LAKE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION INC
EIN 35-1695491 · Professional Athletic Leagues (N80)
What they do
to CULTIVATE THE SCIENCE of JURISPRUDENCE, PROMOTE REFORMS IN THE LAW, FACILITATE THE ADMINISTRATION of JUSTICE, ELEVATE THE STANDARDS of INTEGRITY, HONOR and COURTESY IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION, DISCOURAGE THE UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE of LAW, CHERISH THE SPIRIT of CONGENIALITY AMONG THE MEMBERS of THE LEGAL PROFESSION, and to FOSTER and PRESERVE A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LAWYERS and THE GREATER COMMUNITY.
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DEBRA WHITEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
MARIA LUCY CORONADIRECTOR
TERRI TINDERDIRECTOR
STEVEN SCOTTDIRECTOR
STEVE SERSICDIRECTOR
SHONTRAI IRVINGPRESIDENT
SHELICE TOLBERTDIRECTOR
SHAWN COXTREASURER
SHAUNA LEVINSONDIRECTOR
RENEE ORTEGAPAST PRESIDENT
REHANA ADAT-LOPEZDIRECTOR
R CORDELL FUNKDIRECTOR
PETER VILLARREALDIRECTOR
MICHAEL TOLBERTCOUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
MICHAEL JASAITISDIRECTOR
MATTHEW WARNERDIRECTOR
MARISSA MCDERMOTTDIRECTOR
BURTON PADOVEDIRECTOR
M ELIZABETH FLORESDIRECTOR
LAUREN KONAGELDIRECTOR
KYLE LAWRENCEPRESIDENT ELECT
KIMBERLY P PEILVICE PRESIDENT
KELLY KOPULOSDIRECTOR
KARYN PRICESECRETARY
JENNIFER DAVISDIRECTOR
JENNIE BELLDIRECTOR
FRANK MARTINEZDIRECTOR
EUGENE VELAZCODIRECTOR
EDWARD LAWHEADDIRECTOR
DAVID BRANDEWIEDIRECTOR
CAROLYN FEHRINGDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1988
- Location
- 1078 WEST 84TH DRIVE, MERRILLVILLE, IN 46410
- County
- Lake
- In care of
- KYLE LAWRENCE
- Primary officer
- KYLE LAWRENCE, PRESIDENT ELECT
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- SWARTZ RETSON & CO PC
- NTEE classification
- Professional Athletic Leagues (N80)
- IRS tax category
- Professional Athletic Leagues