ISBA—Who we are and how we are doing in 2011By Sandra CrawfordDiversity Leadership Council, June 2011Are our efforts to promote diversity in ISBA membership working? Check out the ISBA's census data here.
Thanks for the memoriesBy Sandra CrawfordWomen and the Law, June 2011A farewell note from out-going Chair Sandra Crawford.
What every lawyer should know about Collaborative Law (a.k.a., Collaborative Practice)By Sandra CrawfordWomen and the Law, June 2011Three things every lawyer should also know about Collaborative Law: (1) there is a favorable American Bar Association Formal Ethics Opinion (Opinion No. 07-447) on the topic; (2) Since October, 2010 there has been a Uniform Collaborative Law Act adopted in several states; and (3) there is an international organization, the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, which has also promulgated Ethical Standards for Collaborative Practitioners.
What every lawyer should know about Collaborative Law (a.k.a., Collaborative Practice)By Sandra CrawfordAlternative Dispute Resolution, June 2011Three things every lawyer should also know about Collaborative Law: (1) there is a favorable American Bar Association Formal Ethics Opinion (Opinion No. 07-447) on the topic; (2) Since October, 2010 there has been a Uniform Collaborative Law Act adopted in several states; and (3) there is an international organization, the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, which has also promulgated Ethical Standards for Collaborative Practitioners.
Chair’s columnBy Sandra CrawfordWomen and the Law, April 2011A look ahead to some of the events sponsored by the Women and The Law Committee.
Chair’s columnBy Sandra CrawfordWomen and the Law, November 2010A look at the Committee's plans for the year ahead from Chair Sandra Crawford.
Consider yourself asked to run for public officeBy Sandra CrawfordWomen and the Law, November 2010The “Women Running for Public Office” forum addressed the challenges faced by women running for public office and how those challenges can be overcome.
Chair’s columnBy Sandra CrawfordWomen and the Law, October 2010An introduction from Committee Chair Sandra Crawford.
Note from the Editor: A ready-made opportunity for you to network!By Sandra CrawfordWomen and the Law, December 2009The remaining deadlines for submission of articles for consideration by this Committee for the 2009/2010 Bar year are February 15, 2010, and May 15, 2010
Second-Hand-Shock™—Day to day the price we payBy Sandra CrawfordWomen and the Law, March 2009“Second-Hand-ShockTM" is the cumulative impact of the distress that clients’ trauma content stories have on the professionals helping them.
Lawyers as peacemakers—An opportunity to learn and exploreBy Sandra CrawfordWomen and the Law, March 2008Are you a warrior? Are you a peacemaker? Or, are you something other? Through answering these threshold questions we may be able to open broader dialogues which will lead us to answering the ultimate question of “what’s the better public image for our profession?”
Lawyers “lawgh” about ethics at MCLE forumBy Sandra CrawfordWomen and the Law, November 2007“Lawghter” was the keyword for the morning on September 7, 2007, at the ISBA’s 3rd Annual Solo and Small Firm Forum held in St. Charles, Illinois. Legal Humorist, Sean Carter (see www.lawhumurist.com), a frequent contributor to the ABA’s on-line journal and other publications, took the stage at the conference as the keynote speaker and as a section presenter.
Co-Editor’s notesBy Sandra CrawfordWomen and the Law, May 2007One of the goals of the Women and the Law Committee is to promote women in all aspects of the profession.
An invitation to all to take a “Darrow Day”By Sandra CrawfordWomen and the Law, January 2007What, you may ask, is a “Darrow Day?” It is not delaying or deferring living a full, rewarding, joyful life while we put “more grain in the barn”
Negotiation and emotions, not mutually exclusive conceptsBy Sandra CrawfordWomen and the Law, October 2006Negotiation is part of the fabric of your daily lives and the key function of much of work as attorneys, as mothers, as spouses, as committee members, etc.
Supreme Court Justice talks about the “F” wordBy Sandra CrawfordWomen and the Law, March 2006On Saturday, December 10, 2005, the Chicago Foundation of Women (CFW) honored U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg by inaugurating an award in her name and conducting a discussion with a panel of prominent women, including the Honorable Judge Ann Williams, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan. Members of the ISBA Women and the Law Committee were fortunate to have been invited to the event.
The lawyer as peacemaker and healerBy Sandra CrawfordWomen and the Law, January 2006As we in the western hemisphere in winter in recognition of the season of lights, peace and brotherly love, it seems appropriate to explore the role of the lawyer as peacemaker and healer and give thanks for the opportunity the practice of law gives each of us to “bring peace into room.”
Legislative updateBy Sandra CrawfordWomen and the Law, May 2005Annually the ISBA, on behalf of its membership, monitors and formally comments through its Director of Legislative Affairs, James Covington, on hundreds of pending Illinois State Senate and House Bills.
Legislative updateBy Sandra CrawfordWomen and the Law, October 2004It is the on-going commitment of the Women in the Law Committee to continue to actively monitor and comment on new and proposed legislation and to highlight existing laws of importance and interest to women and families.
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