Publications

Illinois Bar Journal

The Magazine of Illinois Lawyers

May 2006 • Volume 94 • Number 5 • Pages 213-268

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Practice News

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Lawpulse | By Helen W. Gunnarsson
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Illinois Law Update

Illinois election code section is unconstitutional; defendants have high bar to overcome plaintiff's choice of venue; Unemployment Insurance Act revised; procedures for PTAB appeals adjusted; and more.

See cases, legislation, and administrative agencies.

Articles

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New Technology | By
Helen W. Gunnarsson
Do We Blawg and How?
Blogs are sprouting like mushrooms these days, it seems. Why do lawyers blog? Should you join them?
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Estate Planning | By
Thomas A. Pasquesi
Estate Planning for Disabled Adults: The Legal Framework
A look at the standards that guide guardians and courts charged with making decisions on behalf of incompetent wards.
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Employment Law | By
Paul E. Starkman
Handling Employees' Requests for Personal Attorneys During Internal Investigations
Most employers resist employees' efforts to "lawyer up" in response to a company investigation. Maybe they shouldn't.
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Tort Law | By
Anthony Longo
In Defense of Bulger v CTA
A defense lawyer applauds the Bulger court's finding that evidence of subsequent remedial measures is inadmissible
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Quality of Life | By
Pamela Daley
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Arla Lisa McMillan
Is There Life After (and During) Law School?
Should law schools do more to help students cope with the demands of legal education and practice?

Columns

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President's Page | By
Robert K. Downs
Life, Lawyering, and the Bar
We must continue to promote the ideals that drew us to the profession.
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The Judge's Corner | By
Hon. Ron Spears
Throwing Stones at Cyclops
Lawyers, who do battle with words, should strive to be warrior poets.
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Estate Planning | By
David A. Berek
Legislation Would Reduce Confusion for Health Care, Property POA Agents
Two important legislative proposals that estate planners should know about.
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Finding Illinois Law | By
Thomas Keefe
Internet Legal Portals
A look at some leading one-stop-shopping centers of legal research.