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
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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…
Unfounded
“Closed,” Steve Snodgrass (CC-BY-2.0)
by Jim Doppke
Sometimes when I read about ever-accelerating innovations in legal tech, I come across articles about apps and programs dating from a few years ago. Not every one of them took off,…
Sari Montgomery: Moderator at APRL Mid-Year Meeting
RSMD’s Sari Montgomery will moderate a panel at next week’s Mid-Year meeting of the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers (APRL). The meeting will be in Austin, TX on Friday, Feb. 14.
The panel, “Social Media Issues: Addressing Negative Online Reviews,…
RSMD’s Jim Doppke Addresses Loyola 1Ls on Civility, Character & Fitness
RSMD’s Jim Doppke addressed first-year law students at Loyola University School of Law on Monday, January 27, 2020, concerning civility in the legal profession — and what it means in the character and fitness process. Jim has represented and advised…
Closing the Books on 2019?
The new year is well underway, and lawyers are already looking ahead, planning and executing and looking to grow. One thing our firm always does at this time of year is look around at the regulatory environment. We analyze what…
RSMD’s Jim Doppke at CBA 1/16/20: Limited Scope Agreements
RSMD’s Jim Doppke will address the Chicago Bar Association Professional Responsibility Committee at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 16. He’ll discuss limited scope representation agreements, which the Illinois Supreme Court formally introduced as part of its 2013 amendment of Rule…
Stephanie Stewart: Co-Presenter at CBA 12/9
RSMD’s Stephanie Stewart will join the ARDC’s Melissa Smart in a presentation to the Chicago Bar Association Business Divorce and Complex Ownership Committee on December 9, 2019 at 12:15 p.m., at the CBA. The presentation will also be available as…