Modern trusts should be flexible to adapt to dynamic family and investment situations, which are guaranteed to change over time and may last for generations. Powers of appointment have taken on increased importance in trust instruments, allowing Settlors, Beneficiaries and Trustees to achieve the goals of the trust instrument.
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October 16, 2023 | CLE
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October 16, 2023 | Practice News
Most attorneys are aware that a revival is not a new action; it is a continuation of the existing action where a final judgment is already entered. The Revival Act only establishes how and when the vested right may be enforced through legal actions filed in the court. But, as Mike Starzec notes in his October Illinois Bar Journal article, “Judgment Revivals: The Seven-Year Itch,” recent amendments to the Revival Act create two classes of judgments with different effective dates requiring revivals at radically different times. -
October 15, 2023 | Practice News
By Michael G. Bergmann, Executive Director of the Public Interest Law Initiative Save the date for another Pro Bono Week celebration! Coordinated by the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service, Pro Bono Week is intended to inspire even greater pro bono participation by lawyers throughout the nation. This initiative provides an opportunity for legal organizations across the country to collaboratively commemorate the vitally important contributions of America’s lawyers and to recruit and train the many additional volunteers required to meet the growing demand. -
October 12, 2023
On October 9, 2023, President-Elect Sonni Choi Williams spoke about the benefits of being an active and engaged ISBA member during the CLE program, Practicing Practical Probate, in Moline. Thank you, Rock Island County Bar Association! -
October 9, 2023 | CLE
Learn how to manage intellectual property portfolios and identify situations where an audit is advisable with this informative seminar. -
October 9, 2023 | Practice News
The Illinois Bar Journal’s October issue debuts a five-part series on trial advocacy by retired Justice Gino DiVito, who cofounded and is a partner of the Chicago law firm of Tabet DiVito & Rothstein LLC. He has served as a trial judge and as a justice of the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court. He is the author of the ISBA publication, “The Illinois Rules of Evidence: A Color-Coded Guide,” which is updated annually. In his series, “What I Learned From Teaching Trial Advocacy,” Justice DiVito shares his personal experiences based primarily on trying cases and teaching the four stages of trial advocacy. -
October 5, 2023 | CLE | Events
The Illinois State Bar Association hosted the 2023 Solo and Small Firm Conference: The Intersection of Technology and the Law on Sept. 28-29 at the Hyatt Lodge Oak Brook, 2815 Jorie Boulevard. -
October 5, 2023 | Practice News
A leading appellate attorney reviews the Illinois Supreme Court opinion handed down Thursday, October 5. -
October 4, 2023 | Practice News
In July 2021, the ISBA launched an ISBA-sponsored radio program on 720 AM WGN Radio in Chicago. The show, Let’s Get Legal, allows ISBA members to book themselves on a friendly call-in show hosted by WGN’s Jon Hansen. The station’s 50,000-watt signal and streaming service reach more than 600,000 adults in the Chicagoland area and throughout the state, and attorneys who appear can gain credibility and name recognition with WGN’s loyal listeners. -
October 4, 2023 | Practice News
Justice Lisa Holder White and the Supreme Court of Illinois have announced the appointment of Jeffrey Scot McKinley as a Resident Circuit Judge in the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit, Mercer County.