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Articles From 2012

YLD golf outing to be held August 1 at Cog Hill Young Lawyers Division, June 2012 Join us for this fun annual event!
YLD holding Day at the Races this September By George L. Schoenbeck Young Lawyers Division, August 2012 Save the date for this fun annual fundraiser!
YLD Holiday Party 2012 Young Lawyers Division, December 2012 See pictures from last week's successful fundraiser.
YLD Soiree a success By Kenya A. Jenkins-Wright & Meghan O’Brien Young Lawyers Division, June 2012 The Summer Soiree was not only a fun way to network, meet ISBA leadership and spend time with friends, it also raised a significant amount of money for the IBF/YLD Children’s Assistance Fund.
You think your client is going to lie on the stand—The classic dilemma of a criminal defense lawyer By Juliet Boyd Traffic Laws and Courts, March 2012 If faced by this dilemma, a lawyer should review the cases, the approaches and the rules of professional conduct. The lawyer must carefully analyze the facts of their situation. It may also be helpful to call the confidential hot line at the ARDC for advice or to pose a hypothetical to an experienced colleague. Unfortunately there is no simple resolution to this question.
Young lawyers as entrepreneurs: A conversation with Paul Richardson, JD, founder of Law Blog Writers, LLC By Allan Niemerg Young Lawyers Division, October 2012 The next segment in this series interviewing young attorneys who have made their own careers.
Young Lawyers Division’s 4th Annual Soiree to be held in April By Gina Rossi & Kenya A. Jenkins-Wright Young Lawyers Division, February 2012 Save the date for this year's Annual Soiree, to be held on Friday, April 27th.
Young lawyers lend a helping hand: ISBA YLD and law students volunteer at Chicago Food Depository By Christopher Niro Young Lawyers Division, December 2012 The YLD is proud to be an integral part of President Thies’ mission of providing one million meals to the hungry all across the state of Illinois.
Your firm’s benefits plan and same-sex relationships: Best practices to make all employees feel like valued team members By Daniel Ebner Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, December 2012 Giving employees in same-sex relationships the same benefits as married employees involves a little effort but a big payoff in employee morale and loyalty.