Looking to sell or purchase a law firm? The ISBA has launched a new Law Practices for Sale service where sellers can post practices or firms for sale, and buyers can browse listings and get connected with sellers. The service is available to all lawyers—rural or urban, boutique or general, solo practice or firm.
Northern Illinois
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The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is accepting applications for three openings: Administrative Law Judge (Springfield), Supervisory Regional Counsel (Rockford), and Senior Regional Counsel (Champaign).
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Cooper Trachtenberg Law Group announces the addition of Elka Blonder, JD to our legal team. Attorney Blonder has joined the practice as an Associate Attorney. Having earned her JD from Benjamin Cardozo Law School at Yeshiva University in New York City, Attorney Blonder also earned an advanced certificate in Conflict Resolution.
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On May 8, 2024, 13 new lawyers were admitted to practice in the Second District of Illinois. The ceremony was held at the Hemmen’s Memorial Building Auditorium, 150 Dexter Court, in Elgin. Illinois Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth M. Rochford presided over the ceremony. Illinois State Bar Association Treasurer Sarah Toney spoke at the ceremony.
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On May 16, 2024, ISBA friends and colleagues gathered at the Morton Arboretum, 4100 Illinois Route 53, in Lisle, IL, for the annual Member Appreciation and Recognition Reception. The 2023-24 ISBA Award Recipients were honored.
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On April 18, 2024, the Illinois Bar Foundation celebrated Justice Margaret J. Mullen (Illinois Appellate Court, 2nd District) and Susan M. Goldberg (Five Lakes Law Group) during the Northern Illinois Champions Reception at the Bowes Creek Country Club, 1250 Bowes Creek Blvd., in Elgin, IL.
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The bar admission ceremonies for the new attorneys who passed the February 2024 Bar Exam will be held on Wednesday, May 8, in all five judicial districts of Illinois.
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The Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts (AOIC) announced today that the Marshall/Putnam/Stark Probation District team was chosen as a 2024 Reaching Rural Fellow. The Reaching Rural Initiative brings together professionals from rural areas to address the persistent challenges of substance use in their communities.
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WHAT: Oral arguments for two cases, People v. Flournoy and Andrew W. Levenfeld & Assoc. v. O’Brien, will be held before the Illinois Supreme Court.
WHEN: 10:00 a.m., Thursday, March 21, 2024 (All attendees must be seated by 9:30 a.m.)
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The Illinois Supreme Court has received and approved the report and recommendations from the Pretrial Release Appeals Task Force (Task Force). The Task Force was convened to thoroughly review pretrial release appeals and their impact on the caseloads in each of the five Appellate Court districts. The report notes the staggering increase in caseloads the appellate courts have faced since the implementation of the Pretrial Fairness Act (PFA) began on Sept. 18, 2023, going from an average of 17 annual bond appeals to a projected 4,557 appeals under the PFA – a 268-fold increase.