Liens can consume clients' recovery and decrease their willingness to settle. Here's a fresh look at the law.
Illinois Bar Journal | March 2002 Table of Contents
March 2002 • Volume 90 • Number 3
Practice News
114
Articles
130
The authors examine problems that arose in Illinois during the 2000 election and recommend solutions.
134
For the second time in five years, the supreme court changed the standard for determining when new statutes apply to existing cases.
139
A review of the new law governing the classification and division of stock options upon divorce.
143
What is a lawyer's Himmel obligation to report other lawyers in his or her firm?
Columns
112
Eighty-eight lawyers from 37 counties met in the Sangamon County Courthouse in Springfield on January 4, 1877, to formalize the beginning of the Illinois State Bar Association.
147
Do you find yourself printing e-mail missives and saving the paper? Here's a better way to create an e-mail archive.
149
Don't underestimate the importance of interrogatories and other forms of written discovery as a way to glean information that can strengthen your case.
151
Resources abound on the 'Net for p.i. lawyers. Here are some of the best.