SOLO/SMALL FIRM: WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A LAWYER IN 2012 AND BEYOND Wednesday, May 23, 2012/3:00-6:00 p.m.1.75 IL Professional Responsibility Credit, subject to approval In-person or CBA WebcastPresented by CBA Solo/Small Firm Practitioners CommitteeSee pricing and registration online at www.chicagobar…

I promise not to write too much this time. No, really. But I did read a very interesting article about the philosophy behind insurance, and how it has evolved over the years. http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/05/have-insurance-companies-forgotten-the-meaning-of-insurance/256677/ But w…

We are probably almost all guilty of being slightly distracted at one time or another, some of us more than others. Many of us would probably admit that we have actually driven while paying less than full attention to the road, our movement, and the surroundings. Back in the “old days” o…

When I left off last time, talking about the surreal quality of the automobile collision I experienced March 1st, I was being loaded into an ambulance and taken to the hospital. Considering the force of the crash, the condition of the vehicles, and the speed of the collision, I was feeling lucky and…

WE ENCOURAGE ALL MEMBERS AND ATTENDEES TO BRING THEIR WAR STORIES, CURRENT CONUNDRUMS, QUESTIONS, AND THE LIKE. TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE WHO YOU ARE, WHAT TYPES OF LAW YOU PRACTICE, AND PROVIDE SOME TIPS TO OTHERS (WHO DON’T HANDLE THEM) ON HOW TO RECOGNIZE THOSE TYPES OF MATTERS. TH…

Check to see if everyone is okay, don’t move the vehicles, call 911, take photos, get immediate medical treatment. These were all ideas swirling through my head in the aftermath of the automobile crash I was involved in the week before last. Hey, I do this for a living so you would figure I…

THE CHICAGO BAR ASSOCIATION Committee Meeting Announcement Committee: Solo and Small Practitioner Committee Meeting Date and Time: Tuesday March 6, 2012 12:15 p.m. ? 1:30 p.m. Topic: Ethical Traps to Avoid When Using Social Media–Attorneys, Clients… Speaker: Allison L. Wood, Legal Ethics…

One thing I am constantly struck by is how the world is changing more rapidly than ever before. Just think back to even a few years ago and now fast forward to today and think of all the apps and things you can do that you couldn’t do before, to say nothing of comparing today’s landscape…