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Articles From 2007

VA pro bono project and attorney fees for VA cases By Steven C. Perlis Elder Law, December 2007 On October 5 I attended an all-day workshop on handling veterans’ cases.
Vacating an arbitration award: Giving meaning to “undue means” By Jon Gilbert Alternative Dispute Resolution, February 2007 Section 12(a) of the Illinois version of the Uniform Arbitration Act ( 710 ILCS 5/12) sets forth the statutory grounds for attacking and vacating an award.
Vacation homes and Section 1031 By Gary R. Gehlbach Real Estate Law, July 2007 Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code and the Regulations promulgated thereunder rather clearly provide that eligible property must be “held for productive use in a trade or business or for investment.”
Valuing private company stock: Determining fair market value for purposes of §409A By Alan R. Singleton Federal Taxation, October 2007 Internal Revenue Code §409A requires all non-qualified stock options and stock appreciation rights to have exercise prices set at or above the fair market value of the underlying stock at the time the grant is made.
Valuing private company stock: Determining fair market value for purposes of §409A By Alan R. Singleton Business and Securities Law, April 2007 Internal Revenue Code §409A requires all non-qualified stock options and stock appreciation rights to have exercise prices set at or above the fair market value of the underlying stock at the time the grant is made.
Vehicle title transfer tax trap By Paul Osborn Family Law, July 2007 Advising clients of the tax consequences of each element of a settlement agreement requires counsel to complete the daunting task of actually reading and understanding more than just the relevant provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, its Regulations and Tax Court Interpretations.
Virginia District Court sustains personal injury action against property broker By William D. Brejcha Energy, Utilities, Telecommunications, and Transportation, December 2007 A summary of Jones v. D’Souza.
Vision Point v. Haas: Breathing room For litigants on Requests to Admit By Steven G. Pietrick Civil Practice and Procedure, October 2007 On September 20, 2007, the Illinois Supreme Court issued its long awaited decision in Vision Point of Sale, Inc. v. Haas, providing what many in the legal community perceive as a merciful relaxation of the overly strict interpretation of Rule 216’s requirements and the near-draconian effects which can result.
The vital supplements of “S.A.L.T.” (state and local tax) By Julie-April Montgomery State and Local Taxation, January 2007 Are there consequences to paying taxes late?
Wage Loss Differential By Richard D. Hannigan Workers’ Compensation Law, June 2007 Under §8(d)1 of the Workers’ Compensation Act an injured worker is entitled to a wage loss differential when it is proved that he is partially incapacitated and permanently prevented from pursuing his usual and customary line of employment and there is an impairment of earnings.
Waiver of Section 5b lien By Richard D. Hannigan Workers’ Compensation Law, September 2007 Did you use to worry that you waived your Section 5 lien when you entered into a settlement contract?
Welcome to a new year By Sharon L. Eiseman Women and the Law, November 2007 It has been my privilege to serve as a member and supporting officer of the Women and the Law Standing Committee for several years; this bar year, the privilege of service has extended to my chairing of the Committee.
What a difference a day makes: Estate of Frazier Jelke III By Katarinna McBride Trusts and Estates, December 2007 In a case of first impression, and reversing the Tax Court, the Eleventh Circuit in Estate of Frazier Jelke III held that in determining the estate tax value of company stock, the company’s value is reduced by the entire built-in capital gain as of the date of death.
What became of Rice? By Maryann Bullion Local Government Law, November 2007 In 2002, the Fourth District Appellate Court heard an issue of first impression and narrowed the scope of local government law, Rice v. Board of Trustees of Adams County.
What can I be with a J.D.? A Thomson-West Sales Representative By Heather M. Fritsch Young Lawyers Division, December 2007 Learn more about Thomson-West Sales Representative Jason Bagley
What can I be with a J.D.? Assistant Attorney General for the Illinois Attorney General By Heather M. Fritsch Young Lawyers Division, August 2007 Learn more about Nancy Tikalsky, Assistant Attorney General for the Illinois Attorney General, Environmental Bureau North.
What can I be with a J.D.? Assistant General Counsel in the Office of the Illinois Governor By Heather M. Fritsch Young Lawyers Division, February 2007 A focus on Paul Miller, Assistant General Counsel in the Office of Governor Rod Blagojevich.
What can I be with a J.D.? Associate Director of Enforcement for the NCAA By Heather M. Fritsch Young Lawyers Division, October 2007 A focus on LuAnn Humphrey, Associate Director of Enforcement for the NCAA.
What can I be with a J.D.? Judicial Law Clerk for the Illinois Supreme Court Young Lawyers Division, June 2007 Learn more about Michele Jochner, Judicial Law Clerk for the Illinois Supreme Court.
What can I be with a J.D.? Senior Contract and Grant Officer at the Office for Sponsored Research at Northwestern University By Heather M. Fritsch Young Lawyers Division, April 2007 Get to know Michael Haas, the Senior Contract and Grant Officer at the Office for Sponsored Research at Northwestern University.
What every lawyer should know about intellectual property: The Basics of Copyright Law; The Basics of Patent Law; Ethical Issues in Intellectual Property Law* By Eugene F. Friedman Intellectual Property, June 2007 The basics of copyright law.
What is “charity care”: Qualifying for property tax exemptions By William Seitz State and Local Taxation, April 2007 Nonprofit healthcare institutions have historically qualified for a 100 percent property tax exemption as “charitable institutions” under section 15-65 of the Property Tax Code.
What is the latest online scam involving Social Security? By Lee Beneze Elder Law, February 2007 The Social Security Administration has announced that Social Security recipients will be receiving a 3.3 percent increase for 2007, to cover the increase in the cost of living.
What to do when you receive a charge of patent infringement By Bradley J. Hulbert Corporate Law Departments, April 2007 News reports abound with stories about the risks infringing a U.S. patent. Earlier this year, Alcatel-Lucent obtained a patent infringement judgment against Microsoft of more than $1.5 billion.
What we are never to discuss: Compensation to arbitrators, commissioner and the attorneys who practice before the Commission By Richard D. Hannigan Workers’ Compensation Law, March 2007 This article is strictly the author’s opinion and not necessarily the opinion of this council section, its member and the ISBA (or anyone else for that matter).
What’s an attorney to do? Ensuring federal jurisdiction over settlement agreements in light of recent Seventh Circuit Cases By Morton Denlow Federal Civil Practice, June 2007 This article identifies the issues raised by the Seventh Circuit’s recent decisions, describes their apparent conflict with Kokkonen and other Seventh Circuit cases, and tries to answer the question, “What’s an attorney to do?”
What’s been going on in the ISBA YLD? By Gina M. Arquilla Young Lawyers Division, February 2007 Do you know what the ISBA Young Lawyers Division (YLD) council does? Do you know how it impacts you or the legal community?
What’s in a name? By Margo Lynn Hablutzel Intellectual Property, January 2007 Recent activity in the UK and USA have highlighted a celebrity’s use of name or nickname as a trademark.
When a foreclosure sale preempts mortgagor’s right to sell By Gary R. Gehlbach Commercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy, October 2007 In Household Bank, FSB, v. Lewis et al., the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court reversed the Cook County trial court, finding that the expiration of the mortgagors’ statutory right of redemption precluded the mortgagors from selling the property.
When a foreclosure sale preempts mortgagor’s right to sell By Gary R. Gehlbach Real Estate Law, September 2007 In Household Bank, FSB, v. Lewis et al., 311 Ill.Dec. 677, 869 N.E.2d 351, the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court reversed the Cook County trial court, finding that the expiration of the mortgagors’ statutory right of redemption precluded the mortgagors from selling the property.