In his November 2025 Illinois Bar Journal article, “Where Civil Law Ends & Criminal Begins,” Vadim A. Glozman calls attention to a series of U.S. Supreme Court decisions drawing lines between bad or faulty business practices and criminal activity. What starts as a billing issue, regulatory inquiry, or business dispute, Glozman shows, can quickly escalate into something far more serious. A client forwards a grand jury subpoena. Days later, they’re calling about a target letter.
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November 10, 2025 | Practice News
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November 10, 2025 | Practice News
Justice Mary K. O’Brien of the Illinois Supreme Court administered the attorney’s oath to 87 new lawyers on Wednesday, November 5, in the Third Judicial District.
The group is among 1,637 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 Third Judicial District will begin at 11 a.m. at the Joliet Junior College Event Center located at 1215 Houbolt Road.
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November 10, 2025 | Practice News
Justice David K. Overstreet of the Illinois Supreme Court will administer the attorney’s oath to 61 new lawyers across two ceremonies on Wednesday, November 5, in the Fifth Judicial District.
The group is among 1,637 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 first bar admission ceremony in the Fifth Judicial District will begin at 9 a.m. at the Southern Illinois University (SIU) School of Law Auditorium in Carbondale.
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November 4, 2025 | Practice News
Leading appellate attorney reviews the Illinois Supreme Court opinion handed down Friday, October 31.
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November 3, 2025 | Practice News
Justice Lisa Holder White of the Illinois Supreme Court will administer the attorney’s oath to 64 new lawyers across two ceremonies on Wednesday, November 5, in the Fourth Judicial District.
The group is among 1,637 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.
Justice Holder White will preside over the ceremonies and the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) will host a reception following each ceremony.
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November 3, 2025 | Practice News
Second District Appellate Court Presiding Justice Christopher M. Kennedy will administer the attorney’s oath to 84 new lawyers on Wednesday, November 5, in the Second Judicial District.
The group is among 1,637 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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November 3, 2025 | Practice News
Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice P. Scott Neville, Jr., Justice Mary Jane Theis, and Justice Joy V. Cunningham will administer the attorney’s oath to 1,341 new lawyers over two bar admission ceremony sessions on Wednesday, November 5, in the First Judicial District.
The group is among 1,637 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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November 3, 2025 | Practice News
The bar admission ceremonies for the 1,637 new attorneys who passed the July 2025 Bar Exam will be held on Wednesday, November 5, in all five judicial districts of Illinois.
The First Judicial District ceremonies will be held in Chicago at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. with Supreme Court Chief Justice P. Scott Neville, Jr., Justice Mary Jane Theis, and Justice Joy V. Cunningham swearing-in candidates.
The Second Judicial District ceremony will be held in Elgin at 10 a.m. with Second District Appellate Court Presiding Justice Christopher M. Kennedy swearing-in candidates.
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November 3, 2025 | Practice News
In 2024, romance scams cost Americans $697 million, with those targeting people over 60 accounting for $277 million of that, according to research presented at a recent ISBA CLE program titled, “Don’t Let a Romance Scammer Steal Your Client’s Heart and Business.” The program’s presenters are featured in the Illinois Bar Journal’s November cover story, “Scams of the Heart,” which describes the nature of various scams, why they are so ensnaring, and what attorneys of elderly clients an
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October 28, 2025 |
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Barnes & Thornburg, a national law firm with more than 800 lawyers in 23 offices across the United States, announces today the promotion of 16 lawyers to partner, effective Jan. 1, 2026. The new partner class includes lawyers from five practices and eight offices.