Events

Speaking Engagements on the Illinois Civil Union Act featuring Jill M. Metz

• February 25, 2012 at 4:15 pm, sponsored by Loyola University Chicago School of Law and the Society of American Law Teachers, titled "LGBT Rights".
• November 9, 2011 at 12:00 pm, sponsored by Depaul University College of Law, titled "The Excitement of Engaging With New Law: Civil Unions".
• October 26, 2011 at 12:00 pm, sponsored by the Collaborative Law Institute of Illinois (CLII), titled "Illinois Civil Union Act".
• July 11, 2011 at 12:00 pm, sponsored by Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon LLP, titled "Illinois Civil Union Act".
• June 29, 2011 at 5:30 pm, sponsored by Mesirow Financial, titled "Illinois Civil Union: Good News, But Not as Simple as Saying 'I Do'".
• June 22, 2011 at 9:00 am, sponsored by The Governor's Office of the General Counsel, titled "Short Act, Big Impact: A Practical Guide for Civil Unions in Illinois".
• June 16, 2011 at 9:00 am, sponsored by Schiller DuCanto & Fleck Family Law Center at Depaul University College of Law, titled "Illinois Civil Union Act".
• April 26, 2011 at 6:00 pm, sponsored by CORAL, First Church of the Brethren, Heartland MCC, and Springfield ACLU, titled "Illinois Civil Union Act".
• April 5, 2011 at 6:00 pm, sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, titled "Financial Impact of the Illinois Civil Union Act"

Articles featuring Jill M. Metz

• Illinois Issues blog, posted online July 1, 2011, article on Illinois state taxes and the Illinois Civil Union Act.
• The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, published June 1, 2011, article on the Illinois Civil Union Act.
• 10,000 Couples online magazine, http://10thousandcouples.com/, published online June 1, 2011, "Touch of Reality for Same-Sex Couples with Illinois Civil Unions" by Jill M. Metz.
• The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, published April 26, 2011, profile of Jill M. Metz.
• The State Journal-Register, re-posted online December 1, 2010, originally published April 22, 2007, article on the Illinois Civil Union Act.
• The Windy City Times, published January 4, 2006, interview with Jill M. Metz.

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