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 September, 2023, ISBA helped 1,198 people in need of legal services find lawyers.
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October 1, 2023 |
Member Services | ISBA News
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The undergraduate Mock Trial Team for the University of Illinois is hosting its 16th Annual Illinois Invitational Tournamenton October 14 - 15, 2023, at the Urbana-Champaign campus. The Illinois Trial Team is in need of Central Illinois lawyers to judge the tournament on both Saturday (10/14) and Sunday (10/15).
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Don’t miss this half-day seminar that offers an in-depth look at the Circuit Court of Cook County’s Domestic Relations and Domestic Violence Divisions, the interplay between these two divisions, and the roles of both judges and hearing officers in the adjudication of cases.
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In Chicago, we honored ISBA President 2022-23, Rory T. Weiler, and IBF President 2022-23, Sandra Crawford, for their service to the Illinois State Bar Association, the Illinois Bar Foundation, and the legal community on Wednesday, September 13, 2023, at Roanoke, 135 W. Madison Street. PC: Eugene McKinney
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In coordination with 1973 - 2022: The Dobbs Decision event on October 5, the Women & the Law Committee of the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) is holding an in-kind donation drive to support The Period Collective, an organization based in Chicago that is dedicated to promoting menstrual equity by ensuring that all individuals have access to menstrual products.
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If, as scheduled, the federal gift and estate tax exemption is reduced by roughly 50 percent effective Jan. 1, 2026, how does that reduction affect federal estate taxes payable by decedents whose lifetime gifts exceed the available exemption at the time of death? This is one of many questions addressed by Gary R. Gehlbach in his October Illinois Bar Journal article, “To Gift or Not to Gift.”
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The Illinois State Bar Association would like to congratulate the award recipients and others honored for their work during the 2022-2023 bar year.
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Join us in downtown Chicago, December 7-8, for the 2023 Joint Midyear Meeting. Lodging reservations are open now so take advantage of this time to make your arrangements early before they sell out.
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Don’t miss this annual fall update that examines the important issues you need to be aware of in order to successfully advise your clients.
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Our panel of leading appellate attorneys reviews the two civil opinions handed down Thursday, September 21, 2023, by the Illinois Supreme Court.