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Solo and Small Practitioner Committee Meeting

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

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

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

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)

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

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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CBA Solo Small Practitioner Committee Meeting

THE CHICAGO BAR ASSOCIATION Committee Meeting Announcement Committee: Solo and Small Firm Practitioners Committee Meeting Date and Time: Tuesday December 4, 2012 12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Topic: Practice Area Roundtable-Screening and Referring Cases. Speaker: Max Elliott-“Don?t Try This at Home…
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Mobile Site Active

It’s finally here! Law Office of Stephen L. Hoffman LLC now has an enhanced mobile site, which is located at the same address as our regular website, www.hofflawyer.com. It should default directly to the mobile version when you go to the site from a mobile device, although some may need to che…
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Solo Small Practitioner Committee Meeting

THE CHICAGO BAR ASSOCIATION Committee Meeting Announcement Committee: Solo/Small Firm Practitioners Meeting Date and Time: Tuesday, November 6, 2012, 12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Topic: “What?s in Your Online Toolbox?” Our November program will be focused on client development and growin…
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What's Taking So Long...Continued

What’s Taking So Long…Continued… If you have followed my blog so far concerning my automobile crash (we personal injury lawyers abhor “accident,” preferring terms like “collision” or “crash” that connote negligence), you know that it occurred in…
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