It is inevitable that you will encounter families that are planning for a loved one with a developmental disability, states Katie Clancy in her October Illinois Bar Journal article, “The Special Needs Client.” But how well can you identify whether a client has a family member with a disability? Do you know the appropriate language to use when talking about disabilities?
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October 13, 2025 | Practice News
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October 10, 2025 |
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Polsinelli is pleased to announce that Philip Piecuch has joined the firm’s national Real Estate Practice in Chicago as a shareholder.
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October 9, 2025 |
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CHICAGO (October 9, 2025) — Barnes & Thornburg (B&T), a national law firm with more than 800 lawyers across 23 offices, announced today that John Martin joined the firm as a partner in the corporate department, resident in Chicago.
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October 7, 2025 | Practice News
The difference between civil contempt and criminal contempt is often misunderstood, writes Robert S. Held in his October Illinois Bar Journal article, “Civil and Criminal Contempt.” Yet, Held shows, the procedural and substantive differences between the two are vast. Practitioners should understand these differences to help them obtain their clients’ objectives and to prevent the potential for harsh consequences.
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October 2, 2025 | Practice News
Leading appellate attorney reviews the Illinois Supreme Court opinion handed down Thursday, October 2.
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October 2, 2025 |
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Aronberg Goldgehn is pleased to announce that Kara Friedman and Anne Cooper have joined the firm as Members. Both attorneys join from Polsinelli, where they developed nationally recognized practices representing health care providers and organizations across the country.
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September 30, 2025 | Practice News
Starting in September and continuing through November, the ISBA is hosting a four-part continuing education program on the Illinois Freedom of Information Act. The CLE program will be surveying the latest in FOIA developments in a series of lunchtime webinar CLE presentations, the first of which was an overview on Sept. 10. The October 2025 Illinois Bar Journal provides an overview of all sessions, based on interviews with various presenters in public and private practice.
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September 30, 2025 | Practice News
The Judges and Psychiatrists Leadership Initiative (JPLI) has selected Scott Block, Behavioral Health Administrator, Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, from a highly competitive pool of candidates, to serve on its national Advisory Group.
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September 29, 2025 |
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Chicago, IL, September 26, 2025– Croke Fairchild Duarte & Beres (CFDB) announced that the Illinois Appellate Court, First District, today affirmed in full the trial court’s judgment in favor of CFDB’s client, Lisa Podmajersky, reinforcing the validity her father, John Podmajersky, Jr.'s estate plans, concluding a multi-year, complex litigation.
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September 23, 2025 | Practice News
Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis and the Illinois Supreme Court announced today the approval in concept of a new Community Justice Worker Program (Program) to allow for certified individuals who are not lawyers to provide limited legal assistance in designated high-need areas of law under the supervision of an Illinois-licensed attorney.