Don’t miss this annual discussion that explores the increasingly complex issues occurring in DUI court, and the new caselaw and legislation mandated by the Illinois General Assembly.

Our panel of leading appellate attorneys reviews the two civil and three criminal opinions handed down Thursday, March 23, by the Illinois Supreme Court. 

On October 21, 2021, Alec Baldwin shot and killed cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, while rehearsing a scene for the movie Rust. On January 21, 2023, the State charged Alec Baldwin with Involuntary Manslaughter. Critics have indicated that charges should not be filed since he reasonably believed the gun did not contain live ammunition.

The Illinois Supreme Court announced the filing of lawyer disciplinary orders on March 21, 2023. Sanctions were imposed because the lawyers engaged in professional misconduct by violating state ethics law.

The aging of the baby boom generation has made Elder Law one of the fastest growing areas for state courts. As a result, in April of 2022 the Supreme Court announced its establishment of a multidisciplinary Elder Law Commission to study ways in which state courts can better serve the needs of those in advancing years.  

The names of 22 new associate judges, selected in a vote of Cook County Circuit Court judges, were announced on March 20, 2023, by Marcia M. Meis, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts.  

Join us for a comprehensive overview of the Illinois Practitioner Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST), as well as a look at how to approach this topic with clients when talking about health care advanced directives.

WHO: Illinois Supreme Court Justices and other members of the Illinois Judicial Branch will speak to the leadership and new members of the Illinois House of Representatives and Senate.