Section Newsletters

Articles From 2007

Message from the Chair By Gregory A. Scott Family Law, October 2007 It doesn’t take long for an attorney practicing in the area of family law to be confronted with difficult situations concerning a client’s visitation with his or her children.
Message from the Chair By Lewis F. Matuszewich International and Immigration Law, September 2007 A message from Chair Lew Matuszewich.
Message from the Chair By Gregory A. Scott Family Law, September 2007 A message from Chair Gregory Scott.
Message from the Chair By Lewis F. Matuszewich International and Immigration Law, August 2007 The Illinois State Bar Association’s Annual Meeting always marks the changing of the structure of each Section Council.
Message from the Chair By Shannon M. Shepherd International and Immigration Law, May 2007 A message from Section Chair Shannon Shepherd.
Message from the Chair By Shannon M. Shepherd International and Immigration Law, April 2007 Recently, your Section Council met at the offices of the Illinois Global Partnership, a non-profit organization dedicated to expanding the reach of Illinois goods and services throughout the world.
Message from the Chair By Shannon M. Shepherd International and Immigration Law, March 2007 A message from Section Chair Shannon Shepherd.
Message from the Chair By Scott C. Colky Family Law, January 2007 Out of state CLEs, fun and learning in the sun!
Message from the Chair By Shannon M. Shepherd International and Immigration Law, January 2007 A message from Section Chair Shannon Shepherd.
Middle East Partnership Initiative By E. Lynn Grayson Women and the Law, November 2007 The Middle East Partnership Initiative (“MEPI”), sponsored by the U.S. State Department, recently invited 39 young professional women from the Middle East and North Africa to the U.S. for six months.
The MINER Act: An opportunity for a new era By Thomas Flannigan Mineral Law, June 2007 The Federal MINER Act has serious implications for Illinois mining companies operating covered mines in southern Illinois or gravel and other open-pit mines in the north.
Minimizing information asymmetry risk in acquisitions with contingent pay-outs: An accountant’s perspective By Barry Jay Epstein & Elizabeth A. Kowalski Business and Securities Law, April 2007 Information asymmetry exists when one party to a proposed transaction has information that the other does not, thereby conveying some advantage to that party.
Minimum contacts with your out-of-state expert By Kelli E. Gordon Civil Practice and Procedure, May 2007 Hiring an expert from another state may subject you to jurisdiction in that state.
Minimum resale price maintenance after Leegin By Robert T. Joseph October 2007 On June 28, 2007, in Leegin v. PSKS, Inc., the Supreme Court overruled Dr. Miles Medical Co. v. John D. Park & Sons Co. and held that vertical prices restraints are to be judged by the rule of reason under federal law.
Minimum wage rates Agricultural Law, June 2007 From the clients need to know file...
A minor child may establish his own best interests for purposes of the Hague Convention on International Child Abduction By Juli Campagna International and Immigration Law, September 2007 The 10th Circuit held that a 13-year-old boy’s in camera interview with a magistrate judge—where neither the parents nor their counsel were in attendance—provided sufficient evidence to defeat a repatriation claim brought by his mother, with whom he was living, in Canada.
Minority shareholders receive a Christmas gift from the governor By Derek P. Usman Business and Securities Law, February 2007 Effective January 1, 2007, amendments to the Illinois Business Corporation Act now provide a more precise definition of the fair value of minority interests.
Minutes By Ray J. Koenig, III & Amy Jo Smith Trusts and Estates, December 2007 Mike Wiedel reported that the basic LawEd program on Estate Planning for Modest Estates will be held on October 26th at NIU in Rockford and on November 2nd at Eastland Suites in Bloomington.
Mission Possible: Black Law Students Association at SIU Initiative By Melodi Green Women and the Law, June 2007 A life with no opportunities is like a body with no brain. It has no chance of survival. No chance to grow and learn.
Mission Possible: Black Law Students Association at SIU Initiative By Melodi Green Diversity Leadership Council, June 2007 BLSA, which is an organization comprised of a small group of African American and other minority law students, has targeted minority elementary, middle, and high school students, most of whom will come from low income and educationally deprived communities in Illinois and surrounding areas.
Mooove over Illinois, Wisconsin Real Estate Sheds Probate Harness By Michael Cyrs Trusts and Estates, March 2007 Wisconsin recently passed legislation permitting owners of real property to avoid probate simply by naming a beneficiary to inherit the real estate.
More on engagement letters By Donald E. Weihl Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, May 2007 The focus of this article will be on language to be included in engagement letters to provide for advance waivers of conflicts of interest.
More than 350 lawyers “shined up their shingles” at the ISBA’s Second Annual Solo and Small Firm Conference, making it a resounding success! By Michele M. Jochner General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, February 2007 More than 350 attorneys attended this year’s ISBA Solo and Small Firm Conference, “Shine Up Your Shingle - What You Need to Succeed,” which was held Thursday, September 14th through Saturday, September 16th at the Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles.
Morgan v. Department of Financial and Professional Regulation: A primer on agency discretion, due process, and license deprivation By Jewel N. Klein Administrative Law, September 2007 Justice Joseph Gordon’s scholarly and lengthy opinion in Morgan v. Dep’t of Financial & Prof. Reg. is a tour de force through the wonderful world of administrative law and its intersection with rules of evidence, statutory construction, due process, and appellate review.
Mortgage foreclosure redemptions under IMFL By Jeffrey G. Liss Real Estate Law, December 2007 Note: The following should be substituted for the final two paragraphs of Mr. Liss’ article that appeared in the November 2007 issue of this publication. – ed.
MUM is the word for allocating personal and enterprise goodwill By James M. Godbout Family Law, November 2007 Every so often a new case comes down from the Court and causes a stir. Marriage of Alexander is one of those cases.
A municipality’s dilemma involving injured police officers By Carlos S. Arévalo Local Government Law, April 2007 Whenever an employee is injured on the job, employers and employees are significantly affected.
Murray v. Chicago Youth Center: Restricting the immunity of the Local Government and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act By Russell W. Hartigan & Victoria R. Benson Local Government Law, August 2007 In July 2006, Justice McMorrow upheld the lower courts’ decisions to grant summary judgment to the Chicago Board of Education, Chicago Youth Center and its instructor under the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act (hereinafter “the Act”) (745 ILCS 10/1-101 et seq.) in Ryan Murray, et al. v. Chicago Youth Center, et al., 2006 WL 1822656. At issue is whether the general grant of immunity allowed under the Act, such as that found in §§ 2-201 and 3-108(a), were subject to the exceptions found in § 3-109 of the Act. According to Justice McMorrow’s opinion, it does; however, the Illinois Supreme Court opined that the conduct at issue did not constitute willful and wanton conduct and, as a result, upheld the First District’s decision to uphold the District Court’s award of summary judgment to the Defendants.
My story By Michael J. Murphy Bench and Bar, December 2007 One lawyer's story of his struggle with alcoholism and recovery.
Navigating the Election Code: A highly technical course to follow By Maureen E. Riggs Local Government Law, March 2007 Municipal elections are coming soon. The nomination papers are in, and the ballots are being readied.