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November 2009 Issue

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Cover Story

A Death in the Office

Mark Levy began his last day at Kilpatrick Stockton like he’d begun countless others.

He pulled his Jaguar into the garage at the law firm two blocks from the White House just before 5:30 and took the elevator up to the 11th floor.

Always an early riser, he enjoyed getting a jump on the news of the day and sharing it with friends and colleagues. His were often the first e-mails they received—a pitch to attend a Democratic fundraiser, a pat on the back for a well-written article, or his take on the latest from the U.S. Supreme Court.

But this particular Thursday morning something was different. Levy had cleared his calendar, coyly dodging the reason when he canceled lunch the day before with a longtime friend.

“He said something had come up, and that I’d be able to read about it in the papers,” the friend says.

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    Green Achers

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ABA Connection

The Bad-Debt Blues

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Opening Statements

Court Jester

One of Clarence Darrow’s Letters to His Granddaughter Jessie

A Closer Look

Quick! Hail Me a Cupcake

Clearing the Bar

From the Heart

By the Numbers

The National Pulse

Home Settling

Supreme Court Report

Adult Time for Adult Crimes

Drawing the Line

McElhaney on Litigation

Listen, Don’t Talk

Business of Law

A Line or a Loan?

Green Grows the Portfolio

Suing Your Ex-Partners

Broadening Search

Ethics

Climate Change

Your ABA

Self-Study Program

The American Bar Endowment 2009 Annual Report

President's Message

Leadership When It’s Needed Most

Report from Governmental Affairs

Taking Aim at Red Flags

Obiter Dicta

Heroic Hassles

Precedents

November 16, 1939

Letters to the Editor

Lay Off the Coffee Talk