The goal of the ISBA Rural Practice Fellowship Program is to place summer law clerks and associate attorneys with firms in rural areas and small towns across the state. Through the program, summer clerks are awarded a stipend of $5,000 and associate attorneys are awarded a stipend of $10,000 ($5,000 paid initially; $5,000 paid after the associate attorney completes one year of rural practice). These stipends are made possible through the generous support of not only the ISBA, but also the ISBA Mutual Insurance Company and individual donors.
ISBA News
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July 7, 2025 | ISBA News
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July 1, 2025 |
Member Services | ISBA News
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 June, 2025, the ISBA helped 1,235 people in need of legal services find lawyers.
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July 1, 2025 | ISBA News
The ISBA Springfield and Chicago offices will be closed for the holiday beginning Thursday, July 3. They will reopen on Monday, July 7.
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June 24, 2025 | ISBA News
The Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) is warning members about a phishing scam involving fraudulent emails that appear to come from Secretary Emily N. Masalski.
The scam email, which has been reported by multiple members, is designed to look like an official communication from the ISBA. It uses a deceptive email address — emily.masalski2@ isba.org.virrumail.com — that is not affiliated with the ISBA.
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June 23, 2025 |
ISBA News
Consistent with the ISBA Election Policy and Procedures, below is the formal process for those interested in filling vacant seats in the Assembly for a three-year term beginning June 5, 2025. The procedure is as follows:
1. Identify Vacancy. Please refer to the list of vacancies shown by judicial circuit that is provided at the end of this notice.
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June 16, 2025 | ISBA News
The ISBA offices will be closed on Thursday, June 19, in alignment with the Illinois State Courts Holiday Schedule, for the observance of the Juneteenth holiday. Regular business hours will resume on Friday, June 20.
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June 12, 2025 |
People | ISBA News
Congratulations to the following members, selected at random, for winning the ReliaGuide, ISBA Mutual, and ISBA Membership Renewal Contests!
- ReliaGuide Contest Winner (free year of Profile Plus) – James DiTommaso
- ISBA Mutual Contest Winner (four tickets to upcoming Cubs game) – Anthony Trotto
- ISBA Membership Renewal Winners (Yeti Tundra Haul Wheeled Cooler) – Hon. Joel Chupack, Hans Mast, Richard Labovitz, Eva Adams, and Case Ellis
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June 4, 2025 | People | Events | ISBA News
Bridget C. Duignan, currently a Circuit Judge in the 19th Subcircuit in Cook County, was installed as president of the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) on June 3, 2025, at the Illinois Supreme Court building in Chicago. President Duignan is the 149th president of the ISBA.
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June 3, 2025 |
Member Services | ISBA News
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 May, 2025, the ISBA helped 1,028 people in need of legal services find lawyers.
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June 3, 2025 | ISBA News
Bridget C. Duignan, currently a Circuit Judge in the 19th Subcircuit in Cook County, was installed as president of the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) today at the Illinois Supreme Court building in Chicago. Duignan is the 149th president of the Association.