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Preet Bharara does Justice to Doing Justice
Preet Bharara does Justice to Doing Justice
By Dan Cotter
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Good start to Labor Day doing some hard laboring at Anytime Fitness Skokie in my Aerosmith never to be shirt. Yes, I am a sweaty mess. Tough…
Good start to Labor Day doing some hard laboring at Anytime Fitness Skokie in my Aerosmith never to be shirt. Yes, I am a sweaty mess. Tough…
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LLMs struggle with the question how many “r”s are in strawberry because they view words as tokens, not letters. When using LLMs, understand how they…
LLMs struggle with the question how many “r”s are in strawberry because they view words as tokens, not letters. When using LLMs, understand how they…
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Welcome, Talya Bertler! Talya is an Associate in our Toronto office and focuses her practice on a broad range of insolvency matters and commercial…
Welcome, Talya Bertler! Talya is an Associate in our Toronto office and focuses her practice on a broad range of insolvency matters and commercial…
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Experience
Licenses & Certifications
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CIPP/US
IAPP
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Certified Public Accountant (Certified)- Successfully Completed the CPA Exam
Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS)
Issued
Volunteer Experience
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Secretary
The Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago
- 1 year 9 months
Health
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Pro Bono General Counsel
Center for Conflict Resolution
- 1 year 7 months
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Parent Representative, 2004-2006; Chair, 2006-2013; Vice Chair, 2013-14
Edgebrook Public School Local School Council
- 10 years
I leave this LSC after ten years of service. What a ten year run! Two principal selections, new modular units, a new addition, traffic safety, funding issues, approval of a sports program, after school programs, annual spring flings, and more. The school is in great shape with a great principal and administration, great teachers, great staff, an outstanding PTA and an active, outstanding LSC! The Edgebrook Eagles will continue to fly and soar!
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Founder and Lifter
Lifting to Lend A Hand
- Present 22 years 5 months
In 2002, as a Vice Chair of the Young Lawyers Section of the Chicago Bar Association, I wanted to contribute to the mentoring efforts the YLS was performing, but had two young boys at home and so could not commit. I had started powerlifting and so proposed lifting each year and raising money for Lawyers Lend-A-Hand to Youth. In 2002, I raised $2,500+. To date, we have now in 11 events personally raised well in excess of $320,000 for education and mentoring! On July 19, 2014, I lifted heavy one…
In 2002, as a Vice Chair of the Young Lawyers Section of the Chicago Bar Association, I wanted to contribute to the mentoring efforts the YLS was performing, but had two young boys at home and so could not commit. I had started powerlifting and so proposed lifting each year and raising money for Lawyers Lend-A-Hand to Youth. In 2002, I raised $2,500+. To date, we have now in 11 events personally raised well in excess of $320,000 for education and mentoring! On July 19, 2014, I lifted heavy one last time for this fundraiser and goal was to raise $100,000. Still coming in but looks like we will end up around $70,000!
After a five-year hiatus, I am back. LLAH needs some help for its tutoring program and I had the itch to compete again. Going to try to bring that total, which is closer to $350,000 with people supporting the last five years even with no event, to at least $375,000, or close in on $400,000. Boom! KANB!
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Director
Local First Chicago
- 10 months
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Board Member
Friends of Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago
- 3 years 6 months
Friends was set up to raise funds for the EFGC through a relationship with Savers stores. We were a working board but now are an advisory board, given changing partnership relationship with Savers. It has been a fantastic partnership.
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Board Member
The Chicago Bar Foundation
- 3 years 1 month
Civil Rights and Social Action
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Member-At-Large
Metropolitan Bar Caucus
- Present 11 years 3 months
Education
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Treasurer, Great Lakes Chapter
Association of Insurance Compliance Professionals
- 1 year 1 month
Education
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Immediate Past President and Member of Board of Managers
The Chicago Bar Association
- 1 year 1 month
After many years on the Board of Managers and in leadership, the run has ended. Fantastic experience and love The CBA.
