CBA Record Feb-March 2018

YLS Special Issue: The Benefits of Belonging

After being in the Bar Show for the last two years, I’ve realized something impressive: that between its big band, sym- phony, chorus, the Bar Show, and its new @thebar podcast, the CBA offers so many opportunities for creative people to get involved and meet other talented lawyers with creative backgrounds. I finish watching Markham’s perfor- mance as the twinge of jealousy fades away. I am truly happy for her successes, as I am for other friends who continue to perform full time. More importantly, the CBA has given me a way to continue expressing

my creative performer side, while I work to further my law career. I’ve learned that I do not have to give up one of my life’s major passions to pursue the other. With the CBA’s help, I can do both. Mghnon Martin works as a law clerk at the Circuit Court of Cook County. She continues to sing and play throughout the Chicagoland area in her free time, is a two-year cast member of the CBA’s annual Bar Show, and is a co-host of the CBA’s new podcast, @thebar.

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