Below is a summary of activities of this section from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. While past activity is no guarantee of future activity, it may give a idea of what to expect this year.
Section Stats
Newsletters
Issues: 4
CLE
Live Programs: 1
Discussions
Posts: 374
Legislation
Bills Reviewed: 81
Continuing Legal Education
Section members receive discounts on section-sponsored CLE programs. During the 2021–22 bar year, the Section sponsored the following programs:
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LIVE WEB - Replevin: Battling Custody for the Pet – A View from the Bench (05/04/2022)
ISBA Central Discussions
ISBA Central communities allows section members to pose questions, answer questions, and share information with fellow section members. Members of the section get free access to the section’s community. Joining any section also grants you access to the Transactional and Litigation communities. Below are the total number of discussion posts during the 2021–22 bar year.
Civil Practice and Procedure
- Community members: 2,068
- Total discussion posts: 374
Transactional
- Community members: 24,024
- Total discussion posts: 740
Litigation
- Community members: 24,028
- Total discussion posts: 1,962
Legislation
The Section Council reviewed 81 bills that may affect their members’ practice area. Highlights of the most recent legislative session include:
- Senate Bill 1099 creates the Consumer Legal Funding Act that requires entities providing “consumer legal funding” to be registered and regulated by the State.
- House Bill 3418 prohibits nondisclosure requirements from being imposed in settlements relating to claims of sexual harassment or sexual assault in the workplace with some exceptions.
- House Bill 4976 creates the Public Duty Rule Codification Act to provide that a local governmental entity and its employees owe no duty of care to individual members of the general public to provide governmental services.