May 23, 2013

Guest of Honour The Honourable John Z Lee United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois ICAS Summer Symposium ICAS Reception & Dinner The Korean Diaspora Challenges facing The Korean-/Asian-American Community (KAAC) August 10 2013 Saturday 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM Calvary Vision Center 550 Township Line Road Blue Bell Pennsylvania 19422 6:30 PM - 9:15 PM DoubleTree Guest Suites Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462

Dear Friend: We are pleased to share with you that The Honourable John Z Lee will be Guest of Honour at the ICAS Summer Symposium Reception & Dinner on August 10 2013 and receive ICAS Liberty Award with ICAS Fellow title for his outstanding professional achievements with distinction and his important contributions to the ideal of great American values and promoting humanity. John Z. Lee is a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. President Barack Obama nominated Judge Lee to the federal bench on November 10, 2011. His nomination confirmed by the United States Senate on May 7, 2012. Prior to joining the federal bench, John was a partner at the Chicago law firm of Freeborn & Peters LLP, where his areas of focus included: antitrust and trade regulation; intellectual property litigation; and complex dispute litigation. Before joining Freeborn & Peters LLP, he also practiced at the law firms of Mayer Brown and Grippo & Elden LLP and served as a Trial Attorney in the United States Department of Justice in the Environmental & Natural Resources Division in Washington, D.C. Over the years, John has also dedicated his time to a variety of civic and public interest organizations. He has previously served as the President of the Board of Directors of CARPLS (Coordinated Advice and Referral Program for Legal Services), a legal services organization based in Cook County, Illinois, which provides advice to low-income individuals. John also served as the President of Asian Human Services of Chicago, the Midwest’s largest social services organization serving immigrant communities in Chicago. He was also on the Board of Directors for the Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Chicago Area (“AABA”) and is an active member of AABA and the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association. John was born in Aachen, Germany, and spent his early childhood in South Korea. He immigrated to the United States when he was four years old. John attended Harvard University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Classics, and received his Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School. . Thank you.