Two Slices from LifeBy Hon. Michael B. HymanBench and Bar, February 2008Recently, my father gave me a thin volume of poetry published in 1935 that belonged to my grandfather, a lawyer, law professor and referee in bankruptcy.
E-mail etiquetteBy Maxine R. WeissYoung Lawyers Division, February 2007In today’s world of technology, many of us have fallen into the habit of e-mailing with our clients and opposing counsels.
Professionalism and the need for civilityBy Justin HeatherYoung Lawyers Division, April 2006Have you heard the one about the priest, the rabbi, and the lawyer stranded in a raft in shark-infested waters?
Call to arms: A 21st century call to professionalism for real estate lawyersBy William J. AnayaReal Estate Law, June 2004Many of our younger colleagues consider me a dinosaur or an anachronism-a lawyer from a different age who actually ordered and reviewed abstracts of title and prepared scores of title opinion letters in the practice of law, and not as an academic exercise in some ancient social ritual at the Smithsonian.
Professionalism and the practice of law as a trial lawyerBy Mart R. VogelBench and Bar, May 2004Back in 1990, shortly after I had finally retired from the active practice of law, I was asked to give a lecture to the students at the University of North Dakota Law School.
Another look at civility and professionalism: The American Inns of CourtBy Lloyd A. KarmeierBench and Bar, March 2004When I began my legal career in the Southern Illinois town of Nashville in 1964, there was not a "mentoring" program for young lawyers as is now being developed by the ISBA.
Chair’s columnBy Laura KernFamily Law, December 2003If we speak, act and talk with pride of our profession, it follows that our actions with our clients will reflect we, as Family Law practitioners, have earned and deserve the respect of the public and the Bar.
Civility in daily life: Give ‘em the fingerBy Michael W. RaridonRacial and Ethnic Minorities and the Law, December 2003I was driving back to my office, loudly grooving on my Three Dog Night's Greatest Hits CD, when this guy in a pickup truck gave me the finger.
Unity and integrity in the workplaceBy Gloria PetersenYoung Lawyers Division, June 2003Your reputation is the essence of you and should be guarded as your most precious commodity.
People do notice: Professional passingBy Terrence M. MadsenGeneral Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, December 2002I recently attended the funeral of a former circuit clerk in a small rural county. This clerk had, as often is the case, served actively in his political party and had even once managed a campaign of a now-retired circuit judge.
