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Articles From 2020

Supporting the Illinois Bar Foundation Gala to Aid Access to Justice and Colleagues By Jennifer A. Haase Young Lawyers Division, September 2020 The Illinois Bar Foundation will be hosting its annual gala in a new virtual format this year.
Supporting the Illinois Bar Foundation’s Lincoln Legacy Society By Hon. Edward J. Schoenbaum, (ret.) General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, December 2020 The Lincoln Legacy Society is the Planned Giving Program of the Illinois Bar Foundation, supporting the Foundation’s mission to administer access to justice programs throughout Illinois and offer financial aid to attorneys and their families during times of crisis.
Supporting the Illinois Bar Foundation’s Lincoln Legacy Society By Hon. Edward J. Schoenbaum, (ret.) Intellectual Property, December 2020 The Lincoln Legacy Society is the Planned Giving Program of the Illinois Bar Foundation, supporting the Foundation’s mission to administer access to justice programs throughout Illinois and offer financial aid to attorneys and their families during times of crisis.
Supporting the Illinois Bar Foundation’s Lincoln Legacy Society By Hon. Edward J. Schoenbaum, (ret.) Human and Civil Rights, November 2020 The Lincoln Legacy Society is the Planned Giving Program of the Illinois Bar Foundation, supporting the Foundation’s mission to administer access to justice programs throughout Illinois and offer financial aid to attorneys and their families during times of crisis.
Supporting the Illinois Bar Foundation’s Lincoln Legacy Society By Hon. Edward J. Schoenbaum, (ret.) Commercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy, November 2020 The Lincoln Legacy Society is the Planned Giving Program of the Illinois Bar Foundation, supporting the Foundation’s mission to administer access to justice programs throughout Illinois and offer financial aid to attorneys and their families during times of crisis.
Supporting the Illinois Bar Foundation’s Lincoln Legacy Society By Hon. Edward J. Schoenbaum, (ret.) Bench and Bar, November 2020 The Lincoln Legacy Society is the Planned Giving Program of the Illinois Bar Foundation, supporting the Foundation’s mission to administer access to justice programs throughout Illinois and offer financial aid to attorneys and their families during times of crisis.
Supporting the Illinois Bar Foundation’s Lincoln Legacy Society By Hon. Edward J. Schoenbaum, (ret.) Real Estate Law, November 2020 The Lincoln Legacy Society is the Planned Giving Program of the Illinois Bar Foundation, supporting the Foundation’s mission to administer access to justice programs throughout Illinois and offer financial aid to attorneys and their families during times of crisis.
Supporting the Illinois Bar Foundation’s Lincoln Legacy Society By Hon. Edward J. Schoenbaum, (ret.) Family Law, November 2020 The Lincoln Legacy Society is the Planned Giving Program of the Illinois Bar Foundation, supporting the Foundation’s mission to administer access to justice programs throughout Illinois and offer financial aid to attorneys and their families during times of crisis.
Supporting the Illinois Bar Foundation’s Lincoln Legacy Society By Hon. Edward J. Schoenbaum, (ret.) Civil Practice and Procedure, November 2020 The Lincoln Legacy Society is the Planned Giving Program of the Illinois Bar Foundation, supporting the Foundation’s mission to administer access to justice programs throughout Illinois and offer financial aid to attorneys and their families during times of crisis.
Supporting the Illinois Bar Foundation’s Lincoln Legacy Society By Hon. Edward J. Schoenbaum, (ret.) Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, November 2020 The Lincoln Legacy Society is the Planned Giving Program of the Illinois Bar Foundation, supporting the Foundation’s mission to administer access to justice programs throughout Illinois and offer financial aid to attorneys and their families during times of crisis.
Supporting the Illinois Bar Foundation’s Lincoln Legacy Society By Hon. Edward J. Schoenbaum, (ret.) Trusts and Estates, November 2020 The Lincoln Legacy Society is the Planned Giving Program of the Illinois Bar Foundation, supporting the Foundation’s mission to administer access to justice programs throughout Illinois and offer financial aid to attorneys and their families during times of crisis.
Supreme Court Holds SEC Has Disgorgement Authority, Within Certain Limits By John R. Schleppenbach Business and Securities Law, October 2020 The U.S. Supreme Court recently affirmed the disgorgement power of the Securities and Exchange Commission in an 8-1 decision in June.
