Visit with general counsel of four leading Chicago construction firms. Hear firsthand what they expect from their attorneys. Find out from the clients who hire you how you can best serve them. Also, discover what they look for in construction attorneys to do work for their companies.When: Tuesday, March 10, 2015, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.Where: ISBA Chicago Office, 20 S. Clark, Suite 900Register: https://www.isba.org/sections/construction/generalcouncilforum
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February 9, 2015 |
Events
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February 6, 2015 |
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 January 2015, ISBA helped people in need of legal services find lawyers in the following areas:Here are the results for January 2015:933 phone referrals made by Lawyer Finder staffMost requested areas of law: Family (181), Civil Disputes (108), Real Estate (116), Employment Law (104), Government Benefits (63), Criminal Law (51), Personal Injury (46), Estate/Probate Law (46) and Civil Rights (35).18,953 visits to IllinoisLawyerFinder.com (16,943 unique visitors)Want to be part of the ISBA Lawyer Finder Service? Call (800) 252-8908 and ask for the Legal Department, or visit www.illinoislawyerfinder.comClients should call (800) 922-8757.
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February 6, 2015 |
Practice News
Michael J. Tardy, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, announced Friday that the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit judges voted to select Anne T. Hayes as an associate judge of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit.Ms. Hayes received her undergraduate degree in 1996 from the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, and her Juris Doctor in 2004 from Loyola University in Chicago, Illinois. Ms. Hayes is currently affiliated with the DuPage County State's Attorney's Office in Wheaton, Illinois.
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February 5, 2015 |
Practice News
A review of Thursday's Illinois Supreme Court criminal opinion in the case People v. Smith.
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February 5, 2015 |
ISBA News
Third Vice-President - 1 to be electedJames McCluskey 2Lisa Nyuli 1
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February 5, 2015 |
Practice News
ISBA Director of Legislative Affairs Jim Covington reviews legislation in Springfield of interest to ISBA members. This week he covers Trades and proof of insurance (House Bill 201), Open Meetings Act (House Bill 1323), Mortgage Foreclosure (Senate Bill 735), The Probate Act of 1975 (House Bill 1332) and Governor Rauner’s State of the State Address. More information on each bill is available below the video.
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February 5, 2015 |
Practice News
Q. My client recently informed me that they would harm the opposing party if they had the opportunity. Do I have any duty to inform anyone of this?1 comment (Most recent February 5, 2015)
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February 5, 2015 |
Practice News
"Has anyone filed an objection to a Chapter 7 bankruptcy where the movant is trying to discharge attorneys' fees in pursuing college expenses?" That's the question Chicago lawyer Modupe Sobo posed recently on the ISBA's family law discussion group.The wisdom from the exchange that followed: in a Chapter 7 proceeding, debtors can't discharge divorce-based attorneys' fees in bankruptcy; in Chapter 13, maybe they can, depending on how the court classifies the debt."The real distinction lies in the type of bankruptcy the debtor files," wrote Rebecca Reinhardt of Mt. Vernon in an answer that was updated and published in the February Illinois Bar Journal. Under Chapter 7, attorneys' fees incurred to recover college expenses in connection with a domestic support obligation would be nondischargeable, she says. Read her detailed response and find out more.
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February 5, 2015 |
Practice News
The 3rd Judicial Circuit Court is accepting applications for the position of Law Clerk. This Law Clerk position is for two years with the possibility of extension (not to exceed one additional year).
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February 4, 2015 |
Practice News
Asked and AnsweredBy John W. Olmstead, MBA, Ph.D, CMCQ. I am the managing partner of a four attorney (all partners) estate planning firm in Tulsa, Oklahoma. We are all working hard but I do not believe that we are making the money that we should be. Last year our fee collections were $600,000 and our net income $250,000 which was the total amount that was available for partner compensation. Thus, we each made $62,500.00. Each of us have been practicing for over 20 years and I believe this is totally unacceptable. We appear to be busy and have plenty of work. I would appreciate your thoughts.