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December 2011 • Volume 99 • Number 12 • Pages 593–644
Practice News
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Articles
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Effective January 1, Illinois law gives your clients a convenient way to transfer residential real estate outside of probate. Here's a review of the new law by one of its drafters.
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Recent Illinois Supreme Court cases make it less likely that criminal defendants' petitions will be quickly dismissed as frivolous under the Illinois Post-Conviction Hearing Act.
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Standard IRAs are exempt in bankruptcy and thus unavailable to creditors. But what if the debtor inherited the IRA account - is it likewise exempt? A look at the evolving case law.
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This year's Allerton Conference focused on electronic evidence, spoliation, and other important topics not squarely addressed by Illinois' recent evidence-rules codification.
Columns
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Our ISBA Family Invites You to Join an ISBA Committee or Section
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Deck your smartphone with some of these lawyer-friendly apps.
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The Illinois Parentage Act should be amended to make it easier for same-sex partners to establish their parenthood.
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Corporations are often treated differently than other businesses for jurisdictional purposes.
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An interview with a lawyer who did just that.