December 2025
Administrative Law
Corporate Law Departments
- Join Us at the ISBA & IJA Midyear Meeting—a Taste of What’s Ahead
- “Lost Time” Ruled Sufficient Harm for Data Breach Claim To Proceed
- New Lawsuit Highlights Concerns About AI Notetakers: 7 Steps Businesses Should Take
- Reproductive Health Decisions Are Now Protected Under the Illinois Human Rights Act
Criminal Justice
Intellectual Property
- Become an Illinois Bar Foundation Champion
- Enforceability of Non-Compete Agreements in Illinois
- Intellectual Improbabilities™
- ISBA 2025 Solo and Small Firm Conference Photos
- Responding To Work-From-Home Accommodation Requests in a Post-Covid Environment
- SoundExchange Dealt a Blow To Enforcing Delinquent Royalties
- Voila! The Pop-Up Timer for Turkeys Saved the Day
State and Local Taxation
November 2025
Agricultural Law
- Ag Law in the News
- Bock Food Law & Policy Conference Cell-Based Meat Observations
- ISBA 2025 Solo and Small Firm Conference Photos
- Join Us at the ISBA & IJA Midyear Meeting—a Taste of What’s Ahead
- My Experience Comparing Lexis and ChatGPT Deep Research
- Profile Highlight of Ag Law Section Council Member Interview: Alan E. Stumpf
- Report From the Chair
- Rural Law Practice in the News
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Commercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy
- The End Is Near
- Frequently Asked Questions and Suggested Best Practices Related to Generative Artificial Intelligence in the Legal Profession
- Hyman’s Holdings: Knowing When To Stand Firm
- ISBA 2025 Solo and Small Firm Conference Photos
- Join Us at the ISBA & IJA Midyear Meeting—a Taste of What’s Ahead
- Judgments in Illinois: What Attorneys Need To Know About Confession, Revival, and Enforcement
- Observations From a Judge on Collection Litigation, and Perhaps All Litigation
- The Transient Debtor and the Debtor’s Homestead Exemption
Construction Law
Corporate Law Departments
Elder Law
- Call for Articles
- The Combined Guardianship and Mental Health Docket, or Calendar 20, Segregates Some of the Trees From the Forest
- A Different Perspective to the Proposal for a Pilot Project To Establish a Single Docket for Mental Health and Guardianship Proceedings
- End of Year Donations
- Illinois Supreme Court News
- ISBA 2025 Solo and Small Firm Conference Photos
- ISBA Leadership Opportunities
- Join Us at the ISBA & IJA Midyear Meeting—a Taste of What’s Ahead
- Mark Your Calendars…
- Medicare Considerations for Senior Lawyers, Revisited
- Recent Legal Developments
Employee Benefits
Energy, Utilities, Telecommunications, and Transportation
Family Law
Federal Taxation
General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm
- Discover Your Membership Advantage
- ISBA 2025 Solo and Small Firm Conference Photos
- Join Us at the ISBA & IJA Midyear Meeting—a Taste of What’s Ahead
- Responding To Work-From-Home Accommodation Requests in a Post-Covid Environment
- Thirteen Red Flags for Spotting Problem Clients
- What Is Mediation and ADR: History, Models, and Principles
Government Lawyers
Law Related Education for the Public
- 2025 in Review: A Year of Key Federal Law Anniversaries Benefitting Older Americans
- “Can I Just Talk to the Judge?”: What Pro Se Litigants Should Know Before Going To Court
- Externships Provide Real-Law Experience
- ISBA 2025 Solo and Small Firm Conference Photos
- Join Us at the ISBA & IJA Midyear Meeting—a Taste of What’s Ahead
- We Lost a Great Man, Fortunately We Have His Memoir: A Review of Compassion in the Court
Real Estate Law
Rural Practice
- Discover Your Membership Advantage
- ISBA 2025 Solo and Small Firm Conference Photos
- ISBA Live and On-Demand CLE Programs
- ISBA Rural Practice Section Council Attorney Profile: Cari Rincker
- Join Us at the ISBA & IJA Midyear Meeting—a Taste of What’s Ahead
- A Letter From the Chair
- Ten Ways To Use #GenAI To Start Your Law Firm
Trusts and Estates
Young Lawyers Division
October 2025
Animal Law
Civil Practice and Procedure
Construction Law
Education Law
Family Law
- Bridging the Gap: Why Seasoned Attorneys Should Bring Younger Attorneys Into the Courtroom
- Illinois Courts Are Altering the Fee Waiver Statute
- ISBA 2025 Solo and Small Firm Conference Photos
- So You Want To Seal a Family Law Case? Confidentiality Issues in Family Law
- Updates To Leveraging AI and ChatGPT as a Divorce Attorney in Illinois
Federal Taxation
Food Law
Health Care Law
- A Bloc of 20 State Attorneys General Highlight Board Certification Barriers in Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Care
- Frequently Asked Questions and Suggested Best Practices Related to Generative Artificial Intelligence in the Legal Profession
- HIPAA Settlements Continue Emphasis on Risk Analysis
- ISBA 2025 Solo and Small Firm Conference Photos
