Join us online from 11 a.m. until noon Thursday, June 18 to learn how to make your law firm thrive during the pandemic. Most law firms have responded to the crisis well, going virtual quicker than they thought possible and learning to manage a team remotely. They are surviving, which is good, but other firms are doing substantially better than surviving. In fact, some are now thriving and growing, despite operational limitations they couldn’t have imagined just three months ago. One of the differences between the surviving and the thriving law firms is that many of the thriving firms are using professional law firm coaches. This webinar will feature professional practice advisors who can discuss what the thriving firms are doing to position themselves for the recovery and what they’re doing to create competitive advantages for sustaining their growth in the near future. You will leave the program with specific actions your firm can take right now.
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June 9, 2020 | CLE
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June 8, 2020 |
Practice News
Helping attorneys through the toughest times of their lives has been at the core of what the Illinois Bar Foundation (IBF) has done since 1951. Today, the IBF recognizes that the COVID-19 crisis has presented all of us with a new set of unforeseen, unpredictable challenges. With limited court access and futures uncertain for many, the IBF has established the COVID-19 Lawyers Care Relief Fund as an extension of the existing Warren Lupel Lawyers Care Fund. This initiative will enable the IBF to further its reach to even more attorneys in need throughout the state and will specifically provide financial aid to attorneys struggling to make ends meet as a result of this crisis. This special relief fund has been made possible by a generous cy pres award directed to the IBF by friends at Edelson PC.
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June 8, 2020 | Practice News
Despite how simple celebrities like Henry Winkler and Tom Selleck make reverse mortgages out to be on their television commercials targeting seniors, loss mitigation for reverse mortgages confounds homeowners, advocates, and judges alike. In his June 2020 Illinois Bar Journal article, “Reverse Mortgages Gone Bad,” Matthew Hulstein explains what families can do to bring a reverse mortgage out of default and keep their home. -
June 8, 2020 |
People
Ole Bly Pace III passed away beautifully and peacefully Tuesday, June 2, 2020 surrounded by his loving wife, daughters and caregiver. He was a grateful man and considered each day on this earth a blessing.
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June 5, 2020 | ISBA News
Several days ago, I published a brief statement on Illinois Lawyer Now that has resulted in substantial response from our members. Several nights ago, we as a nation viewed federal troops in uniform clearing out peaceful demonstrators in Washington D.C. As an ISBA President who has focused on the rule of law and the legal process, I felt a statement was important. The focus of that statement missed the mark in a number of important ways. For that reason, I apologize. -
June 4, 2020 | Practice News
The Illinois Supreme Court handed down three opinions on Thursday, June 4. In People v. Coty, the court declined to extend the protections of Miller v. Alabama, 567 U.S. 460 (2012), to an intellectually disabled adult. In Williamson County Board of Commissioners v. The Board of Trustees of the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, the court found that amended section 7-137.2(a) of the Illinois Pension Code was unconstitutional. In Rios v. Bayer Corp., the court dismissed the case for lack of specific personal jurisdiction over an out-of-state defendant as to the claims of out-of-state plaintiffs for personal injuries suffered outside of Illinois from a device manufactured outside of Illinois. -
June 4, 2020 | CLE
Join us online from 2 until 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 17 for Reverse Mortgages—Origination, Foreclosure Prevention, and the Rights of Heirs. Matt Hulstein of CVLS and Michelle Weinberg of Legal Aid Chicago have litigated numerous reverse mortgage foreclosures. They will outline the basics of origination and how the loans work. They will also talk through various ways to avoid foreclosure if the loan is ever in default. Finally, they will outline options for the inevitable death or incapacity of the borrower. Attendees will learn: the mechanics of reverse mortgages; how to cure an alleged default of the mortgage loan; and how to plan for incapacity or death of the mortgagor. -
June 4, 2020 | Practice News
The Illinois Supreme Court Rules Committee will hear comments on June 24, 2020, at a remote public hearing via the Zoom videoconference platform on seven proposals, including a proposal to require all written opinions by the Appellate Court to be published and a proposal to create a new Supreme Court Rule that would require all eviction complaints to include a copy of the written eviction notice or demand. -
June 2, 2020 | ISBA News
Congratulations to Miles Zaremski for winning a Visa gift card in the ISBA's 2020 Member Appreciation Month Twitter Contest! As part of Member Appreciation Month, we asked members to tell us what ISBA member benefits are particularly useful during the COVID-19 pandemic. We then selected a winner at random. -
June 1, 2020 | ISBA News
On June 3, various online ISBA member services will be inaccessible from 6:00 a.m. until around 10:00 a.m. for maintenance. During this time, the ISBA website will remain live but members will not be able to login to the site. As a result, the following member services will be inaccessible: CLE; Fastcase (see below); Online dues payment and access to the ISBA webstore; Members-only pages of the ISBA website; and ISBA Central (see below). Please note, E-Clips will be sent out after the maintenance has been completed.