The Second District of the Illinois Appellate Court’s 2021 ruling in Bank of NY Mellon v. Dubrovay represents a departure from First District and Illinois Supreme Court precedent by enabling mortgage lenders to accelerate and decelerate a homeowner’s mortgage obligation at will by taking an endless number of voluntary dismissals, coming back orders of magnitude stronger, and refiling an endless number of lawsuits.
It is imperative that mediators working in family law are able to determine if both parties are able to speak up for themselves without fear or intimidation, are able to negotiate in their own best interest (and the interest of their children) and can carry out and understand the consequences of any agreements they reach. Learn how to spot issues of concern in your next family law case with this informative online seminar.
What: The swearing-in of Justice Mary Jane Theis as the new Illinois Supreme Chief Justice.
When: November 14, 2022, 10:30 a.m.
On the heels of American Bar Association and Illinois State Bar Association efforts to discourage nonlawyer ownership of law firms, Michael L. Shakman and Diane F. Klotnia describe in their November Illinois Bar Journal article, “Not-so-Firm Rules,” the rule changes adopted by other jurisdictions, those recently proposed in Illinois, ethical issues that arise under proposed and adopted new rules, and the multi-jurisdictional conflicts that inconsistent rules can generate.
Improve the culture of your office and satisfy your annually mandated sexual harassment prevention training requirement by attending this program.
At the December 9, 2022, meeting of the ISBA Assembly, four “At-Large” Delegates to the ABA House of Delegates will be elected, two from Cook County and two from the area outside Cook County. The nominees for these positions must be members of the ISBA, in good standing, and from the appropriate area at the time the ABA term commences.
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 October, 2022, ISBA helped 1,514 people in need of legal services find lawyers.
Read the Illinois Bar Journal’s November cover story to learn how the Illinois State Bar Association took a leading role in securing the American Bar Association’s reaffirmation this August that nonlawyer ownership of law firms and fee sharing with nonlawyers are contrary to the core values of the legal profession.
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois is accepting applications for a full-time United States Magistrate Judge position in the Eastern Division, with the Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse at Chicago, IL, as the duty station. The deadline for the submission of completed applications is 5:00 p.m. on November 23, 2022.