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Co-Founder and Board Member
The NAMMA Foundation
Education
This Foundation as contemplated has a number of aspects (being fleshed out to get moving in 2016):
1) First generation/inner city students – education of parents (especially for female students) about the benefits of obtaining a four year degree from a college or university. When I make visits to various high schools and ask the seniors who is going to school, many don’t raise their hands or when we talk, they are going to local community colleges. Many times, when speaking with teachers…This Foundation as contemplated has a number of aspects (being fleshed out to get moving in 2016):
1) First generation/inner city students – education of parents (especially for female students) about the benefits of obtaining a four year degree from a college or university. When I make visits to various high schools and ask the seniors who is going to school, many don’t raise their hands or when we talk, they are going to local community colleges. Many times, when speaking with teachers and administrations, the reason is parents concerns about safety, costs, etc.
2) Information gathering from numerous colleges – clearing house for the students. I saw when I visited with my son various campuses how important it is to have someone give impressions and thoughts, and the importance of visiting campuses.
3) Bus tours – my goal here is to work with various schools to get them to fund visits and do them in clusters.
4) Scholarships – find ways to provide some gap coverage for students who even with financial aid have gaps in their abilities to pay.
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Co-Founder and President
The LIFTS Fitness Foundation
- Present 8 years 9 months
Health
LIFTS stands for Lifting Instruction for Teens and Seniors. More to come, but will involve clinics, instruction and guidance and education for these two categories of citizens. Boom!
Publications
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Roberts Court's stare decisis penchant to be tested shortly
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
This latest Cotter's Corner takes a look at the Supreme Court's history of overturning precedents and looks at the Roberts Court record in this area.
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Lockstep testimony in Senate causes concerns over Brown
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
On the 65th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, this Cotter's Corner explores the new posture of judicial nominees who refuse to state that the case is good law. In light of the decision in Franchise Tax Bd. of Cal. v. Hyatt on 5/13, that question becomes more relevant than ever.
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Immigration/census opinion puts Roberts in middle again
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
This Cotter's Corner addresses the Court and whether Roberts will move to the center on the Court.
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Democrats should hesitate to make over the Supreme Court
The Des Moines Register
Op-ed cautioning Democratic presidential hopefuls to be cautious on any restructuring of the Supreme Court.
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Federal judiciary tilts more conservative with every Senate vote
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
This Cotter's Corner addresses recent confirmations and potential changes to Senate debate.
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Justice arrives for Groveland Four, but 70 years too late
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
This Cotter's Corner addresses the pardon of four individuals who were accused of raping a young white lady in Florida in the 1940s. A Pulitzer Prize winning book was published about the horrifying miscarriage of justice the four experienced, including two being killed.
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The Chief Justices: The Seventeen Men Who Have Sat In The Center Seat, Their Courts, And Their Times
Twelve Tables Press
Since the beginning of the Supreme Court of the United States in 1789,seventeen men have held the Chief Justice position. The First three held the position for a total of eleven years, and the next two (Marshall and Taney) held the Chief Justice position for the next sixty-three years (the two longest chiefs in our history). This book seeks to examine the position of Chief Justice more closely,to describe the position's origins and duties, and explore the court under each of the seventeen…
Since the beginning of the Supreme Court of the United States in 1789,seventeen men have held the Chief Justice position. The First three held the position for a total of eleven years, and the next two (Marshall and Taney) held the Chief Justice position for the next sixty-three years (the two longest chiefs in our history). This book seeks to examine the position of Chief Justice more closely,to describe the position's origins and duties, and explore the court under each of the seventeen chiefs. Exploration includes the background and careers of the chiefs before becoming Chief Justice, discusses the cultural times and puts their rise and tenure in our nation's context, while discussing some of the key associate justices who sat with each of the seventeen. Each chapter also focuses on some key decisions of the Chief Justice's courts. #SCOTUS #SupremeCourtOfTheUnitedStates #ChiefJustices #TwelveTablesPress #Civics #USHistory #ArticleIII #USConstitution
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Supreme Court has not seen quite what we are seeing now
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
This latest Cotter's Corner is a high level discussion of my findings from my book to be published in 2019, “The Chief Justices: The Seventeen Men Who Have Sat in the Center Seat, Their Courts and Their Times," by Twelve Tables Press. The Chief Justices is not intended to be a casebook or a textbook, and is not done in the traditional judicial biography. Rather, it is an attempt to be an educational, informative book about civics and the third branch of our national government. The structure…
This latest Cotter's Corner is a high level discussion of my findings from my book to be published in 2019, “The Chief Justices: The Seventeen Men Who Have Sat in the Center Seat, Their Courts and Their Times," by Twelve Tables Press. The Chief Justices is not intended to be a casebook or a textbook, and is not done in the traditional judicial biography. Rather, it is an attempt to be an educational, informative book about civics and the third branch of our national government. The structure is to explain the role of the Chief Justice and then to explore the 17 men who have been Chief Justices to date. While cases are included for each of the justice, the primary focus is on the times that found the each Chief Justice taking the center seat, their legacies, and how the court has changed over that 230 year continuum. We also explore how the court has changed in the last 30 years and what influences have contributed to that change. One conclusion about what has changed most recently is the extreme politicization of the nomination process and also of the Court, reflecting to a large degree the deeply divided partisanship that has become a major thread of our nation’s fabric. The Court has become politicized. With the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy, who on occasion bridged the red and blue justices, there is no individual on the right on the Supreme Court (or soon to be confirmed) who will come across except in the most limited of circumstances, which is an unusual situation. #SCOTUS @scotus @judicialbiography #Judicial Biography.
