July, 2006 VOLUME 94
Pages 329-388
NUMBER 7

COVER STORY 336

COLUMNS

 
336 PRESIDENT'S PAGE
 

By Irene F. Bahr
Strength Through Diversity

We must strive to promote diversity in our legal system and our association.

348 LEGISLATIVE WRAP-UP
 

By Jim Covington
2006 Spring Session Roundup

New restrictions on eminent domain, another crack at grand-parents" visitation, and more.

380 REAL ESTATE LAW
 

By James K. Weston
The Latest on Predatory Lending Legislation

Concerns persist about this
anti-redlining program.

382 FINDING ILLINOIS LAW

By Thomas Keefe
Federal Government Info on the Web

Much of the primary federal law once available only for a fee is now free on the Web.

384 FAMILY LAW
 

By H. Joseph Gitlin
Rule of Thumb

The phrase has its origins in
legalized wife beating. Or does it?

363 MEMBER - TO- MEMBER
  Member Referral directory



PRACTICE NEWS

   
338 LAWPULSE | By Helen W. Gunnarsson
Employers" liability for employees" loose tongues; the limited lockstep doctrine; attorney title agents must disclose agency; and more.

344

ILLINOIS LAW UPDATE

Equitable estoppel applies to private child support orders; police department typically not "victim" under restitution statute; increased security authorized at railroad terminals; and more.
ARTICLES
354

FAMILY LAW | By David N. Schaffer

  The New Supreme Court Rules Governing
Child Custody Cases: A Summary and Review

A review of the new 900 series of Illinois Supreme Court rules, which are designed to improve child custody proceedings and which are effective July 1.

360

FAMILY LAW | By Aldo E. Botti

New Rules Expedite Custody Proceedings

A special focus on the rules aimed at speeding up custody cases.

369

ATTORNEY & CLIENT | By John Rearden, Jr.

Appointed Attorneys for Indigent Civil Litigants
in Federal Court: the Illinois Experience

A look at how Illinois-based federal district courts appoint counsel for indigent civil litigants, including standby counsel for pro se claimants.

372
TRIAL PRACTICE | By Chester A. Lizak
 

Dismissal for Lack of Diligence in Serving Process:
The Failure of Rule 103(b)

The rule should not allow dismissal of the plaintiff's case if he or she serves the defendant before the statute of limitations has run, this author says.

376
EMPLOYMENT LAW |By James V. Garvey and Frederic T. Knape
 

Employee Stock Forfeiture Provisions :
A Different Breed of Restrictive Covenant

The authors argue that forfeiture provisions should not be subjected to
traditional restrictive covenant analysis.