Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan will announce that she will seek re-election -- and not run for governor or the U.S. Senate, the State Journal-Register is attributing to a report from the Washington Post.
Madigan has called a 2 p.m. press conference.
More from the Sun-Times' Lynn Sweet
Hinsdale lawyer and lawmaker Kirk Dillard will announce his candidacy for Illinois governor later today, according to an AP story.
Out of State
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July 8, 2009
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July 7, 2009
Central Illinois
- Woman gets 6 years for cutting brother-in-law during sex, Bloomington Pantagraph
Chicago area
- Barnes & Thornburg adds 5 BigLaw laterals in Chicago, ABA Journal
- Charges dropped in 20-year-old murder case, Chicago Sun-Times
Northern Illinois
- Quad-City Die Casting union files charges with NLRB, Quad-City Times
- Rockford design firm sued for piracy, fraud, Rockford Register Star
Southern Illinois
- Foreclosure rates double in Madison County, triple in St. Clair, Belleville News-Democrat
Nation
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July 6, 2009
State
- U. of I. chancellor: Clout system must be fixed, Chicago Tribune
Central Illinois
- Former Clinton cop pleads guilty to stealing evidence, Bloomington Pantagraph
Chicago Area
- Former Cook County State's Attorney Dick Devine joins Resolute Systems, Illinois Lawyer Now
- Jenner & Block ranked top pro bono law firm, ABA Journal
Southern Illinois
- Judge delays ruling in lawsuit over Coleman murders, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- DUIs kept in check at roadside stops over holiday weekend, Belleville News-Democrat
Nation
- In two states, a lower bar for conviction, New York Times
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July 6, 2009 |
Practice News
Last week the Supreme Court of Illinois issued new Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct to take effect Jan. 1, 2010. New Rule 3.9 has created quite a buzz among the lawyer-lobbyists as to what it means. It may have broader applicability than those of us who lobby in Springfield to include appearances before other governmental bodies. The Rule states that “A lawyer representing a client before a legislative body or administrative agency in a nonadjudicative proceeding shall disclose that the appearance is in a representative capacity and shall conform to the provisions of Rules 3.3(a) through (c), 3.4(a) through (c), and 3.5.” The incorporation of Rule 3.5 creates the buzz. Rule 3.5 prohibits ex parte communication with an official during the proceeding. Can this be construed to prohibit all lobbying by a lawyer-lobbyist unless it is part of a scheduled public hearing? In other words, is all I can do to lobby is testify in committee? No position papers to elected members of the General Assembly? No one-on-one individual lobbying? I can’t imagine that was the intent. Rule 3.5’s title is “Impartiality and Decorum of the Tribunal.” Key word is “tribunal.” It is defined in Rule 1.0(m) as follows: “Tribunal” denotes a court, an arbitrator in a binding arbitration proceeding or a legislative body, administrative agency or other body acting in an adjudicative capacity.
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July 6, 2009 |
ISBA News
Chicago Sun-Times Advertising Critic Lew Lazare discussed the Illinois State Bar Association's Lincoln mosaic poster in today's column: The organization's latest marketing initiative from & Wojdyla is a poster that features a prominent image of Abraham Lincoln, perhaps Illinois' most famous -- and readily recognizable -- attorney. But recently a few other attorneys with strong connections to Illinois also have become almost as famous as Lincoln, and they are included in the dense collage of tiny headshots of past or present ISBA members that are superimposed over the poster's dominant Lincoln image. ISBA members can also submit their photo to danderson@isba.org to be seen in the next edition of the poster. Click here to read the full story (3rd item) Click here to order the poster
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July 6, 2009 |
Member Services
The Power of Peer Discussion
Got substantive law or practice management questions? Get answers, maybe in minutes. All ISBA members are eligible to join ISBA e-mail discussion groups, where you can pose questions and share information with lawyers from Chicago to Cairo (Illinois that is.) Available discussion groups include “general discussion” (open to all law-related topics), “ISBAcafe”, “litigation”, “transactional law”, “family law”, and “criminal-DUI-traffic”. Members who sign up for one or more discussion groups can also search those groups’ archived posts. Here’s what your fellow members are saying about the ISBA e-mail discussion groups … “It's like having all the benefits of a partnership without the office politics." Melissa Maye, Yorkville "Thanks for all your quick responses. WOW!!! This list is so great!" Peggy Raddatz, La Grange Click here to join the discussion -
July 2, 2009
Nation
- Solo and small firms looking for business on Craigslist, Illinois Lawyer Blog
- For jurors in Michigan, no tweeting (or texting or Googling) allowed, National Law Journal
- Judge acquits Lori Drew in cyber-bullying case, Post-Dispatch
Central Illinois
- Judge OKs DNA tests in 1991 Bloomington bar-fight death, Bloomington Pantagraph
Chicago area
- Ex-fire lieutenant gets probation in $193,000 scam, Chicago Sun-Times
- Investigators raid home, office of Cook County regional schools superintendent, Chicago Tribune
Southern Illinois
- SIU complies with admissions subpoena, The Southern
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July 2, 2009 |
Member Services | ISBA News
The Illinois State Bar Association's Lincoln mosaic poster that includes the faces of ISBA members is available for purchase. ISBA members can also submit their photo to danderson@isba.org to be seen in the next edition of the poster.
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June 29, 2009 |
People
Former ISBA Assembly member Georgia Lee Lipke recently passed away. She was born on May 6, 1925, in Chicago. Ms. Lipke attended Lawrence University and Chicago Kent College of Law. Ms. Lipke was an Assistant States Attorney for Cook County before entering private practice. She was president of the Women's Bar Association, a member of several committees of the Illinois and American Bar associations and the Chicago Bar Association.
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June 29, 2009 |
ISBA News
The ISBA Assembly convened on Saturday, June 27, at the Abbey in Lake Geneva. Key debate was over the ISBA's 2009-2010 budget, which the Assembly passed. The new budget includes a change in reimbursement policy. These changes are:
- The creation of a 75-mile radius threshold for the reimbursement of travel and lodging related to council and committee meetings. Those traveling from within that radius will not be reimbursed, those outside that radius will receive a 90% reimbursement. The Annual and Midyear meetings are excluded from this change.
- Section council and committee members attending their meetings at the Annual and Midyear Meetings will receive a 90% reimbursement of their travel and lodging expenses.
- Board of Governors members attending Board Meetings will be reimbursed at the rate of 90% of actual expenditures.
Para. 2.12
Candidates and persons supporting or endorsing candidates shall not use ISBA titles, or local or specialized bar association titles in ISBA mailings or publications or promotional materials developed by, or at the special request of, candidates. This exclusion includes affiliation, firm name, office, or title (including Honorable, Judge, or Past President and similar titles) of such candidate's committee or list of supporters.