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Illinois Bar Journal

The Magazine of Illinois Lawyers

September 2003 • Volume 91 • Number 9 • Pages 421-476

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Practice News

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Lawpulse | By Helen W. Gunnarsson
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Illinois Law Update

Party granted new trial foreclosed from seeking appellate review; gov. signs criminal-justice legislation; changes to child-abuse reporting; and more.

See cases, legislation, and administrative agencies.

Articles

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Family Law | By
Richard W. Zuckerman
Dissipation of Marital Assets in Illinois: A Review
Find out what constitutes impermissible spending of marital assets by a spouse in a failing marriage.
450
Family Law | By
Celia Guzaldo Gamrath
Visitation Abuse v Unlawful Visitation Interference; Is There Comfort for Noncustodial Parents?
A comparison of the civil visitation abuse statute and criminal visitation interference law.
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Family Law | By
Michael W. Kalcheim
Apportioning Stock Options at Divorce: A Detailed Guide
Companies still use stock options; here's how to apportion them.
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Family Law | By
Debra DiMaggio
The "Prodigious Spouse": Equitable Distribution and Wealthy Wage Earner
Should the wealthy wage-earning spouse be awarded a disproportionate share of marital assets generated through his or her efforts?
465
Estate Planning / Taxation | By
David A. Berek
Illinois' New Estate-Tax Law
An overview of Illinois' newly "decoupled' estate-tax scheme.

Columns

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President's Page | By
Terrence J. Lavin
Judicial Evaluations and the Spirit of Volunteerism
In the months before I assumed the presidency of your Illinois State Bar Association.
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Law Office Management & Technology | By
John W. Olmstead
Marketing Tips for Small Law Firms
Small-firm lawyers can no longer ignore marketing and hope to survive, let alone thrive. Here are tips for ramping up your marketing effort.
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Legal Communication | By
Maureen B. Collins
What I Learned from Television
The observant couch-potato can actually learn a lesson or two from the tube about effective communication.
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Finding Illinois Law | By
Paul D. Callister
The "Science" of Citation Analysis
Is legal research a science grounded in precise measurements or is it an art based on subjective editorial judgments? And does it matter?