The names of the 11 Fellows selected to participate in the 2025 Rural Practice Fellowship Program, which is designed to meet the critical need of providing access to justice for those living in rural areas with a declining lawyer population, have been announced.
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On Thursday, May 1, 2025, Illinois State Bar Association President-Elect Bridget C. Duignan spoke during the Circuit Court of Cook County's annual Law Day celebration hosted by the Cook County Bar Association.
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Please join us for the Illinois State Bar Association 2025 President’s Trip to Boston, Massachusetts at the Four Seasons Hotel Boston, scheduled for July 27–31, 2025.
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The 42nd Annual Illinois State Bar Association High School Mock Trial Invitational took place on March 15-16, 2025, at the A. Lincoln Commons at Lincoln Land Community College’s Main Campus, 2465 Poorman Drive, Springfield. Fifty high schools throughout Illinois participated.
First place went to College Preparatory School of America from Lombard, who also received the Donna E. Schechter Memorial Law Test Award.
Second place went to Timothy Christian High School from Elmhurst, and Normal West High School received third place.
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Heather McPherson has been elected Third Vice-President of the Illinois State Bar Association. Michael G. Bergmann, Sandra Crawford, Jameika W. Mangum, Emily N. Masalski, and Ashonta C. Rice won Cook County and Courtney A. Berlin won Under Age 37 on the Board of Governors.
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This May, we're celebrating you during Member Appreciation Month. We have a full calendar of prizes, discounts, and giveaways, so stay tuned to ISBA communications for detailed announcements with instructions for how you can get in on the fun. You can look forward to a bookstore sale, free live CLE webcasts, member renewal incentives, social media contests, and more. View our Member Appreciation Month page for additional details.
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The Illinois State Bar Association’s Lawyer Finder Service provides referrals to local lawyers Mondays through Fridays. The Service makes referrals in a number of areas of law. For the month of April, 2025, the ISBA helped 1,564 people in need of legal services find lawyers.
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The Illinois State Bar Association would like to congratulate the award recipients and others honored for their work during the 2024-2025 bar year.
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As we celebrate Law Day 2025 on May 1, 2025, we remind ourselves of the importance of the Rule of Law in Illinois, in the United States of America, and throughout the world.
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Join the Chicago Bar Association, the ISBA, and several other bar associations on May 1 for an attorney oath reaffirmation ceremony to support the rule of law and judicial independence.
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