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Senate panel Democrats slam judicial nomination procedure
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
latest Cotter's Corner takes a look at recently issued report by Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats re judicial process and abandonment of well-entrenched traditions.
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Executive orders, Iowa abortion law sneak past public's attention
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
Latest Cotter's Corner, this one on a new executive order that addresses "religious liberty" and an Iowa abortion law that passed.
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Pending federal court decision coudl have a big impact on due process
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
Latest Cotter's Corner explores a case before the DC Circuit re dual citizen.
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James G. Blaine (1830-1893)- House Speaker & Senate Member From Maine, Secretary of State, Presidential Candidate
Constituting America
Latest contribution to the 90 day Constituting America program this year, this one on James G. Blaine.
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Book examines how We the People became We the Corporation
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
this Cotter's Corner examines the excellent book, We the Corporations, by Adam Winkler. It is a must read, just amazing book.
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The Great Debates – Civil Rights Act of 1964
Constituting America
This contribution to the 90 day essay is about the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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Lawyers beware: Social media pitfalls get deeper and deeper
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
Latest Cotter’s Corner, this one on various cyber and privacy matters
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Stephen A. Douglas & Abraham Lincoln In Congressional Debate: The Compromise Of 1850, Kansas-Nebraska Act Of 1854
Constituting America
This essay in the 90 day essay series focuses on the Little Giant.
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'Junk forensic science,' Scalia books worthy of your time
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
Latest Cotter's Corner, this one explores two newer books- The Cadaver King and The Country Dentist and The Justice of Contradictions. Two excellent books.
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The Great Debates- Congress & The Missouri Compromise of 1820
Constituting America
My latest in this year's 90 Day Essay.
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A time when ‘fake news’ was taken a bit more seriously
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
Latest Cotter’s Corner revisits the Alien and Sedition Acts and current developments.
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Rule of law starting to bend, but will it break under Trump-Sessions?
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
Latest Cotter's Corner raises a number of issues, including FOIA requests.
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Articles of Confederation- Congress Wielded All Three Powers
Constituting America
this column for the 90 day series focuses on the Articles and their limitations.
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Getting a workout in despite dealing with aches and pains
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
Latest Power of Lifting, about annoying injuries and workarounds.
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Legal ground appears to be shifting on nearly weekly basis
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
latest Cotter's Corner. We touch on PA impeachment efforts, Florida developments post Parkland and other events.
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Women before the Supreme Court
Chicago DAily Law Bulletin
Latest Cotter's Corner focuses on the 1879 act that permitted women to argue before the SCOTUS. Also addresses other judiciary issues.
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How to protect indpendent judiciary; don't be afraid to sepak up
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
Latest Cotter's Corner, a judicial watch. Main focus- attempts of Pennsylvania legislature to impeach SCT justices for gerrymandering decision.
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Mixing it up causes body to respond, provide muscle gain
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
My latest Power of Lifting column discusses the benefits of mixing up lifting type for muscle gain.
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Politics continue to be mixed into Trump judicial stew
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
Latest Cotter's Corner focuses on the SCOTUS (including Gorsuch goes to dinner), a Texas judge hears God speak to him in a case, and other judicial watch matters.
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50 ways to expose your clients' data
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
In my latest Cotter's Corner column, I list "50 ways for your clients to leave you for not taking privacy and cybersecurity seriously." A fun approach to a serious subject.
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Illinois' first constitution laid groundwork for the state's future
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
Latest Cotter's Corner, this one focused on the Illinois Supreme Court creation and its original justices.
