The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is accepting applications for two attorney positions.
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September 9, 2025 | Practice News
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September 9, 2025 | Practice News
The Illinois Supreme Court has selected Justice P. Scott Neville, Jr. as the 123rd Chief Justice. He will be the second Black Chief Justice in Illinois history, following the late Justice Charles E. Freeman, who served from 1997 to 1999.
His three-year term begins on October 26, 2025, succeeding Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis, who has led the Court since 2022.
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September 8, 2025 |
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Kansas City, MO – Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice LLC is pleased to announce its merger with Wisconsin-based Corneille Law Group, LLC, led by Mark Budzinski, effective Oct. 1, 2025. The merger reinforces Baker Sterchi’s position as a premier civil defense litigation firm with expanded reach and even greater trial depth.
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September 8, 2025 | Practice News
A leading appellate attorney reviews the Illinois Supreme Court opinion handed down Thursday, August 28.
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September 8, 2025 | Practice News
In his September Illinois Bar Journal article, “Powering Up Your POAs,” attorney Gary R. Gehlbach shows how using the statutory form without significant additions and modifications is fraught in its acceptability by third parties. The problem is not with the comprehensiveness of the form or the statute, Gehlbach states.
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September 2, 2025 | Practice News
The Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice (ATJ Commission) released a call for nominations today for two awards, the Jeffrey D. Colman Access to Justice Award and The Hon. Thomas L. Kilbride (Ret.) Judicial Access to Justice Award. These awards are designed to recognize and celebrate exceptional contributions to increasing access to the court system by improving the experience of litigants.
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September 2, 2025 | Practice News
There is no such thing as a typical Illinois State Bar Association member. But there’s a good chance one works in a firm with fewer than five attorneys and puts in a little more than 40 hours per week. They bill an hourly rate of $337—although many also offer flat fees and some offer contingent fees—and earn a median of $144,000 per year (but an average of $172,000). Prior or existing client relationships or various types of referrals provide their primary source of business.
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August 28, 2025 | Practice News
Justice Mary K. O’Brien of the Supreme Court of Illinois has announced the formation of a judicial screening committee for the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit.
The screening committee was formed for the purpose of assessing the qualifications of those who have applied to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Circuit Judge Paul Fullerton, effective October 15, 2025. Under the Illinois Constitution, the vacancy will be filled by Supreme Court appointment.
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August 25, 2025 | Practice News
What can we learn from the only known existing transcription of a Lincoln circuit court case that involved feuds, political foes, and a deadly stab wound … all while Lincoln was running for president?
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August 25, 2025 | Practice News
Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced the appointment of Maximino Ortiz as the new Marshal of the Supreme Court. His appointment is effective September 1, 2025.