The Candidate Report for the 2026 ISBA Election is below. All members of the association (except non-lawyer members) with their dues paid by March 2, 2026, are eligible to vote.
(N.B.: Where more candidates filed for a position than vacancies available, ballot positions were determined by lot. Ballot positions are listed next to the candidate’s name.)
The Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) oposes recently introduced S.B. 2964 and H.B. 4931, both of which would allow non-attorneys to do property tax appeals. The enactment of these bills would violate the Illinois Supreme Court's decision in In re Yamaguchi, 118 Ill. 2d 417 (1987), which found that real estate tax appeals constitute the practice of law.
The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is accepting applications for one staff attorney position.
