Keith E. Emmons, a principal at Meyer Capel, in Champaign, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Illinois Bar Foundation (IBF), the charitable arm of the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA).Emmons concentrates his practice in health care law and litigation services, with an emphasis on health care provider employment agreements, health care transactions, health care regulatory compliance, government investigation defense, hospital medical staff and governmental medical disciplinary issues, risk management and both HIPAA and state medical privacy law-related matters.Long active in the ISBA, he is a past chairman and current member of its Health Care Law Section Council, and served as an associate editor of the section’s newsletter, and is a member of the ISBA Standing Committee on Legislation. He is a member of the American Bar Association, American Society of Medical Association Counsel, the American Health Lawyers Association, and the Illinois Senate Task Force on Comfort Care for the Terminally Ill. A past president and member of the board of directors of the Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys, he has authored numerous articles and is a frequent speaker on health care related legal issues.Emmons received his J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 1974.The mission of the Illinois Bar Foundationis 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.
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December 17, 2013 |
ISBA News | People
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The Illinois Bar Foundation hosted its Annual Fellows Breakfast on Dec. 13 at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers in Chicago. The Fellows honored Chief Judge Ruben Castillo with the Honorary Fellows Award and Judge Roger Fein with the Distinguished Service to Law and Society Award.
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The Illinois Judges Association held its Annual Luncheon at the ISBA/IJA Joint Midyear Meeting on Dec. 13 at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel served as the keynote speaker.
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December 12, 2013 |
Practice News
Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Rita B. Garman outlined several priorities for her three-year term, and urged the organized bar to become more involved in educating the public about legal principles and procedures.She also called on Illinois lawyers, through their bar associations, to participate more in the administrative rule-making and other activities of the Supreme Court and its committees.Chief Justice Garman became the second woman to head Illinois' third branch of government when she was installed as Chief on October 28. She said that during her tenure as Chief Justice she will continue the Supreme Court's emphasis on civility and professionalism in the legal profession; will work to ensure "prompt judicial decision-making" at all levels of the court system; tailor judicial education programs to include the complexities of today's litigation; and support increased use of technology in courthouses and courtrooms to make the system more efficient and more transparent.
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December 12, 2013 |
Practice News
Asked and AnsweredBy John W. Olmstead, MBA, Ph.D, CMCQ. We are a 16-attorney insurance defense firm in Nashville, Tenn. We have 3 equity partners, 4 non-equity partners and nine associates. The three equity partners (who bring in all the business) are nearing retirement and the remainder of the attorneys have completely failed to develop rainmaking skills and develop business. We hired lawyers to "bill hours" and failed to consider the long-range implications of hiring lawyers without business-getting skills. Do you have any suggestions?1 comment (Most recent December 12, 2013)
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December 11, 2013
Some weeks back, Patricia L. Dennis of Edwardsville posed the following questions to several ISBA discussion groups: "For those of you who do POAs for healthcare and financial, do you usually put in a springing clause? If so, what is usually the [triggering] event?"That inspired a long thread of replies that revealed varying approaches, though most choose not to add springing clauses to POAs for health care. Check out the December IBJ for some representative responses.
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December 10, 2013 |
ISBA News
The Assembly meeting agenda has been posted at www.isba.org/leadership/assembly/minutes. This page is password protected and available only to ISBA members. The Assembly will next meet at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14 during the Midyear Meeting at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers.