Haight Partner Greg Rolen discusses practicing law and the importance of civility...
After the COVID-19 pandemic shook the world in early 2020, many industries pivoted to conducting business in ways that reduced or eliminated face-to-face interactions. Fortunately, with internet capability generally...more
The line dividing zealous advocacy and professional misconduct can be hard to spot, and it can appear with little advance notice during a heated moment in litigation. This is particularly true in pretrial depositions, which...more
Depositions are among the least likely places to encounter unprofessional behavior by opposing counsel, according to a survey recently released by the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism. In fact, videotaped...more
The German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, a cranky cultural observer who believed human beings were doomed to an existence no more fulfilling than the lives of moles, was nevertheless clear-eyed about the value of civility....more