Karina DeHayes was selected to be the second vice president of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois (“WBAI”) beginning in June 2010. From that position, Karina will automatically ascend to the presidency in 2012-13, becoming the organization’s 98th president. DeHayes recently co-chaired the WBAI’s Judicial Reception, attended by nearly 170 judges practicing in the state and federal courts of Illinois. DeHayes has been a board member of the WBAI since 2003 and has served as a board member of the Women’s Bar Foundation since 2007.