Making Time Standards Work for You

Time Standards are among the most common complaints from practitioners in the Cook County Circuit Court's Law Division, writes retired Judge Patrick J. Sherlock in his July Illinois Bar Journal article, "Making Time Standards Work for You." Noting that as of July 1, 2022, the Illinois Supreme Court imposed Time Standards for case closures for lawsuits filed on or after Jan. 1, 2022, Judge Sherlock suspects most lawyers do not realize that the Time Standards were created based upon historic benchmarks consistently experienced by attorneys. He then outlines how attorneys throughout Illinois can implement strategies at each stage of the litigation process to comply with the Time Standards and bring their cases to a successful resolution.

Read, "Making Time Standards Work for You," in the July Illinois Bar Journal.