By Michael G. Bermann, Executive Director of PILI
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August 27, 2024 |
Practice News
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August 26, 2024 | Practice News
In his August Illinois Bar Journal article, “Lobbying as an Illinois Lawyer,” Arthur Miller explores how lawyer-lobbyists can balance their ethical duties as members of the bar alongside the competitive professional ecosystem of lobbying. -
August 25, 2024 | People | Events
A reception at the ISBA's Chicago Regional Office was held on August 22, 2024, honoring Sonni Choi Williams as the 148th president of the Illinois State Bar Association. -
August 25, 2024 | Practice News
A leading appellate attorney reviews the Illinois Supreme Court opinion handed down Thursday, August 22. -
August 21, 2024 | Practice NewsThe Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is accepting applications for six attorney positions.
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August 21, 2024 | CLE
Elder financial exploitation is one of the fastest-growing types of elder abuse and is often the result of greedy family members, caregivers, neighbors, and business partners. Don’t miss this in-depth look at this important area of the law, including the different ways seniors are being financially exploited, how to prevent or stop the financial exploitation of the elder community, the civil remedies that could be used to recover your client’s stolen assets, and the consumer protections that may help financial exploitation victims. -
August 20, 2024 |
Events | ISBA News
On Wednesday, September 25 at 5:30 pm, the Decalogue Society will host an evening with author, attorney, and MSNBC Analyst Jill Wine-Banks, author of The Watergate Girl: My Fight for Truth and Justice Against a Criminal President. The event will take place at The Arts Club of Chicago (201 E. Ontario). Co-sponsored by ISBA’s Standing Committee on Women and the Law. Tickets are $50 ($35 for ISBA members). Registration is available on The Decalogue Society website (non-Decalogue members will need to create a non-member profile).
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August 19, 2024 | Practice News
Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis of the Supreme Court of Illinois has begun an application process for four Cook County subcircuit vacancies and one Cook County At Large vacancy. -
August 19, 2024 | Practice News
In her August Illinois Bar article, Louise Simpson addresses epigenetic testing, the study of heritable traits that occur through the modification of gene expression rather than changes to the DNA sequence itself. Simpson writes that the federal Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act protects against certain forms of discrimination over genetic testing data, but it fails to protect interpretations of epigenetic data gleaned from epigenetic testing. Currently, she argues, no nondiscrimination law has been implemented offering protections for consumers of epigenetic testing, leaving commercial and medical epigenetic testing ripe for abuse. -
August 15, 2024 |
Events
The Illinois State Bar Association will be co-sponsoring an All Bar Networking Social with the Chicago Bar Association's Young Lawyers Section on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Hubbard Inn, 110 W. Hubbard St., Chicago. All lawyers and law students are welcome to attend!