The June issue of the ISBA Workers Compensation newsletter includes an interview by Robert C. Nelson with Springfield arbitrator Ruth White, who remembers her early days as a practitioner.
"My first workers' comp trial was a 'nature and extent' only on a back surgery case against the State, " she said. "I tried it all afternoon that day. I remember that when an inexperienced young attorney is going on and on and on."
Find out what else she has to say.
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June 22, 2009 |
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June 19, 2009 |
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Good question, huh? And one for which there's no simple answer. But you'll find useful informed speculation, sample retention policies, relevant ethics opinions and more in the File Retention and Management section of ISBA's Web-based Practice Resource Center. Take a look.
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June 18, 2009 |
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that
- "the burden in an age bias case rests with the employee, not the employer ,"
- "a federal bankruptcy court does have the authority to block private lawsuits that seek damages for injury and death due to exposure to asbestos,"
- "a new round of criminal charges cannot be brought against a former executive at Enron Corp.’s broadband unit,"
- "convicted criminals do not have a constitutional right to access evidence used at trial so they can conduct new DNA testing."
(Stories courtesy of On the Docket)
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June 18, 2009 |
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Joel A. Schoenmeyer, author of the popular Death and Taxes blog, has joined the back and forth over a recent IBJ article. The May article, by Ray J. Koenig III and MacKenzie Hyde, advises against using the Five Wishes advance directive in place of the Illinois statutory living will and health care POA forms. That admonition inspired a letter to the editor from Paul Malley, president of Aging with Dignity, the organization that offers the Five Wishes documents. Malley takes issue with Koenig and Hyde. Read the letter and what Joel has to say about it.
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June 17, 2009 |
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Illinois' new virtual representation law, effective next January 1, "encourages private settlement of disputes," according to Chicago lawyer Lyman Welch. The law originated with and was championed by ISBA's Trusts and Estates Section Council. Find out more in the June Trusts and Estate newsletter.
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June 15, 2009 |
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A helpful and very how-to oriented article on expungements appears in the June issue of the ISBA Goverment Lawyers newsletter. Of course, the coauthors have every reason to know their subject. Lt. Kathleen deGrasse is the Illinois State Police Privacy Officer. Wil Nagel, now transportation counsel with the Illinois Commerce Commission, was an integration analyst with the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority.
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June 15, 2009 |
Member Services | Practice News
In case you missed it in the May IBJ, here's a list of career-planning and job-hunting resources for ISBA members.
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June 12, 2009 |
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Does your firm have a presence on Facebook? Or maybe a key client's firm or business? If so, check out this article in the National Law Journal to learn about some important -- and imminent -- deadlines. Here's a quote: "Starting Saturday, at 12:01 a.m. EST, Facebook will allow an estimated 200 million users to select any 'usernames,' which can include a trademark, brand name or personal name. And if the owner hasn't registered the trademark first with Facebook, it's up for grabs."
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June 11, 2009 |
Practice News
Several law firms are looking to add partners and associates as they expand offices in Chicago. These firms include Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Nixon Peabody and Cozen O'Connor. Law.com has the story.
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June 11, 2009 |
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Yes, sole practitioners, you can take time off. But you have to lay the groundwork. Here are tips from Solo in Chicago's Peter Olsen.