2021 Articles

Toward a More Just Illinois

By Dr. Mary L. Milano & Kenya A. Jenkins-Wright
December
2021
Column
, Page 36
A conversation with ISBA member State Sen. Elgie Sims Jr. (D-Chicago).
1 comment (Most recent December 20, 2021)

Transfers of alcohol between liquor retailers allowed on case-by-case basis

January
2021
Illinois Law Update
, Page 14
The Illinois Liquor Control Commission adopted an amendment to the Part titled The Illinois Liquor Control Commission. This amendment clarifies the process by which the commission may authorize transfers of alcohol between retail licensees.

Traveling the Legal World Online

By Jesse Bowman
March
2021
Column
, Page 46
Free online resources provide lots of information about legal systems throughout the world.

Trial judge improperly relied on his belief that police training gave the ability to identify a face seen from a distance

July
2021
Illinois Law Update
, Page 14
On April 26, 2021, the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court ruled a trial judge improperly relied on his belief of the effects of police training on the ability to identify a face from a distance.

Unemployment claims filed during pandemic presumed attributable to COVID-19 unless otherwise specified

March
2021
Illinois Law Update
, Page 18
The Department of Employment Security adopted a new provision for the Part titled Payment of Unemployment Contributions, Interest and Penalties, simplifying and expediting the processing of unemployment claims.

Unemployment Fraud? Yeah, Us Too.

By Pete Sherman
March
2021
LawPulse
, Page 14
Millions of Americans have been targets of unemployment fraud during the pandemic, including attorneys.

Union lawyers not personally liable for actions taken as union representatives under collective bargaining agreement

February
2021
Illinois Law Update
, Page 14
On Nov. 19, 2020, the Illinois Supreme Court held that union lawyers are immune from personal liability for actions taken as union representatives under a collective bargaining agreement.

Unveiling the ISBA’s recently updated PracticeHQ online platform

July
2021
Column
, Page 46
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Update on the ISBA’s Rural Practice Initiative

By Dennis J. Orsey
May
2021
Column
, Page 10
Demand exceeds expectations in the program’s inaugural year.

Use It or Lose

By Pete Sherman
December
2021
LawPulse
, Page 10
Report on legal trends in 2021 spotlights growing discrepancies between law firms using technology effectively and those that are not.

Useful Sentencing

By Andrea D. Lyon & Hannah J. Brooks
October
2021
Article
, Page 44
What does the Illinois Constitution’s requirement that criminal sentencing include the objective of restoring the offender to useful citizenship mean?

Using Google Scholar in a Pinch

By Jesse Bowman
September
2021
Column
, Page 42
While not perfect, Google Scholar’s free caselaw database is pretty robust.

Victim’s response to 911 operator’s questions is admissible into evidence as excited utterance

May
2021
Illinois Law Update
, Page 16
On Feb. 16, 2021, the Second District of the Illinois Appellate Court held that statements made in response to questions by a 911 operator can still be spontaneous enough to qualify for the excited-utterance exception to the hearsay rule.

Virtual Meeting, Real Decisions

By Rhys Saunders
February
2021
LawPulse
, Page 10
The ISBA Assembly met virtually in December and reemphasized the ISBA’s commitment to the prohibition of fee sharing with nonattorneys.

Warrantless search in defendant’s hospital trauma room ruled unconstitutional

May
2021
Illinois Law Update
, Page 16
On Feb. 22, 2021, the Second District of the Illinois Appellate Court suppressed evidence obtained from a trauma room where the defendant was being treated because the defendant had a reasonable expectation of privacy in that room.

We Need to Talk About Karen *

By Karen Erger
October
2021
Column
, Page 52
In which Karen Erger finally talks about life as a “Karen.”

Weed in the Neighborhood?

August
2021
Column
, Page 8
Cannabis and zoning in Medponics Illinois, LLC v. Department of Agriculture.

Well-Placed Trust

By Rhys Saunders
May
2021
LawPulse
, Page 12
ISBA advisory opinions address attorney conflicts of interest and document access in trusts and estates matters.

What Is So Special About a Bond Review?

By Jarrad Woodson
April
2021
Article
, Page 44
How to effectively argue for fair bond conditions.

The What-Was-Contemplated Virus

April
2021
Article
, Page 18
Examining the legal enforceability of electronic signatures in different areas of law and the importance of implementing this technology for Curbing the abuse of the “substantial change of circumstances” concept.

When a Courtesy-Copy Email Is Not OK

June
2021
Article
, Page 13
Reflections on problematic courtesy-copy emails to judges.

When One Screen Isn’t Enough

By Jeffrey R. Schoenberger
December
2021
Column
, Page 38
Options for expanding your computer screen’s real estate.

When You Need to Know How the Sausage Is Made

By Jesse Bowman
July
2021
Column
, Page 48
Online tools for tracking legislation as it passes through the Illinois General Assembly.

Whistleblower with nonpublic evidence of wrongdoing may bring qui tam action on behalf of the state under the Insurance Claims Fraud Prevention Act

February
2021
Illinois Law Update
, Page 14
On Nov. 19, 2020, the Illinois Supreme Court held that a private person may bring an action on behalf of the state and be entitled to a share of the monetary damages if the private person is an interested person by virtue of her personal knowledge of nonpublic evidence of wrongdoing.

Who Are My Qualified Beneficiaries?

By Susan T. Bart
May
2021
Article
, Page 26
Navigating the differences between qualified, current, and presumptive remainder beneficiaries in the new Illinois Trust Code.
1 comment (Most recent May 4, 2021)

The Wi-Fi Is Coming From Inside the House

By Danielle DavisRoe
March
2021
Column
, Page 42
Is your home network as secure as you think it is? Better think again.

Will Big Reforms Lead to Better Justice?

By Ed Finkel
May
2021
Cover Story
, Page 22
Illinois’ recently signed criminal justice reform legislation promises sweeping law enforcement and court changes. 

With Email, You Snooze, You Win?

By Jeffrey R. Schoenberger
July
2021
Column
, Page 46
Built-in and add-on features that transform your email program into to-do lists and time-management systems.

Women, the Workforce, and COVID-19

By Dr. Diana Uchiyama
September
2021
Column
, Page 46
Women were making strides in the workplace prior to COVID-19. What’s happened since?

Write It Down: Everything Old Is New Again

By Jeffrey R. Schoenberger
February
2021
Column
, Page 38
Paper lives to see another day in the form of bullet journaling.