Illinois Bar Journal | July 2026 | Illinois State Bar Association

July 2026 • Volume 114 • Number 7

July 2026 Illinois Bar Journal Issue Cover

Practice News

LawPulse | By Amelia Buragas & Pete Sherman

Illinois Law Update

Pretrial detention inappropriate for parole violation for nondetainable charge; domestic battery vacated because aggravated battery and arson convictions upheld due to one-act, one-crime rule; new evidence undermines murder verdict; a student’s fall from inflatable slide may qualify for negligence claim; new law dictates how to drive past emergency scenes; quantum computing campuses; and more.

See cases, legislation, and administrative agencies.

Articles

Illinois State Bar Association | By Ed Finkel

Getting the Job Done

With the ISBA’s 150th anniversary serving as a backdrop to Perry Browder’s presidential year, he says the time is right to build on the past and charge into the future.

Trial Practice & Procedure | By Hon. Patrick J. Sherlock (ret.)

Making Time Standards Work for You

How to comply with Time Standards during litigation, discover where you can save time, and learn when mediation might be an option.

Trusts & Estates | By Hon. Samantha E. Weissbluth (ret.)

Risk Management for Estate Planners

A message to estate planning lawyers from an estate litigator.

Tort Law | By Hon. Russell W. Hartigan (ret.)

Cloak and Scalpel

Hospitals can be liable in negligence claims even when “their” doctors are actually independent contractors.
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