Trailblazing Justice Rita B. Garman has announced her retirement from the Illinois Supreme Court effective July 7, 2022. Justice Garman, 78, has served on the Supreme Court since 2001 and retires as the longest serving judge in Illinois. She served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from 2013 to 2016. Read Justice Garman’s full statement on her retirement.
Don’t miss this opportunity to gain new insight as our accomplished speakers draw upon their unique experiences to answer important questions that will motivate your career and guide your professional growth. Learn how each of them approached familiar problems, what they learned from their mentors, how they have avoided common mistakes, how the legal practice has changed since they were sworn in, their tips for maintaining civility (even in the face of adversarial counsel), what shaped their success, and much more!
Join us for this half-day seminar that discusses various special circumstances and issues that may arise during a real estate transaction. Listen to a panel discussion highlighting malpractice traps and what to do to avoid them.
All candidates for Illinois judicial office outside of Cook county who are running in the June 28 primary election have been rated by the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) Judicial Evaluations Committee, or in a poll of lawyers conducted by the ISBA. The results were made available May 9 on ISBA's Judicial Elections page.
The bar admission ceremony for the 292 new attorneys who passed the February 2022 Bar Exam will be held online on Thursday, May 12, at 11:00 a.m. Chief Justice Anne M. Burke will preside over the ceremony and administer the oath to the new admittees. Justice P. Scott Neville will make the motion to admit the class and Justice Robert L. Carter will second the motion.
Bridget C. Duignan has been elected Third Vice-President of the Illinois State Bar Association. Michael G. Bergmann, Mark L. Karno, Emily N. Masalski, Mary L. Milano, and Sarah E. Toney won the Cook County seats on the Board of Governors and Mark C. Palmer won the Area 5 seat on the Board of Governors.
The Illinois State Bar Association invites you to subscribe to "Life and Practice" – a brand new ISBA-sponsored podcast hosted by ISBA member Natali Thomas and her cohost Jessica Sisler – premiering this Friday, May 6, 2022.
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!
