CHICAGO, Aug. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Senator Russ Feingold will give the keynote address at the annual meeting of the Chicago Lawyers' Committee on Monday, August 28, 2006, which begins at 11:30am, and will be held at the Palmer House Hilton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois. Senator Feingold, best known for leading the fight for campaign finance reform with Senator John McCain, is also the leading voice for protecting privacy and personal freedom, having cast the Senate's lone vote against the USA PATRIOT Act.

The Chicago Lawyers' Committee will recognize the lawyers from Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Schiff Hardin LLP, along with plaintiffs from the Afro-American Patrolman's League, on the 30th Anniversary of their role in landmark litigation challenging racial discrimination in hiring and promotion by the Chicago Police Department.

William A. Von Hoene Jr., Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Exelon Corporation, will accept the Corporate Leadership Award. Exelon is being honored for its pro bono policies as well as for its model AAA Diversity Program.

Adam Oyebanji, an associate at Eimer Stahl Klevorn & Solberg LLP will be honored as the Outstanding Young Lawyer of 2006 in recognition of his exemplary contribution to the Chicago Lawyers' Committee's Employment Opportunity Project. Mr. Oyebanji's clients, multiple low-wage workers he represented in EEOC mediations with extraordinarily good results, consistently comment on his careful preparation, determined negotiations, and respectful attitude.

The annual meeting is sponsored Huron Consulting Group. Additional support is being provided by FTI Consulting, Gilardi & Co., Navigant Consulting, TrialGraphix Inc., and Workplace Ink Inc.

To purchase ticket(s) to the annual meeting ($120.00/person), call (312) 630-9744.

Chicago Lawyers' Committee, a cooperative, pro bono effort of Chicago's leading law firms, is Chicago's partnership for equal justice. Annually, over 20,000 hours of donated professional legal services, with a value of $3.5 million, are directed to civil rights issues through the Committee. For further information, visit the Chicago Lawyers' Committee website at http://www.clccrul.org .