The Illinois Bar Foundation, the charitable arm of the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA), has elected its officers for the organization’s 2016-17 fiscal year. They are: Elizabeth A. Kaveny, partner, Burke, Wise, Morrissey & Kaveny, president; Perry J. Browder, shareholder, Simmons Hanly Conroy, first vice president; and Timothy W. Kelly, principal, Kelly Law Offices, second vice president. Deane Beth Brown, partner, Hughes Socol Piers Resnik Dym, was elected third vice president.
The Illinois Bar Foundation, which is the charitable arm of the Illinois State Bar Association, strives to ensure meaningful access to the justice system, especially for those with limited means, and to assist lawyers who can no longer support themselves due to incapacity. This year, the foundation will distribute more than $850,000. The Illinois Bar Foundation is located at 20 S. Clark St., Suite 910, Chicago, IL 60603. Call (312) 726-6072 or visit www.illinoisbarfoundation.org.
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July 11, 2016 |
ISBA News
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July 8, 2016 |
ISBA News | Practice News
ISBA President Vincent F. Cornelius testified Friday before the Illinois Supreme Court Rules Committee in support of Proposal 15-05. This proposal amends Supreme Court Rule 941 and creates Supreme Court Rule 943. Rule 943 would create guidelines for when restraints can be used on a minor in delinquency proceedings arising under the Juvenile Court Act. The ISBA supports Proposal 15-05. The proposal is available at www.illinoiscourts.gov/SupremeCourt/Public_Hearings/Rules/2016/070816_Proposal_15-05.pdf "The shackling of these minors that is automatic, routine, presumptive," President Cornelius said, "is unnecessary, inappropriate and I dare say something less than Third World."
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July 8, 2016 |
Practice News
Our panel of leading appellate attorneys review Friday's Illinois Supreme Court opinions in the Civil case Hampton v. Metropolitan Water Reclamation District and the criminal case People v. Geiler. CIVIL Hampton v. Metropolitan Water Reclamation District By Karen Kies DeGrand, Donohue Brown Mathewson & Smyth LLC1 comment (Most recent July 11, 2016)
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July 8, 2016 |
Practice News
Illinois Attorney Kenneth Lumb provides an introduction to electronic medical records.1 comment (Most recent October 20, 2016)
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July 7, 2016
Representing a creditor in foreclosure involves "so many steps, inquiries and decisions…that a casual discussion doesn't do the process justice," Edwardsville lawyer Lawrence O. Taliana writes in the May Commercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy Law newsletter. Nonetheless, he has crafted a step-by-step procedure for foreclosing on real estate to "minimize the chance that something gets overlooked." Here are the crucial first 10 steps on his list. For helpful context and more detail, see the summary of his article in the July Illinois Bar Journal. 1. Acknowledge receipt of the file 2. Find whether the real estate taxes have been paid 3. Make sure your client has offered loss mitigation programs to the borrower 4. If 12 CFR 1024.41 applies to your client (i.e., if it's a bank), don't start foreclosing until the account is four months delinquent 5. Make sure you have all required documents (the note, the mortgage, etc.) 6. Find out whether the borrower has filed for bankruptcy 7. Find out whether the property is residential 8. Find out whether the property is abandoned 9. If the property is residential, send the homeowner protection notice ASAP 10. Send the validation-of-debt notice to the borrower as required
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July 7, 2016 |
ISBA News | Member Services
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 June 2016, there were 868 referrals. ISBA helped people in need of legal services find lawyers in the following areas:
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July 6, 2016 |
ISBA News
The Illinois Bar Foundation (IBF), the charitable arm of the Illinois State Bar Association, has awarded its 2016 Post Graduate Legal Fellowship Program grants to law school clinics at DePaul University College of Law, Loyola University Chicago School of Law and Northern Illinois University College of Law. Each law school has selected a 2016 graduate for the one-year fellowship, designed to increase access to civil legal aid, help new attorneys develop practical legal skills and build a network, and encourage the participants to use their skills to serve those in need throughout their career through public interest jobs or pro bono work. The 2016 participants are Patricia Zimmerman, a graduate of Northern Illinois University College of Law; Caitlin M. Duane, DePaul University College of Law; and Victoria E. Dempsey, Loyola University Chicago School of Law. The IBF and law schools share the cost of the Fellowships which have been awarded annually since 2014. Zimmerman will serve at NIU Law’s Zeke Giorgi Clinic in Rockford; Duane will work at DePaul’s Poverty Law Clinic; and Dempsey will be located at the Community Law Center Clinic at Loyola University Chicago.
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July 6, 2016 |
Practice News
The Illinois Supreme Court has appointed Associate Judge Bradley T. Paisley as the resident circuit judge of Christian County in the Fourth Judicial Circuit. Judge Paisley was appointed Wednesday to fill the vacancy created by the December 31, 2015, retirement of resident Circuit Judge Ronald D. Spears. The appointment takes effect July 11, 2016.
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July 6, 2016 |
Practice News
Asked and Answered By John W. Olmstead, MBA, Ph.D, CMC Q. I am the owner of a 14-attorney firm in the western suburbs of Chicago. I am 45 years old and I started my practice as a solo 10 years ago. The firm focuses on business litigation exclusively. Like many law firms the name of the firm is My Name, LLC. The firm has grown rapidly and we have been successful. However, I am concerned that I should be building more of a "firm brand" and the firm is too much about me. I would appreciate your thoughts?
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July 6, 2016 |
Practice News
Illinois Supreme Court Justice Thomas L. Kilbride has announced an application process for appointment to a resident Circuit Court vacancy in Fulton County in the Ninth Judicial Circuit. The vacancy will be created upon Circuit Judge William C. Davis' retirement, effective September 5, 2016. Judge Davis was elected in 2006 and is the resident judge at the Fulton County Courthouse in Lewistown.