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.
Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced the appointment of Debjani D. Desai as an At-Large Cook County Circuit Judge.
Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced the appointment of Corinne Cantwell Heggie as an At-Large Cook County Circuit Judge.
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.
Dawn Kasserman cordially invites you to join her for lunch and a Chicago River Architectural Boat Excursion on Friday, June 9, at 12:30 p.m.
You are invited to join your YLD friends and colleagues on Saturday, June 10, for an afternoon of food, drinks, fun, and baseball as the Chicago White Sox take on the Miami Marlins.
Don’t miss this in-depth discussion regarding the latest legislation and Illinois law concerning disability rights, as well as the recent changes to Social Security disability law.
In its June issue, the Illinois Bar Journal documents the evolution of the Illinois State Bar Association’s continuing legal education programming.
The Illinois State Bar Association’s Lawyer Finder Service provides referrals to local lawyers Mondays through Fridays. The Service makes referrals in a number of areas of law. For the month of May, 2023, ISBA helped 1,040 people in need of legal services find lawyers.
The Illinois Supreme Court announced today amendments to Supreme Court Rules 298 and 404 regarding the application and filing process of waivers of court fees and assessments. These and earlier amendments to Supreme Court Rules make permanent certain temporary measures which were adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic.