ISBA President David Sosin has established a Special Committee on Assembly Governance to comprehensively review and make recommendations about the structure and operation of the ISBA Assembly.
The Special Committee is comprised of past and current members of the Assembly. The Special Committee has expressed a desire to have your thoughts and comments regarding participation in the Assembly and its role.
The 2019 Joint Midyear Meeting will be held Dec. 5–7 at the Westin O'Hare in Rosemont and conclude with a meeting of the ISBA Assembly on Saturday, Dec. 7.
Conveniently located near the airport and city, Rosemont features a wide variety of entertainment and dining options, as well as a number of places to complete your holiday shopping.
The ISBA is excited to announce the launch of our redesigned website.
The redesigned website was built to improve the user experience by featuring a more streamlined homepage and a simplified navigation structure.
To make the website more user-friendly, the navigation bar at the top of the homepage was redesigned to be more intuitive. Each of the main menu items will take the user to a landing page, and each menu item also has headings to better organize the sub-menu items within it. These groupings were designed to help members more easily access the ISBA’s suite of resources.
The ISBA website (including On-Demand CLE) will be offline on Saturday, Sept. 14, starting at 9 a.m. until about noon to launch a redesign of our website.
During this time, you will also not be able to login to Fastcase and ISBA Central from our site. Here is what you need to know and steps you can take to ensure continued service.
ISBA President David Sosin presented the American Lawyers Alliance’s Law-Related Education Teacher of the Year Award to Dennis Brown, a teacher at Huntley High School, on Aug. 9 in San Francisco.
The event coincided with the American Bar Association's 2019 Annual Meeting.
The awards were created to honor teachers who have made significant contributions in the area of law-related education and who have developed programs that have:
The ISBA Mutual Insurance Company has partnered with the Illinois Bar Foundation to create the ISBA Mutual Giving Circle. This program allows ISBA Mutual policyholders to donate all or part of their dividend to support the mission of the IBF. For more information on joining the ISBA Mutual Giving Circle, contact the Illinois Bar Foundation at (312) 726-6072 or visit the IBF online.
Aurora Police Officer Douglas Rashkow received a Law Enforcement Award from the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) on July 23 during an Aurora City Council meeting. ISBA 3rd Vice President Rory Weiler presented the award.
The Law Enforcement Award recognizes sworn law enforcement officers for conduct that promotes justice and to distinguish those individuals whose service to the public brings honor and respect to the entire criminal justice system.
The Illinois Bar Foundation (IBF) has announced the recipients of its “Access to Justice” grants, which will be distributed to nonprofit legal aid organizations statewide.
The 2019 Illinois Bar Foundation grant recipients are as follows:
The ISBA Board of Governors met on Friday, July 19. At the meeting, the Board filled the Area III (Circuits 12, 13, 16, and 21) and Area IV (Circuits 10, 14, and 15) seats on the Board of Governors. The results of the elections to fill these leadership positions are below.
Board of Governors
ISBA President David Sosin has spoken publicly to media outlets during the past three weeks regarding Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s proposal for the city to implement a tax on professional services.
Lightfoot has said she would like to get state approval for Chicago to impose a service tax on professions such as accounting and legal services. Although there are no details about the proposal, the ISBA is opposed to such a tax.