Real estate lawyer John O’Brien brings his nonconfrontational style to the ISBA’s top job.
Illinois Bar Journal | July 2009 Table of Contents
July 2009 • Volume 97 • Number 7
Practice News
330
Articles
344
While Illinois has no statewide electronic filing system, several county initiatives are at various stages of implementation.
352
Presenting Illinois’ confusing DUI sentencing options as a chart enables practitioners to see at a glance which penalties their clients face.
360
In our mobile society, lawyers in common-law jurisdictions like Illinois can’t afford to be ignorant of community property basics.
364
As a rule, character evidence is inadmissible in civil cases even if proved circumstantially. Here are two exceptions to the rule.
Columns
328
Tough economic times make ISBA membership essential to your practice.
368
Have a research project? Go back to law school, or at least to a law school library near you.
370
Here’s a formula for determining maintenance that reflects the standard of living during marriage.
372
Financial institutions seem to be hoarding bailout money, not lending it.
373
Is it customary for a court to award maintenance and/or attorney’s fees to a noncustodial parent who is on public assistance (the custodial parent is surviving on $34K per year)?