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Founded in 1874, the Chicago Bar Association (CBA) is a voluntary bar association with over 20,000 members. Like other bar associations, it concerns itself with professional ethics, networking among members, and continuing legal education. It is located adjacent to the John Marshall Law School in the
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Notable members

Notable members included Illinois state representative (1922-46 and 1948–50) David Ivar Swanson and prominent attorney Earl B. Dickerson who argued
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before the Supreme Court.


See also

*
Robert Hervey Robert Hervey (August 10, 1820 – December 16, 1903) was the third mayor of Bytown in 1849.Dave Mullington "Chain of Office: Biographic Sketches of Ottawa's Mayors (1847–1948)" (Renfrew, Ontario: General Store Publishing House, 2005) He was a C ...
- Scottish born Canadian lawyer who founded the CBA after he left Canada to practice law in
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. * William C. Goudy - first President of the CBA in 1874


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Chicago Bar Association Home Page
American municipal bar associations 1874 establishments in Illinois Legal organizations in Chicago Organizations established in 1874 {{Prof-assoc-stub