CDEL December 2021 Newsletter

Thank You for Supporting CDEL this Giving Tuesday!

Image Description: A picture of CDEL Client Isabella . A speech bubble above Isabella says: "My experience with CDEL has been great. They're helping me out so much with my legal issues, especially during these hard times through the pandemic. Everything is really looking up." 

CDEL would like to thank every CDEL Supporter who contributed to our CDEL 2021 Giving Tuesday Campaign this year. Because of people like you, we were able to hit our Giving Tuesday matching goal of $15,000! You helped us raise over $15,000 in matched funds with the support of RRF Foundation For Aging and some very generous CDEL Governing Board Members.

Over the past few weeks, CDEL has featured the truly inspiring story of one of our clients, Isabella. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Isabella for sharing her story and to all of you for following along on Isabella’s CDEL journey.

Isabella had this to say on reflecting on her experience with CDEL: “My experience with CDEL has been great. They’re helping me out so much with my legal issues, especially during these hard times through the pandemic. Everything is really looking up.”

If you missed any part of Isabella’s story, please go to CDEL’s Giving Tuesday 2021 Webpage: https://www.cdelaw.org/giving-tuesday-2021

Thank you Isabella!

Purchase Your Tickets for The College Football Playoff National Championship Raffle!

Image Description: A graphic advertising CDEL's The College Football Playoff National Championship Ticket Raffle. 

Support CDEL and enter The College Football Playoff National Championship Raffle for your chance to win two tickets to the 2022 The College Football National Championship on January 10, 2022 taking place at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis! Tickets are available for purchase until Wednesday, December 22, 2021. The winner will be notified on December 23, 2021. Tickets may be used by the winner or transferred via The College Football Playoff official ticketing site. 

Tickets are $100 each, 3 for $250, or 5 for $375.

No more than 200 tickets will be sold. (Must be an Illinois resident to enter.) Please note, raffle ticket purchases are not tax-deductible for income tax purposes. All proceeds benefit the Center for Disability & Elder Law. See Full Official Raffle Rules Here: Official Rules for 2021 CDEL Football Raffle

CDEL Gives a Warm Welcome to New Staff Attorney Lissette Ortegon!

"I couldn't be happier to join the CDEL staff and support the amazing work they do. I am looking forward to serving our most vulnerable clients and hopefully, putting their minds at ease during a difficult time."

Image Description: Headshot of CDEL's Newest Staff Attorney Lissette Ortegon.

Lissette Ortegon is a Staff Attorney at CDEL. Her role focuses on clients needing extended representation in eviction court, particularly those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Lissette joined CDEL in December 2021 under a grant from the Illinois Equal Justice Foundation. Prior to joining CDEL, Lissette was a personal injury attorney and volunteered with the Chicago Legal Clinic (now the Greater Chicago Legal Clinic) supporting applicants for expungements and/or sealings of their felony records at the Cook County Criminal Courthouse.

Lissette earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2014. During law school, Lissette was a long-time intern at Disability Rights Wisconsin where she worked on cases representing persons with disabilities facing housing issues and discrimination within the prison system. She also worked on the PROMISE grant with the Department of Workforce Development, an initiative aimed at developing future prospects for SSDI youth.

Lissette received her Bachelors of Science in Communications from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2008. Afterwards, she taught English in the public-school system of Daejeon, South Korea for two years.

We are so excited to have you on the CDEL team Lissette!

Run With CDEL!

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CDEL has two remaining entries for the 2022 Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Sunday October 9, 2022! Run and raise at least $1,750 for CDEL and its programs. Include your family, friends, and colleagues as well! We are excited to have the opportunity to be a Charity Partner for the 2022 Bank of America Chicago Marathon and we hope you will join us!

If you are interested in running and fundraising for CDEL, register at the link below and you will be quickly approved and ready to fundraise! 

(If you have any questions or issues registering for a slot, please email CDEL's Development Assistant Alyssa York, at ayork@cdelaw.org.)

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