ISBA Director of Legislative Affairs Jim Covington reviews bills in Springfield of interest to ISBA members. In this episode he covers the Personal property exemptions, Illinois Power of Attorney Act, Security deposit and email, Community association fees and the Common Interest Community Association Act. More information on each bill is available below the video.
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November 8, 2012 |
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November 8, 2012 |
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Asked and Answered
By John W. Olmstead, MBA, Ph.D, CMC
Q. I am a 52-year-old solo practitioner in Memphis with one non-attorney staff member. While I do have some concerns about my long term succession exit strategy my immediate concerns are more short term in nature. How do I cover and serve my clients if I take vacation, get sick, or get busy and need help? What are your thoughts?
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November 7, 2012 |
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Here are the results for Tuesday's judicial elections for all circuits outside of Cook.
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November 6, 2012 |
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Results from 1st Circuit judicial elections and retentions for the General Election on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. All judges facing retention were retained.
View results for all judicial elections and retentions outside of Cook.
Winners in Bold (ISBA ratings at right).
Supreme Court – 1st District (Fitzgerald)
Mary Jane Theis (D)
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James G. Riley (R)
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November 5, 2012 |
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The Illinois State Bar Association has judicial evaluations for every county in Illinois. Check them out at www.isba.org/judicialevaluations
Visit Illinois Lawyer Now on Wednesday for results from around the state.
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November 5, 2012 |
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ISBA is voicing its support for legislation in Congress addressing a situation that may open the door to breaches of attorney-client privileged information. In letters to U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin and U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, ISBA president John E. Thies urged passage of S. 3394, which clarifies when privileged information is submitted to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the privilege is not waived as to any third party. Read the letters to Kirk and Durbin.
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November 5, 2012 |
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ISBA President John E. Thies urges everyone to use ISBA judicial evaluations when they vote on Tuesday, Nov. 6. Judicial evaluations are available at www.isba.org/judicialevaluations
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November 1, 2012 |
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Our panel of leading appellate attorneys review Thursday's Illinois Supreme Court opinions in the Civil case Downtown Disposal Services, Inc., v. The City of Chicago and the Criminal case People v. Murdock.
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Downtown Disposal Services, Inc., v. The City of Chicago
By Karen Kies DeGrand, Donohue Brown Mathewson & Smyth LLC
A corporation must be represented by counsel in legal proceedings. In a four to three split opinion, with Justice Burke writing for the majority, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that a corporation's complaint, filed by its lay president rather than by an attorney, was not automatically a nullity. Rather, circuit courts should consider the circumstances of the case to determine whether the filing defect requires dismissal or may be cured.
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November 1, 2012 |
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More than 2,100 new attorneys will be admitted to practice in Illinois on Thursday, November 1 with Justices of the Illinois Supreme Court presiding and administering the attorney’s oath at five separate locations.
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October 31, 2012 |
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Chief Judge Frank H. Easterbrook of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit is pleased to announce the appointment of Thomas M. Lynch to a 14-year term as United States Bankruptcy Judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He will take office on January 3, 2013.