Illinois Bar Journal

February 2024 • Volume 112 • Number 2

Practice News

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LawPulse | By Amelia Buragas
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Illinois Law Update

Attorney’s failure to timely refile complaint to fix error; court refuses to investigate legislative intent in ruling related to the ComEd bribery case; defendants appeal their pretrial detentions; music venues and opioid antagonists; disclosures required on business postcards and letters; and more.

See cases, legislation, and administrative agencies.

Articles

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Law & Technology | By Ed Finkel
Artificial Intelligence and the Authentic Attorney

Dipping your toes into AI? Don’t lose the human touch.

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Ethics | From the Newsletters
Authorized to Speak?

The ethical and practical realities of maintaining authorized contacts for clients.

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Law & Technology | Lincoln Award Legal Writing Contest Winner | By Morgan B. Handwerker
Practicing in a New World

How generative AI is transforming the legal landscape.

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Law & Technology | By Carlos Cisneros
Crafting an Effective Generative-AI Policy

Considering the business risks of artificial intelligence.

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Trial Practice & Procedure | By Gino L. DiVito
What I Learned From Teaching Trial Advocacy: The Closing Argument

Part Five of a five-part series.

Columns

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President’s Page | By Shawn S. Kasserman
Our Responsibility

Keeping alive the spirit and aspirations of the ISBA Assembly’s June 2020 resolution concerning racial justice.

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Pointers From Practice HQ | By Danielle DavisRoe
Change Your Outlook

Settings to change in Microsoft’s new Outlook interface.

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Lawyer Lincoln's Legacy | By Ron Spears
The Science, Technology, and Innovation President

Abraham Lincoln’s curiosity and interest in science and technology advanced the nation.

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Judging Your Writing | By Justice Michael B. Hyman
Bit by the Grammar Bug?

Remedies for 12 common grammar infirmities.

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Your Life's Work | By Karen Erger
Sticking Around

In which the amble-aided author makes an appeal for thoughtful support.