Join Team WBAI on Thursday, July 30, at 6:30 p.m. for the Race Judicata 2009 Sprint for Justice 5K Run/Walk to benefit the programs of the Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation.
This race event begins at Upper Hutchinson Field at Columbus & Balbo in Grant Park and loops participants along Lake Michigan and back, where they are greeted by a band and complimentary beer, wine and snacks.
Please register under the team name "WBAI" to coordinate all participants.
Click here to register.
Contact Alia Caravelli with any questions about Team WBAI.
Chicago Area
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July 21, 2009 |
Events
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July 21, 2009
Central Illinois
- Ohio trial starts for former Chiefs pitcher blamed in fan injury, Peoria Journal Star
Chicago area
- Pianist gets life in prison for killing ex and her mother, Chicago Sun-Times
- County to sue Burr Oak to recover expenses, Chicago Sun-Times
- Arbitration company to cease consumer work, Chicago Tribune
- Stroger to release cellphone records after being sued, Chicago Sun-Times
- Ex-cop gets probation in towing scam, Chicago Tribune
- Another Illinois cemetery accused of grave tampering, Chicago Bar-Tender
- 4 plead not guilty to Channahon murder, Joliet Herald News
Northern Illinois
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July 21, 2009 |
ISBA News
[caption id="attachment_2461" align="alignright" width="300" caption="ISBA President John O'Brien and Chief Judge Timothy Evans"][/caption] The Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Chicago Area honored the Illinois State Bar Association for its work with Judicial Evaluations during its Installation Ceremony Thursday night. Timothy Evans, Chief Judge of Cook County Circuit Court, presented ISBA President John O'Brien with a plaque to recognize this service. Judge Evans also presented the ISBA's Joyce Williams with an honorary sculpture for her service spearheading this massive effort. The Alliance of Bar Associations for Judicial Screening recently evaluated 264 candidates for 9 associate judge vacancies.
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July 20, 2009 |
Practice News
Soon to be released FTC guidelines will up the ante for bloggers who review or endorse products, according to Adam Snukal in the July 2009 issue of The Corporate Lawyer, newsletter of the ISBA's Section on Corporate Law. One change wrought by the new guidelines: a blogger who reviews a product will be deemed an "endorser." That means that, "should the blogger fail to verify (or request verification of) an advertiser’s substantiation with respect to any product claims, the advertiser can be subject to liability for false and unsubstantiated statements made through the blogger’s endorsement, and the blogger may also be subject to liability for the same unsubstantiated representations (intentional or unintentional) made in the course of his/her review (aka endorsement)." Read the article.
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July 20, 2009 |
ISBA News
[caption id="attachment_2500" align="alignright" width="300" caption="New members of the ISBA Board of Governors include: Gina Arquilla, James McCluskey, Lisa Nyuli and Russell Scott"][/caption] The Illinois State Bar Association's Board of Governors welcomed five new members at a meeting Friday in Chicago. The new members are: 3rd Vice President John E. Thies of Urbana, James M. McCluskey of Lisle, Lisa M. Nyuli of South Elgin and Russell K. Scott of Belleville. Gina Arquilla of Chicago was elected to fill the "under 37" Cook County seats. [caption id="attachment_2501" align="alignright" width="200" caption="Mauro Glorioso"][/caption] The Board elected Carl Draper of Springfield to serve as Secretary and Mauro Glorioso of Westchester as Treasurer. Other actions taken included approving two professional ethics opinions in accordance with the Illinois Supreme Court's New Rules of Professional Conduct.
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July 20, 2009
State
- Lawmakers stay in background of U. of I. scandal, State Journal-Register
Chicago area
- Blago pal Monk won't plead not guilty tomorrow, Chicago Sun-Times
- Ex-NBA star Walker in court for gambling debts, Chicago Tribune
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July 20, 2009 |
Member Services
Ethics help is just a phone call or click away
Illinois State Bar Association members can review our online database of ethics opinions, searchable by subject or opinion number, or get personal guidance from a qualified ISBA attorney by calling the Ethics InfoLine (800) 252-8908. Click here to review the ISBA's online database of ethics opinions. -
July 17, 2009 |
Events
The Women's Bar Association of Illinois presents "An Evening with Laura Caldwell" on Tuesday, Aug. 4, from 5:30-7:30 p.m at Jenner & Block LLP, 330 N. Wabash in Chicago. Please RSVP to wbai@wbaillinois.org by July 31. Space is limited. Laura Caldwell is a Chicago-based lawyer turned novelist. Her first book, Burning the Map, was selected by Barnes & Noble.com as the one of The Best of 2002.
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July 17, 2009
Central Illinois
- Local jury foreman: "We are hung, and we'd like to be sprung", Bloomington Pantagraph
Chicago area
- Prosecutors: DNA ties postal worker to 4 rapes, Chicago Tribune
- Lathrop and Gage opens Chicago office, plans "aggressive recruiting", ABA Journal
- Police nab former NBA star Walker in casino, Chicago Tribune
- SEC dismisses insider training complaint against Mark Cuban, Chicago Tribune
- Prosecutors win Oswego crash appeal, Aurora Beacon News
- Lawyers picked for Kane County budget fight, Aurora Beacon News
Northern Illinois
- Closing arguments in NFL player's trial set for today, DeKalb Daily Chronicle
Southern Illinois
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July 16, 2009
Nation
- Sotomayor testimony completed, AP
- Sessions: Senate to vote on Sotomayor before August recess, Wall Street Journal
- Day 4 of the Sotomayor hearings, ABA Journal
- Homeless man, jailed for failing to support boy who wasn't his, is freed, ABA Journal
State
- Whitney to run for governor again, Champaign News-Gazette
Central Illinois
- Machines no longer a gamble, Peoria Journal Star
Chicago area