Chicago Sun-Times Advertising Critic Lew Lazare discussed the Illinois State Bar Association's Lincoln mosaic poster in today's column:
The organization's latest marketing initiative from & Wojdyla is a poster that features a prominent image of Abraham Lincoln, perhaps Illinois' most famous -- and readily recognizable -- attorney. But recently a few other attorneys with strong connections to Illinois also have become almost as famous as Lincoln, and they are included in the dense collage of tiny headshots of past or present ISBA members that are superimposed over the poster's dominant Lincoln image.
ISBA members can also submit their photo to danderson@isba.org to be seen in the next edition of the poster.
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Central Illinois
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July 6, 2009 |
ISBA News
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July 6, 2009 |
Member Services
The Power of Peer Discussion
Got substantive law or practice management questions? Get answers, maybe in minutes. All ISBA members are eligible to join ISBA e-mail discussion groups, where you can pose questions and share information with lawyers from Chicago to Cairo (Illinois that is.) Available discussion groups include “general discussion” (open to all law-related topics), “ISBAcafe”, “litigation”, “transactional law”, “family law”, and “criminal-DUI-traffic”. Members who sign up for one or more discussion groups can also search those groups’ archived posts. Here’s what your fellow members are saying about the ISBA e-mail discussion groups … “It's like having all the benefits of a partnership without the office politics." Melissa Maye, Yorkville "Thanks for all your quick responses. WOW!!! This list is so great!" Peggy Raddatz, La Grange Click here to join the discussion -
July 2, 2009
Nation
- Solo and small firms looking for business on Craigslist, Illinois Lawyer Blog
- For jurors in Michigan, no tweeting (or texting or Googling) allowed, National Law Journal
- Judge acquits Lori Drew in cyber-bullying case, Post-Dispatch
Central Illinois
- Judge OKs DNA tests in 1991 Bloomington bar-fight death, Bloomington Pantagraph
Chicago area
- Ex-fire lieutenant gets probation in $193,000 scam, Chicago Sun-Times
- Investigators raid home, office of Cook County regional schools superintendent, Chicago Tribune
Southern Illinois
- SIU complies with admissions subpoena, The Southern
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July 2, 2009 |
Member Services | ISBA News
The Illinois State Bar Association's Lincoln mosaic poster that includes the faces of ISBA members is available for purchase. ISBA members can also submit their photo to danderson@isba.org to be seen in the next edition of the poster.
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July 2, 2009
[caption id="attachment_1254" align="alignright" width="225" caption="Lincoln photo in collection of firm leaders"][/caption] Brown, Hay & Stephens in Springfield has two claims to fame that make it a pillar of the Illinois law community. The firm has roots dating back to 1828 and is recognized as the oldest law firm in Illinois. It was started by a young lawyer, John T. Stuart, shortly after his 21st birthday. The firm was also home to a young Abraham Lincoln, who practiced there from 1837-1841. Lincoln's picture is part of a collage of firm leaders in the main conference room. There is also an A. Lincoln conference room. Partner and longtime ISBA member Claire Manning has been with the firm for the past five years. "I think it's great to practice law here and it's a very stable place especially with the Lincoln heritage," said Manning, an environmental lawyer. "It's also great to be in Springfield. I'm sitting in my office looking out at the New State Capitol from one window and the Old State Capitol from another." Brown, Hay and Stephens currently has 28 attorneys at its office at 205 S. 5th Street in Springfield. "The coolest thing about the building is the view," Manning said.
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July 1, 2009 |
ISBA News
[caption id="attachment_1673" align="alignright" width="225" caption="ISBA Immediate Past President Jack Carey (right) thanks Gary Cline of Springfield for his donation to the Illinois Bar Foundation. "][/caption] Six Illinois State Bar Association members joined The Fellows of the Illinois Bar Foundation during the ISBA Annual Meeting last week. Additionally, eight Fellows increased their pledges to IBF. The weekend raised $31,000 for the Illinois Bar Foundation. New Fellows
- Gary Cline, Springfield
- Kenya Jenkins-Wright, Chicago
- Julie Matoesian, Edwardsville
- Daniel O'Brien, Carlinville
- Marian E. Perkins, Chicago
- Michael T. Reagan, Ottawa
- William Anaya, Chicago
- Perry Browder, East Alton
- Thomas A. Else, Wheaton
- Philip E. Koenig, Rock Island
- Raquel G. Martinez, Chicago
- Christine M. Ory, Wheaton
- Perry Smith, Waukegan
- Douglas B. Warlick, Geneva
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July 1, 2009 |
Practice News
Illinois State Bar Association General Counsel Charles Northrup highlights two of what he thinks are the most important changes from today's Illinois Supreme Court adoption of the New Rules of Professional Conduct for Lawyers:
- "One of the most significant, if not the most significant, aspect of the adopted Rules is that they contain official comments. The comments give attorneys a readily accessible interpretation and explanation of the intent of the Rules. It will be an additional and important guide for lawyers when they are determining what their ethical obligations are."
- "Another important aspect of the new Rules is the treatment of the Dowling case and the issue of flat or fixed fees. Many practioners were concerned about the treatment of these types of fees under Dowling and whether they fell within the definition of 'advanced payment retainers.' The new Rules clarify that flat or fixed fees are not advanced payment retainers, a position that was advocated by the ISBA."
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July 1, 2009
Chicago area
- Partner of Blago witness gets 18 months, Chicago Tribune
State
- Illinois Supreme Court adopts New Rules of Professional Conduct for Lawyers
- Blogger who's charged with threatening Chicago judges denied bail again, Chicago Sun-Times
Central Illinois
- Former coach gets probation, must pay back $36K, State Journal-Register
- Cops won't take no for an answer with suspected drunken drivers, Bloomington Pantagraph
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July 1, 2009 |
Practice News
A press release from the Illinois Supreme Court highlights some of the most important changes wrought by the new Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct. For example, the new rules "clarif[y] the earlier law and eliminate certain restrictions on the reasons for sale" of a law practice, "prohibit a lawyer from having sexual relations with a client unless a prior sexual relationship existed," and "[f]or the first time ... explicitly govern electronic [lawyer advertising] communications such as e-mail and websites." Here are the full highlights from the Illinois Supreme Court: 1. New Rules The Supreme Court of Illinois has adopted a number of ethics rules that have not appeared in any previously enacted conduct code. The new rules include, but are not limited to, the following:
- a) New Rule 1.18. Describes important duties that lawyers owe to a prospective client arising from preliminary discussions before the creation of a formal lawyer-client relationship;
- b) New Rule 2.4. Defines the duties of a lawyer who serves as a third-party neutral, such as a mediator or arbitrator;
- c) New Rule 3.9. Articulates the duties of an advocate in a nonadjudicative proceeding, such as before a legislative body or an administrative agency;
- d) New Rule 4.4(b). Addresses how a lawyer should respond when the lawyer receives a document that was inadvertently submitted to the lawyer;
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June 30, 2009
Central Illinois
- Peoria County judge arrested on alleged DUI, Peoria Journal Star
- Bower seeks election to circuit judge post, Charleston Journal Gazette and Times-Courier
- State officials say they will refile DUI charge on Allhands, Champaign News-Gazette
Chicago area