CBA Record May-June 2025

CBA RECORD CONTENTS

May/June 2025 • Volume 39, Number 3

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Editor’s Briefcase

A Journey of Words and Purpose By Justice Michael B. Hyman

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

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President’s Page

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Suing Too Soon? How to Satisfy the UCC’s Notice Requirement By William G. Beatty

Making Our Legacy Eternal By John C. Sciaccotta

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CBA News

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Celebrating Mental Health Awareness Month Shifting Gears: Using the Power of Perspective to Build a Healthier Lawyer Mindset By Karen Munoz 5th Annual Flash Fiction Contest Winner He’ll Have Plenty of Time to Write Now By Jack Leyhane

22 The Pulse

26 Chicago Bar

Foundation Report

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42 Nota Bene

Everyone Has a Story: Using Storytelling to Engage Your Reader by Kathleen Dillon Narko

THE YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION

44 LPMT Bits & Bytes

The New Digital Legal Pad by Kevin Thomspon

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Apotheosis Kenneth Matuszewski, YLS Chair

46 Practical Ethics

ABA Ethics Opinion Finds Additional Confidentiality Exception by Trisha Rich

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Celebrating Mental Health Awareness Month Workplace Wellness: Protections When Taking Leave Due to Health or Disability By Marlena Johnson Celebrating Mental Health Awareness Month Lawyering as a Lifestyle: Trying to Find a Balance By George J. Schaller

48 Summary Judgement

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Presumed Guilty by Scott Turow Reviewed by Daniel A. Cotter

50 History Will Judge

The Second Machine Age: A Reckoning By Nina Fain

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