The ISBA Assembly elected four “At Large” delegates to the ABA House of Delegates during its meeting held on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, during the ISBA Joint Midyear Meeting.
The two delegates from Cook County are Emily Masalski and Bianca Brown. The two delegates from outside Cook County are Brian Flynn and Cindy Buys.
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January 9, 2025 | ISBA News
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January 9, 2025 | ISBA NewsThe 2025 first place winner of the Lincoln Award Legal Writing Contest is Joshua L. Gablin, a solo attorney from Chicago, who wrote “Prompt Service.” Joshua's article will appear in the February issue of the Illinois Bar Journal.
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January 7, 2025 |
Practice News
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agence currently has the following open position:
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January 7, 2025 | CLE
Learn how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing personal injury law – from adding efficiency to your law firm practice and delivering excellent results for clients, to streamlining legal research and creating trial exhibits and infographic documents. -
January 6, 2025 |
Practice News
Please join the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit for a ceremony to remember the Honorable Daniel A. Manion of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. The ceremony will be held at the Dirksen Federal Building, Ceremonial Courtroom, Room 2525, 219 S. Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois. Please RSVP here by Friday, January 24, 2025.
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January 6, 2025 | Practice News
The Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice (ATJ Commission), and the Access to Justice Division of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts (AOIC) have launched the application process for a new grant initiative. Applications for the grant are open now through February 18, 2025. -
January 6, 2025 | Practice NewsAs of 8:00 am, the following courthouses will be closed on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025:
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January 2, 2025 | CLE
Learn how to effectively advocate for your clients residing in nursing facilities with this informative online seminar. Elder law attorneys, family law practitioners, trusts and estate counsel, and senior lawyers with basic practice experience who attend this program will better understand: what you need to know about nursing facility law; the advocacy options you have for nursing facility residents, including administrative remedies and litigation; how to identify important provisions of federal nursing facility law; and how to spot issues in common nursing facility disputes. -
January 2, 2025 |
Practice News
On June 18, 2024, this court [the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit] issued notice that it proposed modifications to Circuit Rules 46 and 51, and the creation of Circuit Rule 46.1. The court carefully considered the comments received. The court hereby provides notice of adoption of the aforementioned changes, effective immediately [Dec. 31, 2024]. /s/ Christopher Conway, Clerk
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December 30, 2024 | Practice NewsMarcia M. Meis, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, announced today that the Tenth Judicial Circuit judges voted to select Caryn J. Kamp as associate judge of the Tenth Judicial Circuit. Ms. Kamp received her undergraduate degree in 2003 from the University of Missouri-Columbia in Columbia, Missouri, and her Juris Doctor in 2006 from Chicago-Kent College of Law in Chicago, Illinois. Ms. Kamp is currently affiliated with Kamp Law Office, Ltd. in Peoria, Illinois and Peoria County Public Defender’s Office in Peoria, Illinois.