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Articles From 2018

What are the rules of the road for farm vehicles? By Dirk H. Beckwith Agricultural Law, December 2018 An overview of the rules and requirements for farm vehicles.
What color is your contract? By William J. Anaya Real Estate Law, June 2018 Most transactions involve well-meaning people. But when they don’t, the contract is the evidence of what was intended, and you are the person who prepared the contract.
What color is your contract? By William J. Anaya Environmental and Natural Resources Law, March 2018 Most transactions involve well-meaning people. But when they don’t, the contract is the evidence of what was intended, and you are the person who prepared the contract.
What every Illinois estate planner should know about elder mediation By Roselyn L. Friedman Trusts and Estates, September 2018 As the number of people living into their 80s, 90s, and beyond increases, many more families are dealing with difficult issues in connection with an aging parent whose wishes are to be honored and respected, including those about health care, living arrangements, and finances.
What every Illinois estate planner should know about elder mediation By Roselyn L. Friedman Elder Law, June 2018 As the number of people living into their 80s, 90s, and beyond increases, many more families are dealing with difficult issues in connection with an aging parent whose wishes are to be honored and respected, including those about health care, living arrangements, and finances.
What every Illinois estate planner should know about elder mediation (part 1) By Roselyn L. Friedman Alternative Dispute Resolution, November 2018 Mediation can be a helpful tool for managing family disputes while protecting the lawyer from unnecessary risk.
What every Illinois estate planner should know about elder mediation (part 2) By Roselyn L. Friedman Alternative Dispute Resolution, December 2018 Mediation can be a helpful tool for managing family disputes while protecting the lawyer from unnecessary risk.
What happened to the senior lawyer listserve? By Don Mateer Senior Lawyers, February 2018 Welcome to the new world of communicating with your fellow lawyers.
What I wish I knew before taking the bar exam By Genevieve E. Niemann Young Lawyers Division, February 2018 Recommendations to help you conquer the bar!
What is a petitioner’s burden when it comes to causal connection? By Anita M. DeCarlo Workers’ Compensation Law, July 2018 Rechenberg v. Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission emphasizes the petitioner’s burden to prove a causal relationship that is more probable than not.
What is GDPR? By Lewis F. Matuszewich Intellectual Property, March 2018 The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) becomes effective May 2018. If you have customers, clients, or EU-defined personal data in the EU or EU-defined personal data of EU residents in the USA, EU compliance and USA ethics may require your review of your data procedures and adjustments to be compliant.
What is GDPR? By Lewis F. Matuszewich International and Immigration Law, March 2018 The European Union adopted the General Data Protection Regulation, effective May 2018. It is designed to protect the identifiable information of all individuals within the European Union.
What is the business reason for concentrating your practice in a specific area? By Kerry M. Lavelle Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, March 2018 It is difficult to be great in multiple areas of the law. But is there an economic benefit to focusing your practice?
What is the valuation standard for valuation of a minority interest in an Illinois LLC? By George Bellas & Jillian Tattersall Trusts and Estates, December 2018 When a minority interest holder leaves an Illinois limited liability company, determining the value of that former member’s share presents counsel and courts with questions of methodology.
What is the valuation standard for valuation of a minority interest in an Illinois LLC? By George Bellas & Jillian Tattersall Civil Practice and Procedure, October 2018 When a minority interest holder leaves an Illinois limited liability company, determining the value of that former member’s share presents counsel and courts with questions of methodology.
What the new regulatory atmosphere in Washington could mean for the Illinois coal industry By John H. Henderson Mineral Law, September 2018 The regulatory developments coming from the Trump administration—particularly those from the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy—are once again likely to have a greater effect on the power sector and all sources of energy than any other recent developments.
What to do (and not do) when something goes wrong as a new lawyer By Kate Conway Young Lawyers Division, August 2018 Tips for what to do—and what to avoid doing—when you realize you have made a mistake at work. 
When does Medicare cover skilled nursing care? By Lawrence J. Stark Elder Law, December 2018 A basic outline of the requirements and limitations of Medicare's coverage of skilled nursing care—a subject that often confuses elderly clients.
When does Medicare cover skilled nursing care? By Lawrence J. Stark Health Care Law, June 2018 A basic outline of the requirements and limitations of Medicare's coverage of skilled nursing care—a subject that often confuses elderly clients
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When FCEs bite back: The role of corroborative evidence in FCE findings By Timothy J. O’Gorman Workers’ Compensation Law, July 2018 The appellate court affirmed the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission's findings in Village of Lake Zurich v. Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission.
When greenbacks were the rule of law By E. Kenneth Wright, Jr. Bench and Bar, June 2018 Judge Brockton Lockwood helped root out corruption in the Chicago courts while assigned to Cook County many years ago.
When is a Commerce Clause violation not a Commerce Clause violation and when is the payment of a sales tax not the payment of a sales tax? A review of Southern California Edison v. Department of Taxation By Robert Evans State and Local Taxation, November 2018 A summary of Southern California Edison v. Department of Taxation.
When is concurrent employment – “gainful employment” for the purposes of Section 10 calculations? By Lawrence A. Scordino Workers’ Compensation Law, January 2018 The Appellate Court recently addressed the issue of concurrent employment and the computation of a claimant’s average weekly wage under Section 10 of the Act, in the case of Bagwell v. Illinois Workers’ Compensation Comm’n.
When life gets complicated By Signe Gleeson Elder Law, June 2018 Professional care managers are an important part of the team when complex care issues arise as clients age or face chronic physical or mental illness.
When life gets complicated By Signe Gleeson Trusts and Estates, March 2018 Does your client need a 'professional care manager'?
Which subsidiary would you choose? By Elizabeth A. Tracy Business and Securities Law, November 2018 An analysis of the potential benefits and downsides of the subsidiary entity.
Who’s the client? By Sherwin D. Abrams Trusts and Estates, May 2018 In Estate of Hudson v. Tibble, the court considers whether counsel for the administrator of a decedent’s estate owes a duty to the estate.
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Whose law is it? By Samuel H. Levine Commercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy, August 2018 Two recent cases, Z.B., NA v. Hoeller and Bonita Real Estate v. SLF IV Lending, attempt to answer which law governs a deficiency when the choice-of-law provisions in the promissory note and mortgage are in conflict.
Why ESI is not like fine wine: Recent changes to the ancient documents exception to the hearsay rule By Daniel Thies Federal Civil Practice, May 2018 The rise of electronically stored information in litigation has undermined the three rationales for the ancient documents exception to the hearsay rule.
Why file the last will and testament? By Michael J. Maslanka Senior Lawyers, November 2018 Many clients with whom you consult may be surprised to learn that Illinois law requires that the will of a decedent must be filed with the clerk of the circuit court shortly after the decedent's death.