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Feature Section

• A Question of Class
  

  It’s unlikely that Scott T. Schutte, the son of a mail­man and a receptionist, will ever get business from family connections. But the Chicago large-firm litigator is OK with that. Over the years, he’s come to terms with having a working-class background, and says he stands out in a profession with many second-, third- and sometimes fourth-generation lawyers.

ABA Connection

• The Changing Face of Gay Legal Issues

The National Pulse

• High Marks
• Bringing Them Back to Doe
• Finite Federalism

McElhaney on Litigation

• Difficult Clients

Ethics

• Screen Test

Corner Office

• The New Law Librarian

Associates in the Trenches

• Immature Antics

Solo Network

• Avoiding April’s Anguish

Career Audit

• Let’s Talk About Me…

Ideas from the Front

• Mover Over, James Bond
• Hidden Agendas

Life Audit

• Living Well

Tech Audit

• Take a Bite Out of Spam
• Computer Cops on the Case

Your ABA

• Tax Reform Reaches Out
• Ensuring Insurance
• Notices

President's Message

• Strength in Members

Executive Director's Report

• Bench Boosters

Report from Governmental Affairs

• Focusing the ABA’s Efforts

Above the Trees

• No Idea Too Small

Obiter Dicta

• Deal Me In

The Big Q

• What was the biggest hurdle you had to jump in your journey to attorney?

Keeva on Life and Practice

• A Failure of Imagination