Supreme Court Releases Statement on Racial Justice, Next Steps for Judicial Branch Bench and Bar, July 2020 An Illinois Supreme Court press release on the fair and equitable administration of justice, and how the court plans to address these issues.
Supreme Court Seeks Middle Ground in Landmark Clean Water Act Decision By Jorge Mihalopoulos Environmental and Natural Resources Law, August 2020 An analysis of County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund, the most significant Clean Water Act case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in over a decade.
Supreme Court Unanimously Upholds Enforcement of International Arbitration Agreements by or Against Nonsignatories By Jay Schleppenbach Alternative Dispute Resolution, August 2020 In June, the U.S. Supreme Court stated in a unanimous opinion that international arbitration agreements may be enforced against non-parties on a theory of equitable estoppel.
Survey of Law: The Right to Counsel for Indigent Parents in Child Welfare Cases By Joanna Wells Child Law, June 2020 A look at the patchwork of statutes, caselaw, and practices in the years since the U.S. Supreme Court decided Lassiter v. Department of Social Services. 
Swing and a Miss: Seventh Circuit Ends Hitting Streak By Michael J. Rooney Real Estate Law, June 2020 An analysis of a recent seventh circuit opinion in which the court broke a very favorable recent batting streak of hits concerning local real property law.
Take a Moment to Breathe By Elizabeth Brennan & Margie Komes Putzler Women and the Law, December 2020 Tips for avoiding burnout during COVID-19.
Take Care of the Best Machine You Own! By Robert Fioretti, Nicki Pecori Fioretti, & Mary Petruchius Commercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy, June 2020 A look at our realities during COVID-19 and advice on how to take care of yourself during this time.
Take Care of the Best Machine You Own! By Robert Fioretti, Nicki Pecori Fioretti, & Mary Petruchius Bench and Bar, June 2020 A look at our realities during COVID-19 and advice on how to take care of yourself during this time.
Take Care of the Best Machine You Own! By Robert Fioretti, Nicki Pecori Fioretti, & Mary Petruchius Government Lawyers, May 2020 A look at our realities during COVID-19 and advice on how to take care of yourself during this time.
Takeaways From Correcting Amendments to Final Opportunity Zone Regulations By Colin Walsh, J.D. Federal Taxation, June 2020 A look at the Treasury Department's recently released correcting amendments to the Final Opportunity Zone Regulations.
A Tale of Two Cases and Stolen Identity By Cameron B. Clark Workers’ Compensation Law, August 2020 A summary and analysis of Centeno v. Illinois Workers’ Compensation Comm’n.
Tax Deadline Changes Elder Law, April 2020 The deadlines to file and pay and both federal and state income taxes have been extended to July 15, 2020.
The Taxing Effects of COVID-19 By Hon. Julie-April Montgomery, (ret.) & Tom Jaconetty State and Local Taxation, June 2020 In response to the increased unemployment and closed businesses due to COVID-19, governments have recognized that most taxes usually required to be paid will not be available.
Taxpayer Questions and Illinois Department of Revenue Answers Related to State Taxes and COVID-19 By David P. Dorner State and Local Taxation, May 2020 Taxpayer questions proposed to the Illinois Department of Revenue and the Department’s answers.
Teamwork Makes the Dream Work By Rutherford P. Dinkelridge, IV Young Lawyers Division, January 2020 Tips and tricks for effective teamwork.
Temporary Protected Status: It’s Time to Get It Right By Patrick M. Kinnally International and Immigration Law, December 2020 A look at the varying interpretations and opinions as to what Congress meant when it created the temporary protected status 30 years ago.
Tenth Circuit Affirms SEC Sanctions on Investment Advisor for Conflicts of Interest By John R. Schleppenbach Business and Securities Law, January 2020 In Malouf v. Securities & Exchange Commission, the court affirmed the SEC’s finding that an investment advisor’s failure to disclose conflicts of interest or correct his firm’s statements denying the existence of such conflicts had violated the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act, and related rules.
Text Messages and E-mails Sent From a Public Officials’ Personal Account Qualify as Public Records Under FOIA By Misty Cygan & George Bellas Civil Practice and Procedure, September 2020 The appellate court recently affirmed the lower court's order, which found that Chicago's Office of the Mayor and tDepartment of Public Health had failed to perform a reasonable search as required by FOIA because they failed to make inquiries into the personal text messages and e-mails of public officials.