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Lawsuits May Make us Safer
May 18th, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/17/opinion/how-health-care-is-learning-from-lawsuits.html?_r=1& This is a link from a well-written New York Times story that refutes the commonly accepted maxim that tort lawsuits drive up the cost of things. To the contrary, this story explains how the threat of l…
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Chicago Bar Association Solo & Small Practitioner Committee Meeting
April 30th, 2013
THE CHICAGO BAR ASSOCIATION Committee Meeting Announcement Committee: Solo and Small Practitioner Committee Meeting Date and Time: Tuesday May 7, 2013 12:15 p.m. ? 1:30 p.m. Topic: Current Developments in Ethics Rules Speaker: Emily A. Adams, Staff Attorney at Illinois Attorney Registration & Di…
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Guest Lecture
April 23rd, 2013
This week, I was invited to participate in a class on Investigation at the DePaul Legal Clinic at DePaul University College of Law. John Conroy, Senior Lecturer and Director of Investigations at the Clinic, asked me to develop curriculum materials and speak to his class. What a great experience this…
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Spring Cleaning
April 2nd, 2013
SPRING CLEANING Spring is here, albeit in Chicago where it is still near freezing. The Cubs and Sox are both in first place as I write this, the Blackhawks are the best team in the entire NHL, and the Final Four is upcoming. Is that too many sports references? Just be thankful there were no referenc…
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Solo and Small Practitioner Committee Meeting
March 27th, 2013
THE CHICAGO BAR ASSOCIATION Committee Meeting Announcement Committee: Solo and Small Firm Practitioner Committee Meeting Date and Time: Tuesday April 2, 2013 12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Topic: Practice Area Roundtable-Screening and Referring Cases. Speaker: John J. Stefani, Screening, Initiating, and Ha…
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Simply Solo
March 7th, 2013
I am proud to be featured as the inaugural member profile in the Simply Solo Newsletter. Simply Solo is an organization dedicated and devoted to lawyers who practice as solos or in small offices and acts as a networking and support group, kind of a water cooler in the modern age. Anyway, I am proud…
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Solo Small Practitioner's Committee Meeting
February 28th, 2013
THE CHICAGO BAR ASSOCIATION Committee Meeting Announcement Committee: Solo/Small Firm Practititoners Meeting Date and Time: Tuesday, March 5, 2013, 12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Topic: Building and Maintaining a Practice Speaker(s): Lawrence M. Simon, Esq.Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins…
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Judge's Roundtable
January 29th, 2013
THE CHICAGO BAR ASSOCIATION Committee Meeting Announcement Committee: Solo/Small Firm Practitioners Committee Meeting Date and Time: Tuesday February 5, 2013 12:15 p.m. ? 1:30 p.m. Topic: Judge’s Roundtable–What Attorneys Should and Should Not Do When Appearing in Court. Active Discussio…
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The Truth, The Whole Truth, and Lance (and Manti)
January 22nd, 2013
THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND LANCE (AND MANTI) WHAT THEY SAID In November 2005, Lance Armstrong said: “How many times do I have to say it? … Well, it can’t be any clearer than ‘I’ve never taken drugs.'” And in June 2012, he said: “I have never doped … I hav…
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'Tis The Season--Accidents Happen
January 2nd, 2013
Tis the Season–Accidents Happen We survived the holiday season and now look forward to several more months of winter weather, unless we’re smart enough to live elsewhere. For the rest of us, this Midwestern climate reminds us constantly of its potential dangers. MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS F…
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