The Board of Governors, which can include up to sixty (60) members in addition to those ex officio members (such as officers) is divided into a number of committees. Each committee has specific tasks and has a chair appointed annually by the Guild’s president.
Audit: This committee provides financial oversight for the Guild.
Bench/Guild Relations: This committee consists of judges and is designed to enhance the collaboration between the Guild and the Judiciary. Chair: Circuit Court of Cook County Judge Thomas More Donnelly
Church/Guild Relations: This committee consists of the pastors of the downtown parishes and is designed to enhance the collaboration between the Guild and the parishes. The parishes involved with this committee are Holy Name Cathedral, Assumption Church, Old St. Pat’s, St.
Peter’s, St. Clement and Mission of Our Lady of the Angels.
Co-Chairs: Deacon Dan Welter and Fr. Mike Bradley
Communications: This committee oversees membership communications – including marketing, social media, website development.
Continuing Legal Education (CLE): This committee delivers educational programming to Guild members, in compliance with the Illinois Supreme Court MCLE Rules. A selection of events also focus on increasing the intellectual understanding of Guild members, as it pertains to their Catholic faith.
Chair: Michael Ripani
Executive: This committee oversees the management of the Guild.
Fundraiser: This committee plans the annual fundraising event for the Guild.
Government/Guild Relations: This committee consists of lawyers who work in the government sector and is designed to enhance the collaboration between the Guild and the Government sector.
Chair: Iwona Przonak
Law School/Guild Relations: This committee consists of representatives from the local law schools and is designed to enhance the relationships between the Guild and these law schools. The law schools involved with this committee are University of Chicago, Northwestern University, DePaul University, Loyola University Chicago, IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, University of Illinois at Chicago and University of Notre Dame.
Membership: This committee provides for opportunities to increase membership in the Guild.
Chair: Pamela Rubeo
Restorative Justice: This committee counters conflict and violence through legislation, advocacy and peace circle programs in local Catholic schools. The Committee is a part of the broader work of the Church to counter conflict and violence in our community with dialogue and love.
Chair: Matthew Simon
Service: This ommittee plans volunteer and outreach opportunities for the Guild throughout the Chicagoland area.
Social: This committee plans events for Guild members during the year that are purely social in nature.
Spirituality & Prayer Life: This committee is designed to plan many of the faith events that the Guild sponsors during the year including the Red Mass, Advent Reflection, Lenten Retreat, First Friday Prayers, Monthly Rosary and Intellectual Formation of members.
Chair: James Murray
Wills for Priests & Religious: This committee assists clergy and religious with the preparation of important estate planning documents free of charge.
Young Lawyers Committee: This committee seeks to build a community of young Catholic lawyers in Chicago and provide them with service, prayer, networking, and fellowship opportunities. The Young Lawyers Group organizes all types of activities for its members, from monthly Mass “field trips” to different churches in the city, to Happy Hours, to regular service opportunities with organizations.
For more information, on any of our committees, please contact us at admin (at) clgchicago.org.