The Other PandemicBy Justice Michael B. HymanBench and Bar, June 2020Lawyers are perfectly suited to find ways to dismantle systemic barriers, to promote inclusivity and diversity, to combat overt or explicit bias, to advocate for a legal system accessible to all, and to illuminate the nature of unconscious bias and address its root causes.
Staying Active, Healthy, and Productive at HomeBy Michael B. Hyman, E. Kenneth Wright, Jr., & Erin CliffordBench and Bar, June 2020Suggestions to better manage working from home during COVID-19.
Staying Active, Healthy, and Productive at HomeBy Michael B. Hyman, E. Kenneth Wright, Jr., & Erin CliffordFamily Law, June 2020Suggestions to better manage working from home during COVID-19.
Staying Active, Healthy, and Productive at HomeBy Michael B. Hyman, E. Kenneth Wright, Jr., & Erin CliffordMineral Law, June 2020Suggestions to better manage working from home during COVID-19.
Staying Active, Healthy, and Productive at HomeBy Michael B. Hyman, E. Kenneth Wright, Jr., & Erin CliffordFederal Taxation, June 2020Suggestions to better manage working from home during COVID-19.
Staying Active, Healthy, and Productive at HomeBy Michael B. Hyman, E. Kenneth Wright, Jr., & Erin CliffordCommercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy, June 2020Suggestions to better manage working from home during COVID-19.
Staying Active, Healthy, and Productive at HomeBy Michael B. Hyman, E. Kenneth Wright, Jr., & Erin CliffordLocal Government Law, June 2020Suggestions to better manage working from home during COVID-19.
Staying Active, Healthy, and Productive at HomeBy Michael B. Hyman, E. Kenneth Wright, Jr., & Erin CliffordSenior Lawyers, June 2020Suggestions to better manage working from home during COVID-19.
19 Ways to Manage Stress and Avoid Conflict While Staying IndoorsBy E. Kenneth Wright, Jr., Erin Clifford, & Michael B. HymanWorkers’ Compensation Law, May 2020A list of ways to help you manage the stress and potential interpersonal conflicts posed by COVID-19 confinement.
Boosting Wellness and Managing Stress During QuarantineBy Erin Clifford, E. Kenneth Wright, Jr., & Michael B. HymanCommercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy, May 2020Wellness and stress management tips during COVID-19.
Justice Stevens: The Great ContrarianBy Justice Michael B. HymanBench and Bar, November 2019Justice Stevens’s extreme number of concurrences and dissents has left a robust trail that attests to his determination to be his own person.
The picture windowBy Justice Michael B. HymanBench and Bar, August 2018Being present in the community and looking out for those we should be helping is part of our calling as lawyers.
A commitment to truthBy Hon. Michael B. HymanBench and Bar, August 2017Author Michael Hyman suggests that the recent assault on the concept of truth is also an assault on our legal system.
No Pudd’nheadBy Hon. Michael B. HymanBench and Bar, July 2017The author imagines conversing with Mark Twain using his own words.
What traits make for a good lawyer? What about a good judge?By Hon. Michael B. HymanBench and Bar, June 2017It turns out that good lawyers and good judges share what it takes to distinguish themselves and stand out among their peers. Their “good” traits are not so different from one another and are interchangeable, reciprocal, and mutual. That is, traits befitting a good lawyer apply with equal force to a good judge.
Broadening our horizonsBy Hon. Michael B. HymanBench and Bar, April 2017While the legal systems of other countries may differ, the way people react to the legal system and lawyers is often similar to our own. By considering how our peers from around the world have dealt with some common issues we may learn something about ourselves.
Lawyer Lincoln: A lesson in characterBy Hon. Michael B. HymanBench and Bar, March 2017For Lincoln, the cultivation of a good moral character was the standard by which he practiced law. It should be our ultimate standard as well.
Chair’s column: A bias-free professionBy Hon. Michael B. HymanBench and Bar, January 2017A bias-free profession is the goal. While it is essentially an impossible goal, justice demands that each of us try.
Willis R. TriblerBy Hon. Michael B. HymanBench and Bar, December 2016Remembering Bill, who passed away earlier this month at age 82.
Read any good books lately?By Hon. Michael B. HymanBench and Bar, November 2016Author and Bench & Bar Chair Michael Hyman asked members of this Section to choose one book with a legal bent that they would recommend every lawyer read. Here are the responses.
Chair’s columnBy Hon. Michael B. HymanBench and Bar, October 2016Just because 'weasels'-- habitually confrontational and mean-spirited attorneys-- abandon professionalism is no excuse for your joining their herd. Here are three ways to respond when you encounter one.
Chair’s column: On honestyBy Hon. Michael B. HymanBench and Bar, July 2016Hon. Michael Hyman urges lawyers to use Gandhi's and Lincoln's examples of nobility and honor as a personal guide.
Abraham Lincoln’s prayer for judgesBy Hon. Michael B. HymanBench and Bar, June 2016The final sentence in an otherwise unremarkable letter written by Lincoln identifies the gravity inherent in all judges' work.
A person with a disability is not a disabled personBy Hon. Michael B. Hyman & Brian O’DonnellBench and Bar, September 2015A Q and A between Appellate Justice Michael B. Hyman and Brian O'Donnell, a second-year student at IIT CHicago-Kent College of Law.
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