Chair’s columnBy Matt KirshFamily Law, May 2016A message from Family Law Section Chair Matt Kirsh.
Chair’s columnBy Athena T. TaiteRacial and Ethnic Minorities and the Law, May 2016A message from Committee Chair Athena Taite.
Chair’s columnBy Harry DubnickAlternative Dispute Resolution, April 2016A message from ADR Section Chair Harry Dubnick.
Chair’s columnBy Emily N. MasalskiWomen and the Law, March 2016Chair Emily Masalski recently traveled to San Diego to serve as one of the ISBA delegates to the ABA House of Delegates.
Chair’s columnBy Patricia JackowiakAdministrative Law, March 2016A message from Chair Patricia Jackowiak.
Chair’s columnBy Hon. Edward J. Schoenbaum, Jr.Senior Lawyers, February 2016A message from Senior Lawyers Chair Ed Schoenbaum.
Chair’s columnBy Emily N. MasalskiWomen and the Law, February 2016Please join the Standing Committee on Women and the Law for our Spring outreach event, “Celebrating the Power of Laughter in the Law,” a luncheon, on March 8, 2016, in Chicago.
Chair’s columnBy Hon. Jeanne ReynoldsBench and Bar, January 2016A message from the Chair, Judge Jeanne Reynolds.
Chair’s columnBy Harry DubnickAlternative Dispute Resolution, January 2016A message from Section Chair Harry Dubnick.
Chair’s column: An action brought pursuant to the IMDMA is a civil proceedingBy Lane HarveyFamily Law, November 2016Our Section Council’s November 17th table clinic includes such topics as requests to admit per Supreme Court Rule 216, use of pre-trial motions, matters related to the depositions of a party, and the use of the opposite party’s substantive admissions made prior to trial as substantive evidence during trial.
Chair’s column: Considerations for building strong attorney-client relationshipsBy Ebony R. HuddlestonGeneral Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, August 2016Failure to do your due diligence at the outset of the attorney-client relationship will most likely lead to a strained relationship where both you and the client become disengaged.
Chair’s column: On honestyBy Hon. Michael B. HymanBench and Bar, July 2016Hon. Michael Hyman urges lawyers to use Gandhi's and Lincoln's examples of nobility and honor as a personal guide.
Child abuse: Is it a removable offense?By Patrick M. KinnallyInternational and Immigration Law, April 2016Condoning excessive corporal punishment is not acceptable. The problem is, how do our laws—and which ones, federal or state statutes—tell us when such discipline or abuse abrogates the line in the area of immigration law?
Choice of ADR methodBy Robert E. Wells, Jr.Alternative Dispute Resolution, October 2016The following checklist was prepared by Robert E. Wells, Jr. and was included in his presentation – “Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution: An Alternative to Litigation” at the Elder Law Bootcamp presented in April, 2016.
Class action waivers in employment arbitration agreements unenforceable: Seventh Circuit decision creates Circuit splitBy Jon D. HoagLabor and Employment Law, September 2016In its decision in Lewis v. Epic Systems Corporation, provides clear guidance to employers within the Seventh Circuit’s jurisdiction that employment arbitration agreements with class action waivers are no longer enforceable. However, this issue of law will remain uncertain in other jurisdictions until the Supreme Court addresses the split, or until the NLRB Board changes members and overturns the position taken in D.R. Horton.
The Clean Water Rule: Waters RageBy Kristine A. TidgrenAgricultural Law, April 2016Although some opponents of the Rule had hoped that the recent omnibus package, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, would withhold funding from enforcement of the Rule, it did not.
Clear and convincing burden of proof required for joint owner to claim ownership of garnished fundsBy Kevin J. StineCommercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy, August 2016In Gataric v. Colak,, the Illinois Appellate Court held that a joint owner of a bank account seized in a supplementary proceeding must prove by clear and convincing evidence that the non-debtor joint owner is in fact the owner of the funds in the account.
CollectionsState and Local Taxation, November 2016Answers to common questions regarding the Collections Bureau.
Commentary on Blumenthal v. BrewerBy Kathryn E. EisenhartHuman and Civil Rights, September 2016Newsletter Editor Kathryn Eisenhart shares her opinion on the court's decision.
Comments from the ChairBy Shannon ShepherdHuman and Civil Rights, December 2016Section Chair Shannon Shepherd shares her thoughts on the post-election impact on human rights.
Comments from the ChairBy Shannon ShepherdHuman and Civil Rights, October 2016A message from Human Rights Section Chair Shannon Shepherd.
Comments from the editorBy Craig R. HedinMineral Law, June 2016News and updates of interest to mineral law practitioners.
Comments from the editorBy Craig R. HedinMineral Law, March 2016News and updates from Editor Craig Hedin.
Comments from the incoming ChairBy Sharon L. EisemanRacial and Ethnic Minorities and the Law, June 2016A message from Sharon Eiseman, who will take her place as Chair of this Committee at the ISBA's Annual Meeting later this month.
