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Articles From Bob Downs

The “Rule of Law” and “Best Interests of the Child” Are Kissing Cousins By Bob Downs Human and Civil Rights, October 2026 In Family Law, the phrase “all we care about is the best interest of the child” is commonly professed by everybody involved, parents, lawyers, etc. While everybody proclaims that standard, it largely meant nothing. So too, the “Rule of Law.”
Sheila Murphy: Cook County’s First Female Presiding Judge and Champion for Restorative Justice By Bob Downs Human and Civil Rights, October 2025 A look at the life of Judge Sheila Murphy, who was awarded the ISBA Elmer Gertz Award by the Human and Civil Rights Section Council. 
Succession Planning: Good for You, a Must for Your Clients By Bob Downs, Leonard Amari, Eugenia Hunter, John H. Maville, & Raquel Martinez Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, March 2024 The Senior Lawyers Section Council recently charged a committee with looking into succession planning.
Succession Planning: Good for You, a Must for Your Clients By Bob Downs, Leonard Amari, Eugenia Hunter, John H. Maville, & Raquel Martinez Elder Law, March 2024 The Senior Lawyers Section Council recently charged a committee with looking into succession planning.
Succession Planning: Good for You, a Must for Your Clients By Bob Downs, Leonard Amari, Eugenia Hunter, John H. Maville, & Raquel Martinez Senior Lawyers, February 2024 The Senior Lawyers Section Council recently charged a committee with looking into succession planning.
Services at ISBA Mutual’s new Loop office By Bob Downs Senior Lawyers, February 2018 If you’re downtown looking for a place to relax, have a cup of coffee and kill some time, consider stopping by ISBA Mutual’s office on the eighth floor at 20 S. Clark St. in downtown Chicago.

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