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Trump's real legacy will last for years with court appointees
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
Latest Cotter's Corner focuses on the dozen judges confirmed during President Trump's first year to sit on the United States Courts of Appeal.
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The Chief Justices: The Seventeen Men Who Have Sat In The Center Seat, Their Courts And Their Times
Twelve Tables Press
Coming in 2019! - The Chief Justices is not intended to be a casebook or a textbook, and is not done in the traditional judicial biography. Rather, it is an attempt to be an educational, informative book about civics and the third branch of our national government. The structure is to explain the role of the Chief Justice and then to explore the 17 men who have been Chief Justices to date. While cases are included for each of the justice, the primary focus is on the times that found the each…
Coming in 2019! - The Chief Justices is not intended to be a casebook or a textbook, and is not done in the traditional judicial biography. Rather, it is an attempt to be an educational, informative book about civics and the third branch of our national government. The structure is to explain the role of the Chief Justice and then to explore the 17 men who have been Chief Justices to date. While cases are included for each of the justice, the primary focus is on the times that found the each Chief Justice taking the center seat, their legacies, and how the court has changed over that 230 year continuum. We also explore how the court has changed in the last 30 years and what influences have contributed to that change. One conclusion about what has changed most recently is the extreme politicization of the nomination process and also of the Court, reflecting to a large degree the deeply divided partisanship that has become a major thread of our nation’s fabric. The Court has become politicized. With the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy, who on occasion bridged the red and blue justices, there is no individual on the right on the Supreme Court (or soon to be confirmed) who will come across except in the most limited of circumstances, which is an unusual situation. #SCOTUS #ChiefJustices
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The Current State of Cybersecurity Insurance Regulatoion- New York and NAIC Take Action
The Demotech Difference
This article discusses cyber efforts at the New York and NAIC level for insurers. This article first appeared in the Winter 2018 issue of The Demotech Difference.
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Judge falls back to his time on bench to tel lan interesting tale
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
Latest Cotter's Corner, this one addressing the "reality fiction" of Judge Frederic Block.
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Two stories a century apart: Dark money and bench; 6th Circuit court feeder
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
follow up on Cotter's Corner discussing dark money; Sixth Circuit as feeder court to SCOTUS at its beginning.
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Find your motivation in fitness program, partner
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
my latest Power of Lifting column.... find your motivation to get fit.
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Trump's Supreme Court nominee llist grows but candidates nearly the same
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
Latest Cotter's Corner - this one addressing the addition of five names to President Donald J. Trump's list of potential SCOTUS justices and also addressing the overwhelmingly white male makeup of Trump's nominees to date on the federal bench.
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Finding time in your billable-hour schedule to get fit
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
Latest in my monthly column, "The Power of Lifting," this one about finding time in your busy schedules to get fit.
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Attack on courts, judges grow as money pile gets higher and higher
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
Latest in Cotter's Corner, this one about the erosion of judicial independence with dark money and other attacks on the courts.
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Cyber Insurance Could Lower Risk of Hacks Before an M&A Deal Is Completed
The Street (at Thestreet.com)
Author is Ellen Chang. She interviewed a number of people, including me, for this excellent article on cyber insurance and M&A risk.
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Maybe the Second Amendment doesn't quite say what so many think
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
Latest Cotter's Corner, this one exploring the continued dialogue in the nation about the protections of the 2nd Amendment.
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Deadlifts have their place, but know what you are doing
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
My latest Power of Lifting considers the King of the powerlifts, the deadlift.
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Integration of the highest court
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
latest Cotter's Corner takes a look at the steps President LBJ took to make the nomination of the First African-American SCOTUS justice, Thurgood Marshall, a reality.
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Fixing Constitution's missing part, Judiciary Act sets up federal courts
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
this article explores the Judiciary Act of 1789. The latest Cotter's Corner column....
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Privacy, cybersecurity require attention from attorneys
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
This article in Cotter's Corner addressed the Equifax breach and the Biometric Information Privacy Act that Illinois passed in 2008 and recently had seen numerous putative class actions filed pursuant to its framework.
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A Book About Addiction and Lawyers
CBA Record
This book review is of the Brian Cuban book, The Addicted Lawyer. A book that spotlights the statistically troubling world of lawyers and addiction at alarming rates and Brian's journey. Worth reading and should be a wakeup call/call to action.
