Top lawyer decries unequal pay for women
ABA president Laurel Bellows explains why a work-life balance is a myth
Laurel Bellows has been blazing trails for female litigators since she began her career more than 35 years ago. She’s now the president of the American Bar Association and principal of the Bellows Law Group. Already one of the city’s leading corporate lawyers, Bellows chose to open her own firm in 2009 focusing on representing senior executives in transition.
The Peacemaker
February 2011 By Josh Karp Published in Illinois Super Lawyers In the lobby of the Chicago Bar Association (CBA) building stands a statue of Lady Liberty rising from—or, depending on your perspective, being devoured by—a block of bronze. It was donated by Laurel Bellows and her husband. “[The statue] will tell you all that you […]
2010 ABA Midyear Meeting
Lerman Strikes Back
PUBLISHED: 04-26-10 By BenitaZepeda Former professor and head of the Science Institute sues college sues Columbia Zafra Lerman, former Columbia professor and head of the Science Institute, has filed a federal lawsuit against the college and four administrators, claiming the college violated her civil rights and deprived her of employment as a tenured faculty member […]
Chicago Attorney Laurel Bellows in Line to Head ABA
April 13, 2010 BY SHIA K. Crain’s Chicago Business Chicago business attorney Laurel Bellows is running unopposed to lead the American Bar Assn., putting her in line to be the first ABA president from Illinois since 1975. Owner of the Bellows Law Group–she and Joel Bellows practiced law together for 25 years–counsels executives on employment […]