The COVID-19 pandemic has been credited—or, depending on your point of view, blamed—for accelerating adoption of technologies that the legal profession had, until the past two years, been warming up to. The March Illinois Bar Journal’s cover story, “The Magic of Online Client Intake,” explores solutions that gather client intake data; streamlines orientation and onboarding; and allows attorneys, clients, and other parties to communicate on cases and matters all within a central cloud-based hub.
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February 28, 2022 | Practice News
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February 22, 2022 | Practice News
The Illinois Supreme Court today removed a requirement that individuals in attendance at Illinois courts wear masks, effective February 28, 2022. Each circuit court may adopt rules requiring masks based off of local health conditions.
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February 22, 2022 | Practice News
by Mary F. Petruchius
Mary: Within the last couple of years, Prairie State Legal Services, Inc. has made some dramatic changes to its overall pro bono program and structure. Kim Thielbar, Prairie State’s Director of Pro Bono Services, heads up its new Pro Bono Unit. In this article, we’ll get to know Kim and what this new unit is all about, how it came into existence, and what Prairie State hopes to achieve with this innovative approach to pro bono client services.
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February 14, 2022 | Practice News
In their February Illinois Bar Journal article, “Restorative Justice Privilege,” Hon. Stuart Katz (ret.) and Patrick Keenan-Devlin examine Public Act 102-100, which provides that any statement made during a restorative justice practice is privileged, meaning that it is inadmissible in any court or administrative proceeding. Additionally, the authors note that since restorative justice practices often involve pre- and postconference meetings, anything said in preparation for, or as a follow-up to, a practice is also privileged.
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February 4, 2022 | Practice News
The Illinois Supreme Court issued one opinion on Thursday, February 3.
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The U.S. Attorney's Office Southern District of Illinois is accepting applications for an Assistant United States Attorney opening in its Criminal Division to be located in Fairview Heights, IL.
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January 31, 2022 | Practice News
Among Illinois’ new laws taking effect Jan. 1, 2022, the Transfer on Death Instrument (TODI) Act has been significantly amended to better provide another option for clients seeking cost-effective and straightforward ways to transfer real property at death, writes Charles G. Brown in his February 2022 Illinois Bar Journal article, “The New & Improved Transfer on Death Instrument Act.”
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January 24, 2022 | Practice News
Our panel of leading appellate attorneys reviews the eight Illinois Supreme Court opinions handed down Friday, January 21.
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January 24, 2022 | Practice News
Child pornography sits at the crossroads of constitutional and criminal law, writes Christopher Keleher in his January Illinois Bar Journal article, “Defining Lewdness.” Keleher notes that nudity is not the dividing line between free speech and prison, as the U.S. and Illinois Supreme courts hold that nudity—without more—is constitutionally permissible. Instead, there must be sexual conduct involving a minor to be pornographic. But the concept of child pornography is expanding beyond images of sexual conduct to include those that depict children in ways a viewer might perceive as sexual.
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January 21, 2022 | Practice News
The Illinois Supreme Court announced the filing of lawyer disciplinary orders on January 21, 2022. Sanctions were imposed because the lawyers engaged in professional misconduct by violating state ethics law.