Find out what you can and can't say in that all-important last statement to the jury.
December 1998 • Volume 86 • Number 12 • Pages don'tknow
Practice News
Articles
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Under Illinois law, non-settling defendants can be unfairly deprived of their set-offs, this author asserts.
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Here's how to lower the property-tax bill for clients who own contaminated real estate.
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The state can and does bring civil suits on behalf of its citizens. Here's the background on the parens patriae doctrine.
Columns
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TV lawyer dramas aside, closing arguments really are a critical moment in every trial. In this issue, Jeffrey Kroll outlines the dos and don't of closings for Illinois lawyers.
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Defendants can be sentenced more harshly when they refuse to express remorse -- even for crimes they insist they didn't commit.
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Here's an overview of state and federal law governing the admission of evidence of prior misconduct.
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This 12-step plan will help you enter the 21st Century with a fresh approach to your practice and a lower risk of malpractice.
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At least you don't need to build a bomb shelter ... or do you?
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The difference between the right word and the wrong word is the difference between ... regardless and irregardless.