Join the Highland Park-Highwood Legal Aid Clinic for "A Night at the Movies"

Highland Park, IL – March 20, 2017 - The Highland Park- Highwood Legal Aid Clinic (the Clinic) will celebrate its 2nd anniversary on Thursday, May 11, 2017 with “A Night at the Movies.” Business owners, civic leaders and Clinic supporters will come together at Beelow’s Restaurant at 1850 Second Street, Highland Park for a reception followed by a Landmark Renaissance Place Cinema screening of ‘Don’t Tell Anyone,’ a Peabody Award-winning documentary film directed by Mikeala Shwer focusing on immigrant activist Angy Rivera as she shares her parallel journey of coming out of the shadows as undocumented and a survivor of domestic abuse. A short discussion will follow the screening. Proceeds from the event and raffle will support the Clinic and access to justice for those who live or work in Highland Park and Highwood.

“Since its inception, the Clinic has helped over 250 people who work or live in Highland Park and Highwood stay in their homes, gain legal immigration status or escape abusive relationships,” stated Executive Director Susan Shulman. “We could not do this important work in these, our core areas of focus without the incredible support from the local and greater community.”

Mayor Nancy Rotering, Founder and Honorary Chair of the Clinic said, “We are pleased to celebrate another year of assisting our vulnerable neighbors by improving access to justice. The Clinic reaches out into the community, and assures those who live or work here that we are one community, today and in the future.”

Event Co-Chairs Holly Krakow and Rita Brief. “Community support at all levels is the foundation to ensure the Clinic thrives. We are proud to see what has been and will continue to be accomplished by working together.”

The Clinic honors Law Day by hosting the event in May. This is a time to expand awareness of how laws and the justice system affect our lives. This year’s theme is ‘The 14th Amendment – Transforming American Democracy.’ This Amendment protects equality and justice and guides the work of the legal community as they provide due process and equal justice to clients.

To learn more about the event, become a sponsor, purchase tickets or make a donation, visit http://hphlegalaid.org/a-night-at-the-movies/ or call 847-926-1867. Event contributions are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowable by law. The Clinic is a 501(c)(3) organization. Full credit and acknowledgements will be provided to sponsors.

Event sponsors include:
Allstate Insurance Company
Baizer Kolar P.C.
Becker Gurian
Berger Schatz
Congregation Solel
DLA Piper
First Bank of Highland Park
Ron & Pam Futterman and Dan & Samantha Fisher
Foley & Lardner LLP
Hal & Diane Gershowitz
Gould & Ratner LLP
Robert and Melanie Harris
Highland Park Bank & Trust
Highland Park Community Foundation
Holland & Knight
Israel Cancer Research Fund
JP Morgan
Kantor Apter & Esposito, Ltd.
Terry and Geoff Kass
Millennium Properties R/E
North Shore College Consulting
Polsinelli P.C.
Ross Highland Park
Mayor Nancy Rotering
Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP
Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney
Shaw Legal Services, Ltd.
Caryn and Gerold Skurnick
Sunset Foods
Wiczer & Sheldon, LLC
William and Sheila Wasserman

Mayor Nancy Rotering founded the Clinic on May 1, 2015. The Clinic provides access to justice for individuals who live or work in Highland Park or Highwood focusing on the areas of immigration, landlord-tenant matters, and domestic abuse. The Clinic is U.S. Bureau of Immigration Affairs accredited for legal work in immigration law. The Clinic is located at the Fire House, 1830 Green Bay Road, Highland Park, IL. For more information about the Clinic, visit: www.hphlegalaid.org.