December 2019
Family Law
November 2019
Bench and Bar
- Caveat Venditor: Illinois Supreme Court Clarifies Revocation of Acceptance Rights, Remedies, and Obligations for Buyers and Sellers in Landmark Decision
- Deal or No Deal
- An Interview With the Chief Justice
- Justice Karmeier Retires
- Justice Stevens: The Great Contrarian
- Recent Appointments and Retirements
- Restoring Civility: It’s On Us
Civil Practice and Procedure
Corporate Law Departments
Criminal Justice
Elder Law
- Call for Articles
- The Illinois Trust Code: What Is It and What Do I Need to Know? Part 1 – Introduction to the Code
- The Illinois Trust Code: What Is It and What Do I Need to Know? Part 2—Definitions, Trustee Notification Requirements, and Settlement Agreements
- The Illinois Trust Code: What Is It and What Do I Need to Know? Part 3—Judicial Proceedings, Representation, and Silent Trusts
- Mark Your Calendars…
- Trust Administration Checklist
Family Law
General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm
Government Lawyers
International and Immigration Law
Local Government Law
Real Estate Law
- Do You Have Bats in Your Belfry—I Mean, Building? Bat Removal Restricted: Recent Amendment to DNR Rule
- Illinois Condominium Deconversion: An Overview
- Land Trusts, Deeds, and Chain of Title Issues
- Property Disclosure Checklist Alert
- Real Estate Transactions Must Be Updated Regularly
- Wholesaling Real Estate: How Recent Changes to the Real Estate License Act Impact the Business Model
State and Local Taxation
Trusts and Estates
- Checklist for Trustees Under the New Illinois Trust Code
- Estate Planners Vulnerable to Dormant Legal Malpractice Claims
- The Illinois Trust Code: What Is It and What Do I Need to Know? Part 4 – What Makes a Valid Trust and Revocable Trusts
- Liability Issues Facing Estate Planning Professionals
- Proposed Changes to the Illinois Statute of Repose as It Relates to Estate Planning Attorneys: An Introduction
- Update: Estate Planners Are Still Vulnerable to Dormant Legal Malpractice Claims, But ISBA Proposed Legislation Suggests a Reasonable Change to the Law
Women and the Law
Young Lawyers Division
October 2019
Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Case Briefs
- Chair’s Column
- Happenings
- Meditations on Mediation: Who Owns Mediation?
- Ninth Circuit Overrules 35-Year-Old Decision Barring Arbitration of ERISA Disputes
- Teaching Advocacy in Arbitration on the International Stage
- Workplace Transparency Act Including ADR Provisions to Take Effect January 1
Business and Securities Law
Construction Law
Education Law
Elder Law
Employee Benefits
Environmental Law
Family Law
Labor and Employment Law
Law Related Education for the Public
Racial and Ethnic Minorities and the Law
Real Estate Law
State and Local Taxation
Trusts and Estates
- Flinn Report Summary – March 22, 2019 through May 31, 2019
- The Illinois Trust Code: What Is It and What Do I Need to Know? Part 3—Judicial Proceedings, Representation, and Silent Trusts
- Insuring Title Free and Clear of All Liens: In re Estate of LaPlume, 2014 IL App (2d) 130945, 24 N.E.3d 792
- Life Insurance Structured Properly Provides Asset Protection
- A Summary of the Trusts & Estates Section Council’s June 2019 Business Meeting
- ‘When They Pry It From My Cold Dead Hand’—Transferring Firearms Following the Death or Disability of an Illinois Resident: Part 2
Workers' Compensation Law
- Editor’s Comments
- ‘Estate of Petitioner’ is Not a Proper Party in a Workers’ Compensation Proceeding
- Filing Deadlines and Subject Matter Jurisdiction—How 19(f)(1) Plays It’s Role
- How to Determine Whether an Injury Arises Out of Employment: McAllister v. IWCC, 2019 IL App (1st) 16274WC
- Rule 23 Decision Affirms Commission’s Insight, Denying Boilermaker’s Incredible, Uncorroborated Claim Involving 10-Ton Channel Head Installation at Refinery