Giving Back

Once again, Ankin Law is taking time in June to celebrate Pride along with the biggest party in honor of the month.  Attorney Howard Ankin is again showing support for the LGBTQIA+ community as one of the sponsors of the coverage of the 2026 Chicago Pride Parade on ABC 7 on June 28.  It’s the second-straight

For a second-straight year, Ankin Law had the chance to salute a retiring educator with a major honor in Chicagoland.  The personal injury law firm joined with WGN-TV to give the May 2026 Teacher of the Month Award to Ms. Michele Logar of Mount Prospect School District 57’s Fairview Elementary School. Nominated by former student Liam

A teacher in Chicago received a major honor this past April – and the celebration was one to remember.  Ms. Bertha Velazquez of Chicago Public School’s Mary Lyon School was awarded the “Teacher of the Month” for April 2026 for her contributions for nearly three decades to her students.  Those individuals showed their appreciation for Velazquez by

One of Ankin Law’s most tenured attorneys had a chance to make a career day at a school in Buffalo Grove unique for a group of students. On April 2, workers’ compensation partner Scott Goldstein helped to organize a mock trial at Aptakisic Middle School, where the students picked a judge, jury, with two students taking on the roles

What is a piece of advice that an award-winning teacher from Chicagoland give his students as they continue in their academic career? For Naperville North High School English teacher Matt Sniadecki, the biggest concerns a day of the week which he believes students must be the most focused.  The March 2026 Ankin Law and WGN

Ankin Law and WGN have made its way to the western suburbs of Chicago to find another award-winning educator making a big difference in student’s lives. Mr. Matt Sniadecki of Naperville North High School in Naperville has been named the Teacher of the Month by the law firm and television station for March 2026. Nominated by student

A Chicago teacher who received a major award from Ankin Law and WGN-TV is always willing to give some advice to her students. But Mrs. Mary Erdmann of Brother Rice High School is also willing to do the same for her community. After the special education instructor was given the “Teacher of the Month Award” from the

For the second time in 2026, Ankin Law has joined WGN in saluting an outstanding educator in Chicagoland.  This time, the focus turned to the far south side of Chicago to find someone making a big impact on students in need.  Mrs. Mary Erdmann of Brother Rice High School has been named the “Teacher of the Month”

For the first time in 2026, Ankin Law has joined WGN-TV to bestow an honor upon a worthy Chicagoland educator. Congratulations are in order for Mrs. Jodie Busse, a teacher at Indian Prairie Elementary School in Crystal Lake, who was named the January recipient of the “Teacher of the Month Award.” This is given monthly to an

While Chicagoans are used to the cold, the temperatures this weekend made it dangerous to be outside. Ankin Law realized this and provided help to those who need it the most in our community. Led by Attorney Howard Ankin, we donated to the efforts of Pastor Kenyatta Smith and Another Chance Church on January 23 as they