CBA Record January-February 2022

CBA RECORD CONTENTS

January/February 2022 • Volume 36, Number 1

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Editor’s Briefcase WiseWords fromOur Elders President’s Page What Matters Most: Diversity in Our Legal Profession

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

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Life Lessons Learned: Distinguished CBA Members Reflect on Long Careers By Clifford Gately and Pamela Sakowicz Menaker Interlocutory Appeals as of Right in Probate Estates By Richard Lee Stavins

8 CBANews 16 Chicago Bar Foundation Report

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CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH

18 The Pulse 40 Nota Bene

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Critical Race Theory: The Right Answer to the Wrong Question By Patrick Dankwa John DICE: History Will Judge—Advancing an Ethical Strategy Toward Authentic Diversity By Nina Fain

The Power of Pronouns: 5Years Later

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42 LPMT Bits & Bytes

What Santa Didn’t Bring: 8 Tech Ideas for the NewYear

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Black History Month Reading Suggestions Curated by the CBA DICE Committee

44 Summary Judgments

YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION

Throw It in the Sea: AMemoir By Samuel Der-Yeghiayan with Tara Der-Yeghiayan Roth

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Calling All Athletes By Tracy Brammeier

46 Practical Ethics

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Pass Some SALT: Breaking Down the New Illinois Pass-through Entity Tax Election By Nick Aylmer, CPA & Ted Kontopoulos Preparation for Litigators: The Importance of Reading Local Court Rules and Standing Orders By Kaitlyn Costello

6 Essential Risk Management Strategies for Small Firms

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