Building a diverse and inclusive law office, managing a hybrid practice, responsibly handling social media, building and strengthening relationships with clients, combating workplace stress, and developing employee handbooks are all in the mix for the 2022 ISBA Solo and Small Firm Conference, titled “Navigating the New Normal—Your Modern Practice.”

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 August, 2022, ISBA helped 1,184 people in need of legal services find lawyers. 

The ASTM 1527 standard for the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) has been revised yet again. With the creation of the Bona Fide Prospective Purchase Defense, a Phase I ESA takes on an even greater importance. Don’t miss this panel presentation in which our legal and environmental experts discuss the most significant changes to the new standard, the status of EPA regulations and the Agency’s acceptance of the latest standard, and the role of emerging contaminants, like Preliminary Endangerment Assessment in Phase I ESAs.

Pleading and proving claims for a duty of additional care by a common carrier because of a passenger’s alcohol intoxication is challenging and difficult. Therefore, writes Gerald T. Donoghue in his August Illinois Bar Journal article, “Intoxicated Passengers and Common Carriers,” it is important for plaintiff attorneys to carefully screen intoxicated-passenger cases before seeking to litigate.