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November 2017 • Volume 31, Number 7
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8 Editor's Briefcase
No Ordinary Silver Tray
10 President’s Page
What is Our Future?
12 CBANews
18 Chicago Bar Foundation
Report
20 Murphy’s Law
44 Legal Ethics
ABA Formal Opinion 477R and
Client Data
By John Levin
45 Ethics Extra
LocatingYour Client: the Benefit
of Due Diligence and the Price of
Oversight
By KasimCarbide
46 LPMT Bits & Bytes
Be Encrypting Documents and
Communications: Keep it Secret,
Keep it Safe
By Catherine Sanders Reach
48 Summary Judgments
Rosemary Simota Thompson
reviewsA Ruff RoadHome: the
Court Case Dogs of Chicago
CBA
RECORD CONTENTS
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
24 The Three Rules of Trip and Fall Cases–Open and Obvious, De
Minimus, and Goldilocks
By Richard Lee Stavins
28 The New Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot Project–Leading the
Future of Litigation in the Federal Courts
By Jennifer W. Sprengel and Anthony F. Fata
YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION
32 Be Better. Be a Mentor
By Jonathan B. Amarilio
34 The Benefits of Having an Incident Response Plan for a
Law Firm
By Brian C. Eaton
38 Highlights from the ABA YLD Affiliate Showcase–
CBA YLS in Denver
By Emily Roschek
42 CBA Abroad: An Unforgettable Experience with
Fellow Members
By Nicholas D. Standiford