A look at Abraham Lincoln's legal practice in antebellum Illinois.
February 2009 • Volume 97 • Number 2
Practice News
64
Articles
80
Beginning this year, the gap between the Illinois and federal estate tax widens. This article discusses the implications and makes the case for an Illinois QTIP.
84
Legislation and subsequent cases have resolved some ambiguities in the landmark Klaeren decision while giving rise to others.
90
Does the Illinois Whistleblower Act preempt the common law? How can employers avoid retaliation claims? The authors offer answers.
94
A veteran litigator warns against revealing so much during discovery that you limit your ability to effectively cross-examine experts at trial.
Columns
98
Don't make bad economic times worse with bad management decisions.
100
Before he was President, Lawyer Lincoln drew on the strength of rivals.
102
A new law lessens the impact of the market downturn on retirement accounts.