The Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC), the administrative agency that regulates licensed Illinois lawyers, has filed its year 2019 Annual Report with the Supreme Court of Illinois. The report was released to the public this morning when a copy was posted on the ARDC website.

A summary of the Annual Report entitled Highlights of the 2019 Annual Report is also available. 

The 2019 Annual Report is dedicated to Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd E. Karmeier, who for 15 years has served as the Court’s liaison officer to the ARDC and who has had an outstanding, extensive, and positive impact upon the organization. The report includes a retrospective of Justice Karmeier’s distinguished career.   

The Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI) is among several organizations that received an American Bar Endowment grant this year.

In this Quick Takes for Your Practice video, attorney Carol Casey discusses best practices for using Zoom in court proceedings during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In this Quick Takes for Your Practice video, attorney Glenn Gaffney discusses employment law questions that may arise during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In this Quick Takes for Your Practice video, attorney Heather McPherson discusses estate planning during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In this Quick Takes for Your Practice video, attorney Erica Minchella discusses negotiating lease issues during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In this Quick Takes for Your Practice video, attorney Alen Takhsh discusses the importance of being healthy while serving clients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Illinois Supreme Court announced today that the Illinois bar exam, originally scheduled for July 28-29, 2020, has been rescheduled to September 9-10, 2020, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The Illinois Supreme Court also entered an order to relax rules for administering the bar exam to allow the Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar the flexibility to prepare for and administer a bar examination in a manner that maintains the health and well-being of all applicants and others involved with the administration of the bar examination.

For Member Appreciation Month, we're giving three lucky members $500 VISA gift cards. All you need to do to enter is renew your ISBA membership by May 31, 2020.

You can renew online or by phone at (800) 252-8908. All major credit cards accepted. 

This May, we're celebrating you during Member Appreciation Month. To help you meet your MCLE requirements, we're offering a free live CLE webinar for the first 600 member registrants on May 7 from 1 until 2 p.m.