CBA Record May-June 2022

CBA RECORD CONTENTS

May/June 2022 • Volume 36, Number 3

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Editor’s Briefcase The American Golden Rule by Justice Michael B. Hyman

CELEBRATING 35 YEARS OF THE CBA RECORD 18 Booze, LAP, the Deb and Me

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President’s Page Lawyers and Gratitude by E. Lynn Grayson

By Patrick W. O’Brien with Introduction by Judge Patricia O’Brien Sheahan

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Judges’ Advice to Lawyers in 2022 By Judge Jasmine V. Hernandez

8 CBANews 12 Chicago Bar Foundation Report 14 The Pulse 42 HistoryWill Judge Using Our Identities to Reach Others by Nina J. Fain 44 Nota Bene

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From “Aforementioned” to “Zir”: The Evolution of Legal Writing By Amy Cook

INSIDE THE ISSUE

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Our 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution Michele Honora Thorne

They/them/their: How toWrite Clearly with Inclusive Pronouns by Kathleen Dillon Narko

YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION

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CBA Mediations, At Your Service By Tracy Brammeier

46 Summary Judgements

Whims of War by Don Sampen

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Myth vs. Reality: How You Can Serve as a JEC Investigator and Help Influence the Judiciary By Ted Kontopoulos

49 LPMT Bits & Bytes This Summer, Don’t Forget to Unplug by Anne Haag 50 Practical Ethics

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Landing a Job in 2022: 3 Tips for Law Students By Alex Kontopoulos & Ted Kontopoulos

Practical Ethics: Change is Constant by Trisha Rich

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This month’s cover highlights the CBA Record, then and now. We celebrate our contributors, editors, and members who have helped make our publication outstanding since the first issue in 1987. We look forward to the next 35.