Lawyers for Diversity hosted its Fourth Annual

Lawyers for Diversity Mid-Summer Barbecue July

31 at Sidetrack, 3349 N. Halsted. Among those

attending were Cook County State’s Attorney

Democratic candidate Anita Alvarez (pictured

with Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago

President Jeremy Gottschalk). During the event,

Jenner & Block was acknowledged for being the

only law firm that has signed on to publicly support

HB 1826, the civil-union bill.

Pictured: Anita Alvarez and Jeremy Gottschalk. Photo

courtesy of General Image/Cathy Sikora