CBA Record January-February 2023

CBA RECORD CONTENTS

January/February 2023 • Volume 37, Number 1

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Editor’s Briefcase Row, Row, RowYour Boat by Justice Michael B. Hyman President’s Page How Electronic Tigers Can RuinTheir Reputations with the Click of a Button by Timothy S. Tomasik

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

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Profiles in Leadership: Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis, Justice Joy V. Cunningham, and Chief Justice Anne Burke (ret.) By Judge E. Kenneth Wright, Jr.

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15 Ways to Botch a Bench Trial By Judge A. Benjamin Goldgar

8 CBANews 14 Chicago Bar Foundation Report 16 The Pulse 40 Summary Judgments by Daniel A. Cotter The History of Democracy

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Flash Fiction Winner: Unlocking the Heart of the Law By Sandra D. Mertens

YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION

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Take Charge of Your Legal Career Through Radical Ownership By Daniel Berkowitz Student Loan Forgiveness: Will It Be Taxable in Illinois? By Ted Kontopoulos and Jake Berger

Has Yet to BeWritten: HowWe Have to Learn toGovern All Over Again by Thomas Geoghegan

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Newly Admitted Attorneys: A Guide for Navigating the Illinois Requirements By Nikki Marcotte

41 LPMT Bits & Bytes

Gone theWay of the Twitter Bird? by Anne Haag

42 Practical Ethics

The No-Contact Rule: ABA Gives (More) NewGuidance by Trisha Rich

About the Cover: In honor of Black History Month, on the cover is is an example of Kente cloth. Kente refers to a Ghanaian textile made of handwoven cloth, strips of silk, and cotton. Historically the fabric was worn in a toga-like fashion by royalty; in modern day Ghana, the cloth is worn on special occasions. bell hooks, pseudonym of Gloria Jean Watkins, (1952-2021) was an American scholar and activist whose work examined the connections between race, gender, and class. She often explored the varied perceptions of Black women and Black women writers and the development of feminist identities. Please visit www.chicagobar.org for a list of activities and events celebrating Black History Month in February 2023.

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