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Y O U N G L A W Y E R S J O U R N A L
CBA YOUNG
LAWYERS SECTION
Chair
Jonathan B. Amarilio
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
First Vice-Chair
Brandon E. Peck
Peck Ritchey LLC
Second Vice-Chair
Octavio Duran
Hart & David LLP
Member Service Manager
Jeffrey Moskowitz
J. Moskowitz Law LLC
Public Service Manager
Carl Newman
City of Chicago
Department of Law
Project Officer
Emily Roschek
American Bar Association
Project Officer
Svetlana Gitman
Bruce Farrel Dorn & Associates
Secretary/Treasurer
Alexis Crawford Douglas
K&L Gates LLP
YLS Journal Co-Editors in Chief
Natalie C. Chan
Sidley Austin LLP
Nicholas D. Standiford
Schain, Banks, Kenny &
Schwartz, Ltd.
Assistant Editor
Daniel J. Berkowitz
Aronberg & Goldgehn
YLS Director
Jennifer Byrne
Join Us @thebar
By Jonathan B. Amarilio
YLS Chair
In the last edition’s column, we pre-
viewed some of the YLS’ plans for this
bar year. Our ongoing efforts to make
the YLS as relevant and immediate as pos-
sible to its members include the fall launch
of the CBA’s new podcast “@thebar.” The
mission of the podcast is straightforward:
to discuss legal news, events, stories, and
topics of the day (and whatever else strikes
our fancy) in an informative and fun way.
To be clear, this is not CLE. This is as far
from CLE as we can make it.
We’ve already begun planning and
taping episodes of the podcast, covering
topics such as substance abuse among
lawyers, the growth of artificial intelligence
in the practice of law, the Illinois budget
crisis, Chicago’s plague of gun violence, loss
of public confidence in the fairness of our
judicial system, and tales from the trenches
of celebrity divorces. Another topic is the
status and future of marijuana laws. And if
you ever wondered how to become a better
storyteller so that juries, judges, clients and
friends won’t need to “actively listen” when
you speak, we have that covered too.
Our guests include some names you
may know, including the best-selling
author and screenwriter of “Gone Girl,”
“Dark Places,” and “Sharp Objects,” Gil-
lian Flynn; the author of “The Addicted
Lawyer: Tales of the Bar, Booze, Blow,
and Redemption” and regular contributor
to Above the Law, Brian Cuban; Illinois
Representative Greg Harris; well-known
family law expert Miles Beermann; and
many more.
What does it mean for you? First, this
will be an entertaining way for us to discuss
serious (and not so serious) issues faced
by young lawyers and the communities
in which we work and live. It’s a podcast
for you and potentially a podcast by you.
What do I mean by that? If you have an
idea for an episode, perhaps something you
want to learn about or listen to during your
commute, you can reach out to me and our
team of volunteer co-hosts and producers
via email at or
on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter at
@CBAatthebar.
Better yet, if you think you have what
it takes to put an episode together and
make it in podcast prime time, you might
be able to come on the podcast and grab
that worldwide audience that you know
you truly deserve, but only previously
acknowledged to a mirror.We look forward
to hearing your ideas and hopefully having
you on the pod.
Stay tuned and keep an ear out for our
launch in the next several months. If you
do, I can promise you will learn, laugh, and
possibly discover your next career.
YLS Meet the Committees
Night
Come out andmeet theYoung Lawyers Section’s
practice and specialty committees–everything
from Bankruptcy to Estate Planning to Women
in the Law–on Thursday, September 28, from
5:30-7:30 p.m. at CBA Headquarters. Meet and
mingle with YLS leaders, enjoy complimen-
tary appetizers and cocktails, and sign up for
committees. Nonmembers and law students
welcome. Register at
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