Senior Lawyers

The newsletter of the ISBA’s Section on Senior Lawyers

February 2018 • Volume 9 • Number 2 •

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In This Issue

From the Chair

By Timothy J. Howard

Read the message from Chair Timothy Howard to learn what the Senior Lawyers Section has been up to recently.
What happened to the senior lawyer listserve?

By Don Mateer

Welcome to the new world of communicating with your fellow lawyers.

A trip to Israel

By Hon. Patrick J. Leston (ret.)

As lawyers enter the “senior” phase of their professional careers, many start enjoying a few more personal days and looking forward to a bit more vacation time. But if you still crave a bit of adventure, consider an ISBA or IJA tour.

Book review: Testimony

By Gary T. Rafool

Unlike most of the Scott Turow's novels, Testimony does not take place so much in the court room, but it develops around an investigation during 2015 into the disappearance of some 400 gypsy refugees in Bosnia in 2004.

Pro bono anywhere

By Nicole Capretta

With Illinois Legal Aid Online's Virtual Advice Clinic, lawyers can provide meaningful pro bono advice from their living rooms. Learn how you can volunteer!

Services at ISBA Mutual’s new Loop office

By Bob Downs

If you’re downtown looking for a place to relax, have a cup of coffee and kill some time, consider stopping by ISBA Mutual’s office on the eighth floor at 20 S. Clark St. in downtown Chicago.

CLE

LIVE WEB - Achieving Wellness, Work-Life Balance, and Long-Term Success in Your Law Practice
May 8 | Online
LIVE - The Dawning of the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Promise or Threat to the Practice of Law?
June 7 | St. Louis
LIVE WEB - Ethical Concerns When Working with Clients with Diminished Capacity
June 13 | Online
LIVE WEB - Future Shift: How Lawyers Can Thrive in the Midst of Change
June 18 | Online
LIVE WEB - How to Stop Hating the Law: A Lesson on Lawyer Mental Health
June 26 | Online

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