to wbai@wbaillinois.org or (321) 341-8530.

Event Co-Chairs

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Kelly Sabo Gaden

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Hayley Graham

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Sarah King 

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Molly Wells 

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Jennifer Yu