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Press Release - Thursday, March 23, 2006

Attorney Glenn R. Gaffney of West Chicago selected for Bar Leadership Institute

WHEATON, Ill. - Glenn R. Gaffney of West Chicago, President-elect of the DuPage County Bar Association, was among nearly 300 lawyers from across the country to attend the American Bar Association's Bar Leadership Institute (BLI), March 9-11.
The BLI is held annually in Chicago for incoming officials of local and state bars, special focus lawyer associations, and bar foundations. The seminar provides the opportunity to confer with ABA officials, bar leader colleagues, executive staff, and other experts on legal organization operations.

Mr. Gaffney participated with ABA President Michael S. Greco of Boston, Massachusetts, and ABA President-elect Karen J. Mathis of Denver, Colorado, in sessions on bar governance, finance, communications and planning. Various ABA entities briefed the participants on resources available from the ABA for local, state, national, and specialty bar associations and foundations.

The BLI is sponsored by the ABA Standing Committee on Bar Activities and Services and the ABA Division for Bar Services as part of the association's long-standing goal of fostering partnerships with bars and related organizations nationwide. Cooperating ABA staff entities included the Division for Media Relations and Communication Services.

About the ABA
The American Bar Association is the largest voluntary professional membership organization in the world. With more than 400,000 members, the ABA provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, information about the law, programs to assist lawyers and judges in their work, and initiatives to improve the legal system for the public.