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 April, 2022, ISBA helped 967 people in need of legal services find lawyers.
Enter the ISBA Caption Contest for a chance to be published in the Illinois Bar Journal and win a $100 Visa gift card.
To enter, just write a clever caption for the image above and fill out our short online entry form. The winning entry will appear in the Illinois Bar Journal, and the winning author will receive a $100 Visa gift card.
Best of luck to all ISBA Caption Contest entrants!
The First District Appellate Court has adopted amended rules of procedure which will become effective today.
This May, we're celebrating you during Member Appreciation Month. We have a full calendar of prizes, discounts and giveaways, so stay tuned to ISBA communications for detailed announcements with instructions for how you can get in on the fun. You can look forward to a bookstore sale, free live CLE webcasts, member renewal incentives, social media contests, and more. View our Member Appreciation Month page for additional details.
Among the 44 sections ISBA members can join for networking, continuing legal education, advocating for or against legislation, and keeping up with the latest developments in their practice areas, it can still happen: A few members don’t quite feel at home in any of them. That’s why new ISBA sections emerge from time to time. In the past few years, ISBA members have launched the Food Law Section and the Privacy and Information Security Law Section, each of which gives the ISBA a gathering place for those immersed in these up-and-coming sectors.
Get the updates you need regarding the changes to insurance law for trade subcontractors with this informative program.
The Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC), the administrative agency that regulates licensed Illinois lawyers, has filed its year 2021 Annual Report with the Supreme Court of Illinois. The report will be released to the public on April 29 when a copy is posted on the ARDC website. The ARDC was created in 1973 and in 2022 is beginning its 50th year of assisting the Supreme Court in promoting and protecting the integrity of the legal profession in Illinois.
A summary of the Annual Report entitled Highlights of the 2021 Annual Reportis also available.
Join us for 20th Annual Environmental Law Conference (Parts 1 & 2).
Understanding the concept of “coercive control” is essential when dealing with abuse survivors. Yet, Illinois currently is not among states that have incorporated “coercive control” into their domestic violence statutes. But that doesn’t mean the concept is invisible within Illinois’ legal framework.