CBA Record May-June 2026

you’ll read about how you can effectively use AI as a personal coach that helps you structure your days more intentionally. You will learn more about the ARDC’s most recent guidance on how to ethically implement AI into the legal practice. You’ll also dis cover how one landmark Illinois case concerning professional responsibility obligations may trigger opposing counsel’s duty to report filing counsel for submitting briefs containing AI-fabri cated citations and support. Finally, I would be remiss if I didn’t take a moment to express my profound gratitude and admiration for the folks who helped make my transition so seamless and who worked hard to make this year at the Record such a success. To Sharon Nolan, the CBA’s Marketing Director and (unof ficially) Editorial Board Wrangler: I literally don’t know how we could do any of this without you—I just don’t think it’s possible. You keep the train moving and our whole team on task, and I couldn’t ask for anyone better. Words cannot express how grate ful I am for all that you do for the Record . To Anne Ellis, our Associate Editor, master proofreader, and grammar aficionado: I am so unbelievably lucky to have you on

my team. Your editing skills are truly unmatched, and you make my job so effortless. Thank you for your continued volunteer service to the Record —it is truly such a joy to work with you. To the YLS Journal editorial team: Thank you for all your hard work this year, especially on the YLS issue. It quite possibly was one of the best YLS issues yet, and that could not have hap pened without all your planning, sourcing, and editing efforts. I’m excited to see what you have in store for us next bar year! To the Editorial Board: Thank you for all your guidance and input throughout this year. And a huge thank you to those on the Board who have stepped up to write fun and exciting col umns (like Richard Stavins’ inaugural column on Chicago legal lore, a new fan favorite) and who have helped steer key issue subcommittees. I look forward to keeping this momentum going in the coming year! Onward and upward.

A Special Notice to all Lawyers Who Reside in or Practice in Cook County

Nikki Marcotte is a senior litigation associate at Laurie & Bren nan, LLP, where they focus on complex commercial and construction litigation.

The Moses, Bertha & Albert H. Wolf Fund

T he Chicago Bar Association manages the Moses, Bertha and Albert H. Wolf Fund to aid attorneys who reside in or practice law in Cook County and are ill, incapacitated or superannuated. Through the Fund, the CBA provides financial assistance in the form of grants and loans. Eligible recipients also include lawyers in Cook County who receive assistance from the Lawyers Assistance Program and are in need of medical assistance. For more information, contact Beth McMeen, CBA Executive Director, at 312-554-2004 or bmcmeen@chicagobar.org.

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