June, 2006 VOLUME 94
Pages 269-328
NUMBER 6

COLUMNS

 
274 LETTERS
 

Settlement conference judges;
parents aren't "visitors."

276 PRESIDENT'S PAGE
 

By Robert K. Downs
Mission Accomplished (No, Really)

A look at the year just ending
and the challenges ahead.

318 BUSINESS LAW
 

By Lin Hanson
Fair Value Redux

Proposed legislation would clarify
LLC minority shareholders' rights
and remedies.

320 CIVIL PRACTICE

By James E. Pfander
The Playmate and the Probate Exception

The probate exception lay dormant
for decades, but Anna Nicole
Smith's case revived it.

322 LOSS PREVENTION
 

By Karen Erger
The Safer Sharer

Office sharers must keep their
practices separate and their
confidences secret.

309 CLE CALENDAR
  New family law practice rules; hot topics in general practice; and more.



PRACTICE NEWS

   
278 LAWPULSE | By Helen W. Gunnarsson
Background checks for jurors? The General Assembly rewrites eminent domain law; unmarried couples - custodial parent can't remove child without petitioning court; and more.

286

ILLINOIS LAW UPDATE

DNA sampling does not violate the Constitution; "in the course of employment" = "in the line of duty"; religious freedom recognized by Condominium Property Act; and more.
ARTICLES
292

DOMESTIC RELATIONS | By Helen W. Gunnarsson

 

What to Do When There's No "I Do"

Experienced practitioners offer pointers about protecting unmarried clients' rights to custody and property in the face of a breakup or legal challenge.

298

WORKERS'
COMPENSATION

| By Markham M. Jeep

What's New in the Workers' Compensation
Reform Act of 2005

A petitioners' lawyer looks at "utilization review," increased benefits, and other features of this comprehensive revamp of workers' compensation law and practice.

304

EMPLOYMENT LAW/
BANKRUPTCY

| By Travis J. Ketterman

The Impact of an Employer's Bankruptcy on Employees

This article looks at how workers can protect their rights when
their employer enters bankruptcy.

310
CRIMINAL LAW | By Kerry J. Bryson
 

The Illinois Post-Conviction Hearing Act Revisited

A review of recent statutory amendments to and supreme court decisions interpreting the Act.

314

CORPORATIONS | By Edward J. Underhill

 

What's in a Name? For UCC Filings Under Revised Article 9, Everything

Secured creditors must be prepared to modify their searching and filing practices to assure that security interests remain enforceable.