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CHICAGO - Gary M. Ropski, an intellectual property lawyer and a shareholder at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, will be honored May 24th with the Chairman's Award of the National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ). The award honors members of the organization's Chicago and Northern Illinois Regional Board of Directors who have made significant contributions to NCCJ.

"This award honors Gary for almost 20 years of outstanding service to our organization," said Michael J. Hayes, Chairman of the NCCJ Board of Directors. "He has given so much of his time and legal expertise to the NCCJ, we cannot thank him enough."

Mr. Ropski's contributions to NCCJ date back to 1986. He has assisted NCCJ with copyright and trademark issues, including NCCJ's new corporate identity; its national youth program, Anytown; the NCCJ 50th anniversary logo; its award-winning InterFaith Calendar, that has had more than 175,000 copies distributed; its Multicultural Calendar; and its Partners for Educational Leadership Curriculum and Report.

The National Conference for Community and Justice, founded in 1927 as the National Conference of Christians and Jews, is a human relations organization dedicated to fighting bias, bigotry and racism in America. NCCJ promotes understanding and respect among all races, religions and cultures through advocacy, conflict resolution and education.

Founded in 1917, Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione is based in Chicago with four other offices across the country and serves the intellectual property needs of clients from around the world. The firm is one of the largest IP law firms in the country, with approximately 150 attorneys who specialize in intellectual property litigation and all aspects of patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret and Internet work, unfair competition, and technology and licensing agreements.