Last week, the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism emailed Illinois lawyers a brief, anonymous survey on their experiences with bullying in the legal profession.
The survey was emailed to active Illinois lawyers who, based on information submitted to the ARDC, listed an Illinois business address or, if such address was left blank, listed an
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