Congratulations to the Winner of the ISBA’s 2023 Facebook Contest

Posted on June 6, 2023 by Celeste Antoinette Niemann

Congratulations to Bob Horwitz for winning a $100 Visa gift card in the ISBA's 2023 Member Appreciation Month Facebook Contest! 

As part of Member Appreciation Month, we asked members to like and comment on our Facebook Contest post, telling us why they value their ISBA membership. We then selected a winner at random.

A Tender You Can’t Refuse

Posted on June 5, 2023 by Celeste Antoinette Niemann

As Bryan Lesser notes in his June Illinois Bar Journal article, “A Tender You Can’t Refuse,” federal courts in the U.S. Seventh Circuit have raised the bar on standing requirements and will continue to bring more consumer class actions to Illinois state courts. All the more reason, Lesser suggests, to be aware of some procedural quirks when bringing class actions in Illinois state court.

Shawn Kasserman Installed as 147th President of the Illinois State Bar Association

Posted on June 1, 2023 by Celeste Antoinette Niemann

Shawn S. Kasserman, a founding member of Tomasik Kotin Kasserman, LLC, in Chicago, was installed as president of the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) today at the Illinois Supreme Court building in Chicago. Kasserman is the 147th president of the Association.