ISBA President John E. Thies urges members interested in becoming an association leader to attend the upcoming Bar Leadership Conference May 3-4 at the ISBA's Chicago Regional Office. This conference is open to all members, but is targeted for up and coming leaders within our nearly 100 affiliated bar associations.
ISBA News
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February 5, 2013 |
ISBA News
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January 31, 2013 |
ISBA News
Twenty local and specialty bar associations have made contributions and/or created teams to participate in the Lawyers Feeding Illinois program. This program aims to raise a million meals for needy Illinois families. Many bar associations are also matching contributions. Sign up your team or bar association today at www.lawyersfeedingil.org.
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January 30, 2013 |
ISBA News
Nominating petitions for the 2013 ISBA Election are due by 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 31, 2013 at either the Illinois Bar Center, 424 South 2nd Street, in Springfield or the ISBA Chicago Office at 20 S. Clark Street, 9th Floor, Chicago. Petitions must be physically submitted with original signatures. Petitions submitted via email or fax will not be accepted. (See Election Policy Para. 3.4.)
More information is available at www.isba.org/elections
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January 25, 2013 |
ISBA News | CLE
ISBA President John E. Thies reports that the ISBA's new, free and fast CLE courses are now available for members. Topics range from Discovery, Foreclosure and Family Law to Legal Writing and Ethics Issues.
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January 22, 2013 |
Practice News | ISBA News
The Illinois State Bar Association's Young Lawyers Division hosted its 3rd Professional Development Luncheon titled "Graduating to the Bench" on Jan. 15 at the Chicago Regional Office. Heather Pfeffer of Cassiday Schade served as moderator while Hon. Nancy J. Katz, Hon. Thomas L. Hogan, Albert E. Durkin and Hon. William E. Holdridge served as panelists.
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January 22, 2013 |
ISBA News
Nominations are being accepted for ISBA awards that will be presented on June 21, 2013, at the Annual Awards Luncheon. Additional information is available at www.isba.org/awards
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January 17, 2013 |
ISBA News
ISBA President John E. Thies reports on the success of the recent ISBA/IJA Joint Midyear Meeting held in Chicago. Events included the annual luncheon to honor ISBA Distinguished Counsellors, CLE programs on Social Media and the Crisis in Court Funding, festive Law School Alumni Receptions, the Joint ISBA/CBA Supreme Court Dinner and the Assembly meeting.
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January 16, 2013 |
ISBA News | Events
Two Central Illinois TV stations highlighted the Lawyers Feeding Illinois program in news reports last week. ISBA President John E. Thies led a group of local attorneys and bar leaders on a visit to the Central Illinois Food Bank in Springfield. The Lawyers Feeding Illinois competition begins Feb. 18 - but donate and sign your team up now at lawyersfeedingil.org
Video from WAND can be viewed at http://www.wandtv.com/global/Category.asp?c=182814&clipId=8193154&autostart=true
Video from WICS can be viewed at http://www.wics.com/news/top-stories/stories/vid_9063.shtml
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January 8, 2013 |
ISBA News | Member Services
The Illinois State Bar Association’s Lawyer Finder Service provides referrals to local lawyers Mondays through Fridays. The Service makes referrals in a number of areas of law. For the month of December 2012 ISBA helped people in need of legal services find lawyers in the following areas:
Administrative Law – 7
Animal Law - 1
Bankruptcy – 5
Business Law - 11
Civil Disputes - 46
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January 8, 2013 |
ISBA News
Are you the competitive type? Do you like to win? The clock is ticking … sign up now for ISBA's friendly competition to support the food banks of Illinois. Register today at www.lawyersfeedingil.org
At the ISBA, we like to win too – and we've got a tough challenge to raise one million meals. Of course, the true winners will be the 1.9 million children, seniors, and families that are helped by your generosity and support. Will you join us? We can't do it without your help. Register today!