Michael G. Bergmann

Executive Director of @PILI_Tweets, the Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI)

[Michael G. Bergmann @pili_ed]

After a month of Pro Bono Week events, we had our final #celebrateprobono event tonight with ⁦@PILI_Tweets⁩ 2nd Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee in Mt. Vernon. I made it to 9 of 10 PILI’s events across Illinois this year & it was so wonderful to be part of it all!

[Michael G. Bergmann @pili_ed]

Congratulations to this years @PILI_Tweets award recipients! We look forward to celebrating you on December 10th at our Annual Awards Luncheon!!

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We’re proud to announce PILI’s 2025 Annual Awards Luncheon honorees! 🎉

These leaders exemplify the highest ideals of our profession and are advancing justice across IL. Meet the honorees → https://t.co/EKySrsTADN

[Michael G. Bergmann @pili_ed]

And thanks to @ISBAMutual and the Jackson & Williamson County Bar Associations for their generous support in co-sponsoring the event!

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We love to #CelebrateProBono so much, we just can’t keep it to one week! Great to be with @PILI_Tweets 1st Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee for its Pro Bono Week event. Thanks to @illinoiscourts Justice David Overstreet & @SIUSchoolofLaw Dean Brenner Johnson for joining us!

[Michael G. Bergmann @pili_ed]

We had a great time with @PILI_Tweets 18th Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee and our friends from @DuPageCountyBar at our final #CelebrateProBono event of the week. Congrats to award winner Dave Clark and thanks to @illinoiscourts Justice Mary Kay O’Brien for joining us!

[Michael G. Bergmann @pili_ed]

Another great #CelebrateProBono event with @PILI_Tweets 5th Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee! Congrats to award recipient Paul Wieck & thanks to Erika Harold of @2CivilityOrg for the inspiring remarks! Our Pro Bono Week festivities continue tomorrow in Wheaton!!

[Michael G. Bergmann @pili_ed]

Our #CelebrateProBono festivities continued in the 10th Circuit on Monday & 3rd Circuit on Tuesday. Congratulations to our award winners & thanks to ⁦@illinoiscourts⁩ Justice Lisa Holder White for joining us in Peoria! Next stop for ⁦@PILI_Tweets⁩ is the 20th Circuit!

[Michael G. Bergmann @pili_ed]

Another day, another Pro Bono Week celebration! Tonight with ⁦@PILI_Tweets⁩ Eleventh Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee in Bloomington. Thanks to all who joined us and to the McLean County Bar Association for joining us in this event!

[Michael G. Bergmann @pili_ed]

And we’re off! Our Pro Bono Week festivities began tonight with our 23rd Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee. Congrats to our award recipients and thanks to @illinoiscourts Justice Elizabeth Rochford for joining us to #CelebrateProBono!

[Michael G. Bergmann @pili_ed]

It was a pleasure to visit with ⁦@NIU_Law⁩ students this week to talk access to justice with them. Thanks to Professors Vaughn & Boraca for the invitation and always a player to see ⁦@NIULawDean⁩ Cassandra Hill!

[Michael G. Bergmann @pili_ed]

This month’s @PILI_Tweets newsletter, The PILI Post, is now available. Check it out for the latest at PILI!

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The September 2025 PILI Post is hot off the presses! Check it out today for all the latest news and upcoming events at PILI. https://t.co/xKgNiBUwqs

[Michael G. Bergmann @pili_ed]

Welcome to the @PILI_Tweets Team, Joshua!!

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PILI is thrilled to welcome Joshua Blubaugh-Perez as our External Relations Manager. Joshua's responsibilities will include managing all aspects of PILI’s external relations, including fundraising, relationship management & communications. Learn more at https://t.co/5Be5l28fvS.

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The August 2025 PILI Post is hot off the presses! Check it out today for all the latest news and upcoming events at PILI. https://t.co/fxxN7gMCH9

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On Friday, #StandforJustice with us. With your donation, you’ll help ensure access to legal services for those who need it most—and open doors for the next generation of public interest law & pro bono leaders. Donate any time between now & #PILIGivingDay. https://t.co/ajnChcsJBW

[Michael G. Bergmann @pili_ed]

Honored to be a recent Pro Bono Spotlight by the ⁦@ILJudgesAssoc⁩ for my work with the IJA Pro Bono Committee. https://t.co/Nz2Qjaa5Th

[Michael G. Bergmann @pili_ed]

It was great to be with our friends from the @DuPageCountyBar & DuPage Bar Foundation to receive @PILI_Tweets grant check. We’re so grateful for their support for the work of our Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee.

[Michael G. Bergmann @pili_ed]

Join us for the first-ever #PILIGivingDay on August 15th. Donate at any time between now and then to support our work and #StandforJustice with us. https://t.co/3HVb8mXUBP

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PILI provides opportunity & hope, helping veterans in Illinois address urgent legal problems. Stories like this show why PILI's work matters—because everyone deserves access to justice. On 8/15, donate to PILI & take a #StandforJustice. https://t.co/m1NRt77NXE. #PILIGivingDay

[Michael G. Bergmann @pili_ed]

It was a great time bringing together @PILI_Tweets Young Professionals Board & Alumni Network Leadership Council for a joint meeting and reception. Thanks to @lathamwatkins for hosting us this afternoon and for its support of PILI!

[Michael G. Bergmann @pili_ed]

Excited to be with our fellow grantees at the Illinois Access to Justice grant year kickoff! ⁦@Westside_JC⁩ ⁦@TRPistas⁩ #StandforJustice

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The @PILI_Tweets Post is hot off the presses and we’ve got so much to share. Check it out today!

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Alumni Reception, Giving Day, CLE & More! Check out our July 2025 PILI post to stay up to date on all things PILI including events, programming and more at https://t.co/mUGRS4TViZ.