2017 Articles

Ready to Lead? Nominate Yourself for an ISBA Committee or Section Council

By James F. McCluskey
December
2017
Column
, Page 9
Looking for a chance to lead? Consider nominating yourself for one of our many section councils and committees for 2018-19.

Ready to Lead? Nominate Yourself for an ISBA Committee or Section Council

By James F. McCluskey
November
2017
Column
, Page 12
Looking for a chance to lead? Consider nominating yourself for one of our many section councils and committees for 2018-19.

Ready to Lead? Nominate Yourself for an ISBA Committee or Section Council

By James F. McCluskey
October
2017
Column
, Page 10
Looking for a chance to lead? Consider nominating yourself for one of our many section councils and committees for 2018-19.

Ready to Lead? Nominate Yourself for an ISBA Committee or Section Council

By Hon Russell W. Hartigan
January
2017
Column
, Page 10
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Recovery of attorney’s fees for obtaining recovery against third party in workers’ compensation action includes valuation of future medical payments

February
2017
Illinois Law Update
, Page 20
Plaintiff was seriously injured while working on a construction project for the defendant, Panduit Corporation.

Reducing Nutrient Pollution: The Changing Legal Landscape

By Antonette R. Palumbo
October
2017
Article
, Page 46
Non-profit organizations are turning to litigation against industrial point sources to reduce the amount of nitrate and phosphorus pollution in the state's waterways.

Reforming the ‘fundamentally unfair’ cash bail system

By Matthew Hector
January
2017
LawPulse
, Page 14
Some want to eliminate the requirement for cash bail, while others think less sweeping changes will keep poor defendants from being unfairly put behind bars.

Reining in Implicit Bias

By Justice Michael B. Hyman
July
2017
Article
, Page 26
Implicit bias poses a constant challenge to lawyers and judges. Nothing will eliminate it, but we can reduce its influence.
1 comment (Most recent July 9, 2017)

Residential Mortgage License Act of 1987 restructured

December
2017
Illinois Law Update
, Page 16
Multiple sections of the Residential Mortgage License Act of 1987 were amended and repealed.

Residential property owners can be liable for injuries sustained on icy sidewalks if ice resulted from negligent maintenance

February
2017
Illinois Law Update
, Page 20
The Snow and Ice Removal Act (745 ILCS 75/0.01 et seq.) does not immunize property owners from claims of liability for injuries allegedly caused by icy sidewalks due to an otherwise negligent failure to maintain the premises or premise defects.

Restraint and the Art of Leadership

By Vincent F. Cornelius
February
2017
Column
, Page 10
Sometimes the truest test of leadership is knowing when to keep silent.
1 comment (Most recent February 3, 2017)

Robots invade Seyfarth

By Matthew Hector
April
2017
LawPulse
, Page 22
Seyfarth Shaw is using software robots to do some tasks in one tenth the time it takes a human.

Rule of Law’s Importance on Display Worldwide

By Hon. Russell W. Hartigan
October
2017
Column
, Page 8
Recent events from Poland to Turkey to Charlottesville underscore the urgent need to stand up for the rule of law around the world.

A Running Start

By Hon. Russell W. Hartigan
July
2017
Column
, Page 10
A bar president's work begins months before the installation ceremony.
1 comment (Most recent June 28, 2017)

‘S’ is for ‘Summer Students,’ Who Require ‘Supervision’

By Bailey E. Felts
July
2017
Column
, Page 52
Clerkships can be great for students and law offices, but supervising lawyers need to play an active role.

Saving the Family Home: Loan Modifications and the Heirs of Deceased Mortgagors

By Matthew Hulstein
July
2017
Article
, Page 36
Heirs of deceased mortgagors who were in default when they died face unique challenges in keeping the family home from being lost to foreclosure. Here's a look at the problem and how to address it.

Secretary to require more from providers who seek payment from Indigent BAIID Fund

April
2017
Illinois Law Update
, Page 22
The Secretary of State adopted amendments to the procedures and standards providers of Breath Alcohol Ignition Interlock Devices ("BAIID") must follow to receive state funding for their services.

Seeing - and Shaping - the Future

By Ed Finkel
January
2017
Cover Story
, Page 24
Sweeping change, much of it technology-driven, is posing new challenges to the legal profession that require new thinking. An ISBA task force is pointing a way forward for Illinois lawyers.

Sentencing review process proposed for youthful offenders

February
2017
Illinois Law Update
, Page 20
A proposed amendment to the Uniform Code of Corrections would allow certain youth offenders to petition for sentencing review.

Seven E-Filing Risks to Start Addressing Now

By Jeff Strand
December
2017
Column
, Page 42
There's a lot to like about Illinois' move to mandatory e-filing on January 1. But some new risks come with it. Don't wait till the last minute to prepare for them.

Sex offender evaluation and treatment procedures updated to national standards

March
2017
Illinois Law Update
, Page 28
The Sex Offender Management Board adopted new regulations covering the evaluation and treatment of adult sex offenders.

Showing that a foreign corporation is registered to do business in Illinois is insufficient grounds for general jurisdiction

December
2017
Illinois Law Update
, Page 16
A foreign corporation does not subject itself to Illinois general jurisdiction by registering to do business in Illinois under the Business Corporation Act of 1983, 805 ILCS 5/1.01 et seq. (2012).

So Your Client Wants to Open an Illinois Cannabis Dispensary?

By Dunstan H. Barnes
October
2017
Article
, Page 26
A review of key issues that arise when clients seek to open an Illinois cannabis dispensary, including regulatory requirements, intellectual property protection (patents, trade secrets, and trademarks), and – importantly – attorneys' ethical concerns.

Solving the legal profession’s diversity problem

By Matthew Hector
July
2017
LawPulse
, Page 12
Law firm diversity efforts lag behind the corporate world. That's partly because too many firms hire based on law school pedigree and too few invest enough in training, a leading scholar says.
1 comment (Most recent July 22, 2017)

Special service area commissions created for municipalities, counties

June
2017
Illinois Law Update
, Page 18
The Property Tax Code was amended to create "special service area commissions" that may be established by the corporate authorities of a municipality or county for the purpose of managing a particular service area.

St. Clair County State’s Attorney brings opioid suit against drug companies

By Matthew Hector
June
2017
LawPulse
, Page 12
St. Clair County State's Attorney Brendan Kelly is the latest public official to sue drug companies alleging that they misrepresented the risk posed by prescription opioids.

Standardizing monetary child support obligations

November
2017
Illinois Law Update
, Page 20
Section 505 of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act has been amended to create a standardized method to calculate monetary child support obligations (750 ILCS 5/505).

State continues efforts to modernize electric grid and integrate renewable resources with zero emission standard and solar program

March
2017
Illinois Law Update
, Page 28
This Act makes extensive changes designed to modernize the State's electric grid and increase the use of renewable resources.

State transfers maternal and child health programs from the Department of Human Services to the Department of Public Health

March
2017
Illinois Law Update
, Page 28
Public Act 99-0901 created a new section in the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Laws, 20 ILCS 2310/2310-450.

Staying safe out there

By Matthew Hector
August
2017
LawPulse
, Page 12
Before there was cybersecurity there was…security. Are you as safe in your office - and your home - as you should be?