The Illinois Supreme Court has appointed Marc William Martin to be a Circuit Judge of Cook County, 11th Subcircuit. This appointment fills the vacancy created by the retirement of the Hon. Carol A. Kelly. It is effective May 1, 2014 and terminates on Dec. 5, 2016.
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April 10, 2014 |
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April 10, 2014 |
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ISBA Director of Legislative Affairs Jim Covington reviews legislation in Springfield of interest to ISBA members. In this episode he covers Presumptively Void Transfers in Probate Act (Senate Bill 1048), Condominiums and common-interest communities (House Bill 4204), Business Corporation Act of 1983 (Senate Bill 1098), Business Corporation Act of 1983 (Senate Bill 1099), Parenting time (House Bill 5425) and Parenting time (House Bill 4124). More information on each bill is available below.
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April 9, 2014 |
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Asked and Answered
By John W. Olmstead, MBA, Ph.D, CMC
Q. I am the managing partner of a 17 attorney law firm located in Rockford. While we have an active business law practice representing small companies we are planning on beginning to work more with entrepreneurial and startup companies. How can we go about finding and identifying these companies earlier in their development - possibly even before they have actually launched their businesses?
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April 8, 2014 |
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Q. Can I represent a client in a matter after I first met with the opposing party about representing her in the same matter but was not hired?
A. Illinois Rule of Professional Conduct 1.18(c) prohibits a lawyer from representing a client with interests materially adverse to a prospective client in the same or a substantially related matter if the lawyer received information that could be significantly harmful to that person in that matter unless the conditions of 1.18(d) are met. This rule only applies to individuals who are genuinely seeking legal representation, not those who may be attempting to disqualify a lawyer. For a further discussion of this issue, see ISBA Professional Advisory Opinion 12-18.
ISBA members can browse past ISBA Ethics Opinions, access our Ethics Hotline, and other resources on the ISBA Ethics Page.
Disclaimer. These questions are representative of calls received on the ISBA’s ethics hotline. The information provided below is meant as an educational tool to highlight potentially applicable Illinois RPC or other ethics resources that might help the lawyer answer the question posed. The information provided isn’t legal advice. Because every situation is different, often complex, and the law is constantly evolving, you shouldn’t rely upon this general information without conducting your own research.
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April 4, 2014 |
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Brian F. Telander was sworn in as Circuit Court Judge for the 18th Judicial Circuit Court in Wheaton on Friday by Justice Robert R. Thomas of the Illinois Supreme Court.
Telander received his J.D. from the John Marshall Law School in 1976 and was admitted to practice that same year. He was a partner in the law firm of Telander and Telander from 1991-2014, specializing in criminal law. . He served as an associate judge in the 18th Circuit Court from 1988-1991.
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April 2, 2014 |
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In a recent ruling that inspired a strongly worded dissent, the Illinois Supreme Court held that police did not violate a suspect's Fourth Amendment rights by searching a small piece of luggage by his side after he was arrested and handcuffed on a civil warrant for failure to pay child support. Find out what search-and-seizure scholars say about the ruling in the April Illinois Bar Journal.
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April 2, 2014 |
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Q. I’m moving offices and would like to get rid of a bunch of old financial records and billing sheets. Can I?
A. Supreme Court Rule 769 requires that it is the duty of every lawyer to maintain for a minimum of seven years originals, copies, or computer generated images of: all financial records related to an attorney’s practice including bank statements, time and billing records, checks, check stubs, journals, ledgers, audits, financial statements, tax returns and tax reports. See also ISBA Professional Conduct Advisory Opinion 12-06. That Opinion presents a number of other considerations that might suggest keeping records even longer than seven years.
ISBA members can browse past ISBA Ethics Opinions, access our Ethics Hotline, and other resources on the ISBA Ethics Page.
Disclaimer. These questions are representative of calls received on the ISBA’s ethics hotline. The information provided below is meant as an educational tool to highlight potentially applicable Illinois RPC or other ethics resources that might help the lawyer answer the question posed. The information provided isn’t legal advice. Because every situation is different, often complex, and the law is constantly evolving, you shouldn’t rely upon this general information without conducting your own research.
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April 2, 2014 |
Practice News
Asked and Answered
By John W. Olmstead, MBA, Ph.D, CMC
Q. I am a partner in a nine-attorney firm in Topeka, Kansas. There are three active partners in the firm. For years, day to day management has been the responsibility of a managing partner that we appoint from time to time. We have just hired our first firm administrator, who is experienced and has worked in other law firms. Should we continue to have a managing partner or consider a different structure?
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April 1, 2014 |
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The Illinois Department of Revenue’s web portal for business incentives reporting is now up and available for use.
Please see the attached bulletin from the Illinois Department of Revenue regarding important changes to the reporting requirements.
Public Act 98-0109 made changes to the business incentives reporting requirements originally outlined in Public Act 97-905.
- Holders of sales tax exemption certificates from IDOR issued for the period beginning July 1, 2013, must file a report.
- Enterprise Zone and River Edge Redevelopment Zone administrators no longer are required to file reports.
- The deadline to file reports for all of those required to do so has been changed to May 31(previously the end of March).
More detailed information is available at IDOR’s web site, tax.illinois.gov. and clicking on “Business Incentives” on the left side of the page.
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March 28, 2014 |
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Circuit Court of Cook County Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans and the Nominating Committee of the Circuit Court of Cook County today announced the names of the 26 candidates that they selected to appear on the ballot from which the circuit judges will vote to fill 13 associate judge vacancies.