ISBA President Paula H. Holderman addressed the new admittees at the 1st District Admission Ceremony on May 1 at the Thompson Center Assembly Hall in Chicago.
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May 14, 2014 |
Practice News
The Illinois Supreme Court's recent invalidation of the Illinois eavesdropping statute will affect lawyers in every practice area. But imagine the impact on family law, where surreptitious recordings of damaging revelations have, shall we say, been known to surface.The ruling means that "in general, we do not need to worry about breaking the law every time a client comes into our office with a recording," writes Matthew A. Kirsh in the latest ISBA Family Law newsletter. "Once the lawyer establishes that the recording is of a conversation that did not have an expectation of privacy, the lawyer should feel confident that listening to the recording is not illegal."Kirsh points out other byproducts of the ruling that will both simplify and complicate things for divorce lawyers. Read his article and find out more.
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May 14, 2014 |
Practice News
Asked and AnsweredBy John W. Olmstead, MBA, Ph.D, CMCQ. I am the solo owner of a six attorney insurance defense firm in Phoenix. The other five attorneys are associates - most of whom have been with me three years or less and had limited experience prior to joining my firm. I am 47 and am looking to start to wind down within five years and be totally out of the practice in 10 years when I am 57. I want to start thinking about my succession strategy early so I have time to execute it properly. I would appreciate your suggestions.
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May 14, 2014 |
Practice News
The office of Circuit Court of Cook County Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans is now accepting applications from qualified individuals to serve as superintendent/executive director of the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center (JTDC).The search for a superintendent/executive director is a major component of Chief Judge Evans’s preparations for an orderly transition of the JTDC from a federal court appointed administrator to his office.The job posting will be available online at various websites, including the court’s web site, www.cookcountycourt.org. Applications will be accepted from May 13, 2014, to June 13, 2014.
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May 13, 2014 |
ISBA News
Election also determines 5 Board seatsHon. Russell W. Hartigan, of Western Springs, a judge in the Circuit Court of Cook County, has been elected third vice president of the Illinois State Bar Association. He will serve a one-year term in each of the three vice presidential offices and become president of the 32,000-member organization in June 2017.Judge Hartigan, who will be the first sitting judge in at least 40 years to become ISBA president, previously served 12 years on the ISBA Board of Governors and held positions of board secretary and treasurer. An ISBA member since 1976, he served on its 203-member Assembly for nine years and has been active on numerous committees. He is active on the ISBA Civil Practice Committee where he speaks on and writes about topics in civil law. A Fellow and board member for 10 years of the Illinois Bar Foundation, he is a member of its Lawyers Care Fund. Appointed to the bench by the Illinois Supreme Court in October 2010, Judge Hartigan was elected to a six-year term in March 2012 and currently serves in the Fifth Municipal District in Bridgeview. He was a founding partner in the Chicago law firm of Hartigan & O’Connor, P.C., which concentrates in civil litigation, municipal, personal injury and real estate. He is an elected member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, which requires a minimum of 30 trials for acceptance.
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May 12, 2014 |
CLE
Do you work with start-up companies and need a basic understanding of the various intellectual property issues that can arise? Then don’t miss this online seminar on May 27th that will help you: understand the trademark and copyright problems your client may encounter with branding; learn how to protect your client’s branding once established; familiarize your practice with patents, including what they protect, timing, and strategies to prevent inadvertent loss of patent rights before filing the application; understand trade secrets and the importance of non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements; recognize intellectual property issues relating to technology, including open source code and the cloud; establish a proactive approach toward intellectual property ownership between cofounders, employees, and vendors; understand business names, domain names, promotional issues, and website content concerns.The program qualifies for 1.5 hours MCLE credit and is presented by the ISBA Business Advice and Financial Planning Section and co-sponsored by the ISBA Intellectual Property Section.Click here for more information and to register.
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Supreme Court Justice Robert R. Thomas presided over the Second Judicial District ceremony at the Hemmens Memorial Building in the Elgin Civic Center Plaza.
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May 9, 2014 |
Practice News
The Illinois Court Commission removed Cook County Circuit Judge Cynthia Brim from the bench on Friday,Brim was accused of shoving a sheriff's deputy in 2012. She was charged with battery, but was found not guilty by reason of insanity.She was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, a bipolar type, and was hospitalized several times between 1993 and 2012.Read the full order at courts commission - brim .pdf.
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