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Illinois Bar Journal

The Magazine of Illinois Lawyers

April 2006 • Volume 94 • Number 4 • Pages 157-212

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Practice News

166
Lawpulse | By Helen W. Gunnarsson
174
Illinois Law Update

Probate Act should be read independently of IMDMA; title insurer not liable for economic loss, negligent misrepresentation; trial court granted broad discretion in divorce rulings; and more.

See cases, legislation, and administrative agencies.

Articles

178
Trial Practice | By
Helen W. Gunnarsson
Making the Most of Settlement Conferences
Judges and lawyers discuss how to avoid costly mistakes and best promote your clients' interests in judge-conducted settlement conferences.
182
Employment Law / Human Rights | By
Bryan P. Cavanaugh
How Illinois' New Gay Rights Law Affects Employers and Workers
"Sexual orientation" is now a protected status in the Illinois workplace. Here's what that means for your clients.
186
Real Estate Law / Eminent Domain | By
Ronald S. Cope
Kelo v City of New London - How Safe Is Your Castle?
A look at how Kelo affects municipalities' power to use eminent domain to promote economic development.
192
Criminal Law / Traffic | By
Theodore J. Harvatin
Court Supervision in Traffic Cases: New Strategies for Amended Laws
What impact does supervision really have on your clients, especially commercial drivers? Make sure you're up to date.
200
Banking | By
Michael G. Cortina
Banks and Federal Grand Jury Subpoenas: Resolving the Hobbesian Dilemma
Try not to let your bank clients get caught between the conflicting dictates of state and federal privacy laws.

Columns

164
President's Page | By
Robert K. Downs
Politics and the Bar
When it comes to promoting the rule of law, lawyers should be political animals.
204
Real Estate Law | By
James K. Weston
Predatory Lending, Notary Fraud
Illinois' predatory lending law gets off to a slow start, and notary fraud arrives on legislators' radar screens.
206
Risk Prevention | By
Karen Erger
Mono-Mania: The Case Against "Multitasking"
Doing too many things at once makes Jack or Jill a dimwitted lawyer.
208
Family Law | By
H. Joseph Gitlin
Bad Words
Why say "dissolution of marriage" when "divorce" says it more clearly?