A landmark new study indicates bullying could be contributing to Illinois’ attorney shortage. Of the 6,000 lawyers surveyed statewide, nearly 20% said they'd been bullied to the point of leaving the profession.
The attorneys for a former Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy charged in the July 6 fatal shooting of Sonya Massey don't believe the defendant can get a fair trial in Sangamon County, so they are asking the court for a change of place of venue.
A former partner in the Chicago offices of two large international law firms is facing an ethics complaint alleging that he falsified billing records and caused clients to be overbilled by more than $3.5 million over a period of 20 years.
In 2021, LKQ Corporation (LKQ) filed suit against Robert Rutledge, its former plant manager, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. LKQ alleged that Rutledge’s working for a competitor within nine months of his leaving LKQ breached his restricted stock unit (RSU) agreements and his separate restrictive covenant agreements. LKQ also alleged that Rutledge was unjustly enriched under the RSU agreements.
Ashley Peden wants Illinois law changed to protect students because she says her daughter was sexually assaulted by someone attending the same school and she shouldn't have to continue to see her assailant.
Illinois lawmakers are considering legislation supporters say aims at enhancing protections for freedom of speech and freedom of the press, but some legislators have expressed concern that the current proposal goes too far.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Simmons Law School will host the Illinois Supreme Court as justices hear oral arguments in two cases on March 18 in the Student Center.
Nearly two years after ex-U.S. Attorney John Lausch left office, U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood formally opened the search for Chicago’s next top federal prosecutor, insisting that person’s priority must be to ensure “the policies and priorities of the Trump Administration” are implemented here.
