WEDNESDAY - MAY 7, 2025
LAW DAY LUNCHEON CELEBRATION
the constitution's promise: out of many, one
GUEST SPEAKER
Keesha-Lu Mitra, Senior Vice President and General Counsel
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Keesha-Lu Mitra is Senior Vice President and General Counsel for State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company. She has overall responsibility for the Law Department, including the Corporate Law division which handles litigation, legislative and regulatory affairs, and legal counsel provided to the organization and the Claim Litigation Counsel division which provides insurance defense representation to State Farm policyholders through 38 offices around the nation.
Keesha-Lu is a proud product of the Law Department’s internship program, joining State Farm® in 1989 upon law school graduation. She has served in a variety of roles and sections within the Department ranging from Insurance Operations, Life/Health, and 14 years in Sacramento as state counsel for California. In 2016, Keesha-Lu began leading the Public Policy Resource Group (PPRG), the resident think tank of the Law Department, focusing on the identification, analysis, and development of pragmatic public policy positions on emerging issues of import to the organization and its customers. In 2019, she was asked to lead the state counsel section, and in 2019 was promoted to Vice President – Counsel overseeing legislative and regulatory activity, political law engagement, and public policy development.
Keesha-Lu received a bachelor's degree of Arts in Political Science, magna cum laude, from Lincoln University, and a Juris doctorate, dean’s list, from the University of Missouri-Columbia. She earned the Fellow, Life Management Institute (FLMI) designation in May 1997 and the Fellow, Financial Services Institute (FFSI) in 2007. Continuous development is a priority and in that vein she has completed the Legal Leadership Academy sponsored by the Corporate Executive Board, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business High Performance Leadership and Stanford Graduate School of Business Executive Leadership. She is also active in multiple industry organizations.
Keesha-Lu and her husband live in Bloomington, Illinois with their three daughters.
Keesha-Lu is a proud product of the Law Department’s internship program, joining State Farm® in 1989 upon law school graduation. She has served in a variety of roles and sections within the Department ranging from Insurance Operations, Life/Health, and 14 years in Sacramento as state counsel for California. In 2016, Keesha-Lu began leading the Public Policy Resource Group (PPRG), the resident think tank of the Law Department, focusing on the identification, analysis, and development of pragmatic public policy positions on emerging issues of import to the organization and its customers. In 2019, she was asked to lead the state counsel section, and in 2019 was promoted to Vice President – Counsel overseeing legislative and regulatory activity, political law engagement, and public policy development.
Keesha-Lu received a bachelor's degree of Arts in Political Science, magna cum laude, from Lincoln University, and a Juris doctorate, dean’s list, from the University of Missouri-Columbia. She earned the Fellow, Life Management Institute (FLMI) designation in May 1997 and the Fellow, Financial Services Institute (FFSI) in 2007. Continuous development is a priority and in that vein she has completed the Legal Leadership Academy sponsored by the Corporate Executive Board, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business High Performance Leadership and Stanford Graduate School of Business Executive Leadership. She is also active in multiple industry organizations.
Keesha-Lu and her husband live in Bloomington, Illinois with their three daughters.
This years program will include guest speaker, Keesha-Lu Mitra, Lincoln Award Recipient 2025, Community Service Awards and much more!
The 2025 Law Day celebration will be held Wednesday, May 7 at the DoubleTree by Hilton, Bloomington. Doors will open at 11:30 a.m. with the program beginning at 12:00 noon. Guests are welcome. The cost is $45 per person through April 14, then price increases to $55 per person beginning April 15. Registration will close on Wednesday, April 30.
Senior attorneys (those who continue to practice law with 50+ years of dedication) and new admittees (May 2024 to the present) may attend free of charge. Senior and newly admitted attorneys must register and will be sent an email invitation soon.*
The address for this luncheon is DoubleTree by Hilton, 10 Brickyard Drive in Bloomington.
The 2025 Law Day celebration will be held Wednesday, May 7 at the DoubleTree by Hilton, Bloomington. Doors will open at 11:30 a.m. with the program beginning at 12:00 noon. Guests are welcome. The cost is $45 per person through April 14, then price increases to $55 per person beginning April 15. Registration will close on Wednesday, April 30.
Senior attorneys (those who continue to practice law with 50+ years of dedication) and new admittees (May 2024 to the present) may attend free of charge. Senior and newly admitted attorneys must register and will be sent an email invitation soon.*
The address for this luncheon is DoubleTree by Hilton, 10 Brickyard Drive in Bloomington.
*Senior and newly admitted attorneys will be sent an email invitation. Please contact Mary Sellmyer if you should have questions.*
Cost is $45 per person through Monday, April 20.
Beginning Monday, April 21, price increases to $55 per person.
Tables of 10 seats are available, please see below for details.
Registration will close on Wednesday, April 30.
Register below to attend.
Beginning Monday, April 21, price increases to $55 per person.
Tables of 10 seats are available, please see below for details.
Registration will close on Wednesday, April 30.
Register below to attend.
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Chicken Teriyaki [Gluten Free]
Marinated & Grilled Chicken Breast on a Bed of Julienne Mixed Vegetable, Scented Basmati Rice, and Green Beans
Atlantic Salmon [Gluten Free]
Pan Seared Salmon with a Mediterranean Sals Fresca, Rice, and Green Beans
Grilled Vegetable Entree [Vegan & Gluten Free]
Marinated Seasonal Vegetables Tossed in Herbs & Spices Grilled Over an Open Flame
Served with Toasted Basmatic Rice and a Zesty Bean Relish
Salata Caprese Fresco Salad
Fresh Ripe Tomatoes Layered with Mozzarella, Sliced Basil, Pickled Red Onion Wedges
All Meals Served with freshly Baked Rolls & Butter
Tea and Coffee
Dessert
Marinated & Grilled Chicken Breast on a Bed of Julienne Mixed Vegetable, Scented Basmati Rice, and Green Beans
Atlantic Salmon [Gluten Free]
Pan Seared Salmon with a Mediterranean Sals Fresca, Rice, and Green Beans
Grilled Vegetable Entree [Vegan & Gluten Free]
Marinated Seasonal Vegetables Tossed in Herbs & Spices Grilled Over an Open Flame
Served with Toasted Basmatic Rice and a Zesty Bean Relish
Salata Caprese Fresco Salad
Fresh Ripe Tomatoes Layered with Mozzarella, Sliced Basil, Pickled Red Onion Wedges
All Meals Served with freshly Baked Rolls & Butter
Tea and Coffee
Dessert
11:30 a.m. Doors Open
Program 12:00 noon - 1:30 p.m.
Program 12:00 noon - 1:30 p.m.
DoubleTree by Hilton
10 Brickyard Drive, Bloomington
10 Brickyard Drive, Bloomington
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