CBA Record July-August 2024

CBA RECORD CONTENTS

July/August 2024 • Volume 38, Number 4

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Editor’s Briefcase Justice’s Truest Form: The

CBA’s Defense of Demonstrators Arrested During the Democratic Convention of 1968 By Justice Michael B. Hyman

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

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Meet CBA President John C. Sciaccotta By Pamela Sakowicz Menaker Local Chicago Favorites: “Our” Kind of Town! By CBA Editorial Board

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President’s Page Leaving a Legacy for Our Legal Profession By John C. Sciaccotta

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8 CBA News 20 Chicago Bar

Foundation Report

YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION ISSUE

22 The Pulse 42 Nota Bene

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Building and Expanding Our Foundations: Welcome Home, YLS By Kenneth A. Matuszewski, YLS Chair Meet Kenneth Matuszewski, Your 2024-2025 YLS Chair By Nikki Marcotte YLS Highlights Voter Rights and Election Protections By J. Kopczyk YLS Intellectual Property Committee: Knock-Out Networking By Sahil Malhotra

Plain Language Pays: The Second Edition By Kathleen Dillon Narko

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44 LPMT Bits & Bytes

Takeaways from a Law Practice Management Advisor By Anne Haag

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46 Summary Judgment

Killing Time with John Wayne Gacy by Karen Conti Reviewed by Daniel A. Cotter

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YLS Moot Court Committee: Helping Lay the Foundation for Oral Advocates By Whitney Barr YLS Introduces New Leadership at Annual Meeting By Ann Glyn, CBA Public Affairs Director

48 Summary Judgment

Atticus from Shawneetown by Judge James Varga Reviewed by Rosemary Simota Thompson

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50 Practical Ethics

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