Below is a summary of activities of this section from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. While past activity is no guarantee of future activity, it may give a idea of what to expect this year.
Section Stats
Newsletters
Issues: 7
CLE
Live Programs: 4
Discussions
Posts: 14
Legislation
Bills Reviewed: 77
Continuing Legal Education
Section members receive discounts on section-sponsored CLE programs. During the 2025–26 bar year, the Section sponsored the following programs:
- Presenter Liens Made Simple (10/07/2025)
- Presenter Overcoming Discovery Obstruction (11/13/2025)
- Presenter Getting the Most out of Mediation (12/18/2025)
- Presenter Tort Law Update 2026: The Legal Trends, Latest Rulings, and Practice Implications You Need to Know (03/03/2026)
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 2025–26 bar year.
Tort Law
- Community members: 1,204
- Total discussion posts: 14
Transactional
- Community members: 24,715
- Total discussion posts: 386
Litigation
- Community members: 24,710
- Total discussion posts: 706
Legislation
The Section Council reviewed 77 bills that may affect their members’ practice area. Highlights of the most recent legislative session include:
- Senate Bill 3398 amends the Health Care Surrogate Act to clarify the rights of health care surrogates when a patient lacks decisional capacity The bill contains protections for both surrogates and health care providers and includes provisions for providing written information to surrogates, ensuring access to medical records, outlining surrogate replacement processes, and clarifying liability protections. The Act takes effect upon becoming law.
- House Bill 4844 changes existing law by requiring employers to compensate employees at their regular rate of pay for time spent serving on jury duty. This compensation requirement does not apply to employers with 25 or fewer employees.