Contents

Articles

• Several ISBA election contests under way
• ISBA commissions Lincoln bicentennial bust
• Abolish the death penalty? ISBA will consider issues
• Hundreds sign up for Member Mark
• Writing award contest open to young lawyers
• Fourth annual fall conference has ample CLE
• Proposal would continue exemption of estate tax
• ISBA Election
• Bean baggers to ply skills
• Lawyer’s murder reminds bench, bar of daily perils
• Federal judge proposes courtroom in DuPage
• ABA delegates mull admission standards, elect officers
• Laureates are worthy of colleagues’ praise
• Innocence awards presented
• Law Day planning materials available on ISBA site
• Court slates ADR seminars
• Lincoln would have urged public to counter corruption
• Group has collected Lincoln scholarship for 100 years
• Lincoln medal to Joel Flaum at April fete
• LRE Committee provides bicentennial ideas
• Farmers need legal assistance
• Bar Foundation grants
• Boomer-lawyers’ transitions from practice is subject of Senior Lawyers CLE panels
• Chicago-Kent takes appellate advocacy honors
• Highland Park wins ISBA Mock Trials, television spot
• American jury symposium April 9 at NIU
• Distracted driving needs ban
• Project attacks drug threat
• Drug Courts exhibit success in offender rehabilitations
• ConCon info forums slated
• 1st Amendment center appoints lawyer-priest
• Waiting room for kids opens in McLean County
• Public Access froum includes state officials
• National Bar meets in Chicago April 16 to 20
• Foundation sets baseball outing
• Chicago Council honors lawyers
• Forum on varied topics slated April 11 at SIU
• Lawyers hit ice in support of Chicago Legal Clinic
• Reward for lead in 5 murders

Features

• Capitol chronicle
• Attributions
• Hearsay
• Honoraria
• Spotlight on pro bono
• Circuit shorts
• The Lawyer's Office
• Curriculum
• Language tips
• Associations
• Transition
• Epilogue