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LESSONS FROM GEORGE ZIMMERMAN AND TRAYVON MARTIN Seemingly everyone has an opinion as to whether justice was done in the not-guilty verdict for George Zimmerman. Predictably, much of the chatter has focused on the race of each man, Zimmerman being part-Hispanic and part-White, and Martin Black. Much…

I am extremely excited and proud to announce that on Tuesday, June 18, 2013, I am a guest on the Top Knot Creative Radio Show. For about thirty minutes, Shante Schroeder interviewed me about my career as a Personal injury and Workers’ Compensation lawyer, how my actions assist people who have…

THE CHICAGO BAR ASSOCIATION Committee Meeting Announcement Committee: Solo/Small Firm Practitioners Meeting Date and Time: Tuesday, June 4, 2013, 12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. cancelled Topic: Meeting has been cancelled Co-Chairs: Stephen Hoffman and Kenneth Levinson Earn FREE IL MCLE from Your Desktop wi…

May 25th from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. I am proud to announce the Solo and Small Practitioner’s Committee of the CBA is hosting our annual seminar at the CBA featuring Dustin Cole. Details on CBA site.

The Chicago Bar Association Solo and Small Practitioner Committee, of which I am proud to be co-Chair, is hosting our annual seminar this coming Wednesday, May 29th at 3:00-6:00 p.m. at the Chicago Bar Association. The title of the presentation, which we hope will be interactive and invite questions…

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…

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…

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…