Section Newsletters

Articles From 2003

Editor’s column By Michelle A. Vescogni Criminal Justice, December 2003 Happy Holidays! I hope that you enjoy this edition of the Criminal Justice newsletter.
Editors’ column Family Law, December 2003 We hope you enjoy this issue of the Family Law newsletter and encourage our readers to contact us with any ideas or issues you may want to address or have addressed in future issues.
Editor’s column By Ross S. Levey & Robert Segal Family Law, September 2003 As newly appointed newsletter editors, we would like to take this opportunity to ask for your help in making the upcoming year a successful one.
Editor’s column By John T. Phipps General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, July 2003 The Chicago Tribune recently published an article about the growing trend of "online divorce services."
Editor’s column By William T. Kaplan Business Advice and Financial Planning, June 2003 Oops! We made a glaring error in the April 2003 edition of The Counselor.
Editor’s column By Ross Levey Family Law, June 2003 A word of thanks to all of you who have submitted articles for this and prior newsletters.
Editor’s column By John T. Phipps General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, June 2003 Several years ago I wrote a newsletter column titled "Terror by Fax" where I discussed the general acceptance of the fax machine, and how lawyers were then being asked to respond on short notice to faxes.
Editor’s column By Michelle A. Vescogni Criminal Justice, May 2003 This issue begins with Part II of Steve Baker's Legislative Update. Briefs on the latest important case law are also included.
Editor’s column By John T. Phipps General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, April 2003 The following article, "Arbitration of disputes before the New York Stock Exchange" by James F. Dunneback, would seem to be something far removed from the ordinary General Practice, Solo and Small Firm newsletter.
Editor’s column By Ross S. Levey Family Law, April 2003 Following the opening statement/preamble to the proposed revised custody provisions of the IMDMA, you will find an article on the Hague Convention written by Burt Gross and a primer on the "in contemplation of marriage" rule.
Editor’s column By William T. Kaplan Business Advice and Financial Planning, February 2003 The Chairperson has raised various questions about a topic that is neglected by this council.
Editor’s column By Ross Levey Family Law, February 2003 This newsletter contains a Letter to the Editor in response to Scott Colky's article in the last issue, concerning the constitutionality of the Children's Representative section of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act.
Editor’s column By Michelle A. Vescogni Criminal Justice, February 2003 Thanks and kudos to Steve Baker, DuPage County Public Defender, for his efforts in creating the Legislative Update.
Editor’s column By Mary Ann Connelly State and Local Taxation, February 2003 An introduction to the issue.
Editor’s column: Child support collection procedures need attention By John T. Phipps General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, October 2003 The practice alert article in this issue by Brian L. McPheters clearly indicates a problem that the courts and the legislature need to address.
Editor’s column: Mentors By John T. Phipps General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, August 2003 When I read "A Few Good Mentors" by ISBA President Terry Lavin in his August 2003 President's page, I thought about some of my mentors and how important they were to me.
Editor’s column: Sale of a solo practice update By John T. Phipps General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, January 2003 We have received a number of excellent comments and suggestions about the proposed transfer of a solo practice and made changes to the original proposed draft rules.
Editor’s column: Wall Street analysts’ conflict of interest claims By John T. Phipps General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, September 2003 The following article, "Practical Considerations For Representing Your Clients Who Have Been Damaged by Wall Street Analysts' Conflicts of Interest," by Chicago attorney James J. Eccleston, would seem to be something far removed from the ordinary General Practice Solo and Small Firm newsletter.
Editor’s comments By Lewis F. Matuszewich International and Immigration Law, November 2003 Chicago and Illinois have been focal points for international trade since early French explorers shipped furs from the region to Europe.
Editor’s comments By Lewis F. Matuszewich International and Immigration Law, September 2003 This is the first issue of The Globe for 2003-04. For the past few years we have had a target of six issues each year.
Editor’s comments By Lewis F. Matuszewich International and Immigration Law, June 2003 At the beginning of the year the Section Council set six issues of The Globe as the goal.
Editor’s comments By Lewis F. Matuszewich International and Immigration Law, May 2003 This is the fifth issue of The Globe for this year.
Editor’s comments By Lewis F. Matuszewich International and Immigration Law, March 2003 This is the fourth issue of The Globe during this year. There is an announcement of the March 31, 2003 CLE program, Immigration Practice and Process in the Era of Homeland Security.
Editor’s note Education Law, December 2003 In this issue we provide part one of our legislative update for 2003. Due to the large number of school-related bills reaching the Governor’s desk this year, we find it necessary to present the report in stages.
Editor’s note By John L. Nisivaco Tort Law, December 2003 The first article in this edition is written by Al Durkin of The Nolan Law Group. Mr. Durkin proposes effective uses of Illinois Supreme Court Rule 216 requests to admit.
Editor’s note Insurance Law, December 2003 This is a special edition of The Policy, addressing the myriad of issues that arise in the context of construction litigation. It was written by Marlene Kurilla, who serves as one of our co-editors.
Editors’ note Federal Civil Practice, November 2003 The editors owe a special thanks to Associate Editor Tim Howard and his firm, Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C. in Peoria, and Magistrate Judge Morton Denlow of the Northern District of Illinois, for this insightful special edition of the newsletter on the important subject of federal jurisdiction.
Editor’s note By Gary R. Gehlbach Real Estate Law, October 2003 This is an all-star issue, with articles by Samuel Levine, Jack Murray and Dick Bales! Regular readers will recognize these experts from prior issues and numerous other real estate publications.
Editor’s note By John L. Nisivaco Tort Law, October 2003 The first article in this edition is written by Jeffrey Kroll of Clifford Law Offices. Jeff does an excellent job of analyzing Dicosola v. Bowman, the recent First District Appellate Court decision involving the inadmissibility of photographs depicting minimal vehicular damage to support the defense argument that no injury occurred.
Editor’s note By Margaret M. Benson Employee Benefits, October 2003 Like October, there's an abundance about this issue. Many thanks to our authors who worked hard to burnish these substantial articles for publication in our Section newsletter.