On September 9, 2022, the Illinois State Bar Association presented the 4th Annual Abraham Lincoln's Legal Legacy: Lessons for Today's Lawyers - Overcoming Prejudice and Racial Discrimination in the Legal Profession.
The event was held at the Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site, 402 S. Lincoln Highway Rd., Lerna, IL. Co-sponsored by the Abraham Lincoln Association.
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October 19, 2022 | CLE | Events
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October 19, 2022 | Events
On October 6, 2022, the official kickoff to the Rural Practice Initiative Listening Tour of the Illinois State Bar Association’s Special Committee on Serving Lawyers in Rural Practices was held in Rock Falls, IL. Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lisa Holder White was the honored keynote speaker. -
October 17, 2022 | Practice News
What: On March 30, 2020, the Conference of Chief Justices and Conference of State Court Administrators established the National Judicial Task Force to Examine State Courts’ Response to Mental Illness with a charge to “assist state courts in their efforts to more effectively respond to the needs of court-involved individuals with serious mental illness.” After a multi-year investigation, the National Judicial Task Force to Examine State Courts’ Response to Mental Illness will release its findings and recommendations, to assist state courts to respond to the needs of court-involved individuals with serious mental illness. -
October 17, 2022 | Practice News
In casual conversation, most lawyers, especially those practicing outside the constitutional law arena, would likely refer to the First Amendment as protecting free speech. However, the First Amendment also covers a host of other rights, one of which is that “Congress shall make no law … abridging … the right of the people … to petition the Government for a redress of grievances”—more commonly known as the Petition Clause. -
October 17, 2022 | CLE
Don’t miss this online seminar that’s designed to help lawyers, teachers, and other professionals become more culturally competent. -
October 13, 2022 | Practice NewsThe Illinois Supreme Court announced today the approval of new Rule 455, which will create uniform statewide procedures for ensuring that criminal hearing and trial exhibits become part of the record on appeal. The new rule is scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2023.
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October 12, 2022 | ISBA News
Lawyers, more so than other professionals, have a duty to support and defend the rule of law. With that duty comes the responsibility to identify actions and or persons who threaten to violate and or violate the rule of law, regardless of locale. Therefore, the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) International and Immigration Law Section Council denounces Vladimir Putin and his regime for their actions against Ukraine, the Ukrainian people, and the Russian people. Those actions did not commence in February of this year nor March of 2014. Vladimir Putin and his regime violated and continue to violate each attribute that defines basic principles of decency.2 comments (Most recent October 13, 2022) -
October 12, 2022 | CLE
Get the information you need to conduct your next family law case from start to finish with this full-day seminar that is designed for attorneys new to the family law practice. The program builds upon the information found in the ISBA Family Law Toolkit – 2022 Edition – a reference guide that no family law practitioner should be without – and offers an interactive experience where attendees can network with the authors and ask follow-up questions. -
October 11, 2022 | CLE | Events
The Illinois State Bar Association hosted the 2022 Solo and Small Firm Conference: Navigating the New Normal – Your Modern Practice on Sept. 29-30 in Springfield. -
October 10, 2022 | Practice News
There is inherent tension between an accused’s fundamental rights and the government’s compelling interest in solving crime, write Christopher Keleher and Steven Becker in their October Illinois Bar Journal article, "To Remain Silent."