The Illinois State Bar Association would like to congratulate the award recipients and others honored for their work during the 2025-2026 bar year.
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April 23, 2026 | ISBA News
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April 15, 2026 | ISBA News
The Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) is now offering a health insurance plan exclusively for individual & solo practitioner members of the ISBA. Coverage is also available for office support staff of solo firms. (Note: The ISBA is also working to develop a group health insurance offering for law firms.)
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April 7, 2026 | Practice News | ISBA News
2025-26 ISBA President Hon. Bridget C. Duignan joined Ann Keele and Leading the Bar host Amanda Arriaga for the latest episode, "Equal Standing: Judges and Lawyers as Partners in the Bar," released April 6, 2026.
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April 2, 2026 | Practice News | CLE | Events | ISBA News
The Illinois State Bar Association hosted the 13th Annual Minority Bar CLE Conference: Preparedness in the Current Legal Climate on March 26-27, 2026, at the ISBA Chicago Regional Office, 20 S. Clark St.
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March 19, 2026 | Events | ISBA News
The 2026 ISBA High School Mock Trial Invitational was held on March 14 and 15, 2026, at Lincoln Land Community College - Springfield. Teams representing fifty-six high schools from across Illinois participated in the event. Normal West High School won first place and will represent Illinois at the National High School Mock Trial Competition in Des Moines, IL on May 7-9, 2026. In second place was Timothy Christian High School, and in third place was Niles West High School.
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March 17, 2026 | Events | ISBA News
The 43rd Annual Illinois State Bar Association High School Mock Trial Invitational took place on March 14-15, 2026, at Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield. 56 high schools throughout Illinois participated.
First place went to Normal West High School from Normal.
Second place went to Timothy Christian High School from Elmhurst, and Niles West High School from Skokie received third place.
The Civility Award recipient was Kindi Academy from Lisle.
The Donna E. Schechter Memorial Law Test Award recipient was College Preparatory School of America (CPSA) from Lombard.
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March 13, 2026 | ISBA News
The 2026 first place winner of the Lincoln Award Legal Writing Contest is Caroline A. Veniero, Washington, DC, who wrote “Deposing the Top Dog: The Apex Doctrine in Illinois Federal and State Courts.” Her article appeared in the February issue of the Illinois Bar Journal.
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March 12, 2026 | ISBA News
On Thursday, March 12, 2026, the Illinois State Bar Association formally filled its comment in opposition to the Department of Justice's ("DOJ") Proposed Rule concerning "Review of State Bar Complaints and Allegations Against Department of Justice Attorneys."
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March 3, 2026 |
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February 27, 2026 | ISBA News
At its meeting on Feb. 27, 2026, the ISBA Board of Governors adopted the following statement on behalf of the Association:
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