NIJC Human Rights Awards 2024 | National Immigrant Justice Center

Keep families together, prevent a neighbor's deportation, and protect people seeking safety.

The NIJC Human Rights Awards honors human rights champions and celebrates the contributions of business, philanthropic, and community leaders. This luncheon is NIJC's signature event, drawing 1,000 attendees to raise funds for programs that protect immigrant rights and provide access to life-changing immigration legal services for more than 10,000 people each year. The 25th Annual NIJC Human Rights Awards took place on June 4, 2024, at Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile.

Keynote & Jeanne M. and Joseph P. Sullivan Award: Edwidge Danticat

HRA 2024 Edwidge Danticat keynote presentation — Author Edwidge Danticat presented the keynote speech before accepting the Jeanne M. and Joseph P. Sullivan Human Rights Award.

Community Change Award: Latino Policy Forum

HRA 2024 Latino Policy Forum award presentation — The Community Change Award was accepted by Sylvia Puente on behalf of the Latino Policy Forum.

Human Rights Practitioner Award: Brian Casey, Barnes & Thornburg LLP

HRA 2024 Brian Casey award presentation — Pro bono attorney Brian Casey accepted the Human Rights Practitioner Award.

Human Rights Corporate Award: Accenture

HRA 2024 Accenture Maria Maras award presentation — Pro bono attorney Maria Maras accepted the Human Rights Corporate Award on behalf of Accenture.

2024 Rising Star Recipients

HRA 2024 Rising Stars Awards Presentation

Mary Kennedy, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Jackie McDonnell, Faegre Drinker
Elizabeth Olivera, Cozen O’Connor
Leigh Brissenden, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Matthew Hartzler, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Rachel Cheng, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Marques Winick, Goldberg Kohn
Laila Khan, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Tommy Hoyt, Sidley Austin LLP
Joseph Glynn, Munger Tolles & Olson LLP

Finding Community And Living With Purpose

Watch our 2024 Human Rights Awards video featuring Camilo, Abdinasir & Habon's Stories

View the 25th Annual NIJC Human Rights Awards program booklet

2024 Sponsors

Premier

Diamond Sponsors

Platinum Sponsors

Aon plc
Baker McKenzie LLP
Faegre Drinker
KMA Zuckert
Latham & Watkins LLP
Mayer Brown LLP
McDermott Will & Emery
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Reed Smith
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
United Airlines
Winston & Strawn

Emerald Sponsors

Cboe
Cozen O'Connor
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Littler Mendelson, P.C.
Locke Lord LLP
Willkie Farr & Gallagher

Gold Sponsors

AbbVie
Accenture
Arnold & Porter
Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Chapman and Cutler LLP
DLA Piper LLP (US)
Foley & Lardner LLP
Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP
GCM Grosvenor
Grant Thornton
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
Jones Day
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Paul Hastings
Perkins Coie LLP
Porter Wright
Quinn Emanuel
Ropes & Gray, LLP
Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr

Silver Sponsors

ADM
Akerman LLP
Alvarez & Marsal
Ankura
ArentFox Schiff LLP
Benesch Law
CME Group
Consilio
Cooley
Crowell & Moring LLP
CTS Impact
Dykema Gossett PLLC
Elizabeth Higashi
Eimer Stahl
Exelon
Fidelity Investments
Goldberg Kohn
GoodSmith Gregg & Unruh LLP
Gretchen Wolf
Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym, Ltd.
Impact Networking
Ingredion
Insperity
Jaszczuk P.C.
John A. Simon
King & Spalding
KPMG
Law Office of Susan Fortino-Brown
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
McDonald’s Corp.
Mesirow
Minsky, McCormick & Hallagan
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
Options Clearing Corporation (OCC)
Pritzker Traubert Foundation
Proskauer Rose
Protiviti
PwC
RSM US LLP
Schaner Dispute Resolution LLC
Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
Smith, Gambrell & Russell
Taft Law
Vedder Price
Weinberg/Newton Family Foundation
Zurich North America

Friend Sponsors

Ahlgren Law
CBRE
Cornerstone Research
CS DISCO
Holland & Knight LLP
Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (IHCC)
Law Office of Jennifer K. Fardy
Mary Clare Loftus
McGuireWoods LLP
Mony Ruiz-Velasco & Denise Poloyac
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Park Evaluations
Rapp Law Group LLC
Redgrave LLP
Sterling Bay