A note from the co-editorsBy Mary Ann Connelly & Stanley R. KaminskiState and Local Taxation, September 2013An introduction to the issue form Co-editors Mary Ann Connelly and Stan Kaminski.
A note from the co-editorsBy Mary Ann ConnellyState and Local Taxation, August 2013An introduction to the issue from Co-Editors Stanley Kaminski and Mary Ann Connelly.
A note from the co-editorsBy Mary Ann Connelly & Stanley R. KaminskiState and Local Taxation, July 2013An introduction to the issue from co-editors Mary Ann Connelly and Stan Kaminski.
A note from the co-editorsBy Mary Ann Connelly & Stanley R. KaminskiState and Local Taxation, June 2013An introduction to the issue from Co-Editors Mary Ann Connelly and Stanley Kaminski.
A note from the co-editorsBy Mary Ann Connelly & Stanley R. KaminskiState and Local Taxation, May 2013An introduction to the issue from Co-Editors Mary Ann Connelly and Stanley Kaminski.
A note from the co-editorsBy Mary Ann Connelly & Stanley R. KaminskiState and Local Taxation, April 2013An introduction to the issue from co-editors Mary Ann Connelly and Stanley Kaminski.
A note from the co-editorsBy Mary Ann Connelly & Stanley R. KaminskiState and Local Taxation, March 2013An introduction to the issue from Co-Editors Mary Ann Connelly and Stan Kaminski.
A note from the co-editorsBy Mary Ann Connelly & Stanley R. KaminskiState and Local Taxation, February 2013Details about the upcoming CLE program, and an introduction to the articles in this issue.
A note from the co-editorsBy Mary Ann Connelly & Stanley R. KaminskiState and Local Taxation, January 2013An introduction to the issue from newsletter Co-Editors Mary Ann Connelly and Stanley R. Kaminski.
Notes from the EditorsBy William Siebers & Peter AshmoreElder Law, February 2013An introduction to the issue from Co-Editors Peter Ashmore and Bill Siebers.
The “nothing new here” new PTO ethics rulesBy Lori M. HaymonIntellectual Property, May 2013Effective May 3, 2013, the United States Patent and Trademark Office has adopted new rules on professional ethics.
Nursing home contracts: Might you be the responsible party?By Katherine C. PearsonTrusts and Estates, December 2013A discussion of new legislation in Connecticut, and an invitation to consider to what extent Illinois might follow Connecticut’s lead and how practitioners, legislators, academics and the public could react and respond.
The Obama Administration opposes breed discriminatory legislationBy Ledy VanKavageAnimal Law, October 2013President Obama’s Administration put out a very clear statement in opposition to breed discriminatory legislation in their response to a petition on the White House’s “We The People” website
Objects under the rearview mirror may be more of a material obstruction than they appearBy Rob ShumakerTraffic Laws and Courts, March 2013Objects dangling from the rearview mirror may justify a traffic stop but only if they constitute a material obstruction. The author addresses the case law on this issue and offers practice tips to determine whether an object materially obstructs a driver’s view of the road.
Obtaining court supervision in downstate Illinois DUI casesBy Anthony A. BrunoTraffic Laws and Courts, March 2013For those of us who practice in more than one county, figuring out what it takes to get a disposition of court supervision in a DUI case can be a tricky endeavor.
One of oneBy Arthur MingoRacial and Ethnic Minorities and the Law, October 2013Author Arthur Mingo discusses his experiences as the only African-American in the class of 2014 at SIU School of Law.
Open Meetings Act: A primerBy Phillip B. LenziniLocal Government Law, March 2013This article outlines the Act in a practical manner instead of following its codified order.
Otto May, Jr. v. Chrysler Group LLC: Anatomy of the largest employment discrimination verdict in Illinois historyBy Stephen E. BaloghLabor and Employment Law, August 2013Regardless of how and when this lawsuit finally resolves, it remains that the Clerk of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has anecdotally informed the district judge and the parties that the verdict entered by the jury of eight people in the courtroom in Rockford, Illinois, on September 2, 2009, stands as the largest award in a single-plaintiff employment discrimination case in any district court in Illinois.
Our flag was still thereBy Daniel A. CotterBench and Bar, August 2013The October 2012 Term of the United States Supreme Court has just wrapped up—A brief summary of the major decisions of the nation's highest Court.
Outgoing Chair Sheila J. Harrell honored with presentationAdministrative Law, July 2013
At the 137th Annual Meeting of the ISBA, incoming chair of the Administrative Law Section Council Yolaine M. Dauphin presented a plaque to outgoing chair Sheila J. Harrell for her service for the2012-2013 term year.
Over the rainbowBy Gary T. RafoolSenior Lawyers, October 2013While we may be losing control over what our future professional and personal lives are presently experiencing, we can still take legal steps to protect our remaining assets from further economic decline, and the accompanying burdens of carrying too much debt.
An overview of the Federal CJA PanelBy Anthony A. BrunoYoung Lawyers Division, April 2013Membership in the CJA panel could make you a better lawyer. Not only is it a great opportunity to meet a whole new courthouse of judges, clerks, probation officers and others, but it is an opportunity to practice an entirely separate system of law.
PAC Opinion reportBy Ruth A. SchlossbergLocal Government Law, December 2013Recent opinions from the Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor.
Partial Impartiality and Illinois Judicial disqualification: Problems, prospects, and possibilitiesBy Hon. E. Kenneth Wright, Jr., Sabena Auyeung, & Christos DimoulisBench and Bar, February 2013While maintaining complete impartiality is an honorable pursuit, is it possible for judges to leave their life experiences and common sense “at the courtroom door”? Must personal perspectives, morals, and values be traded in for a black robe?
