May 2022
Bench and Bar
- Hon. Elizabeth K. Flood Circuit Judge Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Swearing-In Ceremony Address Delivered Dec. 10, 2021
- Justice Rita Garman, the Longest Tenured Sitting Judge, Is Retiring: A Look at Her Career and Legacy
- Oaths of Office Taken by Judge Elizabeth K. Flood and Judge Bianca Camargo: From the Swearing-in Ceremony and Reception for Judge Elizabeth K. Flood and Judge Bianca Camargo
- Recent Appointments and Retirements
- The State of the Illinois Courts: What Is Happening in and Around Illinois Courtrooms (Despite the Pandemic)
- Time Standards Are Here for Cases in Illinois Courts
Child Law
- Amendments to 750 ILCS 5/607.6
- The Intersection of the Law, Vaccinations, and COVID-19
- Is Grandparent Visitation a Viable Cause of Action Under the IMDMA?
- The Trend Away From the ‘Every Other Weekend’ Parent
- What Is the Difference Between a Guardian ad Litem, Child Representative, Parenting Coordinator, and Mediator?
Civil Practice and Procedure
Commercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy
Corporate Law Departments
Education Law
Family Law
Food Law
Human and Civil Rights
Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on
Legal Technology, Standing Committee on
Local Government Law
Mental Health Law
Racial and Ethnic Minorities and the Law
Real Estate Law
- Consequences of Stopping Construction: Delays and Disruptions Resulting From Catastrophes
- Editors’ Note
- Illinois Notary Law Changes
- Let’s Review, Shall We?
- No Trust, No Authority, No Transaction? No Problem?
- An Order Staying Enforcement of a Foreclosure Judgment and the Attendant Right to Possession Is Not Reviewable on Appeal
State and Local Taxation
Traffic Laws and Courts
Trusts and Estates
Women and the Law
- Free the Girls Campaign
- Getting to Know the Kane County Bar Association’s First Female President: A Conversation With Susan Tatnall
- An Interview With Representative Terra Costa Howard
- Susana Mendoza: The Goalkeeper for Illinois’s Finances
- Using Legal Training to Advocate for a World Free of Breast Cancer
Young Lawyers Division
April 2022
Agricultural Law
Business and Securities Law
- Benefits of Registering a Trademark as an Entity
- Digital Assets in the U.S.: The Evolving Regulatory Framework and President Biden’s Executive Order
- Illinois Appellate Court Holds That Trial Courts May Order the Purchase of the Shares of a Shareholder Who Did Not Petition the Court for Relief as a Remedy to Resolve Corporate Deadlock
Child Law
Construction Law
Criminal Justice
Elder Law
- Call for Articles
- Gathering and Using Social Media Evidence
- Legal Considerations of Cryptocurrency Ownership for Senior Citizens: Tax Considerations—Part 3
- Legal Mechanisms for Family Involvement in Caring for Persons with Serious Mental Illnesses
- Mark Your Calendars …
- Respecting Powerful Words—Names and Pronouns
- Updates & Resources
Family Law
Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on
Law Related Education for the Public
Local Government Law
Mental Health Law
Real Estate Law
- The Condominium Act Does Not Specifically Authorize all Authority for an HOA Board
- Editor’s Note
- How I Spent My Spring Break
- Impossible, Impractical, Frustrating, or Simply Unfortunate: Illinois Commercial Leases in the COVID Age
- Public Act 102-0068: New Changes to the Real Property Transfer on Death Instrument Act (755 ILCS 27/1 et seq.)—Part II
- Tax Deed Epilogue
- A Three-Pointer
- The Value of the Transactional Attorney
- When Does a Denial Create a Question of Fact? Eviction vs. Non-Eviction Standards
Senior Lawyers
State and Local Taxation
Trusts and Estates
Women and the Law
Workers’ Compensation Law
- Editor’s Notes
- Greater Peoria Mass Transit District d/b/a Citylink v. The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Comm’n: An Analysis
- Interview With Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission Chair Michael Brennan
- Settling Workers’ Compensation Cases With Medicare Set-Asides and the Responsibility for Ongoing Reporting
- What Is Needed to Prove Odd-Lot Permanent Total Disability
Young Lawyers Division
- Eight Tips for Starting Your Own Law Practice
- Key Distinctions Between Discovery and Evidence Depositions in Illinois
- The Life of a Personal Injury Case From the Plaintiff’s Perspective: From Intake Through Resolution
- The Micro-Elephant in the Courthouse
- What to Know Before Your First Court Appearance
- Young Lawyers as Expert Second-Chair Trial Attorneys
March 2022
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Bench and Bar
- A Conversation With Jayne Reardon, Retiring Executive Director of the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism
- Keys to Increasing Your Prospects for Success in Mediation: Insights from Chief Circuit Mediator for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- Recent Appointments and Retirements
Business Advice and Financial Planning
Commercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy
Environmental Law
Family Law
Federal Civil Practice
Food Law
Government Lawyers
Health Care Law
Intellectual Property
Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on
Local Government Law
Mineral Law
Real Estate Law
- Condominium Board and Bulk Sales
- Editor’s Note
- Here’s a Thought: A Conversation About Title Insurance Legislation
- Illinois Notary Law Changes
- Public Act 102-0068: New Changes to the Real Property Transfer on Death Instrument Act (755 ILCS 27/1 et seq.)—Part I
- Real Estate Litigation: Traps for the Unwary