 Strawn would ultimately practice law with the firm for 52 years, serving as managing partner for 40 years.A member of both the prestigious Glen View Club and Chicago Golf Clubs, Strawn served as president of the United States Golf Association from 1911-1912.In 1913, Strawn was elected president of the Chicago Bar Association, and upon the outbreak of World War I, arranged for members of the association to take over without charge cases left unfinished by lawyers who volunteered to serve in the army.