Law school scholarships available

Law students have until Friday, March 25, to apply for financial help to fund their legal education.

Students currently enrolled in law school may apply for the Honorable Timothy C. Evans Scholarship, sponsored by the Northwest Suburban Bar Association Foundation.

The scholarship is named for Timothy C. Evans, chief judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County. The Cook County court system is one of the largest unified court systems in the world, with more than 400 judges and more than 2.4 million cases filed each year.

Applicants must live in Illinois and be attending an accredited Illinois law school. Factors that will be considered in awarding the scholarship include scholastic achievement, involvement in school and extracurricular activities, plus financial need.

Chief Judge Evans has spent much of his professional life in public service. He graduated from The John Marshall Law School in 1969, and that year was appointed assistant corporation counsel in the city of Chicago’s Law Department. He later became deputy commissioner of the Department of Investigations. He was elected to the Chicago City Council in 1973, and represented the 4th Ward for 18 years, while also maintaining a private law practice. He has been a member of the Cook County judiciary since being elected a circuit judge in 1992.

Scholarship recipients will be honored April 14 at the Northwest Suburban Bar Association’s Judges’ Night.

“The students of today are the attorneys of tomorrow. They represent the future of our profession,” said Ron Nelson, president of the Northwest Suburban Bar Association Foundation. “The foundation is honored to be able to help the next generation of lawyers.”

Applications are available online, at nwsba.org, or by calling the NSWBA Foundation office, at (847) 221-2601. Completed applications must be received or postmarked by March 25. Applications may be sent to the Northwest Suburban Bar Association Foundation, 800 E. Northwest Highway, Suite 418, Palatine, IL, 60074.