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Peter Birnbaum Named IIT Chicago-Kent Alumni of Distinction

Peter Birnbaum Honored for Dedication to Legal Profession, Community, and College

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Peter Birnbaum, ATG President and CEO was recently named one of IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law's 125 Alumni of Distinction (see List of Honorees) for his outstanding professional and community service achievements.

"We are proud to honor Peter Birnbaum for his role in shaping the legal profession, giving back to his community and the law school, and helping to raise the profile of the College of Law on a global level," said Harold J. Krent, Dean of Chicago-Kent College of Law, which celebrates 125 years of distinctive legal education this year. All Alumni of Distinction were honored at a dinner on Thursday, Nov. 21 at The Renaissance Hotel, Chicago.

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Chicago-Kent College of Law Dean Harold J. Krent (left) presents Peter Birnbaum with the 125 Alumni of Distinction award.

Birnbaum said, "I'm humbled to be among this list of distinctive alumni, and to be honored in such a way by the IIT Kent-Chicago College of Law, which offered me an excellent education and numerous opportunities to grow as a person and a professional."

A past president of the Alumni Board and current member of the Board of Overseers for the IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, Birnbaum received a Distinguished Service Award from the College in 2004. As a first-year student there in 1981, he began his career at ATG as a law clerk, and advanced to positions of staff attorney, and vice president and counsel, before being named president and CEO in 1991.

In 2011, Birnbaum was inducted as a laureate in the Academy of Illinois Lawyers, the highest honor bestowed by the Illinois State Bar Association. In January 2004, he was appointed as a judge to the seven-member Illinois Court of Claims, and in 2005, he received the Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Lend A Hand Foundation "Making a Difference" award. He was elected to the board of the American Land Title Association in 2009 and currently serves as treasurer. For more information, read Peter's profile and recent Kent interview .

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Peter and Juliet Birnbaum with Margaret (Peggy) Unger and Patrick Morris, both of Johnson & Bell, Chicago.

[Last update: 12-11-13]