May 2021
Bench and Bar
Corporate Law Departments
Family Law
Government Lawyers
Mental Health Law
State and Local Taxation
Tort Law
Trusts and Estates
- Charitable Contributions: A Summary of the Deduction Rules
- Do Your Clients Know the Benefits of Leaving the Farm in Trust?
- Expanding the Limits of Limited Guardianships: Can One-Page Orders Be Used to Protect Persons With Disabilities?
- Flinn Report Summary – November 6, 2020 through January 29, 2021
- Spotlight on Trusts & Estates Section Council Members: Zisl Edelson & Mia O. Hernandez
- A Summary of the Trusts & Estates Section Council’s March 12, 2021, Business Meeting
Workers' Compensation Law
- Claimant’s Burden of Proof in Premise Fall Claims
- Does Section 21 of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act Exempt the Proceeds of a Workers’ Compensation Settlement?
- Editor’s Notes
- ‘Last Act Necessary’ to Make a Contract of Employment: Timeline of Random Events or Something More?
- The Manifest Weight Standard on Review: PSSI, Inc. v. IWCC, et al., 2021 IL App (2d) 200463WC-U
- Mind the Gap: Maroney’s Rule 23 Caution on Causal Connection
April 2021
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Business Advice and Financial Planning
Commercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy
Corporate Law Departments
Elder Law
- All Taxpayers Are Now Eligible for Identity Protection PINs
- Call for Articles
- Charitable Contributions: A Summary of the Deduction Rules
- Legal Considerations of Cryptocurrency Ownership for Senior Citizens: Estate Planning and Administration Considerations—Part 2
- Mark Your Calendars …
- Updates & Resources
Family Law
Labor and Employment Law
- Arbitration for the Future Occurring in the Present
- Employee’s Misconduct Disqualifies Her From Receiving Unemployment Benefits
- Employers Must Take Action on Temporary COBRA Subsidy by May 31, 2021
- Illinois DOL Issues COVID-19 Vaccine Compensation/Leave Guidance
- Illinois Extends Employment Protections to Applicants and Employees With Prior Criminal Convictions
- ‘Notorious Nine’ Mistakes by Employers in Dealing With the EEOC
Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on
Real Estate Law
State and Local Taxation
Tort Law
Trusts and Estates
- Law Firm Succession/Exit Strategies: Succession & Transition Plan
- Residential Real Property Disclosure Act and the Illinois Trust Code: Has the ITC Repealed Hawkins v. Voss?
- Spotlight on Trusts & Estates Section Council Members: Janet L. Grove & Angelica Wawrzynek
- A Summary of the Trusts & Estates Section Council’s January 29, 2021, Business Meeting
- Transfer on Death Instruments: Pitfalls and Pending Legislation
Young Lawyers Division
- The Effect of Hospital Advertisements and Consent Forms on an Apparent Agency Claim in Medical Malpractice
- Eight Common Mistakes to Avoid When Writing Your Next Appellate Brief
- An Introverted Look
- O’Neil, Hollywood, and Their Calls for Legislative Action
- Preparing for Adverse Fact Witness Depositions
- Tackling Common Issues in a Residential Real Estate Transaction
- This Article ‘Relates to’ the U.S. Supreme Court’s Recent Decision Regarding Specific Jurisdiction
March 2021
Agricultural Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Case Briefs
- Obtaining Third-Party Discovery in Arbitration Is Not Guaranteed
- Parenting Coordination: A Form of ADR for High-Conflict Situations and Families
- Setting the Level Family Table
- Supreme Court Denies Certiorari in Case Exempting Amazon Delivery Drivers from Federal Arbitration Act
- Teamwork Essential to the Practice of Collaborative Process
Bench and Bar
Business and Securities Law
Child Law
- Brace for Impact: How the Department of Children and Family Services Should Adopt Federal Aviation Administration Investigation Procedures
- Compassion Fatigue: How to Stay Healthy When Working in Unhealthy Settings
- DCFS Odds and Ends
- Editor’s Note
- Illinois Association of Court Appointed Special Advocates Update
- Making the Best Case for Your Client in a Case With DCFS
- ‘What Did She Know; And When Did She Know It?’: In re Z.L.
Civil Practice and Procedure
Commercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy
- Creditor Claims Against ‘Real Estate’: Comparing the Effectiveness of a Land Trust to an Express Trust When Seeking to Protect Real Estate From Creditor Claims
- Does a Bank’s Perfected Security Interest in Crops Prevail Over a Landlord’s Agricultural Lien?
