2025-26 ISBA President Hon. Bridget C. Duignan joined Ann Keele and Leading the Bar host Amanda Arriaga for the latest episode, "Equal Standing: Judges and Lawyers as Partners in the Bar," released April 6, 2026.
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Practice News
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April 7, 2026 | Practice News | ISBA News
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April 6, 2026 | Practice News
The Illinois Bar Journal’s April cover story looks at the Land of Lincoln Legal Aids new Mobile Justice Clinic. With its five regional and four satellite offices, and a legal advice and referral hotline, Land of Lincoln Legal Aid serves residents in the 65 counties of central and southern Illinois. A pair of mobile justice vans—new as of late February—will extend Land of Lincoln’s ability to provide access to justice in the farthest reaches of the state’s rural areas.
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April 2, 2026 | Practice News | CLE | Events | ISBA News
The Illinois State Bar Association hosted the 13th Annual Minority Bar CLE Conference: Preparedness in the Current Legal Climate on March 26-27, 2026, at the ISBA Chicago Regional Office, 20 S. Clark St.
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April 1, 2026 | Practice News | Events
The ABA Law Student Division National Appellate Advocacy Competition (NAAC) Committee is asking for volunteers to judge the 2025-2026 NAAC National Finals, April 9-10, 2026, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
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March 31, 2026 |
Practice News
By Karen Alice Kloppe, graduate of Illinois State University (B.A.) and the University of Illinois College of Law (J.D.).
National Healthcare Decisions Day
National Healthcare Decisions Day is April 16, 2026. This event is part of a public awareness initiative designed to promote the use of advance directives to plan for and document medical wishes in the event of an emergency when an adult may not be able to act or make decisions.
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March 30, 2026 | Practice News
Verbosity, prolixity, circumlocution … impressive words that are also the weaknesses of many a lawyer. In his March Illinois Bar Journal Feedback Loops column, “Half-Life Your Message,” Patrick Barry walks through an exercise developed by University of Michigan researchers designed to help you discover and prioritize the core message of whatever you are trying to communicate. “Most discover that they can express their main point in less time than they originally thought.
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March 27, 2026 | Practice News
Justice David K. Overstreet and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced the appointment of Chelsey Elizabeth Clark as Resident Judge in the Second Judicial Circuit, Richland County.
Ms. Clark is being appointed to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Ray Vaughn. The appointment is effective April 17, 2026, and will conclude on December 7, 2026. She is running unopposed for the seat in the November general election.
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March 27, 2026 |
Practice News
The application is now live for Adult Redeploy Illinois, administered by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA).
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March 23, 2026 | Practice News
As Charles N. Insler observes in his March Illinois Bar Journal article, “Appellate Practice in Motion,” motion practice is not just for the trial courts. Persuasive motions can be filed in the Illinois Appellate Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. And these are not motions for an extension of time, Insler notes. Rather, these are motions to dismiss, to strike, to supplement, or to consolidate. Such critical motions can help to frame or outright win your appeal.
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March 23, 2026 |
Practice News
Kankakee, IL — The Kankakee County State’s Attorney’s Office is proud to highlight the success and impact of its volunteer internship program, which recently eclipsed 100 interns! Since December 1, 2016, the Office has welcomed and mentored 119 interns, building a program that continues to shape the next generation of professionals across a wide range of fields.