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Illinois Bar Journal

The Magazine of Illinois Lawyers

April 2005 • Volume 93 • Number 4 • Pages 153-216

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Practice News

162
Lawpulse | By Helen W. Gunnarsson
170
Illinois Law Update

Personal goodwill excluded from marital assets; Illinois criminalizes recording of movies in theatres; language assistance mandated for hospitals; and more

See cases, legislation, and administrative agencies.

Articles

174
Civil Practice | By
Nancy J. Arnold
and
Tim Eaton
Illinois Supreme Court 2004: Taking on the Tough Issues
Last year the court confronted contentious issues that matter not just to lawyers but to the public at large.
182
Criminal Law | By
Evelyn G. Baniewicz
Illinois Supreme Court Criminal 2004: Consensus and Clarification
Four-fifths of the court's criminal law decisions were without dissent, and only four were death-penalty appeals.
188
Civil Practice Management / Civil Rights | By
Helen W. Gunnarsson
Is Your Law Practice ADA Compliant?
Every private practice is a "public accommodation" under the ADA. Are you meeting your obligations to clients and others with disabilities?
198
Employment Law / Elder Law | By
Lori D. Ecker
and
Joseph M. Gagliardo
Allowing Disparate Impact Claims Under the ADEA
Will the U.S. Supreme Court allow older employees to prove age discrimination based on employers' facially neutral practices?
202
Tort Law | By
Michael B. Hyman
,
Carol V. Gilden
,
Melinda J. Morales
,
Adam J. Levitt
,
Michael A. Pope
, and
Steven F. Pflaum
Proposed Rule 225: Does Illinois Need a New Class-Action Rule?
Proponents say Rule 225 would stop class-action abuse; Opponents say it isn't needed.  

Columns

158
Letters
Correspondence from Our Readers
Pro bono – the system must be fair.
160
President's Page | By
Ole Bly Pace III
An Honest Look at Tort Reform
ISBA has commissioned an unbiased study of the relationship between malpractice litigation and insurance rates.
208
Real Estate Law | By
James K. Weston
Reducing Real Estate Fraud – Thumbprints and How Much More?
Two different bills requiring notaries to maintain logbooks and record thumbprints are introduced this session.
210
Risk Prevention | By
Karen Erger
Pure Heart, Commingled Funds
Your funds and your clients' don't mix. Ever.
212
Family Law | By
H. Joseph Gitlin
Child's Representative Statute Held Unconstitutional
The implications of In re Marriage of Bates.