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The Ultimate Resource for the Commercial Litigator
CBA Record
Book review of this incredibly detailed, rich resource for the commercial litigator in federal court.
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NAACP's travel advisory chilling evidence of the times we live in
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
discussion of the NAACP's travel advisory and what triggered it.
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Meet the lawyers who argued more than 100 cases before high court
Law Bulltetin Media/Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
This Cotter's Corner reviews the eight advocates who have argued at least 100 cases before the SCOTUS.
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Heart of 14th Amendment composed by attorney now forgotten
Law Bulletin Media
This latest Cotter's Corner focuses on House of Rep member and lawyer, John Bingham, and his work on the drafting of the 14th amendment.
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Lawrence v. Texas (2003), United States v. Windsor (2013) and Obergefell v. Hodges (2015): The June 26th SCOTUS Trifecta by Justice Anthony Kennedy
Constituting America
June 26th was the date that Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote three opinions for the SCOTUS on same sex issues, culminating in Obergefell in 2015 re same sex marriages. This, my last contribution for the #90DayStudy on #SCOTUS, explores those three decisions.
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Dissenter in Dred Scott case gave inkling of vote while in Ohio
Law Bulletin Publishing Company - Daily Law Bulletin
latest Cotter's Corner focuses on John McLean, from OH, and his dissent in Dred Scott.
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Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. (1906-1997): An Associate Justice Who Led the Court and Which is Often Referred to as The Brennan Court
Constituting America
Latest in the #90DayStudy, this one on William J. Brennan, Jr.
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Justice Hugo Black (1886- 1971)
Constituting America
this latest in the #90DayStudy of #SCOTUS for Constituting America focuses on Hugo Black.
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Richard Henry Lee and the first "Declaration of Independence"
Law Bulletin Publishing Compay- Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
this article explores Richard Henry Lee and his contributions to the nation's independence.
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Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (1841-1935): The Oldest Justice at Retirement from the Supreme Court
Constituting America - 90 Day Study on the Supreme Court
this latest contribution of mine to the 90 day study is on Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
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Earl Warren: The Governor from California Becomes The 14th Chief Justice
Constituting America
This latest of my 90 day essay contributions focuses on Earl Warren, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
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Controversial opinion in Plessy v. Ferguson forever marks justice
Law Bulletin Publishing Company - Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
latest Cotter's Corner focuses on Associate Justice Henry Billings Brown, author of the Plessy decision.
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Exploring the Need For Standalone Cyberinsurance Products
https://www.law360.com/
Article addresses potential need for a standalone cyberinsurance product.
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Supreme Court justice followed his conscience but was still admired
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
this latest installment of Cotter's Corner features John Archibald Campbell, who was one of the leads trying to avoid Civil War, resigned from SCOTUS after war began. Became leader of Confederacy and appeared again in front of the Supreme Court of the United States.
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Hoover’s post-presidency work redeems himself to history
Law Bulletin Publishing Company- Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
Describes the efforts of Hoover during Truman administration on the world famine issues post-World War II.
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Swift v. Tyson (1842)
Constituting America
In this installment in CA's 90 Day Supreme Court study, we explore this case that allowed federal courts to create common law in diversity actions, good until the Erie Railroad decision almost 100 years later.
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Marbury v. Madison (1803) – A Landmark Decision Establishing The Supreme Court’s Role - See more at: http://www.constitutingamerica.org/blog/marbury-v-madison-1803-a-landmark-decision-establishing-the-supreme-courts-role-guest-essayist-daniel-a-cotter/#co
Constituting America
This is part of the Constituting America's 90 day essay program on the SCOTUS.
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Roosevelt's Four Freedoms speech still carries weight today
Law Bulletin Publishing Company- Daily Law Bulletin
This article focuses on FDR's 1941 State of Union, where at end he gave what became known as "Four Freedoms" speech.
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Executive actions have become much more frequent- and contentious
Law Bulletin Publishing Company - Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
this Cotter's Corner explores the use of various executive actions, including executive orders, more and more in recent years by Presidents.
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Supreme Court's Seat 9 carries long history with several noted jurists
Law Bulletin Publishing Company - Daily Law Bulletin
discusses the legacy and history of Seat 9, which was seat Scalia held on court when he passed away.
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The New York State Department of Financial Services issues revised cybersecurity regulations
Westlaw Journal Bank & Lender Liability
Article discusses the revised regulation that was published by the New York Department of Financial Services and likely to become final this year.
