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August, 2005 VOLUME 93 NUMBER 8

COLUMNS

380 PRESIDENT'S PAGE
  By Robert K. Downs

We Have Met the Enemy
Lawyers should join the front
ranks in the battle to improve
the justice system

394 LEGISLATIVE WRAP-UP
 

By Jim Covington

2005 Illinois Spring
Session Roundup
Brief summaries of bills
lawyers should know about

 
418 ESTATE PLANNING
 

By David Berek

Taxes, Marital QTIP Trusts, and Anti-
Apportionment Clauses

It's time to revisit the language you've been using in QTIP trusts.
Find out why.

420


THE JUDGE'S CORNER

 

By Hon. Ron Spears

Jury Deselection
You don't pick who serves on
your jury – you pick who doesn't.

422 RISK PREVENTION

By Karen Erger

More than the Blues
Know a lawyer who suffers from
depression? Here's how to help

379 CLE CALENDAR
  Hot topics in family law, traffic law
update, bankruptcy reform, and more.

PRACTICE NEWS

 
382 LAWPULSE | By Helen W. Gunnarsson
IRS Circular 230; "separate and apart" in the same house; new limits for family limited partnerships; and more.
   

390

ILLINOIS LAW UPDATE

State may rely solely on pictures as child porn evidence; trust provisions trump Principal & Income Act; nursing home employees must report misappropriation of residents property; and more.
 
ARTICLES
 
398 LAW OFFICE MANAGEMENT
|
By Helen W. Gunnarsson
 

Handling High-Maintenance Clients-
Angry clients, irrational clients, obsessive clients – how do you handle them? ISBA lawyers share their strategies.

   
402 TRIAL PRACTICE | By John J. Hynes

Admission of Facts in Discovery:
Avoiding the Rule 216 Trap

Failure to comply with discovery requests can lead to dire
consequences. Find out what's at stake and what to do about it.

   
408

CRIMINAL LAW | By John H. Gleason

Crawford v Washington and the Limits on
Admitting Hearsay in Criminal Trials

Crawford limits a judge's discretion to admit hearsay against
criminal defendants. Here's a discussion of the case's impact and

unanswered questions.

   
412

CRIMINAL LAW | By Hon. William J. Haddad

 

Crawford, Breathalyzer Tests, and the
Public-Records Hearsay Exception

May breathalyzer logbook entries still be introduced in Illinois under the public-records exception?

   
414
BANKRUPTCY/
ESTATE PLANNING | By Robert S. Held
  IRAs and Bankruptcy in Illinois
Creditors are unlikely to reach an Illinois resident's IRA account - find out why.