May, 2006 VOLUME 94
Pages 213-268
NUMBER 5

COLUMNS

220 PRESIDENT'S PAGE
 

By Robert K. Downs

Life, Lawyering, and the Bar
We must continue to promote the ideals that drew us to the profession.

260 THE JUDGE'S CORNER
 

By Hon. Ron Spears

Throwing Stones at Cyclops
Lawyers, who do battle with words, should strive to be warrior poets.

262 ESTATE PLANNING

By David A. Berek

Legislation Would Reduce Confusion for Health Care, Property POA Agents
Two important legislative proposals that estate planners should know about.

264 FINDING ILLINOIS LAW
 

By Thomas Keefe

Internet Legal Portals
A look at some leading one-stop-shopping centers of legal research.

219 CLE CALENDAR
  Hot topics in tort; employment litigation update; and more.

PRACTICE NEWS

   
222 LAWPULSE | By Helen W. Gunnarsson
Grandparents, others can petition for guardianship of minors; a higher bar for landlords in evictions; blogging and legal ethics; MCLE for judges; FRCP 68.

230

ILLINOIS LAW UPDATE

Illinois election code section is unconstitutional; defendants have high bar to overcome plaintiff's choice of venue; Unemployment Insurance Act revised; procedures for PTAB appeals adjusted; and more.
 
ARTICLES
 
236

NEW TECHNOLOGY | By Helen W. Gunnarsson

 

Do We Blawg and How?
Blogs are sprouting like mushrooms these days, it seems. Why do lawyers blog? Should you join them?

   
242

ESTATE PLANNING | By Thomas A. Pasquesi

Estate Planning for Disabled Adults: the Legal Framework
A look at the standards that guide guardians and courts charged with making decisions on behalf of incompetent wards.

   
250 EMPLOYMENT LAW | By Paul E. Starkman

Handling Employees' Requests for Personal Attorneys During Internal Investigations
Most employers resist employees' efforts to "lawyer up" in response to a company investigation. Maybe they shouldn't.

   
254
TORT LAW | By Anthony Longo
 

In Defense of Bulger v CTA
A defense lawyer applauds the Bulger court's finding that evidence of subsequent remedial measures is inadmissible.

   
256

QUALITY OF LIFE |

By Pamela Daley and
Arla Lisa McMillan
  Is There Life After (and During) Law School?
Should law schools do more to help students cope with the demands of legal education and practice?