Member Services
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August 24, 2009 |
Member Services
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August 24, 2009 |
Member Services
Receive a $100 premium credit on your next policy renewal with ISBA Mutual for every member of your firm who attends the ISBA's 5th Annual Solo and Small Firm Conference. Click here to register for the conference, Oct. 22-24, 2009. There is an early bird discount for those who register by August 28, 2009. There are no separate forms to fill out or submit to obtain your premium credit. All you have to do is attend the conference and your premium credit will automatically be applied on your next renewal. We believe that the ISBA Solo and Small Firm Conference offers useful up to date practice information that may help those attending avoid malpractice pitfalls. The premium credit for the Solo and Small Firm Conference applies to the 2009 conference only and may not be applicable to conferences in future years. Please note that this is a premium credit on the renewal of your professional liability insurance policy with ISBA Mutual, not a discount on the registration fee. You will be receiving the brochure to register for the 13th Annual Risk Management Conference in early September. As usual, you will also qualify for a $100 premium credit on your next renewal by attending this conference. Attend both the ISBA 5th Annual Solo and Small Firm Conference and the 13th Annual ISBA Mutual Risk Management Conference and you will receive $200 in premium credit on your next renewal. The dates for the Risk Management Conference this year are:
- October 6, Collinsville
- October 7, Bloomington
- October 8, Oak Brook
- October 9, Chicago
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August 19, 2009 |
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. For the month of July 2009, the ISBA helped people in need of legal services find lawyers in the following areas:
- Administrative Law 8
- Animal Law 3
- Bankruptcy 19
- Business Law 7
- Civil Disputes 89
- Civil Rights 22
- Collection 22
- Consumer Protection 21
- Contracts 8
- Criminal Law 74
- Education Law 10
- Elder law 2
- Employment Law 99
- Estate/Probate Law 26
- Family 111
- Government Benefits 4
- Health Law 2
- Immigration 2
- Insurance Disputes 9
- Intellectual Property 10
- Miscellaneous 2
- Municipal Law 4
- Personal Injury 92
- Real Estate 67
- Social Security 12
- Tax 7
- Workers Compensation 6
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August 11, 2009 |
Member Services | Practice News
We've heard all the negatives, but now we want to hear the success stories and share them with ISBA members. For the premiere print issue of Illinois Lawyer Now Quarterly in September, we would like to feature how ISBA members are adapting their practices in light of the challenging economic climate.
- Have you succeeded in attracting new clients or growing your practice despite the downturn?
- Have you been able to cut your overhead while still maintaining the same level of service?
- Have you been successful in finding a new job despite the current economy?
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August 10, 2009 |
Member Services
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Looking for Lucky No. 500 ...
ISBA members and member firms have been eagerly signing up for the ISBA's Member MarkSM and Member Firm MarkSM program. We've now almost reached our "500" participant milestone! Sign up today -- our 500th member or member firm to do so will be profiled on Illinois Lawyer Now! Click here to learn more and join Member Mark. -
August 3, 2009 |
Member Services
Are you covered?
ISBA members are invited to participate in a members-only malpractice insurance plan provided by ISBA Mutual Insurance Company. ISBA Mutual, formed 19 years ago through the efforts of Illinois lawyers, specializes in professional liability insurance written specifically and exclusively for the needs of Illinois attorneys. Visit the ISBA Mutual website to learn more. -
July 27, 2009 |
Member Services
Take the 2009 ISBA Membership Survey and Enter our Prize Giveaway
Last Thursday we sent an e-mail to all lawyer members asking them to complete our online 2009 Membership Survey. By completing the Survey, you will help us access member satisfaction with the ISBA and the services we provide, and help guide our Association's future direction and services. After you have completed the survey, we will enter your name in a drawing for one of the following prizes if you choose to provide your contact information* at the end of the survey:- Four (4) members will win an iPod Nano loaded with up to six (6) MCLE/PMCLE hours of FastCLE programs of their choosing. (Valued at up to $330)
- One (1) member will win the grand prize, including one (1) free year of membership in the ISBA plus an iPod Nano loaded with up to six (6) MCLE/PMCLE hours of FastCLE programs of their choosing. (Valued at up to $650, depending on membership category)
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July 20, 2009 |
Member Services
Ethics help is just a phone call or click away
Illinois State Bar Association members can review our online database of ethics opinions, searchable by subject or opinion number, or get personal guidance from a qualified ISBA attorney by calling the Ethics InfoLine (800) 252-8908. Click here to review the ISBA's online database of ethics opinions. -
July 15, 2009 |
Member Services | Practice News
Judging by the traffic on ISBA's criminal-law listserver, few topics are more important to day-to-day criminal defense practice than expungements. And on that topic, Coles County lawyer Jeremy J. Richey has some advice for his peers -- don't put them off. In a recent post to his excellent East Central Illinois Criminal Law & DUI Weblog, he says this: "Since expungement is a slow process, a person should seek expungement the first day he is eligible for it and not when he needs it later down the road." Read the whole thing. And if you're an ISBA member, sign up for the criminal-DUI-traffic listserver and other e-mail discussion groups here.
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July 13, 2009 |
Member Services
A Glimpse at Illinois Lawyer Finder Referrals
The ISBA's Illinois Lawyer Finder phone service provides referrals to local lawyers Mondays through Fridays and in a number of areas of law. For the month of May 2009, ISBA helped 588* people in need of legal services find lawyers in the following areas:- administrative law (5)
- animal law (3)
- bankruptcy (18)
- business law (11)
- civil disputes (67)
- civil rights (12)
- collection (15)
- consumer protection (12)
- contracts (6)
- criminal law (50)
- education law (12)
- elder law (2)
- employment law (73)
- estate/probate law (18)
- family (103)
- government benefits (4)
- health law (2)
- immigration (1)
- insurance disputes (5)
- intellectual property (6)
- miscellaneous (1)
- municipal law (12)
- personal injury (78)
- real estate (47)
- social security (3)
- tax (10)
- workers compensation (12)