A Rural Practitioner’s Plea for ActionBy Lindy A. GieslerRural Practice, October 2024While rural Illinois was once the home to a greater number of legal practitioners and law firms, these firms have struggled in recent years to attract new attorneys that are willing to take positions in rural areas.
Two Wrongs Do Not Make a Right: Illinois Adopts the ‘Partial Breach’ DoctrineBy Ronald D. Menna, Jr.Rural Practice, October 2024Illinois follows the “first-to-breach" rule, which holds a material breach of a contract provision by one party may be grounds for releasing the other party from its contractual obligations.
Welcome to the Rural Practice SectionBy Angel WawrzynekRural Practice, October 2024The Rural Practice Section Newsletter is intended to circulate articles and information from the various sections addressing substantive legal updates as well as addressing law practice management and other topics of interest to general rural practitioners.
