Aronberg Goldgehn is pleased to welcome Christopher Niro back to the firm as a Member of the firm’s Intellectual Property, Business Litigation, Business Law and Transactions, and Privacy, Cybersecurity and Technology Law practice groups.
Practice News
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May 8, 2026 | Practice News | People
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May 6, 2026 | Practice News | People
QUINCY – [May 2026] – The International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) has announced that Jim Hansen, a partner at Schmiedeskamp Robertson Neu & Mitchell LLP, has accepted an invitation to join the IADC, the preeminent invitation-only global legal organization for attorneys who represent corporate and insurance interests.
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May 5, 2026 | Practice News
Justice David K. Overstreet of the Illinois Supreme Court will administer the attorney’s oath to 12 new lawyers on Wednesday, May 6, in the Fifth Judicial District.
The group is among 279 individuals who will be sworn in and admitted to the practice of law in Illinois during bar admission ceremonies held in the state’s five Supreme Court judicial districts.
The bar admission ceremony in the Fifth Judicial District will begin at 2 p.m. at the Cedarhurst Center for the Arts located at 2600 Richview Road in Mt. Vernon.
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May 5, 2026 | Practice News
Justice Lisa Holder White of the Illinois Supreme Court will administer the attorney’s oath to five new lawyers on Wednesday, May 6, in the Fourth Judicial District.
The group is among 279 individuals who will be sworn in and admitted to the practice of law in Illinois during bar admission ceremonies held in the state’s five Supreme Court judicial districts.
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May 5, 2026 | Practice News
Justice Mary K. O’Brien of the Illinois Supreme Court will administer the attorney’s oath to 32 new lawyers on Wednesday, May 6, in the Third Judicial District.
The group is among 279 who will be sworn in and admitted to the practice of law in Illinois during bar admission ceremonies held in the state’s five Supreme Court judicial districts.
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May 5, 2026 | Practice News
Justice Elizabeth M. Rochford of the Illinois Supreme Court will administer the attorney’s oath to 21 new lawyers on Wednesday, May 6, in the Second Judicial District.
The group is among 279 individuals who will be sworn in and admitted to the practice of law in Illinois during bar admission ceremonies held in the state’s five Supreme Court judicial districts.
The bar admission ceremony in the Second Judicial District will begin at 10 a.m. at the Hemmens Cultural Center at 45 Symphony Way in Elgin.
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May 5, 2026 | Practice News
Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice P. Scott Neville, Jr., Justice Joy V. Cunningham, and Justice Sanjay T. Tailor will preside over the ceremony to admit 208 new lawyers in Chicago on Wednesday, May 6, in the First Judicial District.
The group is among 279 individuals who will be sworn in and admitted to the practice of law in Illinois during bar admission ceremonies held in the state’s five Supreme Court judicial districts.
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May 5, 2026 | Practice News
The bar admission ceremonies for the 279 new attorneys who passed the February 2026 Bar Exam will be held on Wednesday, May 6, in all five judicial districts of Illinois.
The First Judicial District ceremony will be held in Chicago at 11:30 a.m. with Supreme Court Chief Justice P. Scott Neville, Jr., Justice Joy V. Cunningham, and Justice Sanjay T. Tailor swearing-in candidates.
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May 4, 2026 | Practice News
Judges, clerks, and court staff are using artificial intelligence (AI), but they are by no means bullish about employing the technology in court. The ISBA hosted a symposium this March in which judges discussed the ways AI is affecting the administration of justice. The program, titled “The Judiciary, Legal Academia, and Artificial Intelligence Going Forward,” was sponsored by the ISBA sections on Federal Civil Practice and Civil Practice & Procedure. A digest of the all-day program is featured in the Illinois Bar Journal’s May issue.
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May 1, 2026 |
Practice News | Events
By Chief Justice P. Scott Neville, Jr.
Sixty-five years ago, Congress made May 1 Law Day to honor the rule of law. Every year, the American Bar Association picks a theme. This year’s theme is “The Rule of Law and the American Dream.”
The rule of law upholds the American Dream by ensuring access to legal assistance. But many people end up in court without a lawyer, not by choice but due to circumstances. This places them at a disadvantage, as lawyers bring the skills and structure needed to present facts, explain issues, and apply the law.