COLUMNS

PRESIDENT’S PAGE
By John G. O’Brien
A Busy Autumn Lies Ahead
A look at ISBA events coming this fall.

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LEGISLATIVE ROUNDUP
By Jim Covington
2009 Spring Session Roundup
A summary of key legislation.

ESTATE PLANNING
By Katarinna McBride
Winning at Darwin s Game
Survivor-style challenges and opportunities confront estate planners.

THE JUDGE'S CORNER
By Hon. Ron Spears
Make Settlement Agreements a Centerpiece, not an Afterthought
Careful planning for settlements can prevent bad results.

LOSS PREVENTION
By Karen Erger
Malpractice Top 40
A review of chart-topping lawyer errors.

PRACTICE NEWS

LAWPULSE | By Helen W. Gunnarsson

• New Rules of Professional Conduct coming January 1
• Get ready for the Red Flags Rule
• Handling sartorial emergencies
• Beware the Chinese e-mail scam
• Memory mastery

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ILLINOIS LAW UPDATE
Injuries not automatically indivisible when apportioning liability; act helps terminated employees continue medical coverage; updated medical prescribing protocol; and more.

ARTICLES

PRACTICE OF LAW | By Helen W. Gunnarsson
Dress for Courtroom Success, Not Distress
Q. Whats the best way to dress for court?
A. The way the judge says you should.

CIVIL PRACTICE | By Jeffrey J. Kroll and
J. Patrick White
The Overlooked Art of Redirect Examination
Redirect examination is a powerful weapon for litigators, but it can backfire on those who forget its central purpose - to rehabilitate witnesses.

FAMILY LAW | By Roman J. Seckel
Marital and Nonmarital Property: Calculating Reimbursements Under the IMDMA
A spouse's nonmarital estate can be reimbursed for contributions to the marital estate - and vice versa - but determining the value of those contributions can be tricky.

JURIES | Melissa A. Murphy-Petros and Daniel E. Tranen
Attacking the Quotient Verdict
In a quotient verdict, jurors decide liability or damages by mathematically averaging instead of deliberating. Here s how to prevent and attack them.