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Jeffrey H. Bunn

Jeff is a recently retired lawyer of almost 40 years and founder of The Mindful Law Coaching & Consulting Group. He is a former chair of the Chicago Bar Association (“CBA”) commercial litigation committee and the founder of the CBA Mindfulness and the Law committee. Jeff was also the initial vice-chair of the LAP-sponsored Illinois Task Force for Lawyer Well-Being, and has addressed numerous legal organizations about mindfulness and meditation for lawyers. He is also a regular meditator, trained in the Vipassana tradition.

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Virtue Signaling

Jeffrey H. Bunn: Jun 9, 2021 12:00:00 AM

Saying something so others think of us as being caring or virtuous, is hardly a new phenomenon. Turns out, however, that actually doing something is often a different story. The not-so-subtle cynicism that lies just below the surface of that kind...

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Mindfulness Means Not Hitting Someone in the Mouth

Jeffrey H. Bunn: Mar 24, 2021 12:00:00 AM

I recently read an article that was a Q & A with a wonderful meditation teacher/writer/thinker, Sharon Salzburg (also, a co-founder of the Insight...

Law Practice Management

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People Are Strange, When You're A Stranger

Jeffrey H. Bunn: Mar 9, 2021 12:00:00 AM

As I stood, hip-deep in a snowdrift retrieving my dog’s poop, I heard a man start yelling and looked up to see that I had let go of the leash while...

Law Practice Management

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Don't Be Nixin' Niksen

Jeffrey H. Bunn: Feb 9, 2021 12:00:00 AM

“Dare to be idle”, advises Caroline Hamming — not as easy as it might seem. It sounds a bit like mindfulness, and it sounds a bit like meditation,...

Law Practice Management

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Lawyers: A Law Firm's Greatest Asset

Jeffrey H. Bunn: Nov 11, 2020 12:00:00 AM

Who finds the business serviced by a law firm? Lawyers. Who minds the business serviced by a law firm? Lawyers. Who grinds the business serviced by...

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Dis-ease

Jeffrey H. Bunn: Apr 8, 2020 12:00:00 AM

I know, only a dweeb like me would own — and actually refer to — an Oxford English Dictionary (OED). Blame it on the bossa nova. Or the coronavirus....

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Forest Bathing

Jeffrey H. Bunn: Mar 11, 2020 12:00:00 AM

It’s not nearly as woo woo as it may sound. The Japanese even have a term for it: Shinrin-yoku (loosely translated as, taking in the forest through...

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Law Firms And Data Storytelling, Part 3

Jeffrey H. Bunn: Jan 8, 2020 12:00:00 AM

This is the third in a series of three blog posts on Law Firms and Data Storytelling. Last time banging this particular drum. And, yes, I’ll say it...

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