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Potential Supreme Court nominee has strong conservative streak
Law Bulletin Publishing Company- Daily Law Bulletin
This column looks at Neil Gorsuch, who was said to be leading/front runner for SCOTUS vacancy at time of writing. Tuesday, 1/31, at 8 PM, we will learn who is nominated.
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House bill poses tricky question on Congress’ power, constitutional law
Law Bulletin Publishing Company- Daily Law Bulletin
Representative Steve King introduced a bill that would prohibit SCOTUS from referencing prior ACA decisions or using as precedent. This article explores that concept.
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Cybersecurity no longer just advisable practice, but an essential one
Law Bulletin Publishing Company- Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
This latest Cotter's Corner addresses the need for law firms to address cybersecurity and data privacy.
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Democracy gets black eye in North Carolina
Law Bulletin Publishing Company - Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
this Cotter's Corner explores the actions of the outgoing Governor of North Carolina and the legislature to restrain the activities of the incoming governor.
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No fooling around now; this is the year to keep fit resolution
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
Latest Power of Lifting Column, this one on New Year resolutions and sticking to them.
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New year resolution, same old routine?
Law Bulletin Publishing Company- Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
Power of Lifting column, this one about New Year resolutions and keeping on task.
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The Supreme Court Makeup and How Balance May Shift Over Time
NCBP Bar President - National Conference of Bar Presidents
This articles looks at the makeup of the SCOTUS over last 60+ years, based on an earlier piece I did for the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin.
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New book a must-have M&A resource
Law Bulletin Publishing Company - Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
Review of book, "Make the Deal" by Christopher Harrison. Great resource on M&A and transactions for the practitioner or business person.
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Let it snow while you let your muscles grow at the same time
Law Bulletin Publishing Company- Daily Law Bulletin
Holiday cheer and invite to workout and let your muscles grow, grow, grow.
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Controversial Decision could gain new life in the name of security
Law Bulletin Publishing Company- Daily Law Bulletin
This article in Cotter's Corner explores the Korematsu decision, one that has never been formally overturned, in light of recent discussions.
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Privacy in the European Union: A Data Safekeeping Revolution
The Complete Compliance and Ethics Manual 2017, Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics
My chapter is one of many in this valuable compliance and ethics manual. My chapter is about privacy developments in the EU and what is coming into effect in the near future.
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Meet Trump's potential nominees
Law Bulletin Publishing Company - Daily Law Bulletin
discusses briefly backgrounds/current roles of each of the 21 on the definitive list of SCOTUS nominees from President-Elect Donald Trump. Will do a deeper dive when a nomination is made in early 2017.
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Republican spread on high court likely to expand during Trump Administration
Law Bulletin Publishing- Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
Article reviews the makeup of the SCOTUS from late 1940's to present, looking at the President who appointed each Justice. From late 1950's, Democratic-appointed have held a majority of seats only 7 years in the 1960's. And that will likely not change for many years to come.
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The New York State Department of Financial Services Issues New Cybersecurity Regulations
Westlaw Journal Bank & Lender Liability
This article takes a look at the NYDFS cybersecurity regulations issued in September 2016 that will go into effect in early 2017 and affect all financial services companies that are licensed in New York.
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Lifting away election stress simple as one rep after another
Law Bulletin Publishing Company- Daily Law Bulletin
Advantages of lifting early and lifting often.
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The only election process that couns: The Electoral College
Law Bulletin Publishing - Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
The history and process of the Electoral College
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Election Day may hold the answer to fate of Garland's nomination
Law Bulletin Publishing Company- Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
This article addresses Garland's nomination and the length of vacancy and what happens come December and January. We could see a new record for length of vacancy on court.
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In two weeks, an election of firsts no matter who wins at the polls
Law Bulletin Publishing Company- Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
Column addresses the firsts that will occur regardless of who wins the Presidential election on November 8.
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Your network can open doors, but you must walk through them
ABA Law Student Division Before the Bar Blog
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Starting a serious relationship with a new gym
Law Bulleting Publishing- Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
Finding a new gym that suits your lifting needs.
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John Quincy Adams: Not widely renowned, but a jack-of-all-trades
Law Bulletin Publishing - Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
This article focuses on John Quincy Adams, who may have been the most qualified to ever become President.
