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Peter Flowers of the Geneva firm Foote, Meyers, Mielke & Flowers was installed as the 56th President of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association in early June at its annual convention. Flowers, 41, obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1989 from Loyola University and his Juris Doctor in 1992 from DePaul University.
Currently, Flowers concentrates his practice in the areas of medical malpractice, wrongful death litigation, workers' compensation, personal injury and product liability litigation. He has a special interest in the representation of children who have been injured by the neglectful conduct of medical professionals.
Flowers is a member of the American Association for Justice, Chicago Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association (a member of the ISBA Assembly), DuPage County Bar Association and Kane County Bar Association.
Central Illinois
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June 24, 2009 |
People
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June 23, 2009 |
Practice News
Central Illinois blawgger Jeremy J. Richey conducted a revealing interview with Brian Pedigo, a California lawyer who found himself on a jury and thus saw the sausage being made (indeed, helped make the sausage). Here's a representative quote: "Jurors have their minds made up before they enter the deliberation room, even though they’re not supposed to. It takes a very persuasive juror to change the mind of another. Also, jurors use common sense almost to a fault. Sometimes their common-sense opinions are not relevant or related to the actual law." Read the whole interview here. Richey hosts The East Central Illinois Criminal Law & DUI Weblog.
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June 23, 2009 |
ISBA News | Member Services
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June 23, 2009
State
Chicago area
- Cops gets probation for beating bartender, Chicago Tribune
- Wrongful death suit filed against Dunkin' Donuts, Chicago Tribune
Southern Illinois
- New judge assigned in Coleman triple-murder case, Belleville News-Democrat
Nation
- Student loan relief on the way for law grads, ABA Journal
Legal tech
- 5 ways lawyers can utilize the Kindle e-book, Wisconsin Law Journal
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June 22, 2009 |
Practice News
A revised version of the following jury instruction was just posted to the Illinois Supreme Court Web site: "110.04 Liability of Owner or Keeper of a Dog or Other Animal--Statutory Strict Liability."
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June 22, 2009
ISBA leaders have sent a letter to Gov. Quinn and four legislative leaders in a bid to prevent cuts of up to 50% for legal aid in the current State budget. Read the letter from ISBA President Jack Carey and ISBA President-elect John G. O'Brien.
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June 22, 2009 |
Practice News
The Supreme Court ruled today that Texas is entitled to a Voting Rights Act exemption, parents who remove their disabled children from public school can be reimbursed for a private education, and the Army Corps of Engineers can issue permits for dumping dredge into waterways. From On the Docket.
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June 22, 2009 |
Practice News
The June issue of the ISBA Workers Compensation newsletter includes an interview by Robert C. Nelson with Springfield arbitrator Ruth White, who remembers her early days as a practitioner. "My first workers' comp trial was a 'nature and extent' only on a back surgery case against the State, " she said. "I tried it all afternoon that day. I remember that when an inexperienced young attorney is going on and on and on." Find out what else she has to say.
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June 19, 2009
State
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June 18, 2009
The Illinois Equal Justice Foundation, which advocates for and distributes the state apporpriation for civil legal aid, faces a 50 percent cut in its appropriation if the budget bill passed by the General Assembly on May 31 becomes law. The appropriation would drop from $3.5 million to $1.75 million. In 2008, the $3.5 million appropriation helped over 68,000 low-income families address their legal needs. The General Assembly is going into a special session on Tuesday, June 23. The IEJF asks that voters call their state senators and state representatives and tell them that legal aid is important. Click here for more information.