June 2012

Deadlines and Delusions*

by David Argentar 06.27.2012

Two fairly recent items out of the federal courts here in Chicago caught my attention and got me thinking about such ethereal topics as time, diligence, dread and reality TV. “Time keeps on slippin’ into the future…”:  As reported in the June 6th Chicago Daily Law Bulletin,  Judge Frank Easterbrook of the 7th Circuit issued [...]

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Game Changer

by Michelle Silverthorn, ILSCCP Education Associate 06.21.2012

When I was an associate, I assisted on briefing for a motion to dismiss a federal complaint.  I researched the case law, drafted the briefing, and prepped the partners for the hearing.   The partners invited me to attend the hearing with them.  I wasn’t arguing the motion but they told me it would be [...]

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Hats Off

by Jayne Reardon, ILSCCP Executive Director 06.14.2012

We talk to a lot of lawyers in the course of our work for the Commission on Professionalism, and we are frequently asked for the definitions of the concepts we seek to promote:  professionalism, civility, integrity.  Precise definitions are elusive without context.  One such graphic context was featured on the front page of the Chicago [...]

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Herd Immunity

by Michelle Silverthorn, ILSCCP Education Associate 06.07.2012

Yesterday, the Commission met with our CLE Advisory Group, a dozen or so representatives from various CLE providers in Illinois and Minnesota.  We discussed ways to make professional responsibility CLE offerings more effective for both participants and presenters.  For those who don’t know, Illinois requires a minimum of six hours of professional responsibility for each [...]

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Words With Friends

by David Argentar 06.05.2012

“The Office” is up there on my list of all-time favorite TV shows, along with “The West Wing,” “WKRP in Cincinnati” and the first season of “H.R. Pufnstuf” (it became derivative and jejune in Season 2).  One “Office” storyline involved a former Dunder Mifflin executive trying to promote his invention of a vacuum that could [...]

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