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.
ISBA News
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June 16, 2025 | ISBA News
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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.
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May 30, 2025 |
ISBA News
The 2025 National High School Mock Trial Championship was held in Phoenix, Arizona from May 7-10, 2025. The Mock Trial Championship is an annual competition that welcomes thousands of students from many schools across the nation and from places such as South Korea, the Northern Mariana Islands, and other U.S. territories to represent their state/territory in the national competition. This year, 48 teams competed in the competition, including College Preparatory School of America, based in Lombard, Illinois.
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May 14, 2025 | ISBA News
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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May 12, 2025 | Events | ISBA News
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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May 8, 2025 | Events | ISBA News
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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May 2, 2025 | Events | ISBA News
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.