The Illinois Supreme Court announced today amendments to Supreme Court Rule 299 regarding compensation for attorneys appointed to represent indigent parties. Amended Rule 299 doubles compensation for an attorney appointed by a court in this state to represent an indigent party to $150 per hour (from its previous minimum of $75 per hour) and $150 per hour for time reasonably expended out of court (from its previous minimum of $50 per hour).
Practice News
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It’s Halloween season, so what better time than to reflect on the role of “Devil’s advocate,” suggests ISBA General Counsel Charles J. Northrup in his October Illinois Bar Journal ethics column, “Giving the Devil His Due.” The essential characteristic of the Devil’s advocate is good communication, Northrup continues. “And as a fundamental part of good communication, it should come as no surprise that the idea of being a good Devil’s advocate is fully embraced by the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct.”
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A leading appellate attorney reviews the Illinois Supreme Court opinion handed down Thursday, October 26.
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As federal and Illinois state courts seem to disagree as to whether in personam deficiency judgments are mandatory or discretionary under the Illinois Mortgage Foreclosure Law (IMFL), what’s a client to do? In his October Illinois Bar Journal article, “The Illinois-Federal Foreclosure Split,” Morgan I. Marcus writes that there are practical considerations for creditors and borrowers to keep in mind.
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Our panel of leading appellate attorneys reviews the one civil and three criminal opinions handed down Thursday, October 19, 2023, by the Illinois Supreme Court.
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Most attorneys are aware that a revival is not a new action; it is a continuation of the existing action where a final judgment is already entered. The Revival Act only establishes how and when the vested right may be enforced through legal actions filed in the court. But, as Mike Starzec notes in his October Illinois Bar Journal article, “Judgment Revivals: The Seven-Year Itch,” recent amendments to the Revival Act create two classes of judgments with different effective dates requiring revivals at radically different times.
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By Michael G. Bergmann, Executive Director of the Public Interest Law Initiative
Save the date for another Pro Bono Week celebration! Coordinated by the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service, Pro Bono Week is intended to inspire even greater pro bono participation by lawyers throughout the nation. This initiative provides an opportunity for legal organizations across the country to collaboratively commemorate the vitally important contributions of America’s lawyers and to recruit and train the many additional volunteers required to meet the growing demand.
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The Illinois Bar Journal’s October issue debuts a five-part series on trial advocacy by retired Justice Gino DiVito, who cofounded and is a partner of the Chicago law firm of Tabet DiVito & Rothstein LLC. He has served as a trial judge and as a justice of the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court. He is the author of the ISBA publication, “The Illinois Rules of Evidence: A Color-Coded Guide,” which is updated annually. In his series, “What I Learned From Teaching Trial Advocacy,” Justice DiVito shares his personal experiences based primarily on trying cases and teaching the four stages of trial advocacy.
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A leading appellate attorney reviews the Illinois Supreme Court opinion handed down Thursday, October 5.
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In July 2021, the ISBA launched an ISBA-sponsored radio program on 720 AM WGN Radio in Chicago. The show, Let’s Get Legal, allows ISBA members to book themselves on a friendly call-in show hosted by WGN’s Jon Hansen. The station’s 50,000-watt signal and streaming service reach more than 600,000 adults in the Chicagoland area and throughout the state, and attorneys who appear can gain credibility and name recognition with WGN’s loyal listeners.