We are a group of attorneys, who are (mostly) moms & solo practitioners who want to do pro bono work in a way that does not interfere with our family/work life.  We now have men, retirees, and 1/3 of our participants are solo practitioners. Our projects are:  finite and won't hang over your head;  have backup by working in teams so if there's an important client call or (gulp) sick kid, NO worries;  geographically sensitive by having trainings in Oak Park; and  are never outside of school hours …

Meetup to work for passage of the The FairTax Act of 2009, HR 25/S296 The FairTax: Enables workers to keep their entire paychecks Enables retirees to keep their entire pensions Refunds in advance the tax on purchases of basic necessities Allows American products to compete fairly Brings transparency and accountability to tax policy Ensures Social Security and Medicare funding Closes all loopholes and brings fairness to taxation Abolishes the IRS Join the FairTax networking site …

… We have retirees. This makes for rich discussions. Books are voted in by members and we do this many months ahead of a meeting because we are all "busy bees". This allows us to budget our time & money - otr to order the book from the library. All are encouraged to bring books to swap at meetings. Meet kindred book lovers. You'll read a new book every month. Often it will be a book you would not have picked up on your own. Schedule some "me" time and join us! Discuss, laugh, share stories, relax, …