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2024 CLF Auction

Students, faculty, and administrators sit in rows of chairs. Decor hangs from pillars and gold strands parted over a doorway frame the photo.
The Chicago Law Foundation’s 27th annual auction took place on February 15, 2024.
Someone holding a cell phone to take a photo of a group of nine students with masquerade masks.
This year’s theme was “Midway Masquerade” …
A close up of a man wearing a masquerade mask.
… and the CLF provided masquerade masks for those who didn’t dress for the occasion.
Adam Davidson stands at the podium surrounded by balloons. The audience is visible in the background.
Professor Adam Davidson took his turn serving as auctioneer for the evening.
A man in a suit sings into a microphone with his eyes shut and hands up. Seven other sings are visible behind him, with their mouths open as they sing in unison.
The evening’s performance included the Case Notes, a new a cappella group…
The band plays with two on electric guitar, one on a drum kit, and one on keys.
… as well as the Law School Musical Band.
A seated woman in a black blouse raises high her paddle with number 13 on it. She's surround by onlookers.
Students had the opportunity to bid on items ranging from dinners with professors, to a boating outing with Professor Randall D. Schmidt, to an Art Institute tour with Professor Sharon R. Fairley, to birdwatching with Dean Thomas J. Miles.
A man in a grey sweater lifts his hand holding paddle number 1. Others look on with expressions of surprise or nerves.
Omar Adel, ’25, won a rock-climbing outing with Professor Josh Avratin.
Three women huddle in a semi-circle with their phones in hand.
The silent auction took place online with items such as a signed copy Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court; tickets to Cubs, White Sox, and Bulls; and trips to Costco.
A group of 13 students pose for a selfie. Some wear masquerade masks and all are dressed up.
Members of the community, including LLMs, enjoyed the opportunity to celebrate together.
A woman stands at the podium in a black dress. A man in a maroon suit and metallic-looking masquerade mask looks on.
The CLF raised more than $36,000 for public interest students.

The Chicago Law Foundation’s 27th annual auction took place on February 15, 2024, with the theme of “Midway Masquerade.”

Professor Adam Davidson took his turn serving as auctioneer for the evening. The evening’s performance included the Case Notes, a new a cappella group, as well as the Law School Musical Band.

Students had the opportunity to bid on items ranging from dinners with professors, to a boating outing with Professor Randall D. Schmidt, to an Art Institute tour with Professor Sharon R. Fairley, to birdwatching with Dean Thomas J. Miles. Omar Adel, ’25, won a rock-climbing outing with Professor Josh Avratin.

The silent auction took place online with items such as a signed copy Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court; tickets to Cubs, White Sox, and Bulls; and trips to Costco.

The CLF raised more than $36,000 for public interest students.