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June 8, 2022 | Practice News
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June 7, 2022 | ISBA News
Rory T. Weiler, founding partner of Weiler and Lengle P.C. in St. Charles, who concentrates his practice on family law, was installed as president of the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) on June 1, 2022, at the Illinois Supreme Court building in Springfield. President Weiler is the 146th president of the ISBA. Photo credit: Kari Bedford Photography -
June 7, 2022 | Practice News
The Illinois Supreme Court Pretrial Implementation Task Force (Task Force) will host a series of monthly town hall meetings starting on June 23 at 4:00 p.m. via Zoom. These meetings will update court stakeholders on the work of the Task Force as it prepares for the changes coming once the Pretrial Fairness Act (PFA) goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2023, and will answer questions regarding the PFA. This legislation, passed as part of the SAFE-T Act, abolishes the use of cash bail in pretrial release decisions on Jan. 1 and establishes new processes for pretrial release and detention decisions. -
June 6, 2022 | Practice News
In Suburban Real Estate Services, Inc. v. Carlson, the Illinois Supreme Court tried to reconcile two lines of caselaw governing when a legal malpractice claim involving a transaction accrues under Illinois’ two-year statute of limitations. However, as Mark Bernstein and Joel Bertocchi note in their June Illinois Bar Journal article, "From the Start," as much clarity as the Court delivered in Carlson, it left some questions unexamined. -
June 6, 2022 | CLE
Join us for an in-depth look at social media, including which ones kids are using today, the impact it has on children, how it can influence custody cases, and how to advise your clients about it. -
June 3, 2022 | ISBA News
Congratulations to Richard J. VanSwol for winning a $100 Visa gift card in the ISBA's 2022 Member Appreciation Month Facebook Contest! As part of Member Appreciation Month, we asked members to like and comment on our Facebook Contest graphic, telling us their favorite ISBA member benefit. We then selected a winner at random. -
June 3, 2022 | Events
The Illinois Bar Foundation held its 22nd Annual Black Tie Gala on May 20, 2022, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Chicago. During the event, J. Timothy Eaton, of Taft Law, received the foundation’s 2022 Distinguished Award for Excellence. Mr. Eaton served as the ISBA President, 2001-02 -
June 1, 2022 | ISBA News
Rory T. Weiler, founding partner of Weiler and Lengle P.C. in St. Charles, was installed as president of the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) today at the Illinois Supreme Court building in Springfield.14 comments (Most recent June 5, 2022) -
June 1, 2022 |
Member Services | ISBA News
The Illinois State Bar Association’s Lawyer Finder Service provides referrals to local lawyers Mondays through Fridays. The Service makes referrals in a number of areas of law. For the month of May, 2022, ISBA helped 1,039 people in need of legal services find lawyers.
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May 31, 2022 |
Practice News
Illinois voters are responsible for electing and retaining judges. To assist them in making informed decisions, ISBA provides information about the qualifications of judicial candidates and judges seeking retention. Lawyers who practice alongside candidates and judges are in a unique position to assess the professional qualities that are necessary for good judges.