2000 Articles

It’s A Wonderful Life

By Cheryl Niro
June
2000
Column
, Page 304
Every Christmas Eve I watch Frank Capra's It's A Wonderful Life while I finish wrapping gifts and preparing for the next day.

Jump-Start Your Cash Flow

By Paul Sullivan
September
2000
Column
, Page 539
Do you know where your money goes, and where and when it comes in? Here are tips to help you get control of your receipts and expenses.

Juvenile offender information now available to victims in some circumstances; P.A. 91-479

April
2000
Illinois Law Update
, Page 196
Under 705 ILCS 405/5-905, law enforcement officials ordinarily may not disclose the identity of any juvenile when releasing information to the public about arrests or investigations involving minors.

Kolstad v American Dental Association: Punitive Damages Under Title VII

By David B. Ritter
January
2000
Article
, Page 36
After Kolstad, employee-plaintiffs seeking punitive damages need only prove that the employer intentionally discriminated, not that the conduct was egregious.

Laureate of the Month

November
2000
Column
, Page 618
This month's featured honoree: Esther Rothstein.

Laureate of the Month

October
2000
Column
, Page 558
This month's featured honoree: Chicago litigator James Montgomery.

Laureate of the Month

September
2000
Column
, Page 494
This month's featured honoree: Chicago civil rights attorney Martha A. Mills.

Laureate of the Month

August
2000
Column
, Page 432
This month's featured honoree: Chicago lawyer Warren Lupel.

Laureate of the Month

July
2000
Column
, Page 376
This month's featured honoree: Rockford lawyer John T. Holmstrom, Jr.

Laureate of the Month

June
2000
Column
, Page 306
This month's featured honoree: Benton lawyer Richard O. Hart.

Laureate of the Month

May
2000
Column
, Page 250
This month's featured honoree: Northwestern University law professor Thomas F. Geraghty.

Laureate of the Month

April
2000
Column
, Page 188
This month's featured honoree: southern Illinois general practitioner Ivan A. Elliott, Jr.

Laureate of the Month

March
2000
Column
, Page 120
This month's featured honoree: legendary Chicago trial lawyer Philip H. Corboy.

Laureates of the Academy of Illinois Lawyers

February
2000
Column
, Page 60
Kennard J. Besse, Sterling; Robert E. Bradney, Jacksonville

Law permits seizure and disposition of gang property - P.A. 91-876

December
2000
Illinois Law Update
, Page 690
Beginning next year, Illinois law enforcement officials will have an additional incentive to identify members of streetgangs.

Lawmakers wrap up busy year on child support; “band-aid” bill sent to the governor

February
2000
Illinois Law Update
, Page 68
Child support has been one of the 91st General Assembly’s hottest issues. In fact, new laws from the regular session are already on the books.

Lawyer as Storyteller

By Maureen B. Collins
May
2000
Column
, Page 289
To be truly persuasive, don't just write a brief; tell a story.

The Lawyer’s Journal

By Bonnie C. McGrath
December
2000
Column
, Page 686
Extra protection against self-incrimination; grandparents get their (bad) day in court; and more.

The Lawyer’s Journal

By Bonnie C. McGrath
November
2000
Column
, Page 620
A lower burden of proof for consumer fraud? Arbitration-award rejection—can secretaries sign after all? and more.

The Lawyer’s Journal

By Bonnie C. McGrath
October
2000
Column
, Page 560
The illusion of insurance exclusion; lease lacking, landlord loses; OSHA makes house calls; and more.

The Lawyer’s Journal

By Bonnie C. McGrath
September
2000
Column
, Page 496
Employment-discrimination "testers" pass muster; those dastardly dresser-drawer deeds; and more.

The Lawyer’s Journal

By Bonnie C. McGrath
August
2000
Column
, Page 434
You still have the right to remain silent; UPL and in-house counsel; and more.

The Lawyer’s Journal

By Bonnie C. McGrath
July
2000
Column
, Page 378
Grandparents lose at High Court—but how much? HMOs lose in one high court, win in another; and more.

The Lawyer’s Journal

By Bonnie C. McGrath
June
2000
Column
, Page 308
Playing the child-support percentages; ADA news and views; please don't squeeze the luggage; and more.

The Lawyer’s Journal

By Mark S. Mathewson
May
2000
Column
, Page 251
You've got mail ... from a client ... and it's OK; fraudulent transfers and tenancy by the entirety; and more.

The Lawyer’s Journal

By Mark S. Mathewson
April
2000
Column
, Page 192
What hath Tosado wrought? What do jurors think? Granny gives a gift; and more.

The Lawyer’s Journal

By Bonnie C. McGrath
March
2000
Column
, Page 124
Public defenders and legal malpractice; lawyers can commit UPL; and more.

The Lawyer’s Journal

By Bonnie McGrath
February
2000
Column
, Page 62
Banks and title insurance; fees for foiled FOIA requests; crafting affirmative action plans; and more.

The Lawyer’s Journal

By Bonnie McGrath
January
2000
Column
, Page 10
Losing the right to a jury trial — is it malpractice?

The Lawyer’s Role in Lawyer/Staff Relations

By Paul Sullivan & Kettie A. Sprenger
May
2000
Column
, Page 287
Are you keeping up your side of the employer/employee relationship?