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Corporate Governance and Compliance and Board Interactions: Nuts and Bolts for In-House Counsel (Part 6)
Inside Counsel
This sixth in a six-part series examines governance issues and completes the Nuts and Bolts Series.
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High court’s ‘Four Horsemen’ laid waste to much of FDR’s New Deal
Law Bulletin Publishing Company- Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
This latest Cotter's Corner focuses on the Four Horsemen of the SCOTUS (Apocalypse).
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Resources for the Legal Practitioner
CBA Record
This SummaryJudgements column reviews two practical books for the lawyer, Opening a Profitable Law Office in the New Economy, and The Inside Counsel Revolution.
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Status of the Price Optimization Debate
FORC Journal
Articles appears in the Fall 2016 FORC Journal, Vol. 27, Edition 3. Addresses activity at the state and NAIC level with respect to price optimization in the insurance industry.
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'Rudest Man in Washington' remembered primarily for his bigotry
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
This Cotter's Corner focuses on James McReynolds, a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
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Thoughts on big threats for hospitals today
Beckers Hospital Review
I am quoted in this article, not the author, about biggest threats facing hospitals today.
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5 Basics about Intellectual Property Law: Nuts and Bolts for In-House Counsel (Part 5)
Inside Counsel
This fifth in a six-part series is focused on intellectual property.
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The Power of Lifting: Red flags hidden in gym remodeling memo
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
Monthly Power of Lifting Column, this one on signs your gym might not be open for the long term.
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Cardozo's genius with the law made opinions important even today
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
This Cotter's Corner focuses on the life and career of Benjamin Cardozo.
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Supreme Court nomination process: No longer a gentleman’s undertaking
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
Latest Cotter's Corner addresses the Senate part of the SCOTUS nominee process.
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Nuts and bolts for in-house counsel: Capital raising considerations (Part 4)
Inside Counsel
This 4th in a series of six articles focuses on capital raising and issues for the start-up and other companies.
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The Use of Technology by Lawyers and the Rules of Professional Conduct
CBA Record
This article discusses some of the relevant Rules of Professional Conduct that lawyers must consider when it comes to use of technology in their practices.
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Brennan’s influence on Supreme Court still shapes constitutional law today
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
This latest installment of Cotter's Corner considers the life and legacy of Justice William Brennan.
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Nuts and bolts for in-house counsel: Vendor management & contract negotiations
Insidecounsel.com
This is the third in a six-part series for in-house counsel. This installment focuses on vendor management policies and contracts negotiations.
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The importance of goal setting in weightlifting
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
The latest Power of Lifting piece addresses need to set goals to achieve success in weightlifting.
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Michelle Obama was right: Slaves did build White House, Capitol
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
This article examines the statements of Michelle Obama at the DNC that "I wake up every morning in a house that was built by slaves."
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Nuts and bolts for in-house counsel: Employment & labor issues (Part 2)
Inside Counsel
This second part in a six part series at www.insidecounsel.com examines employment issues for the lawyer joining a start-up or emerging company.
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Madison's right-hand man gets little credit for role with Constitution
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
This article looks at the contributions of James Wilson, who was very influential in getting the Constitutional Convention to agree upon the final draft of the Constitution, which included many of his proposals. He is not mentioned as often as other Founding Fathers.
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50 years after King's marches, Chicago still has problems to solve
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
this Cotter's Corner explores the 1966 visit to Chicago by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Ralph Abernathy to focus on the deplorable housing conditions. On August 5, in one of the marches, King was struck in the head with a rock and went to the ground.
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Nuts and bolts for in-house counsel: Governing documents (Part 1)
Inside Counsel
First in six part series for startup in-house counsel.
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Data privacy: Structuring an effective employee training program
Compliance & Ethics Professional, a publication of The Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics
This article discusses privacy policies and procedures and effective employee training based on those practices and policies.
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Summary Judgements: Murder on an Air Force Base
CBA Record
Book review of Attorney Russell Pelton's second novel, The Sting of the Blue Scorpion. Very entertaining story of the 1960s and an Air Force Base in Michigan, where Pelton served.
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The National Association of Insurance Commissioners Gets Active on Cybersecurity
APIW Insider
Article addresses some of the activity by the NAIC re cybersecurity, including the task force, the bill of rights, and the changes to the Handbook.
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Gaining strength through the indirect method
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
Latest Power of Lifting Column.
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We the people ratify Constitution, generally, with little consternation
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
Article about the ratification process of United States Constitution.