- Here Comes Spring, Finally
- Second District Appellate Decision Digest
Criminal Justice
- Are First Offender Drug Probation Sentences & Second Chance Probation Sentences Convictions?
- Casenote: People v. Casler, 2020 IL 125117 (October 28, 2020)
- Casenote: People v. Reed, 2020 IL 124940
- Facebook: Social Media Admissibility Rules
- Restoring Gun Rights After Disqualifying Convictions: Brown v. ISP, 2020 IL App (3rd) 180409
- When Does Jeopardy Attach in a Negotiated Plea?
Elder Law
- Call for Articles
- Goals Only Go So Far: Why Engagement Should Top Your To-Do List in 2021
- It’s #Me(Too) Again: Illinois Law Requires Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Yearly
- Legal Considerations of Cryptocurrency Ownership for Senior Citizens: Management and Security—Part 1
- Mark Your Calendars …
- Updates & Resources
Environmental Law
Family Law
Federal Taxation
Health Care Law
Human and Civil Rights
Intellectual Property
- A Flurry of Precedential Designations by the POP
- Generic.com Trademarks: USPTO v. Booking.com
- Important Changes to Copyright and Trademark Law
- Intellectual Improbabilities™
- ISBA IP Section Council Patents/Trade Secrets Updates
- Join the Intellectual Property Section Social Events
- Nothing-but-Cheese and the Uncommon Sense of the Reasonable Consumer: Bell et al. v. Publix et al.
- A Seventh Amendment Right to Fair Use Determinations?
International and Immigration Law
Labor and Employment Law
- DOL Will Consider Telemedicine an ‘In-Person’ Visit
- Existence of Employment Contract Bars Retaliatory Discharge Claim; School Principal Qualifies as ‘Minister’ So That Whistleblower Claim Fails
- Fourth Circuit Ruling Finds Employee Is Not a ‘Qualified Individual’ Under ADA When Employee Fails to Comply With Valid Safety Requirement
- Illinois Bill Limits Employers’ Use of Criminal Conviction Records, Mandates New Equal Pay Registration Certificate and Employee Composition Data Annual Report
- Illinois Restrictive Covenants Face a Sea Change if Bill Passes
- NLRB: An Inference of Union Animus Must Be Grounded in Sufficient Supporting Evidence Under Wright Line
Legal Technology, Standing Committee on
Local Government Law
Mineral Law
Racial and Ethnic Minorities and the Law
Real Estate Law
Senior Lawyers
State and Local Taxation
Trusts and Estates
- Estate Planning for Disabled Adults
- Liens, Tenancies, and Death
- The Owner Is Dead. Who Has the Authority to Transfer the Boat, Trailer, & Other Vehicles?
- Spotlight on Trusts & Estates Section Council Members: Joseph O’Keefe & Amina Saeed
- What Every Illinois Estate Planner Should Know About Elder Mediation (Part 1)
Women and the Law
- 10 Simple Ways to Celebrate Women This Month
- Bringing the Dark Into the Light: Eradicating Sexual Misconduct in the Courthouse to Foster a Legal Community That Promotes Respect, Safety, and Equality
- Chair’s Column: Bridging History
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Good News
- Member Spotlight: Chloé Pedersen
- ‘Women Under Attack’
Workers' Compensation Law
- Appellate Court Affirms Reasoning by Commission That Numerous Doctors With Multiple Medical Opinions Does Not Meet Burden of Proof Required to Compel Payment of Benefits
- Can a Treating Physician Opine That a Claimant Could Not Be Competitively Employed?
- A Contractual Obligation to Pay Workers’ Compensation Benefits Allows a General Contractor to Exercise the Exclusive Remedy Provision
- Editor’s Notes
- The Manifest Weight Standard on Review: American Coal v. IWCC
- A Refresher Course in Repetitive Trauma Cases
- Where a Claimant Who Was the Owner of a Subcontractor Company Excludes Himself From Company’s Workers’ Compensation Coverage, Appellate Court Finds He Is an Employee of the General Contractor and Is Covered Under the Act
Young Lawyers Division
- Amendment to Bill Adds Mandatory 6 Percent Prejudgment Interest to Personal Injury Judgments
- Earning CLE Through Coaching and Observational Opportunities in the COVID-19 Age
- Estate Planning for Millennials: Choosing Your Top Friends
- ‘Excuse Me, Do You Have a Moment?’
- Fraud During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Protecting Nursing Home Residents During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Surviving Your First Year Practicing Remotely
- Suspension on Citations to Discover Assets
- To Have a Will or Not to Have a Will: What Are the Implications?