The First District Appellate Court has adopted amended rules of procedure which will become effective today.

Among the 44 sections ISBA members can join for networking, continuing legal education, advocating for or against legislation, and keeping up with the latest developments in their practice areas, it can still happen: A few members don’t quite feel at home in any of them. That’s why new ISBA sections emerge from time to time. In the past few years, ISBA members have launched the Food Law Section and the Privacy and Information Security Law Section, each of which gives the ISBA a gathering place for those immersed in these up-and-coming sectors.

The Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC), the administrative agency that regulates licensed Illinois lawyers, has filed its year 2021 Annual Report with the Supreme Court of Illinois. The report will be released to the public on April 29 when a copy is posted on the ARDC website. The ARDC was created in 1973 and in 2022 is beginning its 50th year of assisting the Supreme Court in promoting and protecting the integrity of the legal profession in Illinois.   A summary of the Annual Report entitled Highlights of the 2021 Annual Reportis also available. 

Understanding the concept of “coercive control” is essential when dealing with abuse survivors. Yet, Illinois currently is not among states that have incorporated “coercive control” into their domestic violence statutes. But that doesn’t mean the concept is invisible within Illinois’ legal framework.