The current term of office of the Honorable Byron G. Cudmore, incumbent United States Magistrate Judge for the Central District of Illinois at Springfield, is due to expire August 31, 2013. The United States District Court is required by law to establish a panel of citizens to consider the reappointment of the magistrate judge to a new eight-year term.
The Agenda for the December 15, 2012 Assembly meeting is available. The Assembly meeting will begin at 9 a.m. at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers, Chicago Ballroom 10.
An undocumented alien can sue his former employer, but his recovery for future earnings is limited to what he could make outside of the U.S., an Illinois-based federal court ruled recently. Find out more in the December Illinois Bar Journal.
ISBA President John E. Thies and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan highlight the upcoming Lawyers Feeding Illinois campaign that aims to collect a million meals for needy Illinois families.
The following members’ tweets (see below) were randomly chosen as the winners of our ISBA Membership is Tweet contest.
Ellen Beth Gill (@EllenBethGill) of Northbrook, Matthew M. Rossetti (@entreprelawyer) of Chicago and Megan Wood (@MeggyLouWoo) of Normal will each receive an iPad Mini for tweeting about their favorite ISBA membership benefits.
Thanks to everyone who participated - all tweets can be viewed at https://twitter.com/ISBAmembership
My favorite ISBA member benefits are Fast Case online legal research and ISBA Mutual. #isbabenefits
— EllenBethGill (@EllenBethGill) November 26, 2012
The discount on malpractice insurance for new lawyers is amazing! #isbabenefits
Asked and Answered
By John W. Olmstead, MBA, Ph.D, CMC
Q. Our firm is an 18 lawyer general practice firm in the western Chicago suburbs. Recently, we are beginning to take on more personal injury cases on a contingency fee work which is creating some cash flow strain. Do you have suggestions regarding firms doing contingency fee work?
The Illinois State Bar Association's Young Lawyers Division is hosting a four-part series of Professional Development Lunches (PDLs) aimed at teaching law students and young attorneys practical steps in advancing their career. The next installment will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 15 at noon at the Chicago Regional Office, 20 S. Clark Ste. 900.
Register at www.isba.org/sections/yld/pdl/01-15-2013
Effective January 8, 2013, and until further order of the Court, the Hon. Michael B. Hyman, Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, is assigned to duty in the Appellate Court, First District, to the position formerly held by the Hon. Nathaniel J. Howse, Jr., who was elected to the Appellate Court. Judge Hyman shall occupy the rotation position in the Third Division formerly held by the Hon. Marcus R. Salone.
Nominations are being accepted for ISBA awards that will be presented on June 21, 2013, at the Annual Awards Luncheon. Additional information is available at www.isba.org/awards
The Illinois State Bar Association's Special Committee on Law School Debt, formed by President John E. Thies, will hold the final of five open hearings on Wednesday, Dec. 12 at the Chicago Regional Office, 20 S. Clark. ISBA members are encouraged to attend this meeting to discuss how increasing law school debt is impacting the delivery of legal services.