Holland & Knight Partner Victor Henderson Installed as President of the Chicago Bar Association
June 25, 2007
CHICAGO – Holland & Knight is pleased to announce that Victor Henderson, a partner in the firm's Chicago office, was formally sworn in as the 134th president of The Chicago Bar Association (CBA) today at the CBA's annual meeting. The CBA is the leading metropolitan bar association in the country, with more than 22,000 members.
Henderson is a litigation partner with a distinguished career in both the public and private sectors. A former committee counsel in the United States House of Representatives, his practice includes trial and appellate work in both state and federal court in cases involving product liability, contracts, employment matters and complex commercial litigation. He was one of five honorees to receive the annual Vanguard Award in April 2005, honoring his efforts in making the law and legal profession more accessible and reflective of the community at large.
Since 1990, Henderson has served the CBA in many capacities including as a member of the Board of Managers, a Bar Foundation Circle of Justice member, a committee member on the Illinois Legal Needs Study II, and as a Judicial Evaluation Committee investigator. He has served the pro bono community in Chicago as a Vice President of the Illinois Equal Justice Foundation and as a board member of the Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI). He also helped found the annual Breaking Barriers Conference and the Vanguard Awards, both of which focus on the careers and contributions of minority lawyers.
"Our entire firm is tremendously proud that Vic has attained this important leadership position in one of the most prominent Bar organizations in the country," said Howell Melton. "He continues Holland & Knight's longstanding tradition of service to the legal profession. We wish him great success as he takes on this significant challenge."
About The Chicago Bar Association: Founded in 1874, The Chicago Bar Association is the leading metropolitan bar association in the country. The CBA is governed by a 24-member Board of Managers and has 55 Practice Committee, 23 Service Committees and 15 Special Committees which provide a wide variety of services to the legal profession, the state and federal courts and the public. www.chicagobar.org
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