Join us online from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 7 for a comprehensive overview of blockchain technology and the impact that it may have on your legal practice. Civil practice lawyers and commercial litigation attorneys with intermediate practice experience who attend this online seminar will learn how blockchain is disrupting various aspects of the economy, how blockchain may arise in the context of litigation, and how to prepare as blockchain begins making its way into civil court cases.

Justice Anne M. Burke was elected to the office of chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court at the court’s September 2019 Term. She will serve a three-year term commencing Oct. 26, succeeding Lloyd A. Karmeier, whose tenure as Chief Justice ended on Oct. 25, 2019.  Chief Justice Burke is the third woman to serve as chief justice, following the late Mary Ann McMorrow and current Justice Rita B. Garman.   As chief justice, Justice Burke will serve as the chief administrative officer of the Supreme Court, which is constitutionally vested with general administrative and supervisory authority over the more than 900 judges in the statewide judicial system.  

The ISBA is requesting that members complete a census so the Association can explore options that may include potentially offering an association health plan. Creating an association health plan could allow members that are smaller employers to obtain coverage on terms similar to those currently available to large employers. To determine whether an association health plan is feasible, the ISBA has partnered with Mercer, the Association’s long-term employee benefit consulting firm, to gather information about its members through a short census.

The Illinois Supreme Court has appointed J. Nelson Wood of Mt. Vernon to serve as a commissioner of the Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission (ARDC). The ARDC is the Supreme Court agency that investigates allegations of lawyer wrongdoing in Illinois.