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Zachary Watters, member of the Litigation Practice Group at the Chicago office of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, has been appointed to the Chicago Parks Foundation’s newly formed Auxiliary Board.

Being in its early stages, the inaugural Auxiliary Board currently has 10 members, each bringing with them experience from a wide-variety of professional backgrounds. Watters will be actively involved in assisting with the planning of the Chicago Parks Foundation’s role within the community, which would include preparation for events such as the Chicago Marathon. In addition, Watters also will be tasked with fundraising, Auxiliary Board recruitment efforts and has accepted a position as the Secretary of the Auxiliary Board.

The Chicago Parks Foundation is created specifically to help maintain long-term stability and increase park use for all Chicago community members at all socioeconomic levels. The Chicago Parks Foundation supports bringing families together, keeping children safe, promoting healthy active lifestyles and preserving Chicago’s urban green space.

For more than 167 years, Michael Best has earned its reputation as a leading law firm, providing a full range of legal services to clients on a local, regional, national and global basis. The firm has more than 220 attorneys in Milwaukee, Madison, Waukesha and Manitowoc, Wisconsin; Chicago, Illinois; Salt Lake City, Utah; Washington, D.C. and Austin, Texas. Michael Best’s main areas of practice include: intellectual property, labor and employment relations (including employee benefits), litigation, and transactional (including corporate, tax and wealth planning, land and resources, environmental and real estate). For more information, visit www.michaelbest.com.

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