Learn how the ethical challenges of using artificial intelligence play out in the elder law arena with this informative seminar!
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March 10, 2025 | CLE
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March 5, 2025 |
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 February, 2025, the ISBA helped 1,199 people in need of legal services find lawyers.
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March 5, 2025 | Practice News
If one thing is clear from the Illinois Bar Journal’s March cover story, it’s that now is not the time to ignore cyber-security threats. The article, “How Cyber-Secure Are You?,” unpacks a pair of ISBA continuing legal education programs held in late 2024 that provided guidance on common cyber vulnerabilities for lawyers. The article explores various concerns, including ethics, compromised emails, hacking tactics, financial-information vulnerabilities, and what lawyers can do to safeguard their computer and network systems from cyber-criminals. -
March 5, 2025 | CLE
Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from our speaker, Dr. Cortney Bindrich, as she draws upon her experience as a Licensed Clinical Psychologist specializing in Neuropsychology to discuss the rise of ADHD diagnoses in women. In addition to explaining the mental health condition of ADHD (and why more and more female professionals are being diagnosed with this condition), Dr. Bindrich will offer real-world tactics to improve your daily practice and grow in the legal profession. -
February 28, 2025 | CLE
Gain a better understanding of how privacy violations can occur when websites use tracking technology, as well as how federal and state law theories are shaping online tracking litigation in Illinois. -
February 27, 2025 | CLE
Probate “pitfalls” are inevitable, and no two cases are alike. Learn how to manage or avoid common pitfalls in Illinois probate proceedings for decedents’ estates with this informative online seminar. Estate administration practitioners, Civil practice attorneys, and elder law attorneys with basic to intermediate practice experience who attend this online program will also learn practical problem-solving solutions when unavoidable probate pitfalls arise; filing requirements and procedures; the Cook County nuances to be aware of; and how to handle: -
February 24, 2025 | Practice News
The topic of immigration in the U.S. has always been controversial, including during Abraham Lincoln’s time. In his February Illinois Bar Journal column, “Lincoln, Immigrants, and the American Dream,” retired judge and Lincoln historian Ron Spears revisits Lincoln’s views on immigration, formed as the country, not yet 100 years old, continued to experience wave after wave of population growth due to people from all over the world seeking a better life here. -
February 24, 2025 | Practice News
The Illinois Supreme Court Rules Committee will hear comments on six proposals on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at a public hearing beginning at 10 a.m. at the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, 222 N. LaSalle Street, 13th Floor, in Chicago. All proposals must be approved by the Illinois Supreme Court before they can take effect. The hearing will be livestreamed. -
February 21, 2025 | ISBA News
The Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) stands in support of the Rule of Law and an impartial and independent judiciary. Embodied in the U.S. Constitution, for 236 years these foundational principles have contributed significantly to an ordered society, the preservation of individual rights, checks and balances on excessive government actions, and a firm confidence by the public that access to equal justice is available to all.16 comments (Most recent March 10, 2025) -
February 20, 2025 | Practice NewsThe 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 Southern Illinois University (SIU) in Carbondale on March 18, 2025. The Supreme Court will hear arguments in two cases starting at 10 a.m. (all guests are asked to be seated by 9:30 a.m.), on Tuesday, March 18, at the SIU Student Center, located at 1255 Lincoln Dr. in Carbondale. The cases before the court will be People v. Hoffman and Hulsh v. Hulsh.