The Illinois Supreme Court will leave the Illinois Supreme Court Building in Springfield behind for a day and “ride the circuit” to hear oral arguments at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb on March 21.
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March 4, 2024 | Practice News
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March 4, 2024 | Practice News
The assumption that gender expressions are fixed and fall into one of two categories correlating with one’s biological sex has given way to a gender-fluid world in which cohorts of people of all ages are transitioning between male and female identities or identifying as nonbinary or genderqueer (neither female nor male). As recounted in the March issue of the Illinois Bar Journal article, “Being a Pronoun Pro,” this has led to discussions and debates about pronouns in all types of settings—schools, health care institutions, and corporate boardrooms to name a few.
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February 29, 2024 | Practice News
Bankruptcy Judge A. Benjamin Goldgar of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois will retire in August 2024. The Judicial Council of the Seventh Circuit seeks applications from all qualified applicants to succeed Judge Goldgar as bankruptcy judge for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois with a duty station in Chicago, Illinois. Applicants must be willing to travel to other locations in the Seventh Circuit to handle cases as need arises. The term of office is 14 years, and the current salary is $223,836.
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February 28, 2024 | Practice News
The Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender is accepting applications for Summer 2024 Law Student Volunteers through Tuesday, March 26, 2024.
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February 27, 2024 | Practice News | People
"Justice Benjamin Miller was a gentleman who was a gentle man. He gave respect and kindness to all whose paths he crossed. Justice Miller loved the Illinois Supreme Court, the law, and life. He set the example for lawyers, judges, and citizens by the way he treated others. He will be missed. May his example live on through all of us," stated Illinois State Bar Association President Shawn S. Kasserman.
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February 26, 2024 | Practice News
The Illinois Bar Journal’s February issue reports on the Corporate Transparency Act’s new FinCEN filing requirements, which took effect January 1. “The comprehensive legislation requires many companies doing business in the U.S. to report information about the individuals who own or control the business entity,” writes attorney Amelia Buragas in her LawPulse article, “Beneficial Information.”
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February 23, 2024 | Practice News
The Illinois Supreme Court’s Commission on Access to Justice (ATJ Commission), partnering with the First Judicial Circuit of Illinois and Land of Lincoln Legal Aid, Inc., announced the release of its final report on its two-year pilot program on remote court appearances in the southernmost counties of Illinois.
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February 21, 2024 | Practice News
“Generative artificial intelligence stands as proof of the transformative power of technology, promising to reshape the landscape of law and advocacy,” writes Morgan B. Handwerker in her March Illinois Bar Journal article, “Practicing in a New World.”
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February 16, 2024 | Practice News
A leading appellate attorney reviews the Illinois Supreme Court opinion handed down Friday, February 16.
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February 14, 2024 | Practice News
Insurance organizations partner to provide a complete suite of property and casualty insurance products to Illinois solo and small law firms.
ISBA Mutual Insurance Company, the #1 insurer of Lawyers Professional Liability Insurance for law firms in Illinois, and Sidebar Insurance Solutions, Inc., an Orland Park based insurance agency specializing in structuring insurance programs for law firms have established a partnership to ensure that Illinois solo lawyers and small firms, have access to a comprehensive suite of insurance coverages to protect their firms.