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A Moving Move
We did it. Together. We moved our office, in the dead of winter, in the surging pandemic, and landed safely at a great new space (33 North Dearborn, Suite 1420, Chicago 60602). Done, but quite the workout!
We couldn’t
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Does It Register?
“Sub cash register,” Franck Blais CC-BY-SA 2.0I’ve blogged before about the ethical implications of practicing law without having registered with the Supreme Court – and the way the ARDC deals with that situation. Today I’ll address a related question:
RSMD’s Stephanie Stewart to Speak to CBA Committee
RSMD’s Stephanie Stewart will participate in addressing the Chicago Bar Association’s Business Divorce and Complex Ownership Disputes Committee on March 9, 2021, from 12:15-1:30 p.m. She and her co-presenter, ARDC Director of Education Melissa Smart, will address conflicts, confidentiality, and
Stuck, Unstuck
One product of the pandemic that lawyers and related professionals may have experienced, or may be experiencing, is a kind of stasis, a difficulty in moving beyond the tasks of the day toward a broader goal or better vision.
Stephanie Stewart: Faculty for Basic Skills Course for New Lawyers
RSMD’s Stephanie Stewart is part of the distinguished faculty for PLI’s October 6 webcast Illinois Basic Skills for Newly Admitted Attorneys 2020. Along with other practitioners, Stephanie will present her insights on the disciplinary system, educating new lawyers on the
Reading the Tea Leaves: ARDC Annual Report
“Tea Leaves,” Manu Sankerms (CC-BY-SA 2.0)
The ARDC recently released its 2019 Annual Report. The tale it tells is a familiar one – declines in investigations and prosecutions, the latter down to 44. (For some reason, my
Stephanie Stewart: Panelist at Ethics 2020
RSMD’s Stephanie Stewart will participate in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin’s Ethics 2020 conference on June 11. The COVID-19 lockdown is making social media a more necessary tool for lawyers than ever. With her co-panelists, Stephanie will give her unique
Catching Up With Where We’re Going
“Basel Train,” Masakazu Matsumoto (CC-by- 2.0)
It’s been a hard and confusing time for so many, in so many ways, that it almost seems like folly to write a blog post sorting out the ethics of the difficulties