In his October Illinois Bar Journal article, “A Call for Ingenious Advocacy,” David G. Gobberdiel discusses the watershed 2024 U.S. Supreme Court opinion of Loper Bright, overruling decades of presumption favoring agency interpretation of administrative law. Gobberdiel argues the ruling is a mandate for counsel to evolve the practice and potential of administrative law and proposes a novel framework for parties and counsel in federal court to obtain favorable results for clients.
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October 26, 2026 | Practice News
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October 19, 2026 | Practice News
The good news is that you won your personal injury trial. The bad news is that the verdict was inadequate and did not compensate your client for all the damages suffered. In his October Illinois Bar Journal article, “How to Win a New Trial on Damages Only,” R. Courtney Hughes discusses the formula for winning a new trial on damages only after an inadequate verdict, beginning with filing a posttrial motion with the trial court and arguing that the damages verdict was against the manifest weight of the evidence and/or legally inconsistent.
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October 12, 2026 | Practice News
In her October Illinois Bar Journal article, “It Can End With PAIP,” Brandy N. Arvantis details an underutilized court remedy outlined in the Domestic Violence Act requiring that a respondent in an order of protection case attend counseling or a program designed for domestic violence abusers. Known as the Partner Abuse Intervention Program (PAIP), PAIP’s protocols are outlined by the Illinois Department of Human Services.
Read, "It Can End With PAIP," in the October Illinois Bar Journal.
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October 5, 2026 | Practice News
Panelists in a recent ISBA continuing legal education program titled “Advocacy in Action: Reframing Ageist and Ableist Language for Lawyers” made the case for rooting out “ageism” and “ableism” from one’s words. As one presenter noted, with an insight attorneys will appreciate, word choice “can certainly influence perception." The program forms the basis of the Illinois Bar Journal's October cover story, "Reframing the Record."
Read, "Reframing the Record," in the October Illinois Bar Journal.
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September 28, 2026 | Practice News
In his quarterly Illinois Bar Journal column, Feedback Loops, Patrick Barry weaves technology, the social sciences, notable thinkers and leaders, and lessons he’s learned from teaching law students into an exploration of giving and receiving feedback. In his September column, “Borrowed Language,” Barry focuses on the value and the dividends of being a good listener and how acknowledging you’ve truly heard someone is a secret power.
Read, "Borrowed Language," in the September Illinois Bar Journal.
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September 21, 2026 | Practice News
In the AI-themed September Illinois Bar Journal, George Crouse takes a look at Illinois law and the First Amendment when it comes to artificial intelligence and the nonconsensual disclosure of intimate, but fake, images. Among his takeaways: In Illinois, a person who disseminates sexually explicit images or digitized sexual depictions of someone they know, but without that person’s consent, may be criminally liable even if the image doesn’t contain identifiable information.
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September 14, 2026 | Practice News
During June’s ISBA Member Appreciation Month, the Illinois Bar Journal ran a contest asking members to tell us their “most notable artificial intelligence (AI) experience, whether a triumph or fiasco.” IBJ judges sifted through all the entries and chose six to be published in the September issue. The IBJ awarded first place and a $100 Visa gift card to Joe Giamanco of Bolingbrook-based Giamanco Law Partners Ltd. for his description of how he is using AI to supercharge his small firm.
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September 1, 2026 | Practice News
At this year’s ISBA Solo and Small Firm Conference, Sept. 17-18 at the Peoria Marriott Pere Marquette, many sessions will provide hands-on tactics and tips for small-firm and solo attorneys. Presenters will discuss how to use artificial intelligence (AI) smartly, ethically, and confidently in the practice of law. For the September Illinois Bar Journal's cover story, "A Quick-Start Guide to AI," the IBJ interviewed some of the conference's presenters for overviews of their AI-related sessions.
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August 17, 2026 | Practice News
While Illinois is a two-party consent state when it comes to recording conversations, the National Labor Relations Board has held that when employees’ surreptitious recordings qualify as protected activity, federal labor law may preempt state eavesdropping statutes. In his August 2026 Illinois Bar Journal article, "Recording in Progress," Sam Hensel examines whether leadership changes at the Board may threaten this holding, creating uncertainty for employers, unions, and employees.
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August 10, 2026 | Practice News
In June 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court released its opinion in Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P, for which a sharply divided court concluded that U.S. bankruptcy courts and U.S. district courts exercising bankruptcy jurisdiction lacked the authority to approve a Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan if that plan includes a nonconsensual release of any nondebtor’s claims against another nondebtor. In his August Illinois Bar Journal article, "Consensual Releases," Austin R.