February 2012

Words From the Big Chair

by David Argentar 02.28.2012

Working at the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism is truly an honor and a privilege.  I get to write here and elsewhere about issues impacting the practice of law; I have the opportunity to speak to lawyers about professionalism matters and promote programs to impact same; my colleagues are all talented and absolutely wonderful people, [...]

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Diamond Dave’s Guide to Risk Management and Fear of Change

by David Argentar 02.21.2012

Van Halen (with Diamond Dave up front, as nature intended) hits Chicago this coming weekend.  David Lee Roth and I have some things in common:  first names, of course, but also our renowned scissor-kicking prowess. While I will be at a middle school father-daughter dance (sans scissor-kicks) instead of dancing the night away with a [...]

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You Stay Classy, Legal Writers.*

by David Argentar 02.07.2012

Valentine’s Day is coming up.  The “holiday” elicits a wide range of emotions in folks depending on their circumstances and inclinations; contentment, happiness, bitterness, apathy, contempt, confusion, awkwardness, panic.   Cognizant as I am of President Eisenhower’s prescient warning about the greeting card/industrial complex, I’m not a big fan of Valentine’s, a statement I can make [...]

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Foresight is 20/20

by Jayne Reardon, ILSCCP Executive Director 02.01.2012

I am happy to be making my first “guest appearance” here on the PRO SAY Blog.  I want to thank Dave for agreeing to give me the opportunity to introduce myself and post here, and also say that I thought we had a very constructive discussion about where “Deputy” falls in the chain of command. As Executive Director of the Commission on Professionalism, I oversee [...]

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