Retired circuit judge, mediator/arbitrator, veteran trial lawyer, football referee, and longtime ISBA champion Russell Hartigan begins his term as ISBA president.

Find a qualified ISBA member when a case falls outside of your area of practice.

Find a qualified ISBA member when a case falls outside of your area of practice.

Learn about 2017 candidates for ISBA third vice-president, board of governors, and assembly.

Judge Debra Walker, former president of the Illinois Bar Foundation, is the recipient of the 2017 National Conference of Bar Foundations Excellence Award. Nominations are being accepted for the 2017 class of Laureates of the ISBA Academy of Illinois Lawyers.

At its December 10 meeting, the ISBA Assembly approved the recommendations of the ISBA Task Force on the Future of Legal Services, voted to support adoption of the Uniform Bar Exam in Illinois, and endorsed legislation and an ethics rule change to expressly authorize collaborative law.

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1,374 new attorneys admitted to practice in Illinois; ISBA futures report recommends consumer directory, tech training; proposal to support Uniform Bar Exam goes to ISBA Assembly.

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Introducing the ISBA's website for new lawyers; December 16 deadline for mentoring enrollment; ISBA election season underway.

IBF helps fund new 'Legal Answers' service for low-income Illinoisans; new Fastcase kiosk available at ISBA Chicago office.

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ISBA to honor Class of 1966 Distinguished Counsellors on Oct. 13

The Illinois Bar Foundation, the charitable arm of the ISBA, has elected its officers for the 2016-17 fiscal year. ISBA President Vincent F. Cornelius testified before the Illinois Supreme Court Rules Committee last month in support of Proposal 15-05

ISBA lawyer-poets display their talent.

Joliet and Wheaton trial lawyer Vincent F. Cornelius, the first African American to lead the ISBA, will focus his year on new lawyers, diversity and inclusion, and high-quality CLE for small-firm lawyers.

David Sosin of Orland Park won the 2016 race for ISBA third vice-president.

The ISBA was a co-sponsor of The Future is Now: Legal Services 2016, a conference convened by the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism.

Learn about 2016 candidates for ISBA third vice-president, board of governors, and assembly.

Former ISBA Executive Director John H. Dickason, 84, of Coral Gables, FL, died February 2, 2016.

IllinoisBarDocs, the ISBA's new suite of automated legal forms, is now available at an introductory price of $150 per year for a one year subscription.

For mentees, the benefits of mentoring are obvious. But two recent ISBA mentors say mentoring is definitely a two-way street.

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Executive director Bob Craghead reflects on his 40-year career with the ISBA.

More than 1,600 new attorneys in November class of admittees

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The Illinois State Bar Association will hold its annual election in March 2016, and campaign packets are now available at www.isba.org/elections.

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