CBA Record Jan-Feb 2021

CBA RECORD CONTENTS

January/February 2021 • Volume 35, Number 1

4 Editor’s Briefcase 50 Hyproverbs 6 President’s Page

INSIDE THIS ISSUE 18 Shattering the Silence on Sexual Harassment in Our Legal Community By Kathryn C. Liss 24 The Illinois Victims’ Economic Security and Safety Act (VESSA): What Employment Attorneys Need to Know By Katherine Gaughan-Palombi 26 Protecting (or Cracking) the Nest Egg: Why Titles and Contracts Matter When Selecting a Financial Professional By Anthony F. Fata and Delaney Slater

ReadYour Book of Perspective

8 CBANews 14 Chicago Bar Foundation Report 16 The Pulse 39 LPMT Bits & Bytes 2020: TheYear of the Phish 40 Nota Bene

30 A Weapon Against Condominium Deconverters: The Fiduciary Duty of Directors By Richard Lee Stavins

Communication is Key: Writing Tips for Junior Attorneys (and ThoseWho Supervise Them)

36 Black History Month: Black Authors, Book and Voices

42 Legal Ethics

YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION

Should the Client’s Interest be Paramount?

32 One Night at Belmont and Western By Jeffrey Moskowitz, YLS Chair

34 Recognizing and Respecting the LGBTQ+ Community By Charles Golaszewski

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About the Cover The issue’s cover, Tufiño’s Mother, was created as part of the Puerto Rican Arts Alliance’s experimental painting installation of portraits that have defined the face and identity of the Puerto Rican people. Each painting represents a defining moment in the long colonial struggle faced by the Puerto Rican people. José Campeche (1751), Ramón Frade (1875), Rafael Tufiño (1922), Francisco Rodón (1934), Arnaldo Roche Rabel (1955), Jean Michel Basquiat (1960) painted the complex, and yet to be defined identity of the Puerto Rican people. Puerto Rico’s economic crisis and hurricane María’s disastrous effects created a need to come together as one nation. Lead-artists were Mara Ayala, Jorge Félix, and Jennessa Martínez along with many teen apprentices. Special thanks to PRAA’s Program Director/Curator Jorge Félix (www. praachicago.org) and the Lawyers for the Creative Arts (law-arts.org) for connecting the CBA with artists in our community.

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2021 CBA