Trying to find a case you remember seeing in E-Clips? No longer will you have to rummage through old copies of E-Clips to locate it.
All Illinois Supreme and Appellate cases (except PLAs) and 7th Circuit cases posted in E-Clips since February 8 are being stored in a database that can be accessed as an exclusive benefit for ISBA members.
The ISBA Case Digests database show the cases with the most recent decision dates first and allows ISBA members filter the results by court, criminal/civil, topic and keyword.
To find the ISBA Case Digests database, go to Publications>ISBA Case Digests and log in (if you aren't already). Please let us know what you think about this brand new benefit.
Member Services
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March 11, 2010 |
Member Services
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March 4, 2010 |
Member Services
You asked, and we answered! We've overhauled our entire website so that it's more user-friendly and packed with more resources. Here are just some of the changes we've made: Your section's newly redesigned homepage is now the place to start for all your legal updates. Find CLE and cases related to your practice (when available), recently published newsletter articles, and links to practice tools and other resources. We hope you find these additions make the section homepages a useful place to see what is going on in your practice area. Find your section's homepage here.
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February 26, 2010 |
Member Services
ISBA members save up to 20% on select FedEx OfficeSM copy and print services and discounts of up to 26% on select FedEx Express®, FedEx Ground®, and FedEx® international shipping services. Members can also receive 10% off other select services at more than 1,800 FedEx Office locations. For more information or to enroll, please go to www.1800members.com/isba or call 1-800-MEMBERS, your dedicated shipping program administrator at 1.800.636.2377 (8 a.m.-6 p.m. EST, M-F). * FedEx Office discount does not apply to outsourced products or services, office supplies, shipping services, inkjet cartridges, videoconferencing services, equipment rental, conference-room rental, high-speed wireless access, Sony® PictureStationTM purchase, gift certificates, custom calendars, holiday promotion greeting cards or postage. This discount cannot be used in combination with volume pricing, custom-bid orders, sale items, coupons or other discount offers. Discounts and availability are subject to change. Not valid for services provided at FedEx Office Print & Ship CenterSM locations in hotels, convention centers and other non -retail locations. Products, services and hours vary by location.
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February 24, 2010 |
Member Services
The Illinois State Bar Association is offering 6 months of free trial membership - Meet Me at the Bar - to lawyers listed as "active" with the ARDC and who have not been a member of the ISBA within the last 2 years. To learn more about member benefits, including free online legal research through Fastcase, visit www.isba.org/mmatb. Use special code 153. This offer is good through 2010.
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February 19, 2010 |
ISBA News | Member Services
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. Several new categories have been recently added, including:
- Condominium law (under real estate)
- Eminent domain (add under real estate)
- Harassment (under civil/general)
- HIPAA (under health care)
- Mechanics Liens (add under collections)
- Mortgage foreclosures (add under real estate)
- Products liability (add under personal injury)
- Real Estate Tax assessments (under real estate)
- Juvenile/Criminal
- Juvenile/Civil
- Juvenile/Delinquency appeals
- Military/Family law
- Military/Other civil issues
- Military/Criminal issues
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February 18, 2010 |
Member Services
Did you know you can now filter CLE events by topic, location (region, city and remote), even PMCLE credit? Our revamped calendar is easier to read and helps you pinpoint the type of CLE you're interested in with MCLE and PMCLE credit listed for each program. There's even an option to view it in a calendar layout. Try it out at www.isba.org/cle/upcoming (list view) or www.isba.org/cle/calendar (calendar view). We have also redesigned the CLE program and registration pages. As an additional benefit, members who are logged in will have most of their information automatically entered in the registration form to save time.
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February 11, 2010 |
Member Services
The ISBA has made a major upgrade to its website. We will be highlighting some of the new features over the next few weeks. Profile Page: Your profile page allows you to see and easily update what contact and demographic information we have about you. Other features of your profile page are:
- You can reset your user name and password;
- You can also see links to all the sections you belong to.
- You can access purchases and order history from the store (as long as you were logged in).
- You can see articles you recently commented on.
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February 10, 2010 |
Member Services | Practice News
Available now! A must for all criminal law practitioners – the first new edition of this classic in 10 years! This new edition contains thousands of case summaries, with a topical index to help you quickly find the one you need. Compiled and edited by Deputy State Appellate Defenders David P. Bergschneider and Daniel D. Yuhas, and Assistant Defenders Elizabeth A. Botti and Kerry J. Bryson. Published December 2009; 845 pages. Pricing Members always receive the best pricing! Printed Book (Includes tax and shipping)
- Member Advantage: $110.00
- Non-Members: $150.00
- Member Advantage: $107.50
- Non-Members: $147.50
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January 29, 2010 |
Member Services
Legal publisher Fastcase announced today the release of the world's first mobile legal research app, now available for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch for free from Apple's App Store. Fastcase is available for free to all Illinois State Bar Association members. Fastcase is the largest law library on the iPhone, with free download of the app, and free searching of Fastcase's comprehensive national law library of cases and statutes. The app uses the same next-generation legal research engine as Fastcase's acclaimed Web-based platform. Fastcase for the iPhone users can search the comprehensive Fastcase legal research database with keyword (or "Boolean") search in addition to citation lookup for cases and statutes. The app also supports "browsing" statutes in outline view. "The future of legal research is mobile devices - ubiquitous computing and access anywhere." said Ed Walters, CEO of Fastcase. "The mobile platform is what's next for legal research, and Fastcase is going to be a major player in this emerging market." Experts agree that this is an important development. Legal blogger Robert Ambrogi says "I was impressed. The app is easy to use and produces lightning-fast results. . . . For legal research on the go, at any time, and for zero cost, this is a must-have for any lawyer with an iPhone." (review: http://bit.ly/9YlQTB) Law professor James B.
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January 26, 2010 |
Member Services | Practice News
As a member of the ISBA, you have free access to the following caselaw:
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Circuit Courts
- U.S. District Courts for Illinois
- 50-state supreme and appeals courts.
