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November 5, 2012 |
Practice News | ISBA News
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November 5, 2012 |
ISBA News | Practice News
ISBA is voicing its support for legislation in Congress addressing a situation that may open the door to breaches of attorney-client privileged information. In letters to U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin and U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, ISBA president John E. Thies urged passage of S. 3394, which clarifies when privileged information is submitted to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the privilege is not waived as to any third party. Read the letters to Kirk and Durbin.
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November 5, 2012 |
CLE
Every attorney has, at one point or another, dealt with incivility and other obnoxious conduct by fellow attorneys during the course of their careers. Despite decades of calling attention to the issue and hours spent telling us to "play well with others," the problem continues to persist. While elaborate interpersonal and negotiation strategies have been taught and employed as tools to deal with our difficult colleagues, this webcast presentation on November 15th focuses on simple, intuitive ways we can individually and collectively neutralize this kind of conduct by rendering it ineffective and removing the perceived competitive advantages of obnoxiousness.The presentation was originally presented on May 31st at ISBA’s 5th Annual CLE Fest Classic in Chicago, Illinois. (Please Note: Attorneys cannot claim credit for attending/completing the same course twice within a 12-month period.) The program qualifies for 1.0 hour MCLE credit, including 1.0 hour Professional Responsibility MCLE credit.Click here for more information and to register.
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November 5, 2012 |
ISBA News | Practice News
ISBA President John E. Thies urges everyone to use ISBA judicial evaluations when they vote on Tuesday, Nov. 6. Judicial evaluations are available at www.isba.org/judicialevaluations
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Illinois Supreme Court Justices Charles Freeman, Mary Jane Theis and Anne Burke preceded over two admission ceremonies that admitted 1,682 new lawyers Nov. 1 at the Arie Crown Theater in Chicago.
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Illinois Supreme Court Justice Robert R. Thomas administered the attorney’s oath to 199 new lawyers Elgin on Thursday, November 1.
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Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas L. Kilbride administered the attorney’s oath to 44 new lawyers in Rock Island on Thursday, November 1.
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Illinois Supreme Court Justice Rita B. Garman administered the attorney’s oath to 87 new lawyers in Springfield on November 1.
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Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd A. Karmeier administered the attorney’s oath to 113 new lawyers in Carbondale on November 1.
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November 1, 2012 |
Practice News
Our panel of leading appellate attorneys review Thursday's Illinois Supreme Court opinions in the Civil case Downtown Disposal Services, Inc., v. The City of Chicago and the Criminal case People v. Murdock.CIVILDowntown Disposal Services, Inc., v. The City of ChicagoBy Karen Kies DeGrand, Donohue Brown Mathewson & Smyth LLCA corporation must be represented by counsel in legal proceedings. In a four to three split opinion, with Justice Burke writing for the majority, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that a corporation's complaint, filed by its lay president rather than by an attorney, was not automatically a nullity. Rather, circuit courts should consider the circumstances of the case to determine whether the filing defect requires dismissal or may be cured.