ISBA President Paula H. Holderman interviews Judge Diane Wood of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit about issues facing the court. Judge Wood will become the first woman to serve as Chief Judge of the 7th Circuit when she assumes the post on Oct. 1. Watch the video below to hear what Judge Wood had to say.
ISBA News
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September 12, 2013 |
Practice News | ISBA News
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September 9, 2013 |
Member Services | ISBA 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 August 2013 ISBA helped people in need of legal services find lawyers in the following areas:
Here are the results for August 2013:
- 433 phone referrals made by Lawyer Finder staff
- Most requested areas of law: Family (85), Personal Injury (49), Employment Law (43), Criminal Law (34), Real Estate (31), Civil Disputes (29)
- 22,465 visits to IllinoisLawyerFinder.com (19,846 unique visitors)
Want to be part of the ISBA Lawyer Finder Service? Call (800) 252-8908 and ask for the Legal Department, or visit www.illinoislawyerfinder.com
Clients should call (800) 922-8757.
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September 4, 2013 |
Events | ISBA News
The 2013 ISBA Solo & Small Firm Conference will be held on Oct. 3-5 at the Westin Northwest Chicago in Itasca. Earn up to 16.5 hours of MCLE credit, including all 6 hours of required PMCLE credit.
Register by Sept. 6 at www.isba.org/soloconference to receive the Early Bird discount.
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August 29, 2013 |
ISBA News
ISBA President Paula H. Holderman interviews Esperanza Gaytan and Jaylin McClinton, students from the ISBA/JTBF Law & Leadership Institute (LLI). The program is designed to increase academic aspirations by exposing students to interesting aspects of the law, and introducing them to a variety of careers in the legal field. Find out more at www.isba.org/lawandleadershipprogram
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August 27, 2013 |
Events | ISBA News
The ISBA Young Lawyers Division will host a Day at the Races Networking and Social Event on Saturday, Sept. 7 from noon-6 p.m. at Arlington Park Racecourse. Tickets will be available for pick up at 11:15 AM on race day at the will call window, Grandstand Entrance (east side off of Wilke Road entrance).
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August 21, 2013 |
ISBA News | Events
This is the first luncheon in a three-part luncheon series aimed at teaching law students and young attorneys practical steps in developing their legal careers. Each luncheon will feature esteemed panelists discussing a variety of topics, while also taking questions from the audience. The first luncheon program will feature two panelists with financial planning backgrounds discussing investing in your future while also paying off your student loans.
When/Where:
- Monday, September 30, 2013, Noon-1
- ISBA Chicago Office, 20 S. Clark, Suite 900
Speakers:
- Kevin C. Koney, CFP®, CRPC®, CMFC®, Certified Financial Planner™ Patricia A. Koney & Associates, Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.
- Kurt Winiecki, CPA, J.D., President, CEO & Founder, Winiecki Wealth Management
Moderator:
- George Schoenbeck, Co-Chair of YLD’s Professional Development Committee, Associate, Sosin & Arnold LTD
Register at www.isba.org/sections/yld/pdl/09-30-2013
Cost: $10 includes lunch
No MCLE credit is available for this program.
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August 21, 2013 |
ISBA News | Events
The ISBA Young Lawyers Division will host a Day at the Races Networking and Social Event on Saturday, Sept. 7 from noon-6 p.m. at Arlington Park Racecourse. Tickets will be available for pick up at 11:15 AM on race day at the will call window, Grandstand Entrance (east side off of Wilke Road entrance).
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August 19, 2013 |
ISBA News
Find what you're looking for in ISBA newsletters! Our section newsletter archives have been completely overhauled to make searching easier for any article back to 1999. Or use our new indexes to browse by subject, title or author's name. Visit www.isba.org/publications/sectionnewsletters
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August 14, 2013 |
ISBA News
By Sandra Crawford, ISBA Delivery of Legal Services Committee
Under the topic of “what are they doing now”, this month’s Delivery of Legal Services Committee newsletter catches up with past chair, E. Nicole Carrion, known to all as Nikki (Chair 2010-2011). Since terming-off this committee Nikki, in addition to opening her solo practice in Edwardsville, Illinois, has become of-counsel to Chicago Legal Advocacy for Incarcerated Mothers (CLAIM). Nikki is the downstate staff attorney for CLAIM responsible for visiting regional female correctional facilities where she provides advice, education, and legal services on all types of family law and domestic violence matters to incarcerated mothers, their children, and their children’s guardians. In her of-counsel role Nikki collaborates with other agencies and social service organizations to promote and improve the criminal justice system and the response to the issues faced by incarcerated mothers and their children. CLAIM’s mission is to provide legal and educational services which help maintain the bonds between imprisoned mothers and their children. In her work for CLAIM, Nikki advocates for policies and programs that benefit families of imprisoned mother and programs which will reduce future incarceration of women and girls. Additional information about CLAIM and the services it provides can be found at www.claim-il.org.
Some interesting facts which can be found on CLAIM’s website:
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August 14, 2013 |
ISBA News | Events
ISBA President Paula H. Holderman invites ISBA members to attend the 9th Annual Solo & Small Firm Conference from Oct. 3-5 at the Westin Northwest Chicago in Itasca. Early registration discounts are available through Sept. 6. Register at www.isba.org/soloconference