October 2017 Bench and Bar Newsletter

By Deane B. Brown

Bench & Bar Section Chair Deane Brown discusses some possible solutions to the challenges of pro bono work.

Check out the list of great programs and events happening around the state during this year’s celebration of Pro Bono Week.

By Hon. Steve Pacey (Ret).

A presence on social media poses potential disciplinary hazards for attorneys and perhaps more so for attorneys who are judges.

By Charles Shifley

Trial lawyers don’t always make the best jurors, as one recent experience in an Illinois court shows.

By Joy Anderson & Kevin M. O’Hara

The Illinois Supreme Court recently denied jurisdiction over a nonresident defendant in an insurance dispute that gained widespread attention from major corporations and the Illinois Trial Bar.

Recent changes to Illinois' Judiciary.