The Illinois Supreme Court announced the filing of lawyer disciplinary orders on Sept. 16, 2019. Sanctions were imposed because the lawyers engaged in professional misconduct by violating state ethics law.
The 2019 Joint Midyear Meeting will be held Dec. 5–7 at the Westin O'Hare in Rosemont and conclude with a meeting of the ISBA Assembly on Saturday, Dec. 7.
Conveniently located near the airport and city, Rosemont features a wide variety of entertainment and dining options, as well as a number of places to complete your holiday shopping.
Join us from 1 until 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10 in Chicago or via live webcast to learn about exempt securities offerings. Many day-to-day business transactions have securities implications that some practitioners may not be aware of, including raising money for a business, starting a business, transferring shares to a family member as part of an estate plan, and other common business transactions.
Attorneys practicing in transactional business law with intermediate practice experience who attend this seminar will better understand: statutory exemptions; commonly used Securities and Exchange Commission Rules; restrictions placed on securities that have been offered and sold using Regulation D; common pitfalls encountered during Regulation D and Regulation A offerings; how Regulation A tier 1 offerings differ from Regulation A tier 2 offerings; the Illinois law considerations that should be taken into account during Regulation A offerings; and new developments in gatekeeper liability.
There are many reasons why firms close, some planned and some unplanned.
Regardless of the reason, the ethical duties of the attorneys in these situations are similar—to protect the clients’ interests. While there are no specific rules covering what lawyers need to do when closing a practice, there are basic ethical obligations.
The Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission’s “Basic Steps to Ethically Closing a Law Practice,” which can be found on Practice HQ, provides forms and suggested procedures to assist attorneys in closing a firm while meeting their ethical obligations.
While it has long been recognized that there is a separation of powers under the Illinois Condominium Property Act between condominium boards and unit owners, condominium boards have possessed almost all of the decision-making authority under the Act, including deciding rule violations. But, according to Ellis Levin in his September 2019 Illinois Bar Journal article, “Power to the Condo Unit Owner,” that power has shifted in Boucher v. 111 East Chestnut Condominium Association. In Boucher (Justice Neville’s final appellate opinion before joining the Illinois Supreme Court), the balance of power has shifted from condominium officers and boards to unit owners when unit owners protest rule violations and request meeting records.
The ISBA is excited to announce the launch of our redesigned website.
The redesigned website was built to improve the user experience by featuring a more streamlined homepage and a simplified navigation structure.
To make the website more user-friendly, the navigation bar at the top of the homepage was redesigned to be more intuitive. Each of the main menu items will take the user to a landing page, and each menu item also has headings to better organize the sub-menu items within it. These groupings were designed to help members more easily access the ISBA’s suite of resources.
Attorney Howard Ankin discusses section 8(d)(1) claims, which involve people who cannot go back to work for a former employer and have questions about potential earnings.
The Illinois Supreme Court has announced that retired Circuit Judge Milton S. Wharton has been assigned as an appellate court justice in the Fifth District.
Judge Wharton was assigned to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Fifth District Appellate Court Justice Melissa Chapman, who will retire effective Oct. 2. Judge Wharton’s assignment will take effect on Nov. 1 and conclude Dec. 7, 2020, following the November 2020 general election. Judge Wharton will not be a candidate in the race to fill the vacancy permanently.
Justice Anne M. Burke has been elected as the next Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court.
She was sworn-in on Sept. 10, with an effective date of Oct. 26, 2019 through Oct. 25, 2022. Justice Burke is the state’s 121st Chief Justice and will be the third woman to serve as chief following the late Justice Mary Ann McMorrow and Justice Rita B. Garman.
The ISBA website (including On-Demand CLE) will be offline on Saturday, Sept. 14, starting at 9 a.m. until about noon to launch a redesign of our website.
During this time, you will also not be able to login to Fastcase and ISBA Central from our site. Here is what you need to know and steps you can take to ensure continued service.