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Are you interested in powering up your legal practice? If so, join us as we dive into the video game industry, and explore how it uses intellectual property and navigates as a whole. Additional topics include the various privacy issues to consider when sharing information during online game play and whether video game providers offer any privacy protections.
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In the November Illinois Bar Journal’s Judging Your Writing column, Illinois Appellate Court Justice Michael B. Hyman issues a salvo in the long-simmering debate over the continued use of Latin in the legal profession. His column title translates as “Say Goodbye to Latin,” which gives you more than a clue to his perspective.
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New attorneys were admitted to practice in Illinois on Nov. 9 at six separate locations across the state. The Fifth Judicial District was split into two sessions. The second ceremony at 3:00 p.m. was held at the University of Illinois School of Law Auditorium, 504 East Pennsylvania Avenue, in Champaign. Illinois State Bar Association Secretary Wesley Gozia spoke at the ceremony.
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New attorneys were admitted to practice in Illinois on Nov. 9 at six separate locations across the state. The Fourth Judicial District ceremony was held at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Multi-Purpose Room at 112 N. 6th St. in Springfield. Illinois State Bar Association Board of Governor Amanda Highlander spoke at the ceremony.
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New attorneys were admitted to practice in Illinois on Nov. 9 at six separate locations across the state. The Fifth Judicial District was split into two sessions. The first ceremony at 9:00 a.m. was held at the Southern Illinois University School of Law Auditorium, 1150 Douglas Drive, in Carbondale. Illinois State Bar Association 3rd Vice President Perry Browder spoke at the ceremony.
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The Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender is accepting applications for Spring and Summer 2024 Law Student Volunteers through Monday, December 11, 2023.
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The Illinois Supreme Court has announced the creation of the Supreme Court Executive Committee on the Practice of Law (Executive Committee). This new committee is charged with making recommendations on issues impacting the practice of law and unmet legal needs.
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The Illinois Supreme Court announced the filing of lawyer disciplinary orders on November 21, 2023. Sanctions were imposed because the lawyers engaged in professional misconduct by violating state ethics law.
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The ISBA offices will be closed for Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 23, and Friday, November 24. The offices will resume normal business hours on Monday, November 27, at 8:30 a.m. On behalf of everyone at the ISBA, we wish you and your family a happy, healthy, and safe holiday. Happy Thanksgiving!