ISBA President John E. Thies discusses the importance of using ISBA ratings when voting for judges in the upcoming election. Ratings can be found at isba.org/voteforjudges
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October 22, 2012 |
ISBA News
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October 18, 2012 |
ISBA News
Please consider nominating them for the John C. McAndrews Pro Bono Award or the Joseph R. Bartylak Memorial Legal Services Award
The ISBA has established the John C. McAndrews Award to honor the extraordinary commitment of individuals, bar associations, or law firm/corporate legal departments to providing free legal services to the income eligible in Illinois and the Joseph R. Bartylak Memorial Award to honor efforts to expand the availability of legal services to the income eligible in Illinois. Presentation of the awards will take place during the ISBA Annual Meeting on June 21, 2013. The Awards will be given out by the Illinois State Bar Association's Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services each year.
- Nominations for the Joseph R. Bartylak Award due on January 18, 2013.
- Nominations for the John C. McAndrews Award due on March 15, 2013.
Please visit www.isba.org/awards for more information.
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October 15, 2012 |
Practice News | ISBA News
ISBA President John E. Thies discusses the upcoming special committee hearings on the increasing debt load facing law students. The hearing schedule is below the video
Hearing Schedule
The hearings will held from 2 to 4 p.m. at the following locations:
- Tuesday, Oct. 23 at DuPage County Court House, Wheaton
- Wednesday, Oct. 24 at Four Points by Sheraton, Peoria
- Thursday, Nov. 15 at Four Points by Sheraton, Fairview Heights
- Friday, Nov. 16 at Hilton Garden Inn & Suites, Champaign
- Wednesday, Dec. 12 at the ISBA Chicago Regional Office
Additional info is available at iln.isba.org/blog/2012/10/08/special-committee-law-school-debt-hold-statewide-hearings
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October 8, 2012 |
ISBA News | Practice News
The Illinois State Bar Association's Special Committee on Law School Debt, formed by President John E. Thies, will hold five open hearings throughout the state. ISBA members are encouraged to attend these meetings to discuss how increasing law school debt is impacting the delivery of legal services.
The Committee is particularly interested in hearing about the impact of law school debt in the following situations:
- Recruitment and retention of new lawyers in small- and medium-size firms
- Decisions by lawyers to open practices in small communities
- Recruitment and retention of new lawyers working for legal aid organizations
- Financial ability of new lawyers to open solo practices (and possible liability and ethical consequences resulting there from);
- Availability of lawyers being willing to perform pro bono services;
- Opportunity for new lawyers to advance from entry level positions in the profession.
Hearing Schedule
The hearings will held from 2 to 4 p.m. at the following locations:
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October 8, 2012 |
ISBA News
ISBA President John E. Thies provides highlights from the ABA Annual Meeting, where Chicago attorney Laurel G. Bellows became the organization's 136th president.
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October 4, 2012 |
ISBA News
The Illinois State Bar Association is participating in Lt. Governor Sheila Simon’s annual cell phone drive to collect old phones for use by victims of domestic violence.
Phones may be dropped off at the Illinois Bar Center, Jackson Street parking lot entrance in Springfield from 8:30 a.m.– 4:30 p.m., through Oct. 12. Other locations are in Chicago and Carbondale, and at the State Capitol. [See complete story.]
For each phone donated during the drive, Verizon Wireless will donate $10 to the Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence. -
October 4, 2012 |
Events | ISBA News
Please join us at the 15th Annual Holiday Party and show your support for the IBF/ YLD Children’s Assistance Fund. Initially created to assist with the opening of children’s waiting rooms in courthouses across the State of Illinois, the IBF/YLD Children’s Assistance Fund has since grown, and now provides funding to organizations across the State of Illinois that provide legal assistance to children, maintain children’s waiting rooms in courthouses, work to reduce recidivism of juveniles, and/or work to reduce the incidents of domestic violence in families with children. The YLD has raised more than $350,000.00 for the Children’s Assistance Fund over the past 14, due, in large part, to the widespread support and participation in our annual Holiday Party. We hope that you will help us continue this worthy tradition by joining us in person or, if you cannot attend, by contributing to the cause.
WHEN: Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, 6 p.m.-10 p.m.
WHERE: Cubby Bear Lounge, 1059 W. Addison, Chicago, Illinois
WHAT: Open Bar, Warm Appetizers, and Live Music by Rod Tuffcurls & the Bench Press!
COST: $35 per person, for tickets purchased on or before Nov. 26, 2012; Discount rate: $30 for law students, for tickets purchased on or before November 26, 2012; $40 per person, for tickets purchased after November 26, 2012
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October 2, 2012 |
ISBA News | Practice News
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 September 2012, ISBA helped people in need of legal services find lawyers in the following areas:
September 2012, ISBA helped people in need of legal services find lawyers in the following areas:
- Administrative Law – 7
- Animal Law - 3
- Bankruptcy - 14
- Business Law - 12
- Civil Disputes - 49
- Civil Rights - 19
- Collection - 18
- Consumer Protection - 13
- Contracts - 18
- Criminal Law - 61
- Education Law - 11
- Elder law - 1
- Employment Law - 59
- Estate/Probate Law - 38
- Family - 81
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October 1, 2012 |
ISBA News
President John E. Thies highlights the contributions of the ISBA Senior Lawyers Division.
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October 1, 2012 |
ISBA News | Events
Join ISBA members for a group admission on June 3, 2013
Only 50 spots are available so sign up now for the ISBA's biennial trip to the U.S. Supreme Court! For an application for admission and the event and hotel reservation form, contact Janet Sosin, jsosin@isba.org, or 800-678-4009 or 312-726-8775. Applicants will be placed on the list on a first-come basis. A special group hotel room rate is available at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel for the admittee, family and guests.
Planned Events:
- Reception Sunday, June 2, 2013: 5:30 p.m.–7 p.m. at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel for admittees and guests
- Group Admission to the U. S. Supreme Court: Monday, June 3, 2013
- Continental Breakfast at the U. S. Supreme Court for admittees and guests
To be eligible, you must be an active lawyer member of the ISBA, admitted to practice more than 3 years, and did not have any adverse disciplinary action pronounced or in effect during that 3-year period.
Click here to view photos from the ISBA trip in 2011.
(This event is sponsored by the Standing Committee on Bar Services and Activities)