Illinois Bar Journal: July 2009


July 2009	VOLUME 97	Pages 321-376	NUMBER 7

COVER STORY 340
COLUMNS
328	PRESIDENT’S PAGE By John G. O’Brien Now More than Ever Tough economic times make ISBA membership essential to your practice.
368	FINDING ILLINOIS LAW By Tom Gaylord Research Resources from Illinois Academic Law Libraries Have a research project? Go back to law school, or at least to a law school library near you.
370	FAMILY LAW By H. Joseph Gitlin Maintenance and the Marital Standard of Living Here’s a formula for determining maintenance that reflects the standard of living during marriage.
372	REAL ESTATE LAW By James K. Weston Missing Mortgage Funds and a Notary Conflict Financial institutions seem to be hoarding bailout money, not lending it.
373	ASKED AND ANSWERED When is a non-custodial parent entitled to maintenance?

PRACTICE NEWS
330	LAWPULSE \| By Helen W. Gunnarsson New will repository law CTA notice requirement eliminated Juveniles can be required to register as sex offenders New open government legislation How to represent juveniles
336	ILLINOIS LAW UPDATE No reversal for erroneously admitted but nonprejudicial evidence; Pension Act amended to provide guidelines for selecting providers; personnel rules for public officials updated; and more.
ARTICLES
340	ISBA \| By Helen W. Gunnarsson Johnny O Takes the Reins Real estate lawyer John O’Brien brings his nonconfrontational style to the ISBA’s top job.
344	LEGAL TECHNOLOGY \| By Trent L. Bush, Bryan M. Sims, David M. Clark and Martin W. Typer The State of E-Filing in Illinois While Illinois has no statewide electronic filing system, several county initiatives are at various stages of implementation.
352	DUI/TRAFFIC \| By Larry A. Davis Demystifying Illinois DUI Sentencing Presenting Illinois’ confusing DUI sentencing options as a chart enables practitioners to see at a glance which penalties their clients face.
360	FAMILY LAW \| By Inna Pullin An Illinois Lawyer’s Guide to Community Property In our mobile society, lawyers in common-law jurisdictions like Illinois can’t afford to be ignorant of community property basics.
364	EVIDENCE \| By Michael J. Polelle The Admissibility of Other Misconduct in Civil Cases As a rule, character evidence is inadmissible in civil cases even if proved circumstantially. Here are two exceptions to the rule.