At the December 15, 2012 meeting of the ISBA Assembly, two delegates to the ABA House of Delegates will be elected, one from Cook County and one from the area outside Cook County. The nominees for these positions must be members of the ISBA in good standing from the appropriate area. The elected delegates will serve for two-year terms commencing June, 2013 and will join the ISBA delegation at the ABA meeting in San Francisco in August, 2013.The current incumbents are Joseph Bisceglia of Chicago and Timothy Bertschy of Peoria, both of whom are eligible for re-election.Nominations must be made in writing by at least 20 ISBA members in good standing from the appropriate area. Nominations must be filed with the office of the Executive Director not later than Monday, November 26, 2012. Further information and nominating petitions are available from the office of the Executive Director, Illinois State Bar Association, 424 S. Second Street, Springfield, Illinois, 62701 or by contacting Kim Weaver at 800.252.8908 or kweaver@isba.org.
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November 6, 2012 |
ISBA News
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November 5, 2012 |
Practice News | ISBA News
The Illinois State Bar Association has judicial evaluations for every county in Illinois. Check them out at www.isba.org/judicialevaluationsVisit Illinois Lawyer Now on Wednesday for results from around the state.
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November 5, 2012 |
ISBA News | Practice News
ISBA is voicing its support for legislation in Congress addressing a situation that may open the door to breaches of attorney-client privileged information. In letters to U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin and U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, ISBA president John E. Thies urged passage of S. 3394, which clarifies when privileged information is submitted to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the privilege is not waived as to any third party. Read the letters to Kirk and Durbin.
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November 5, 2012 |
CLE
Every attorney has, at one point or another, dealt with incivility and other obnoxious conduct by fellow attorneys during the course of their careers. Despite decades of calling attention to the issue and hours spent telling us to "play well with others," the problem continues to persist. While elaborate interpersonal and negotiation strategies have been taught and employed as tools to deal with our difficult colleagues, this webcast presentation on November 15th focuses on simple, intuitive ways we can individually and collectively neutralize this kind of conduct by rendering it ineffective and removing the perceived competitive advantages of obnoxiousness.The presentation was originally presented on May 31st at ISBA’s 5th Annual CLE Fest Classic in Chicago, Illinois. (Please Note: Attorneys cannot claim credit for attending/completing the same course twice within a 12-month period.) The program qualifies for 1.0 hour MCLE credit, including 1.0 hour Professional Responsibility MCLE credit.Click here for more information and to register.
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November 5, 2012 |
ISBA News | Practice News
ISBA President John E. Thies urges everyone to use ISBA judicial evaluations when they vote on Tuesday, Nov. 6. Judicial evaluations are available at www.isba.org/judicialevaluations
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November 2, 2012
Illinois Supreme Court Justices Charles Freeman, Mary Jane Theis and Anne Burke preceded over two admission ceremonies that admitted 1,682 new lawyers Nov. 1 at the Arie Crown Theater in Chicago. -
November 2, 2012
Illinois Supreme Court Justice Robert R. Thomas administered the attorney’s oath to 199 new lawyers Elgin on Thursday, November 1. -
November 2, 2012
Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas L. Kilbride administered the attorney’s oath to 44 new lawyers in Rock Island on Thursday, November 1. -
November 2, 2012
Illinois Supreme Court Justice Rita B. Garman administered the attorney’s oath to 87 new lawyers in Springfield on November 1. -
November 2, 2012
Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd A. Karmeier administered the attorney’s oath to 113 new lawyers in Carbondale on November 1.