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Bill of Rights, now seen as sacred, had rocky road to adoption
Chiacgo Daily Law Bulletin
article about the fight over the bill of rights and James Madison's role in same. Check it out.
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A failed convention in only one sense
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
Discussion of the Annapolis Convention that led to the Constitutional Convention a year later.
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Hackers go on phishing excursion; make sure you don't take the bait
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
Cotter's Corner column on the phishing attempts through bar associations and lawyer disciplinary commissions.
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With changing technology also comes changes to professional conduct rules
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
Cotter's Corner column on the Rules of Professional Conduct and lawyers' obligations to keep information secure.
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Privacy in the European Union: A data safekeeping revolution
Compliance & Ethics Professional
An article about the Privacy Shield and the EU General Data Protection Regulation. What companies can do to prepare if these pass.
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The Election of 1864: Constitutional Issues Raised by Lincoln’s Conduct of the War
Constituting America
essay in the 90 day presidential election series.
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John Bell's Understanding of the Constitution
Constituting America
An essay in the 90 day Constituting America examination of our presidential elections.
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Election Of 1848: Abolitionism And The Constitution
Constituting America
An essay in the Constituting America's 90 day presidential election essay program.
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EMV chip technology and the new liability shift rule: Coming to a retailer near you
Corporate Counsel Connect
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FCC Declaratory Ruling and Order makes it more difficult to "reach out and touch someone"
Corporate Counsel Connection
Article summarizing some of the salient provisions of the FCC declaratory ruling issued in July 2015.
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Pekin Ins. Co. V. Wilson: A Change In The Way Illinois Courts Look At The Duty To Defend? A Potential Move Toward A California Style Analysis Of The Insurer's Duty To Defend Determination
Mealey’s Emerging Insurance Disputes, 16-6 Mealey's Emerg. Ins. Disps. 14
Article explores a recent decision of the Illinois Supreme Court addressing the duty to defend and changes to IL law as a result of the case.
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When Does Insurance Cover Sharing Economy Activities?
Westlaw- Secondary Source Analytical Content, Emerging Areas of Practice Series
This article explores sharing economy and insurance issues around it.
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Workers in Ridesharing Businesses: Employees or Independent Contractors?
Westlaw- Secondary Source Analytical Content, Emerging Areas of Practice Series
This article addresses the sharing economy and worker issues.
Honors & Awards
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Justice John Paul Stevens Award
The Chicago Bar Association and The Chicago Bar Foundation
The Justice John Paul Stevens Award is presented annually to Illinois lawyers and judges whose careers best emulate Justice Stevens’ integrity, legacy of service to the bench and the bar, and commitment to public and community service.
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2018 Illinois Super Lawyers, Business/Corporate
Super Lawyers
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2017 Illinois Super Lawyers, Business/Corporate
Super Lawyers
http://www.butlerrubin.com/news/fifteen-butler-rubin-partners-named-as-2017-illinois-super-lawyers/
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Leading Lawyers
Law Bulletin
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Emmy® Awards Nomination
The Chicago/Midwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Category #12-a Outstanding Achievement for Public Affairs/Current Affairs Programming - Program/Special (Award to Producer/Host/Reporter)
•Bridging the Divide: Terry Murphy, Daniel Cotter, Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman, Brenda Russell, Executive Producers; Ricardo Islas, Senior Producer; Shelley Spencer, Supervising Producer; Greg King, Field Producer; Renee Ferguson, Host; Linda Heacox, Tim Hogan, Jeannine Cordero, Associate Producers. WYCC
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Transamerica Thanks Coach Video Contest Winner
Transamerica
I submitted a video thanking my two college coaches, Hal "Tiny" Devore and Kelly Kane, for giving me the confidence and the chance to succeed on the gridiron, literally changing my life. I am so indebted to these two men who helped mold my then 17 year old self into a leader. Boom! Transamerica notified me in November I had won and excited to have attended the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Awards and look forward to the college football championship in January!
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Distinguished Alumnus Award
Monmouth College
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The John Marshall Law School Spirit Award
The President and Board of Trustees of The John Marshall Law School
Organizations
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National Conference of Bar Presidents
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American Arbitration Association
Arbitrator
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Federation of Regulatory Counsel
Member
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The Chicago Bar Association
Past President
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Metropolitan Bar Caucus
Executive Council
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