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OUR WORK OFFICES about the organization
National As part of NAMI’s membership Chicago NAMI is the nation’s largest grassroots
Alliance on restructuring effort, our attorneys revised mental health organization dedicated
Mental Illness the articles and bylaws for more than 20 to building better lives for the millions
NAMI affiliates in Illinois and Iowa to help of Americans affected by mental
(NAMI) ensure that they comply with both NAMI’s illness. The association includes
and Illinois state law requirements and hundreds of local affiliates, state
that they have the fullest indemnification organizations and volunteers who work
of their board members available under to raise awareness and provide support
state law. and education to those in need.
Pullman Porter Our attorneys have assisted the museum Chicago The National A. Philip Randolph Pullman
Museum with regard to a contract dispute and a New York Porter Museum is a cultural institution
content release agreement relating to in Chicago whose mission is to promote,
the use of its archives and photos for a honor and celebrate the legacy of A. Philip
documentary film. Randolph, the Brotherhood of Sleeping
Car Porters and contributions made by
ORGANIZE Our attorneys advised ORGANIZE on New York African-Americans to America’s labor
legal issues regarding its marketing and movement, with a significant focus on the
design agency and another agency as African-American railroad employee.
part of an in-store organ donor sign-up
campaign. We also advise the organization ORGANIZE has created America’s first
on software licensing issues and research central registry for organ donation
agreements. and works to get every state in the
United States to recognize social
The Quest Katten attorneys advise on corporate London media posts as evidence of organ
School governance and commercial issues and donor wishes. The organization’s goal
real estate development. is to transform the organ donation
space within the next few years.
Youth & Katten has represented Y.O.U. on site Chicago
Opportunity acquisition, financing and construction of The Quest School is an independent
United (Y.O.U.) its new youth center in Evanston, which school and English-registered charity in
will be completed in early 2017. Katten Kent that provides a specialist learning
is currently working on the sale of the environment designed around the
organization’s prior building. specific needs of pupils with autism.
Y.O.U. is a youth development agency
in Evanston that provides services and
leadership to meet the emerging needs of
young people and their families. Programs
at Y.O.U. include after-school enrichment,
clinical counseling, and tutoring for middle
and high school children.
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