Illinois Bar Journal

May 2023 • Volume 111 • Number 5

Practice News

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LawPulse | By Amelia Buragas & Pete Sherman
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Illinois Law Update

BIPA rulings find damages accrue for each biometric scan and that a five-year catchall limitation governs claims; no abuse of discretion in refusing faulty jury instruction; e-filing available for attorneys appealing property taxes; process for appealing revoked FOID card clarified; and more.

See cases, legislation, and administrative agencies.

Articles

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Law Practice & Office Management | By Ed Finkel
Creating and Managing Your Firm’s Budget

Plant your firm’s financial footing in fertile soil.

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Law & Technology | By Christopher DiPlacido
Worthwhile Speedbumps

The road to electronic hearings and remote witnesses—Supreme Court Rules 45, 46, 101, 241, and 455.

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Ethics | By Paige Tungate
Ethical Violations, Here We Come

What Illinois attorneys can learn from Sandy Cohen, a character from the popular 2000s television show, The O.C.

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Constitutional Law | By Christian Ketter
A Will and a Way to Discriminate?

Are courts state actors when enforcing discriminatory trust provisions?

Columns

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President’s Page | By Rory T. Weiler
It’s May

Celebrating trailblazing female attorneys of the past and present.

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Pointers From Practice HQ | By Jeffrey R. Schoenberger
Seven in Seven

Cybersecurity in plain English.

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Finding Illinois Law | By Jesse Bowman
More on ChatGPT

The author finds some helpful but also some inaccurate results from Open AI’s ChatGPT 3.0.

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Judging Your Writing | By Justice Michael B. Hyman
When Not to Bypass Passive Voice

The passive tense is not always an abomination.