In 2024, romance scams cost Americans $697 million, with those targeting people over 60 accounting for $277 million of that, according to research presented at a recent ISBA CLE program titled, “Don’t Let a Romance Scammer Steal Your Client’s Heart and Business.” The program’s presenters are featured in the Illinois Bar Journal’s November cover story, “Scams of the Heart,” which describes the nature of various scams, why they are so ensnaring, and what attorneys of elderly clients an
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November 3, 2025 | Practice News
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October 31, 2025 | CLE
Civil Appeals Basics: A Step-by-Step Guide to Determine Appealability Live Webcast Wednesday, December 3, 2025 11:00 a.m. – 12:05 p.m. 1.0 hour MCLE credit -
October 29, 2025 | Events
The Illinois Bar Foundation hosted its 26th Annual Black Tie Gala on Friday, October 17, 2025, at The Four Seasons Hotel, 120 E. Delaware Place, Chicago. The evening honored Mark D. Hassakis, Past President of the Illinois State Bar Association (2010–11) and Past President of the Illinois Bar Foundation (2000–02). -
October 29, 2025
CARBONDALE, Ill. — Law school students from around the country will compete this weekend as the Southern Illinois University Simmons Law School hosts the National Health Law Moot Court competition, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 31-Nov. 1, to argue a fictitious case before the U.S. Supreme Court. Twenty-two teams from 15 schools across the country will participate in the 34th Health Law Moot Court — the only mock U.S. Supreme Court competition dedicated to the always evolving and expanding topic of health law.
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October 28, 2025 |
Practice News
Barnes & Thornburg, a national law firm with more than 800 lawyers in 23 offices across the United States, announces today the promotion of 16 lawyers to partner, effective Jan. 1, 2026. The new partner class includes lawyers from five practices and eight offices.
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October 28, 2025 | Practice News
The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is accepting applications for one attorney position. -
October 28, 2025 | Practice News
Justice P. Scott Neville, Jr., assumed the office of Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court effective Sunday, October 26. He will serve a three-year term, succeeding Justice Mary Jane Theis. Justice Neville’s formal installation and swearing-in was held on Friday, Oct. 24, at the Apostolic Faith Church in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago. Justice Neville is the second Black Chief Justice in Illinois history, following the late Justice Charles E. Freeman, who served from 1997 to 1999. He is the 123rd Chief Justice in Illinois history. -
October 27, 2025 | Practice News
In his October Illinois Bar Journal Ethics column, ISBA General Counsel Charles J. Northrup addresses the ethical nuance of exercising peremptory challenges when they are lawful under substantive law but could be considered violative of ABA Model Rule 8.4(g) and its Illinois equivalent. Northrup shows how ABA Formal Opinion 517 promotes clarity for those charged with complying these rules. -
October 27, 2025 | CLE
Video Game Law: A Developer's Perspective Thursday, November 20, 2025 ISBA Regional Office, 20 S. Clark Street, Suite 820, Chicago CLE Program: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Video Game Showcase: 1:00 – 3:30 p.m. 1.0 hour MCLE credit -
October 24, 2025 | Practice NewsThe Illinois Supreme Court has released the Illinois Courts 2024 Annual Report. The Report contains a summary of the day-today operations of the Supreme, Appellate and Circuit Court, and highlights the work of Illinois judges, court managers, committees, AOIC and other justice partners who keep the trains running for the third branch of government.