2013 Chicago Reception

Chicago Awards Reception (L to R) Craig Rosenbaum, Esq., Chicago Newspaper Guild; Dale Pierson, Esq. General Counsel, IUOE Local 150; Awardee Peter Dowd, Esq., Dowd, Bloch & Bennett; Awardee Jim Sweeney, President & Business Manager, IUOE Local 150; Awardee Karen Lewis, President, CTU; Dennis Walsh, PBF Board Chair and Marv Gittler, Esq. of Asher, Gittler & D’Alba.Awardee Peter Dowd speaking about his view of today’s labor movement.(L to R) Barry Bennett, Esq., Pete Dowd and Dennis Walsh receiving award.Dale Pierson, Esq., General Counsel, IUOE Local 150, introducing Awardee Jim Sweeney.Awardee Jim Sweeney stressing the need for Peggy Browning Fellows.Robert Bloch, Esq. of Dowd, Bloch and Bennett introducing Awardee Karen Lewis.Robert Bloch, Esq. and Awardee Karen Lewis before award acceptance. Marv Gittler of the Host Committee in background.Awardee Karen Lewis passionately making the case for more law students in the labor movement.(L to R) Robert Bloch, Esq., Awardee Karen Lewis and Dennis Walsh.(L to R) Awardees Peter Dowd, Jim Sweeney and Karen Lewis(L to R) PBF Summer Fellow McLean Johnson with Dennis Walsh, PBF Board Chair following her remarks about her summer experience.(L to R) PBF Chicago Alumni Roy Carlson, PBF’13, Danielle Blanks, PBF’12, Javier Garcia, PBF’13 and McLean Johnson, PBF’13.(L to R) Robert Bloch, Esq., Peter Dowd, Esq. and Barry Bennett of Dowd, Bloch and Bennett.Peggy Browning Alumni with Awardee Karen Lewis.Awardee Jim Sweeney with his wife, Marilyn, and son, Joe.IUOE Local 150 Group photo with Awardee Jim SweeneyAwardee Karen Lewis with State Representative Ken Duncan.