The Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism is calling on lawyers and bar associations to stand up to bullying in the legal profession. The Commission has launched a six-day Stand Up to Bullying Challenge at its Standing Up to Intimidation: Confronting Bullying in the Legal Profession summit on June 10, 2025.
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June 11, 2025 | Practice News
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June 9, 2025 | Practice News
The Illinois Supreme Court has determined that the odor of raw cannabis, but not burnt cannabis, provides probable cause on its own to search a vehicle, notes Emily L. Fitch in her June Illinois Bar Journal article, “Sights, Smells, & Searches.” Fitch goes on to explain how the Court found “harmony” between the arguably contradictory Vehicle Code and the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act by determining that each is consistent with the requirement to store cannabis in an odor-proof container.
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June 5, 2025 |
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CARBONDALE, Ill. — The Southern Illinois University Simmons Law School will begin a series of mobile legal clinics in the region next week to provide free, onsite assistance for senior citizens wanting to prepare health care power of attorney.
The legal clinic’s Senior Summer Sessions begin Tuesday, June 10, at the Murphysboro Senior Center and will run through July 31, with site visits to each of the 13 southernmost counties the clinic serves. Participants must be age 60 or older and live within those 13 counties.
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June 2, 2025 | Practice News
“Probate typically is straightforward until it’s not,” says Chicago trusts and estates attorney Sarah LeRose. “When you find yourself in that complicated position, having a resource is helpful. And that’s what we were trying to accomplish.” LeRose and Colleen Sahlas, a trusts and estates attorney from Oak Brook, presented tips for avoiding “Probate Pitfalls” in a recent ISBA continuing legal education program, which is highlighted in the June 2025 Illinois Bar Journal.
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May 28, 2025 | Practice News
Justice Michael B. Hyman of the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court, says, like sorcery, artificial intelligence-drafted content seems to draft itself. Lawyers can rapidly produce everything from motions and memos to case analyses, client communications, pleadings, and wills in seconds. While Justice Hyman has concerns about judges using generative AI in decision writing and reasoning, he suggests generative AI seems a dream come true for lawyers.
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May 22, 2025 | Practice News
The Illinois Supreme Court announced the filing of lawyer disciplinary orders on May 22, 2025. Sanctions were imposed because the lawyers engaged in professional misconduct by violating state ethics law.
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May 22, 2025 | Practice News
Leading appellate attorneys review the Illinois Supreme Court opinions handed down Thursday, May 22.
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May 21, 2025 | Practice News
Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis and the Illinois Supreme Court announced today an amendment to Supreme Court Rule 9 which seeks to address the impact that a rejected filing can have on a filer if it were to delay a filing beyond a set deadline, such as those set by statute or rule.
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May 20, 2025 |
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Professor Jason M. Cieslik, J.D., of Illinois State University is conducting a survey to assess how attorneys in the State of Illinois utilize paralegals in their practice. In turn, the responses will help ABA Approved Paralegal/Legal Studies Programs improve the development of their curriculum to be more consistent with the needs of the legal communities in which they serve. This survey should only take between 10 - 15 minutes. Your participation is greatly appreciated.
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May 20, 2025 | Practice News
Justice Joy V. Cunningham and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced the appointment of Daniel Naranjo as a judge in the Thirteenth Subcircuit of the Circuit Court of Cook County.
Mr. Naranjo is being appointed to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Judge Shannon P. O’Malley. Mr. Naranjo's appointment is effective June 5, 2025, and will conclude on December 7, 2026.