ISBA's Allerton Conference 2017, sponsored by the Civil Practice and Procedure Committee, took place last week, on April 19-21, 2017, at Starved Rock Lodge in Oglesby, Illinois. The conference provided an opportunity for invited lawyers, judges, and law professors from around the state to discuss important issues affecting civil procedure and litigation. The ultimate goal of the event is for attendees to offer suggestions for new Supreme Court rules and legislation sponsored by the ISBA, and propose programs to the ISBA Board of Governors.

The Allerton Conference provides an opportunity for attorneys, judges and law professors from throughout the State to discuss important issues affecting civil procedure and litigation and to suggest new Supreme Court Rules and legislation. The goal is to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the civil justice system in Illinois. The 2013 Conference focused on “Adaptations of New Technologies to Civil Case Processes” and included discussion of whether current laws have kept up with today’s changing technology.