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Mauck & Baker, located in downtown Chicago is nationally known for representing churches, religious institutions, businesses and individuals in religious liberties cases. Our monthly newsletter covers topics relating to religious news and legal information relevant to our practice. Please forward our newsletter on to others interested in religious freedom and visit our website for more information about our work. 
 
LEGAL NOTICE
Why a pastor can't represent a church in an administrative hearing    
 June, 2014 

 

 

A March 2014 opinion by the Illinois Appellate Court has important implications for all corporations in the City of Chicago, including churches.  Read attorney Jeffery Schwab's update on why you will need an attorney if you have to represent your congregation before the Chicago Department of Administrative Hearings.  

 

 


AROUND THE OFFICE
Welcome 2014 Summer Interns
June, 2014

Mauck & Baker added new faces to the office for the summer. In June, law students Matthew Swift and Mary Kubiuk joined Mauck & Baker for ADF's six-week Blackstone Fellowship program. Read their profiles to find out more about their backgrounds in law, aspirations and interest in the Blackstone Fellowship.
CASE STUDY 
 
Why bioethics matters for pro-life advocates 
June, 2014 
 

  

"Awareness of ethical questions arising prior to birth, during the course of a person's life, and at the end of a person's life, are complicated matters which are not necessarily black and white." Paralegal Mikaela Hills recently completed her Masters in Bioethics from Trinity International University and shares her thoughts on the work of bioethics in pro-life advocacy.