The Public Servant

The newsletter of the ISBA’s Standing Committee on Government Lawyers

December 2017 • Volume 19 • Number 2 •

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Save the Date! The online seminar, "Hello My Name is PAC: An Introduction to the Attorney General’s Public Access Duties" will take place on March 15th, 2018. Watch for details in this newsletter and at https://www.isba.org/cle/upcoming

In This Issue

2017 Roz Kaplan Government Service Award recipient Patrick Driscoll

By Kathryn A. Kelly

Pat Driscoll’s service to the bar, to various bar associations (especially the ISBA), and to the public made him this year’s choice for this wonderful honor.

Stay or go? Ethical public service to elected leadership

By Peter J. Orlowicz

What happens when the way we are directed to carry out our duties seems inconsistent with the public trust and public interest we are charged with maintaining?

What constitutes being a “public body” subject to the provisions of FOIA – Better Government Association v. Illinois High School Association, et al.

By Patrick T. Driscoll Jr.

The Illinois Supreme Court, in Better Government Association v. Illinois High School Association, et al., determined that the Illinois High School Association was not a “public body” as defined by the Freedom of Information Act

CLE

LIVE WEB - Achieving Wellness, Work-Life Balance, and Long-Term Success in Your Law Practice
May 8 | Online
LIVE - 22nd Annual Environmental Law Conference
May 9 to May 10 | Chicago
LIVE - You Can't Sue the King, Except When You Can: Proper Litigation Techniques for Suing and Defending a Unit of Local Government
June 7 | St. Louis
LIVE - The Dawning of the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Promise or Threat to the Practice of Law?
June 7 | St. Louis
LIVE WEB - Future Shift: How Lawyers Can Thrive in the Midst of Change
June 18 | Online

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