Illinois Legal Aid Online (ILAO) invites you to be part of Shining a Light for Justice by supporting its crucial work in breaking barriers to justice through a benefit donation. Race, ethnicity, language, income and education keep our most vulnerable families and communities from getting justice. By democratizing the law, ILAO brings help and hope to the people most affected by the pandemic and societal inequities.
Join our growing list of supporters and help ILAO continue to meet the needs of underserved Illinois families and communities.
Benefit Co-Chairs: Karen Gatsis Anderson and Kimball Anderson
Kimball and Karen Anderson are renowned Chicago philanthropists who are passionate about equality and access to justice. Kimball is a Senior Partner at Winston & Strawn LLP and recognized as one of the top 100 trial lawyers in the U.S. Karen is an attorney and founding Board member and Vice President of The Montessori Network, which operates the public charter school, The Montessori School of Englewood.
Keynote Speaker and Early Adopter Awardee: Tina Tchen
Tina Tchen is the former president and CEO of TIME’S UP Now and the TIME’S UP Foundation, overseeing the organizations’ strategic plans to change culture, companies, and laws in order to make work safe, fair, and dignified for women of all kinds. A former assistant to President Barack Obama, executive director of the White House Council on Women and Girls, and chief of staff to First Lady Michelle Obama, Tina has worked to advance gender equality, particularly for working women. Prior to TIME’S UP, Tina was a lawyer specializing in workplace culture, advising companies on gender inequity, sexual harassment, and diversity.