- “Lost Time” Ruled Sufficient Harm for Data Breach Claim To Proceed
- New Lawsuit Highlights Concerns About AI Notetakers: 7 Steps Businesses Should Take
- Recent Prosecutions, Announcements Show Trump DOJ’s Focus on Curbing Health Care Fraud
- Why Medical Images Matter in Medical Injury Litigation
Human and Civil Rights
- ISBA 2025 Solo and Small Firm Conference Photos
- Israel Does Not “Have the Right To Defend Itself” in Occupied Palestinian Territories—It Has the Obligation To Get Out, End the Occupation & Pay Reparations
- Sheila Murphy: Cook County’s First Female Presiding Judge and Champion for Restorative Justice
- Smatterings, a Collection of Short Stories, by Jim Friedlander
International and Immigration Law
- Hypothetically It Will Not Be Necessary To Learn Chinese To Be in China
- ISBA 2025 Solo and Small Firm Conference Photos
- Special Immigrant Juvenile Status and Its Application to Illinois Family Law and Guardianships
- Summary of ABA House of Delegates Actions Relating to International and Immigration Law
Labor and Employment Law
- AG Bondi Memo: Socioeconomic and “First Generation” Status Become Substitute “Proxies” for Discrimination: Part III
- AG Bondi Memo: When DEI Efforts Will Come Under the DOJ’s Fire: Part II
- ISBA 2025 Solo and Small Firm Conference Photos
- Many Words Saying Little Hide One New Front of Attack: AG Bondi Memo Defining “Unlawful DEI”: Part I
Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on
- Beware AI “Hallucinations”: Bankruptcy Court Sanctions Counsel for Fake Citations in In re Martin
- Call for Articles: Inspire and Lead Through Your Expertise!
- Discover Your Membership Advantage
- How To Stop This $475,000 Email Scam From Happening to Your Law Firm
- ISBA 2025 Solo and Small Firm Conference Photos
- Responding To Work-From-Home Accommodation Requests in a Post-Covid Environment
- Thirteen Red Flags for Spotting Problem Clients
Legal Technology, Standing Committee on
Racial and Ethnic Minorities and the Law
- Ex-Officio Letter From the Chair
- Hate Crimes Against Asian-Americans, and What You Can Do To Stop Them
- Impact of Rescission of Laws on DEI in Family Law: Implications to Access to Justice
- Navigating the Legal World as a Young Black Male Lawyer in Chicago: Challenges, Triumphs, and the Road Ahead
- REM Members Attend Annual Meeting in Lincolnshire
- Returning to the Community
Real Estate Law
- Amendment to the Real Estate Transfer Tax Law
- FinCEN Announces Postponement of Residential Real Estate Reporting Until March 1, 2026
- Illinois Updates Small Estate Affidavit Law To Reflect Modern Realities
- ISBA 2025 Solo and Small Firm Conference Photos
- SEC v. Equity Build, Inc., et al. and Public Act 104-0101: Bad Case and Good Law
Rural Practice
- Discover Your Membership Advantage
- Experiences in the Rural Practice Program
- Frequently Asked Questions and Suggested Best Practices Related to Generative Artificial Intelligence in the Legal Profession
- A Letter From the Chair
- Rural Law Practice in the News
- Spotlight on Rural Practice Section Council Member: Ean R. Albers
- Taking the Plunge: A Summer in Rural Practice Through the ISBA Initiative
- Upcoming CLEs
- What Is the Remote Practice of Law?
Senior Lawyers
Tort Law
- ISBA 2025 Solo and Small Firm Conference Photos
- Sounding in Healing Arts Malpractice: Which Allegations Are Noisy Enough To Require a 2-622 Report?
- Upcoming & Recent CLE Opportunities From the Tort Law Section Council
- Venue Battles: Understanding and Defending Against Motions To Transfer Under Forum Non Conveniens
Traffic Laws and Courts
- Case Summary of People v. Hoskins, 2025 IL App (4th) 240991
- Case Summary: People v. Bell, 2025 IL App (4th) 240929
- Case Summary: People v. Sandlass, 2025 IL App (2d) 240557-U
- Case Summary: Village of Lincolnshire v. Daniel Olvera, 2025 IL 130775
- ISBA 2025 Solo and Small Firm Conference Photos
- Mandatory Minimum Sentencing in Driving While Revoked Cases
- The Myth of Masking
Trusts and Estates
- The Combined Guardianship and Mental Health Docket, or Calendar 20, Segregates Some of the Trees From the Forest
- A Different Perspective to the Proposal for a Pilot Project To Establish a Single Docket for Mental Health and Guardianship Proceedings
- ISBA 2025 Solo and Small Firm Conference Photos
- Spotlight on Trusts & Estates Section Council Member Dominique Nantkes
Women and the Law
Workers’ Compensation Law
- Case Summary: Card Dynamix, LLC v. Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission
- Commissioner Spotlight: Carolyn Doherty
- Editor’s Note
- In Memoriam
- ISBA 2025 Solo and Small Firm Conference Photos
- Remembering Justice Thomas E. Hoffman
- Strict Deadlines Limit Judicial Review: Circuit Court Lacked Jurisdiction in Singleton Due to Late Filing