Be a Pro Bono Volunteer: It’s the Right Thing to DoBy Eugenia C. Hunter & Leonard F. AmariFebruary 2023Senior lawyers, with their many years of experience, are in the perfect position to help meet the need for pro bono legal services.
Book or Movie, Round TwoBy Judge Robert Anderson, (ret.)February 2023Reviews of ten books and the movies they inspired.
Chair’s ColumnBy Marylou Lowder KentOctober 2023A note from the chair.
Chair’s ColumnBy Marylou Lowder KentFebruary 2023A note from the chair.
‘Finally Free of the Shakman Decrees’By Leonard F. AmariOctober 2023In 1969, one man—Attorney Michael Shakman—made his stand against the Chicago political machine.
From My Perspective: Why a Bar Exam?By Justice Lloyd A. Karmeier, (ret.)February 2023During COVID-19, many jurisdictions adopted emergency measures to ensure that recent law school graduates would not be delayed in their path to bar admission, making some question the need to require any bar exam at all.
It’s a Small World After AllBy Michael J. RooneyOctober 2023Reflections from a member of the Senior Lawyers Section Council's recent vacation.
New CommitteeBy Dave ChroustJune 2023The Senior Lawyers Section Council recently established a new committee, the Issues Facing Practicing Senior Lawyers Committee, which seeks to determine, understand, and address the issues facing senior lawyers who continue to practice, either on a full time or part time basis.
Reflections for HistoryBy Hon. Michael S. JordanOctober 2023Like the public officials we elect, all of us will be judged by our peers.
Retirement?By Roza GossageJune 2023A humorous potential idea for retirement.
Senior TravelsBy Judge Barb Crowder, (ret.)October 2023Reflections on recent travel that highlight the intersection of reality and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
This One Is Not a ‘Taking’ Says the Seventh CircuitBy Michael J. RooneyJune 2023A review of a recent case where the appellate court affirmed a district court dismissal of a claim that the government had “taken” plaintiffs’ property rights when it granted building permits for a residential development in a flood plain.
What Does Operation Greylord Have to Do With Senior Lawyers?By Robert K. DownsJune 2023Operation Greylord was an investigation conducted jointly by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the IRS Criminal Investigation Division, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the Chicago Police Department Internal Affairs Division, and the Illinois State Police into corruption in the judiciary of Cook County.
