CBA Record

CONTENTS

CBA RECORD

April/May 2016 • Volume 30, Number 3

6 President’s Page AYear in Review 12 CBANews 20 Chicago Bar Foundation Report 22 Murphy’s Law 52 Legal Ethics By John Levin 54 LPMT Bits & Bytes By Catherine Sanders Reach 56 Summary Judgments Steven Rakowski reviews The NewLove Deal

INSIDE THIS ISSUE 30 Extent of Client Access to Lawyer’s File By Shelby L. Drury 34 Substituting Judges After Bowman v. Ottney –Bridge Over

Tested Waters By Blake Shuart 38 Just Saying “No” to Confidentiality Clauses By Dmitry N. Feofenov

YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION 42 Finishing Strong By Matthew A. Passen 44 Maintaining Professional and Ethical Balance in the Tripartite Relationship–Stuck in the Middle With You By Phillip Skaggs 48 Pro Files –Patricia Brown Holmes By Shawna S. Boothe

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SAYING NO TO A CONFIDENTIALITY CLAUSE

Substituting Judges After Bowman v. Ottney

Professional and Ethical Balance in a Tripartite Relationship

The New Love Deal